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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バーチャファイター２) is a fighting game developed by [[Sega AM2]] and published by [[Sega]] as is the direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''. It is, as the name suggests, the second game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, and was originally released for [[Sega Model 2A CRX]] arcade hardware in 1994.

''Virtua Fighter 2'' was known for its breakthrough graphics and animation, rendering 3D characters and backgrounds with filtered texture mapping and introducing motion capture animation technology to the game industry.

It was followed by a sequel, ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'', in 1996.

==Gameplay==
''Virtua Fighter 2'' follows largely the same rules as its predecessor - it is a 3D versus fighting game with three buttons, ring-outs and potentially complex movesets. ''Virtua Fighter 2'' builds on this however by featuring faster-paced gameplay and momentum-based damage (i.e. charging at an enemy deals more damage than attacking while standing still).

''Virtua Fighter 2'' pushes up the move count from roughly 700 in its predecessor, to around 2,000 (noting of course the addition of Shun and Lion). This includes the ability for some characters to sidestep attacks.

Unlike its predecessor, gravity in ''Virtua Fighter 2'' is more nuanced, meaning characters can no longer jump the height of an average human being across most of the playfield.

''Virtua Fighter 2'' uses fewer polygons than the original ''Virtua Fighter'', with detail instead being represented by textures{{magref|egm2|8|96}}.

===Characters===
''Virtua Fighter 2'' features all the characters of the previous game, plus two (or three) more:

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| desc=In the arcade version of ''Virtua Fighter 2'', players indirectly do battle with a character made up of letters while inputting their initials in the high score screen. In the home versions of the game, it is possible to play as this fighter. The "alphabet character", who has no official name, merely borrows movesets from other fighters. The letters making up the character change as time progresses.
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===Achievements===
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==History==
===Development===
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Development}}

===Release===
''Virtua Fighter 2'', much like its predecessor, was very successful for Sega (particualrly in Japan), demonstrating cutting-edge graphics which made good use of Sega's Model 2 arcade platform. This hardware was able to run the game at 60 frames per second at a high resolution without slowdown, and was able to compete against the likes of [[Namco]]'s ''Tekken'' and other ''Virtua Fighter'' arcade derivatives which were beginning to emerge by this point.

Upon release, the ''Virtua Fighter 2'' video game arcade cabinet cost £6000 for arcade operators{{magref|mms|39|59}}. For players, the arcade game cost £1 per play{{magref|ufg|3|38}}.

The Saturn version of ''Virtua Fighter 2'' sold 1.7 million copies in Japan.{{ref|http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm}} In addition, it sold at least more than 500,000 copies in the United States,{{intref|Press release: 1997-01-13: Sega tops holiday, yearly sales projections}} (200,000 selling in December 1995 alone{{magref|gameplayers|0903|14}}) adding up to at least more than 2.2 million units sold in Japan and the United States.

===Legacy===
''Virtua Fighter 2'' was re-released as ''Virta Fighter 2+1'' (2.1) in Japan. This version features re-tweaked gameplay, slightly enhanced graphics and the ability to play as a newly-designed Dural. This version was also released as ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (with other tweaks) for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is also possible to switch to the 2+1 gameplay mechanics in the Saturn and PC versions, but none of the other features are updated.

''Virtua Fighter 2'' is the point of reference for ''[[Virtua Fighter Kids]]'', ''[[Virtua Fighter Animation]]'' and ''[[Fighters Megamix]]''. It was followed by ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' in 1996. The game has also been released on [[Xbox Live Arcade]].

==Versions==
''Virtua Fighter 2'' was brought to the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1996 with extra modes and a CD soundtrack, at the expense of graphical fidelity and polygon counts. The Saturn version is widely considered to be one of the better looking games for the system, despite having to sacrifice the 3D backgrounds of its arcade counterpart. This version was the basis for a [[Windows PC]] port in 1997.

