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Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

System(s): Sega NAOMI 2, Sega NAOMI 2 GD-ROM, PlayStation 2

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega-AM2

Genre: Fighting

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2002	¥?	840-0106C

JP	2003-03-13^[4]	¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)^[4]	SLPM-65270
US (Greatest Hits)	2003-08-12^[2]	$19.9919.99^[3]	SLUS-20616GH
EU (Promo)	2003		JC-P51616-EU
DE	2003-06-30		SLES-51616 INL-P51616-GE
ES	2003-06-30		SLES-51616 INL-P51616-SP
FR	2003-06-30		SLES-51616 INL-P51616-FR
UK	2003-06-30	£39.9939.99^[1]	SLES-51616 INL-P51616-UK
IT	2003		SLES-51616 INL-P51616-IT
AU	2003-07-07		SLES-51616 INL-P51616-UK
KR	200x		SLKA-25043
KR (BigHit)	2008-04-17^[5]		SLKA-25188

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Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (バーチャファイター４エボリューション) is an updated version of Virtua Fighter 4, and was released for Sega NAOMI 2 arcade hardware in 2002. The NAOMI 2 release was available in both standard ROM board and GD-ROM forms.

It was subsequently brought to the PlayStation 2 a year later, curiously under Sony's "Greatest Hits" range, basing its record off the earlier Virtua Fighter 4 PS2 release.

Gameplay

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The game introduces two new characters; the Judoka-assassin, Goh Hinogami and the Muay Thai boxer, Brad Burns. Various other tweaks have also taken place - for example, Vanessa Lewis's alternate Muay Thai style from Virtua Fighter 4 has been removed, and replaced with a Vale Tudo "Offensive" style, making her a solely Vale Tudo brawler. Every stage has also been adjusted, for example, Lei-Fei's stage in Virtua Fighter 4 previously took place during sunset, but in Evolution it takes place during the morning.

Improved Graphics: better anti-aliasing.
New item store in Quest Mode.
Currency system in Quest Mode.
Opponent tracking log in Quest Mode: kept track of which opponents were fought in Quest Mode.
Increased number of character items.
Improved ranking system.
Special gameplay modes (i.e. Hyper Fighter, See-Saw, Wrestler's, etc.).
Emblem collecting: placed special incentive to defeat certain opponents or to avoid being defeated by certain opponents.
New ring type: Semi-open/semi-walled.

Production credits

PlayStation 2 version

Producer: Hiroshi Kataoka
Director: Noriyuki Shimoda
Art Director: Satoshi Fujinuma

Programmer

Arcade Portion
- Program Director: Toru Kujirai
- Main programmer: Masanori Sato
- Programmer: Hajime Take, Hajime Iwamoto, Hitoshi Iizawa, Takuya Nagayasu
Original Portion
- Main programmer: Tetsuya Sugimoto
- Programmer: Shinji Ohshima, Yohsuke Takeda, Ryo Sato, Kenichirou Tabata

Designers

Art Director: Satoshi Fujinuma
Characters & Items: Chizuka Tamehira, Genta Takahashi, Hiroaki Ota, Kozue Suzuki, Nobuhiko Kosuge, Masayuki Takahashi, Ringo Manabe
Stages & Effects: Seiji Aoki, Yuichi Matsui
2D Graphics: Kazuya Suzuki, Masatomo Suzuki
Design Supervisor: Youji Kato
Planners: Daichi Katagiri, Hiroshi Masui, Tomonori Shino, Kouji Kudou, Masato Nakamura, Yo Momotani, Masaharu Terabata, Masanori Chida
Sound Creators: Fumio Ito, Shinichi Goto, Naoyuki Machida, Tatsutoshi Narita
Guitar Player: Tomoya Koga
Player Database: Dai Matsuzaki
Test Team: Yuichi Taniguchi, Naoto Tomita, Tsutomu Morohashi, Hisashi Arima, Masataka Arai
Visual Editng: Naonori Watanabe, Hidekuni Ohta
Publicity: Taku Kihara, Masayuki Kato
Publicity Design: Sayoko Nishino
Replay Data: Bunbun-Maru, Chibita, Hideto Sugawara, Hiromiki Kumada, Hiroshi Nakamichi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kazuki Tokunaga, Kurita, Kyasao, Masahide Hiroike, Masaki Takamatsu, Ohsu Akira, Rei Hase, Segirl, Wakao Nakamura, Yasuyuki Yamada, Yo-ro-, Yousuke Fukazawa
Special Thanks: Enterbrain, Inc., Sega Amusement Co., CRI Middleware Co. Ltd., Joji Morikawa, Keisuke Chiwata, Kenji Furukawa, Jun Kubota (iceman), Kazuaki Kitazawa (Nova Inc.), Akio Murakawa, Hajime Itou, Junji Ogihara, Kousuke Sasaki, Makoto Koizumi, Tetsuji Sugawara, Toshiyuki Ohashi, Erika Aihara, Hans Van Venendal, Keisuke Tsukahara, Kenji Miyawaki, Masataka Daigo, Masaya Saida, Mitsugu Tsuchida, Munekazu Makino, Sachio Ogawa, Shigeru Yoshida, Susumu Morii, Syuji Takahashi, Takeo Iwata, Tetsunari Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Takagi, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Ryujirou Ota, Takami Shibasaki, Yusuke Shimizu, Hideo Gunji, Koki Koiwa, Kazuhiro Shigekuni, Shinji Okuma, Yasuyuki Komiya, Chika Torii, Shunei Nakayama, Hiroshi Tsurusaki, Wataru Nakanishi, Kei Terui, TR Department
Supervisor: Toru Ikebuchi
Executive Director: Yu Suzuki
Executive Producer: Hisashi Suzuki
Created by: Sega-AM2
Presented by: Sega

