Virtua Fighter 5

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Virtua Fighter 5

System(s): Sega Lindbergh, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega AM2

Genre: Fighting

Release	Date	RRP	Code

JP	2007-02-08^[1]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)^[1]	BLJM-60016
JP (Sega the Best)	2008-12-11^[2]	¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940)^[2]	BLJM-60117
US	2007-10-30		BLUS-30020
US (Greatest Hits)	2008
EU	2007-03-23		BLES-00029
EU (Essentials)	2012-10-26
IT	200x
AU	2007-03-23
NZ	200x
KR	200x
KR (BigHit)	2008-12-19^[3]
AS	200x		BLAS-50010
JP	2007-12-06	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)	GEA-00001
JP (Platinum)	2009-01-15	¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940)	GEA-00008
JP ▼	2009-09-15
US	2007-10-30^[4]		68015
US ▼	2010-10-26
EU	2007-10-26
EU ▼	2010-10-26
IT	2007
AU	2007-10-25
CA	2007
KR	200x

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Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5) is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Lindbergh arcade platform. It is the fifth game in the Virtua Fighter series and a sequel to Virtua Fighter 4. The original arcade version of Virtua Fighter 5 was a debut title for the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board, along with The House of the Dead 4, also released in 2005. The arcade version of Virtua Fighter 5 was only released in Japan. However, it received home conversions for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 which were released internationally.

The Xbox 360 version of the game is titled Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena (バーチャファイター5 Live Arena) in Japan and Virtua Fighter 5 Online in the US. It includes updates made to the arcade's "Version C" revision, and an online play mode. The PlayStation 3 version is a port of "Version B".

Gameplay

Achievements

Main article: Virtua Fighter 5/Achievements.

Graphics engine

Virtua Fighter 5 significantly increased the polygon counts over its predecessor. According to Sega, each character in Virtua Fighter 5 uses over 40,000 polygons and each background uses up to 300,000 polygons, with diffuse reflection, specular reflection, bump mapping, and normal mapping, at 60 frames per second.^[5] This was the highest character polygon count at the time, giving it the most detailed character graphics of its time. In comparison, the Xbox 360 game Gears of War used 10,000 to 15,000 polygons for its characters in 2006,^[6] and even the PC game Crysis used 24,000 polygons for its characters in 2007.^[7] Virtua Fighter 5's character polygon count was unsurpassed until Ninja Gaiden II in 2008.

The game's engine introduces several new graphical features, including self-shadowing and HDRI (high-dynamic-range imaging).^[8]

Like its predecessors, Virtua Fighter 5 was considered to have the most advanced graphics in a video game when it first released in arcades. According to 1UP in 2005, it was the "best looking fighter (or even game) ever", with the writer Shivam Bhatt stating:^[9]

"Sega makes grand use of its new Lindbergh hardware, and it really shines through in their character models and level designs. In the City level, the fight takes place on wet pavement scattered with puddles all around. These puddles react and reflect in a remarkably realistic manner as the fighters run around the room. The Temple level features fallen sakura blossoms that fly around whenever the characters move. Each level features lots of neat visual tricks like this, adding to the overall appeal of the game."

"Of course, one only noticed such things if they could peel their eyes off of the amazing new character models. ... The characters of VF5 are of that caliber, with amazingly realistic muscle tone, skin shading, sweat, and motions. Jeffrey benefits a lot from this upgrade, as the individual hairs on his arms are shown in remarkable detail. ... I lost a match simply because I was too busy staring at Lei Fei and Lion move around the arena in a fluid dance. Even button mashing looks pretty, as every move links into the next smoothly, without sudden jerkiness as the game reacts to each button press."

According to GamersXtreme in 2012, the game's graphics "still holds up to today’s standards, and in some ways still surpasses them", and "lighting effects are absolutely phenomenal, even by today’s standards."^[10]

Production credits

Console team

Producer: Noriyuki Shimoda
Director: Yoshihiro Tsuzuku
Progeammers: Hitoshi Iizawa, Ryutaro Hayakawa, Junichiro Matsuura, Takuji Masuda, Masanori Sakurai, Takashi Kato, Takuya Nagayasu, Kensuke Ito
Desingers: Takeehiko Mikami, Kazuya Suzuki, Satoshi Andou, Hiroshi Kandou, Ryo Shibasaki, Akihito Hiroyoshi, Kozue Suzuki, Nobuyuki Fujiki, Shungo Seki, Tohru Ikeuchi, Eisuke Abe, Tomoyuki Nishiguchi, Masayuki Ito, Shinya Shimada, Miku Sato, Ai Komazaki, Masayuki Takahashi, Seui Aoki, Daisuke Ueoka, Nobuyuki Eguchi, Norikazu Hirai, Yoshinari Itoh
Planners: Tohru Murayama, Yosgiyuki Okitsu, Tatsuya Muta, Hiroshi Ito
Sound Creators: Tatsutoshi Narita, Shinichi Goto, Fumio Ito, Tomoya Koga, Naoyuki Machida, Kazuki Takagi