The Saturn port allows for the arena size to be adjusted down or all the way up to 82 metres, being the only game in the series, other than ''Virtua Fighter Remix'', that has such options. The energy meter is also adjustable (to the point where it has no meaning), leading to what some have called "sumo match" modes, where players can only win by knocking their opponent out of the ring.

''Virtua Fighter 2'' was considered a technical feat for its time, running at a full 704x480 resolution (704x512 in PAL regions; both more than the Model 2 version) while aiming for 60FPS. To compensate, the Saturn version features no lighting - all polygon faces are rendered with the same brightness level, although the texture work goes some way to mask the limitations (as does the fact most of the game takes place outside in the daylight). The game also still casts shadows on the floor, albeit simpler ones than its Model 2 counterpart.

The most notable omission in the Saturn (and PC) versions are the 3D backgrounds, which are now rendered in 2D similar to the original ''Virtua Fighter''. This would be a long-standing issue in most fighting games for the Saturn and PlayStation, where polygons are hard to come by and are better utilised improving the character models instead. Later titles such as ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' and ''[[Last Bronx]]'' would start to find ways of overcoming the problem, and many of the stages would be made more accurate in ''[[Fighters Megamix]]''.

The decision to simplify the backgrounds leads to some notable omissions in the Saturn port. In the arcade, Shun Di's stage takes place on a large raft moving down a river, occasionally floating underneath stone bridges, while on the Saturn the arena is static and takes place on the shoreline of the river. Wolf's stage also misses the cage surrounding the arena (something re-introduced in ''Megamix'' (and to a lesser degree in ''[[Virtua Fighter Kids]]''). The reflective floors of Dural's stage are also missing in the Saturn port.

===Localised names===
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===Screenshots===
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==Production credits==
===Arcade version===
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*'''Main programmer:''' [[Toru Ikebuchi]]
*'''Main designer:''' [[Kazuhiro Izaki]]
{{creditsheader|Programmers}}
*'''Motion choreographer:''' [[Shin Kimura]]
*'''Variety:''' [[Tetsuya Kaku]]
*'''Enemy:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]]
*'''Object:''' [[Kazuhiko Yamada]]
*'''Character Effects:''' [[Takeshi Suzuki]]
*'''Co-processor:''' [[Eisuke Miura]]
*'''AI & Rank mode:''' [[Kota Matsumoto]]
*'''Motion set:''' [[Shinji Ohshima]]
*'''Stage Effects:''' [[Takashi Fujimura]]
*'''Scroll:''' [[Goho Ogura]]
{{creditsheader|Designers}}
*'''Motion designers:''' [[Toshiya Inoue]], [[Takayuki Ota]], [[Naotake Nishimura]], [[Yasuo Kawagoshi]], [[Kaoru Nagahama]]
*'''Character designers:''' [[Tomohiro Ishii]], [[Kaori Yamamoto]]
*'''Stage designers:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], [[Yasuko Suzuki]], [[Takafumi Kagaya]], [[Makoto Osaki]]
*'''Texture designers:''' [[Kenji Okada]], [[Takashi Isono]], [[Kazunori Oh|Kazunori O]], [[Jeffery Buchanan|Jeffry Buchanan]], [[Yukinobu Arikawa]]
*'''Scroll designer:''' [[Hideaki Kato]]
*'''Motion capture:''' [[Susumu Takatsuka]]