Original Game ©Sega ©Sega-AM2/Sega,2001,2003

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #168: "July 2003" (2003-06-03)

Merchandise

QUO Card

Physical scans

NAOMI 2 version

NAOMI 2, JP

Cart

NAOMI 2 GD-ROM, JP (Revision A)

NAOMI 2 GD-ROM, JP (Revision B)

Disc

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

95

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

93

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

93

^[10]

Game Station (UK)

90

^[11]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

92

^[12]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

PSM (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[14]

Virtual'nyye radosti (BY)

90

^[15]

	92
Based on 9 reviews

Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

PlayStation 2, US (Greatest Hits)
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, IT
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

PlayStation 2, KR
Cover

PlayStation 2, KR (Big Hit)
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	de98c574
MD5	f134f40f81ba1a53751aae8ba913ab54
SHA-1	4db383186146a5cea69d05821860f33cabfaccaf

1,851,654,144

DVD-ROM (EU)

SLES-51616 (V1.00)

✔

CRC32	28e0d826
MD5	0f23792d1dd0cded72b837a9d66646e0
SHA-1	a906a1236084a8bc306edfda06ea0c066ed8edee

1,238,695,936

DVD-ROM (JP)

SLPM-65270 (V1.00)

?

CRC32	8eff0759
MD5	f416a04771f71e4a3cd543d908361657
SHA-1	8db936701494a299118ff87d3c31e83ff407d7ea

1,564,114,944

DVD-ROM (KR)

SLKA-25043 (V1.02)

?

CRC32	4f5175bf
MD5	46fbdccbe61654218d3c0a944591a56c
SHA-1	e818cf52f50288240a866016825d513721cfb4f0

1,558,740,992

DVD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20616GH (V1.02)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2003-05-22

DVD-R

Page

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Arcade, PlayStation 2
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution on PlayStation.com: JP, US, KR (Big Hit)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2004" (UK; 2004-08-26), page 101
↑ http://www.sega.com/games/ps2/post_ps2game.jhtml?PRODID=10561 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-07 10:53)
↑ Press release: 2003-08-12: SEGA'S "VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVOLUTION" HITS STORES THIS WEEK; DUBBED "THE BEST 3D FIGHTER OF ALL TIME" BY GMR
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65270.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-10-29 16:49)
↑ http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/358 (archive.today)
↑ File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 115
↑ Famitsu, "2003-03-21" (JP; 2003-03-07), page 33
↑ GamePro, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 88
↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Hyper, "September 2003" (AU; 2003-08-06), page 73
↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "July 2003" (UK; 2003-06-13), page 82
↑ PSM, "Vol. 7, No. 9: September 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 39
↑ Virtual'nyye radosti, "" (BY; 2004-03-30), page 1

Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

Books: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Green Book: Law of the Junkies (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution: Yokuwakaru Hisshou Senjutsu Shinan (2003) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Complete Guide (2003)
Music: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (2002)
Videos: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Zenkoku Kesshou Taikai Kakutou Shinseki II (2003)
Events: Kakutou Shinseki II (2003)

Demos: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Taikenban (2003)

Prototypes: 2003-05-22

Virtua Fighter series

Spin-offs

Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter Animation (1997) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary (2003) | Virtua Quest (2004)

Cross-overs

Fighters Megamix (Game.com) | Dead or Alive 5 (5+ | Ultimate | Last Round) (2012-2015)

Portrait series

Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series: (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | The Final) (1995-1996) | GG Portrait: Yuuki Akira (1996) | GG Portrait: Pai Chan (1996)

Others

Unlicensed

Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2 (199x)

Demo discs
Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)