Sega Corporation

Maketing: Yasushi Yamashita, Toshirou Nakayama
Promotion: Mitsuru Takahashi, Yasushi Nagumo, Takayoshi Ohuchi, Takeshi Oosaki
Sales: Akira Nomoto, Koji Nagata, Toru Yasuda, Takeshi Shimizu, Akihide Ichimura
Localization Support: Shinobu Shindo, Nobuyuki Minato, Yuri Maita, Mari Yamazaki
Product Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Miyano, Satoshi Kuwano,Hidaka Ogasawara, Tadaomi Fujita, Takanasa Miura, Sunao Murayma, Yuji Nakamura, Hiroki Yamada
Production Support: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Toshiki Yamaguchi, Makoto Nighino, Yoshitake Ohta, Yoshiharu Honda, Kazunori Yagi, Nobuyuki Inoue, Hitoshi Kurosawa, Manabu Hasegawa, Tomoki Kaji, Kazushige Sasaki

Sega of America, Inc.

President/COO: Simon Jeffery
Producer: Justin Lambros
Senior Product Marketing Manager: Erica Mason, Andy Alamano, Rick Naylor, Osamu Shibamiya, Derrek Peel, Jenifer Groeling, Charles Scibetta
Staff: Deni Skeens, Josh Morton, Rhianna Kellom, Nestor Protacaio, Rey Buzon, Stephen Akana, Andrew Byrne, Joe Floyo, Chris Olson, Lawrence Mann, Sue Hughes, Junior Sison, Scott A. Steinberg, Jason Mahar, Heather Lucchetti

Sega Europe Ltd.

Senior Producer, Localisation: Akiko Uchida
Senior Brand Manager: Thomas Mahoney, Kuniyo Matsumoto, Mark Le Breton, Nelson De Gouveia, Remi Mckenzie, Jigar Patel, Richard Haw
Staff: Marta Lois Gonzalez, Giuseppe Rizzo, Antonella Marras, Luis J. Paredes, Danilea Kaynert, Brigitte Nadesan, Antonio Catanese, Jay Bannmuller, Carole Kuzelmann, Sebastian Perez Salguero, Clement Hardy, Jaron Scholz, Javier Vidal Fimia, Goffredo Pagliei
Special Thanks: Shinya Izumi, Makoto Sato, Masahito Ito, Ken Nishimoto, Koju Hashimoto, Tsutomu Morohashi, Masato Nakamura, Masataka Arai, Bill Seward, Fred Tayasciore, 81 Produce Co. Ltd., Compozila Co. Ltd., Action Actor Group Katsugekiza, Wataru Koga, Motoki Kawana, Virtua Fighter 5 Arcade Team, Naoya Tsurumi, Masanao Maeda, Hiroshi Kataoka
Created By: Sega AM2
Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Fighter 5/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Lindbergh US flyer
Lindbergh JP flyer
E3 announcement press release
PlayStation 3 fact sheet press release
Xbox 360 announcement press release
Xbox 360 fact sheet press release
Dev diary #1
Dev diary #2
Dev diary #3
Dev diary #4
Dev diary #5

Artwork

VF5 Akira copy.jpg
VF5 Blaze copy.jpg
VF5 Eileen copy.jpg

Physical scans

Lindbergh version

Xbox 360 version

Xbox 360, US
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, JP
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, JP (Platinum Collection)
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, AU
Cover
Disc

Xbox 360, UK
Cover

Xbox 360, FR

Xbox 360, DE

Xbox 360, ES

Xbox 360, IT

Xbox 360, KR
Cover

Xbox 360, CA
Cover

PlayStation 3 version

PlayStation 3, US
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 3, US (Greatest Hits)
Cover

PlayStation 3, JP
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 3, JP (Sega the Best)
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 3, AU

PlayStation 3, AU (Essentials)

PlayStation 3, UK
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 3, UK (Essentials)

PlayStation 3, FR
Cover

PlayStation 3, DE
Cover

PlayStation 3, DE (Essentials)

PlayStation 3, ES

PlayStation 3, ES (Essentials)

PlayStation 3, IT

PlayStation 3, KR
Cover

PlayStation 3, KR (BigHit)

PlayStation 3, AS^†
Cover

External links

Official website on Sega.com (English) (offline)
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox Marketplace: UK, US, JP, KR
Virtua Fighter 5 on PlayStation.com: JP, JP (Sega the Best), US, UK, KR (BigHit)

References

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)

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