*'''Planning support:''' [[Manabu Tsukamoto]], [[Hiroshi Masui]]
*'''Sound designers:''' [[Takayuki Nakamura]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Akiko Hashimoto]], [[Kazuhiko Kouchi]]
*'''Publicist:''' [[Fumio Kurokawa]]
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Attractive Action Club]], Action Data Stunt Team, [[81 Produce]], [[Kazunari Uchida]]
*'''Producer & Director:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]
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===Arcade version (2.1)===
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{{creditstable|
*'''Main programmer:''' [[Toru Ikebuchi]]
*'''Main designer:''' [[Kazuhiro Izaki]]
{{creditsheader|Programmers}}
*'''Motion choreographer:''' [[Shin Kimura]]
*'''Variety:''' [[Tetsuya Kaku]]
*'''Enemy:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]]
*'''Object:''' [[Kazuhiko Yamada]]
*'''Character Effects:''' [[Takeshi Suzuki]]
*'''Co-processor:''' [[Eisuke Miura]]
*'''AI & Rank mode:''' [[Kota Matsumoto]]
*'''Motion set:''' [[Shinji Ohshima]]
*'''Stage Effects:''' [[Takashi Fujimura]]
*'''Scroll:''' [[Goho Ogura]]
{{creditsheader|Designers}}
*'''Motion designers:''' [[Toshiya Inoue]], [[Takayuki Ota]], [[Naotake Nishimura]], [[Yasuo Kawagoshi]], [[Kaoru Nagahama]]
*'''Character designers:''' [[Tomohiro Ishii]], [[Kaori Yamamoto]]
*'''Stage designers:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], [[Yasuko Suzuki]], [[Takafumi Kagaya]], [[Makoto Osaki]]
*'''Texture designers:''' [[Kenji Okada]], [[Takashi Isono]], [[Kazunori Oh|Kazunori O]], [[Jeffery Buchanan|Jeffry Buchanan]], [[Yukinobu Arikawa]]
*'''Scroll designer:''' [[Hideaki Kato]]
*'''Motion capture:''' [[Susumu Takatsuka]]
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*'''Planning support:''' [[Manabu Tsukamoto]], [[Hiroshi Masui]]
*'''Sound designers:''' [[Takayuki Nakamura]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Youichi Ueda]], [[Akiko Hashimoto]], [[Kazuhiko Kouchi]]
*'''Publicist:''' [[Fumio Kurokawa]]
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Attractive Action Club]], Action Data Stunt Team, [[81 Produce]], [[Kazunari Uchida]]
*'''Producer & Director:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]
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===Saturn version===
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*'''Director:''' [[Keiji Okayasu|岡安 啓司]]
{{creditsheader|Programmer}}
*'''System Program etc.:''' [[Tetsuya Sugimoto|杉本 哲也]]
*'''Collision Program etc.:''' [[Hideya Shibazaki|柴崎 英哉]]
*'''Motion Program etc.:''' [[Hiroaki Shoji|庄司 弘明]]
*'''Enemy Program etc.:''' [[Takayuki Yamaguchi|山口 貴之]]
*'''Movie Program etc.:''' [[Kazuo Ohtani|大谷 一雄]]
*'''Command Program etc.:''' [[Shinji Ohshima|大島 真治]]
*'''Texture Program etc.:''' [[Takeshi Matsuda|松田 武志]]
*'''Scroll Proaram etc.:''' [[Hiroki Okajima|岡島 浩樹]]
{{creditsheader|Graphic designer}}
*'''Movie Design etc.:''' [[Yoshinao Asako|浅古 芳尚]]
*'''Background Design etc.:''' [[Youji Kato|加藤 陽仁]]
*'''Character Design etc.:''' [[Kaori Yamamoto|山本 花織]], [[Kaoru Nagahama|長浜 かおる]]
*'''Scroll Design etc.:''' [[Ryoya Yui|油井 亮弥]]
{{creditsheader|Sound Staff}}
*'''Sound Producer:''' [[Takayuki Nakamura|中村 隆之]]
*'''Music Arranger & Director:''' [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|光吉 猛修]]
*'''Sound Designer:''' [[Kazuhiko Kouchi|河内 和彦]]
*'''Music Programmer:''' [[Teruo Nakano|中野 テルヲ]] (Silly Walk)
*'''Recording Director:''' [[Tatsutoshi Narita|成田 尊]] ([[Wave Master|Sega Digital Studio]])
*'''Recording Engineer:''' [[Naoyuki Machida|町田 直幸]] ([[Wave Master|Sega Digital Studio]])
*'''Recording Manager:''' [[Fumitaka Shibata|柴田 文孝]] ([[Wave Master|Sega Digital Studio]])