Albums

Virtua Fighter: Akira/Kage (1994) | Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (1994) | Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (1994) | Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (1994) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 1: Shinshou Hassei (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 2: Ryuuko Kaikou (1996) | Ai ga Tarinaize (1996) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 3: Koubou Banjou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Complete Vocal Collection (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal (1997) | Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (1997) | Kimi ga Inai Yoru (1997) | Virtua Fighter 4 Official Soundtrack (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (2002) | Yuuki (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Original Sound Track (2011) | Virtua Fighter 5 R Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter 5 Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter Best Tracks + One (2015) | Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (2021) | Virtua Fighter (2023) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (2023)

Books

Virtua Fighter Maniax (1994) | V Jump Books Game Series: Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter (1994) | Virtua Fighter Maniax Replays (1994) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1994) | Virtua Fighter Ougi no Sho (1995) | Virtua Fighter Maniax for Windows (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.1 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax Replays (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Remix Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Complete (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.3 (1995) | Arcade Game Hisshou Hou Special: Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Command Game Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter Legend of Sarah (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Perfect Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Fighter's Bible (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Game Guide Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Graphics "Model 2" (1996) | Tokyo Virtua Monogatari (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Fan Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Honoo no Maki: Pai Chan Bukyou Gaiden (1996) | Virtua Fighter Ryuu no Maki: Touken Kairou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sega Saturn Fighting Manual (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Kyuukyoku Hon (1996) | Virtua Fighter Relax (1996) | Virtua Fighter: Arashi no Maki (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act. 0.5 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.1 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.2 (1996) | Fighters Megamix Fighting Master's Guide (1997) | Fighters Megamix Official Guide (1997) | Virtua Fighter 2: Ten Stories (1997) | Fighters Mega Books (1997) | Fighters Megamix Comic Anthology (1997) | Virtua Fighter 3 Official Playing Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Kanzen Kouryaku Dokuhon (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Perfect Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2001) | Virtua Fighter 4 Yoku Wakaru Haoh Yousei Dojo (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Kanzen Kouryaku Guide PS2 Ban (2002) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 The Complete (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution: Yokuwakaru Hisshou Senjutsu Shinan (2003) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Complete Guide (2003) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary: Memory of Decade (2003) | Virtua Fighter 2 Technical Archive (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Master Guide (2004) | Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation: Judgement Six no Yabou Kouryaku Navigation (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Orange Book: Junkies' Last Stand (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Technical Book (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 White Book: Keep It Real (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 Black Book: Keep It Moral (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 for PlayStation 3 Complete Guide (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Masters Guide (2010) | Virtua Fighter no Neppa (2018)

TV and Film

Virtua Fighter CGMV (1994) | CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Eternal Battle (1995) | Virtua Fighter (1995) | Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune The Best Bout (1996) | Sega Official Video Library Vol. 2: Virtua Fighter Kids (199x) | Virtua Fighter 3 (Columbia video series) (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Shippuu no Shou "System" (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Geki no Shou "Battle" (1996)

[:File:CVG_UK_277.pdf_p101-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2004" (UK; 2004-08-26), page 101

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030807105343.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega.com.2Fgames.2Fps2.2Fpost_ps2game.jhtml.3FPRODID.3D10561-2] ttp://www.sega.com/games/ps2/post_ps2game.jhtml?PRODID=10561 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-07 10:53)

[Press_release:_2003-08-12:_SEGA.27S_.22VIRTUA_FIGHTER_4_EVOLUTION.22_HITS_STORES_THIS_WEEK.3B_DUBBED_.22THE_BEST_3D_FIGHTER_OF_ALL_TIME.22_BY_GMR-3] Press release: 2003-08-12: SEGA'S "VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVOLUTION" HITS STORES THIS WEEK; DUBBED "THE BEST 3D FIGHTER OF ALL TIME" BY GMR

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20061029164904.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fslpm65270.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65270.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-10-29 16:49)

[http:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FOJvPz-5] ttp://www.playstation.co.kr/game/358 (archive.today)

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-6] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_136.pdf_p92-7] Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_170.pdf_p115-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 115

[9] Famitsu, "2003-03-21" (JP; 2003-03-07), page 33

[:File:GamePro_US_180.pdf_p88-10] GamePro, "September 2003" (US; 2003-08-05), page 88

[gamestationuk2003-06-13-11] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:Hyper_AU_119.pdf_p73-12] Hyper, "September 2003" (AU; 2003-08-06), page 73

[:File:OPS2_UK_035.pdf_p82-13] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "July 2003" (UK; 2003-06-13), page 82

[:File:PSM_US_075.pdf_p39-14] PSM, "Vol. 7, No. 9: September 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 39

[15] Virtual'nyye radosti, "" (BY; 2004-03-30), page 1

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Difference between revisions of "Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution"

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Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

PlayStation 2 version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Merchandise

Physical scans

NAOMI 2 version

PlayStation 2 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References