Virtua Athlete 2K

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Virtua Athlete 2K

Publisher: Sega, Agetec (US)

Developer: Hitmaker

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2000-07-27	¥5,8005,800	HDR-0081
US	2001-08-10	$49.9949.99^[1]	T-44301N
EU	2000-09^[2]		MK-51094-50

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Virtua Athlete 2K, known as Virtua Athlete 2000 in North America, is a Sega Dreamcast sports game.

It was included along with Decathlete and Winter Heat in volume 15 of the Sega Ages 2500 series.

Production credits

Director Planner: Shinichi Ogasawara
Main 100mDash 110mHurdles 1500mRace Programmer: Tadakatsu Ogura
System Programmer: Kiyoaki Matsumoto
Background Ending Programmer: Naoki Matsumoto
Network Javelin Throw Shot Put Programmer: Tetsuya Takahashi
Long Jump High Jump Opening Programmer: Fusano Iguchi
Motion Animator: Yojiro Hirashita
Character Designer: Hirotada Kakusaka
Background Designer: Shingo Yamada, Daisuke Takamori
Opening Animator: Hidenori Oda
Ending Designer: Yuji Masuda
Icon Designer: Ayumi Hanashima
VM Designer: Hidehiro Yoshida
Planner: Koji Sugimori, Junichi Kashiwagi
Sound Direction & Engineer: Hiroyuki Hamada (T's Music)
Music: Shinichirou Satou (T's Music)
Sound Effect: Manabu Fujiki (T's Music)
Translator: Yuriko Nohara (Green Planning)
Isao Staff: Kenichi Hiraiwa, Kiminori Kitahata, Taku Hirose, Rikiya Katagai
Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
Debug: Taiji Ochiai, Daisuke Satou, Tomoki Matsuura, Tatsushi Hirose, Masayuki Baba, Makoto Tanaka, Akio Ikeda
Model For Game Character: Perry L Mckeethen, Bruce M Mitchell, Segric L Hayes, Daniel M Shaw, Curtis Bentley, Hideki Kasuga, Hiroshi Moriyama, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kan Naito
Special Thanks: Virtua Tennis Team, Lana K Smith, Yokota Air Force Base
Producer: Juro Watari
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Presented by: Sega

(C)Sega Enterprises, Ltd./Hitmaker Co.,Ltd., 2000

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Athlete 2K/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[11]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

25

^[4]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

92

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[3]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

30

^[13]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

50

^[14]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[7]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

79

^[15]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[8]

Edge (UK)

PAL

50

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

57

^[16]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

81

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[19]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

54

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

30

^[22]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

58

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

62

^[24]

Neo Plus (PL)

50

^[25]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[26]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

40

^[27]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

20

^[1]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

60

^[28]

Playmag (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

71

^[30]

	59
Based on 26 reviews

Virtua Athlete 2K

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc Inlay

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 104
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 32
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-13), page 110
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Arcade, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-08), page 72
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96/97 (96)
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-13), page 110-111 (110)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 21
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Edge, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-11), page 99
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 82-83 (82)
↑ Ação Games, "Outubro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 72
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 54
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 252
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 295
↑ Famitsu, "2000-08-04" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 33
↑ GamePro, "November 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 163
↑ GamesMaster, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-05), page 76
↑ Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 89
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 161
↑ MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 56
↑ Mega Fun, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 44
↑ Neo Plus, "Październik 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Next Generation, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-17), page 125
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 82
↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 146
↑ Playmag, "Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 93

Decathlete series
Decathlete (1996) \| Winter Heat (1997) \| Virtua Athlete 2K (2000) \| Virtua Athlete (2002) \| Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (2004)
Decathlete related media
	Winter Heat Official Guide (1998)

[:File:ODCM_US_08.pdf_p104-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-03), page 104

[:File:ODM_UK_11.pdf_p32-2] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 32

[:File:CVG_UK_227.pdf_p110-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-13), page 110

[:File:Arcade_UK_24.pdf_p72-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Arcade, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-08), page 72

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_104.pdf_p96_.2896.2F97.29-5] Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96/97 (96)

[:File:CVG_UK_227.pdf_p110_.28110-111.29-6] Computer & Video Games, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-13), page 110-111 (110)

[:File:DCM_JP_20000804_2000-26.pdf_p21-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 21

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Edge_UK_089.pdf_p99-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Edge, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-11), page 99

[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p82_.2882-83.29-10] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 82-83 (82)

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_156.pdf_p44-11] Ação Games, "Outubro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_104.pdf_p96-12] Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 96

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_13.pdf_p72-13] Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 72

[:File:DLMO_FR_06.pdf_p58-14] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p54-15] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 54

[:File:EGM_US_136.pdf_p252-16] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 252

[17] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 295

[18] Famitsu, "2000-08-04" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 33

[:File:GamePro_US_146.pdf_p163-19] GamePro, "November 2000" (US; 2000-1x-xx), page 163

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_099.pdf_p76-20] GamesMaster, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-05), page 76

[:File:GameInformer_US_090.pdf_p89-21] Game Informer, "October 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p161-22] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 161

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-10.pdf_p56-23] MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 56

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-10.pdf_p44-24] Mega Fun, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 44

[25] Neo Plus, "Październik 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:NextGeneration_US_71.pdf_p125-26] Next Generation, "November 2000" (US; 2000-10-17), page 125

[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p82-27] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 82

[:File:Playmag_FR_50.pdf_p146-28] Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:Playmag_FR_51.pdf_p48-29] Playmag, "Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-10.pdf_p93-30] Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 93

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Virtua Athlete 2K

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References