*'''Publicity:''' [[Koji Umeda|梅田 浩二]], [[Nobutaka Arii|有井 伸孝]]
*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Matsuhide Mizoguchi|溝口 松秀]], [[Yutaka Nishino|西野 裕]], [[Shigenobu Iga|伊賀 重伸]], [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi|川口 博史]], Arcade V.F.2 Team, [[Sega Graphics Library|S.G.L. Team]], [[81 Produce|(株)81プロデュース]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Yu Suzuki|鈴木 裕]]
| source=In-game credits (JP)
| pdf=VirtuaF2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
| console=SAT
}}
}}

===PC version===
{{multicol|
{{creditstable|
*'''Main Programmer:''' [[Koue Tsukuda]]
*'''Programmers:''' [[Masato Hagishita]], [[Yasuhiro Suzuki]], [[Hajime Sawada]], [[Yoshihiko Toyoshima]], [[Takashi Atsu]], [[Toshinori Suzuki]], [[Kazuhisa Hasuoka]], [[Tomonobu Takahashi]]
*'''Graphic Designers:''' [[Hisato Fukumoto]], [[Tomoharu Tanaka]], [[Katsufumi Yoshimori]], [[Yumi Morikawa]]
*'''Sound Desginer:''' [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
{{creditsheader|PC Division (Marketing)}}
*'''Group General Manager:''' Shinji Fujiwara
*'''Managers:''' Tchie Tokoro, [[Yasuo Koike]]
*'''Staffs:''' Ryousuke Kaji, Junko Yasui, Yoshirou Tateyama, Satomi Kawasaki, Takeshi Tsugane, Yasuhide Nagasawa, Shinya Itoh, Shozo Hirano
*'''Manual & Package Producer:''' Taiji Okamoto, [[Yoshihiro Sakuta]]
*'''Manual Editor:''' Mitsuaki Chouno
*'''Manual & Package Designer:''' [[Toshiki Yamaguchi]], Hisashi Nishimura
*'''Help Editor:''' [[Tadashi Ihoroi]], [[Takako Higuchi]]
*'''Publicity:''' Hiroyuki Otaka, [[Toshirou Nakayama]]

*'''Director:''' [[Tadashi Ihoroi]]
*'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Shun Arai]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Toshinori Asai]]
*'''Supervisor:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]
*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[AM2|AM R&D Dpt # 2]], Virtua Fighter 2 Arcade Team, Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn Team, ASCII, Cooperation (Tech Win)
*'''Sega PC Check Team:''' Takahiko Kobayashi, Youichirou Inoue, Kazuyuki Hagihara, [[Tomohisa Nakayasu]]
*'''Super Players:''' [[Motoki Shinohara]], Takayuki Haneda, Toyohiko Yoshimine
*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]
| console=PC
}}
}}

==Magazine articles==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}

==Promotional material==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}

==Merchandise==
<gallery>
ProteinSports VirtuaFighter2 Can.jpg|Protein Sports drink{{ref|http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Bingo/6131/times2.html}}{{ref|http://softdrinks.org/asd0405a/game.htm}}
</gallery>

==Artwork==
<gallery>
VirtuaFighter2 Saturn EU Box Proto.jpg|Saturn EU prototype cover
</gallery>

==Physical scans==
===Arcade version===
{{ratings
| icon=Arcade
| cvg=93
| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|158|86|printpage=86-87}}
| gamesworld=
| gamesworld_source={{num|9|page=21}}
| ufg=95
| ufg_source={{magref|ufg|3|38|printpage=38/39}}
}}
{{ScanArcade
| type=upright
| console=Model 2
| region=US
}}{{ScanArcade
| type=upright
| console=Model 2
| region=JP
}}

===Saturn version===
{{Ratings
| icon=SAT
| cdconsoles=80
| cdconsoles_source={{magref|cdconsoles|13|52|printpage=52-57}}
| consolesplus=96
| consolesplus_source={{num|50|page=76-79}}
| cvg=97
| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|170|24|printpage=24-29}}
| digitiser=94
| edge=90
| edge_source={{magref|edge|28|66|printpage=66-70}}
| egm=83
| egm_source={{magref|egm|79|31}}
| famitsu=98
| famitsu_source={{num|364|page=31|pdf=}}
| gamefan=98
| gamefan_source={{magref|gamefan|0401|20|printpage=20/58/59}}
| gamefan_1=98
| gamefan_2=98
| gamepro=100
| gamepro_source={{magref|gamepro|78|84|printpage=84/85}}
| gamesmaster=94
| gamesmaster_source={{num|38|page=36/37}}
<!--| gamesmastertv=95-->
<!--| gamesmastertv_source={{num|92}}-->
| gamesworld=96
| gamesworld_source={{num|20|page=38/39}}
| gi=88
| gi_source={{num|33}}, ''[http://web.archive.org/web/19971120011649/www.gameinformer.com/jan96/vf2.html]''
| maximum=100
| maximum_source={{magref|maximum|3|140|printpage=140/141}}
| megafun=92
| mms=97
| mms_source={{magref|mms|39|59|printpage=58-61}}
| nextgeneration=100
| nextgeneration_source={{magref|nextgeneration|13|180|printpage=179}}
| nextgeneration_1=100
| nextgeneration_source_1={{num|14|page=160}}, ''[https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-014/Next_Generation_Issue_014_February_1996#page/n161/mode/1up]'' {{magref|nextgeneration|22|197|printpage=195}}
| playerone=98
| playerone_source={{magref|playerone|60|48|printpage=48/49}}
| segapower=96
| segapower_source={{num|75|page=}}
| segapro=94
| segapro_source={{num|53|page=14-17}}
| ssm=98
| ssm_source={{magref|ssm|2|72|printpage=72/73}}
| ssmjp=97
| ssmjp_source={{magref|ssmjp|1995-13|195|printpage=193}}
| ssmjp_r=92
| ssmjp_r_source={{magref|ssmjp_r|final|10|printpage=8}}
| ufg=92
| ufg_source={{magref|ufg|14|56|printpage=56/57/58/59}}
| ultimageneracion=94
| ultimageneracion_source={{magref|ultimageneracion|9|66|printpage=62-66}}
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=US
| front=Vf2 sat us cover.jpg
| back=Vf2 sat us backcover.jpg
| disc=Vf2 sat us disc.jpg
| manual=Virtuafighter2 sat us manual.pdf
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=EU
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 saturn eu cover.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2 saturn eu cd-blue.jpg
| manual=
| item1=Vf2 sat eu altdisc.jpg
| item1name=Alt Disc
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=JP
| front=Vf2 sat jp 1995cover.jpg
| back=Vf2 sat jp backcover.jpg
| square=yes
| spinecard=VF2 sat jp spine.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg
| manual=VirtuaFighter2_SS_jp_manual.pdf
| inlay=VirtuaFighter2_Saturn_JP_Box Inlay.jpg
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=JP ([[Satakore]])
| front=Vf2 sat jp 1997cover.jpg
| back=VF2 Saturn JP Box Back Satakore.jpg
| square=yes
| spinecard=VirtuaFighter2_Saturn_JP_Spinecard_Satakore.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2_Saturn_JP_Disc_Satakore.jpg
| manual=
| inlay=VirtuaFighter2_Saturn_JP_Box Inlay_Satakore.jpg
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=BR
| front=VirtuaFighter2 Sat BR cover.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 Sat BR backcover.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=KR
| front=VirtuaFighter2 Sat KR cover.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 Sat KR backcover.jpg
| spine=VirtuaFighter2_Sat_KR_sidecover.jpg
| square=yes
| spinecard=VirtuaFighter2 Saturn KR Spinecard.jpg
}}

===PC version===
{{ratings
| icon=PC
| excalibur=75
| excalibur_source={{num|62|page=32-34}}
| pcgamer=82
| pcjeux=89
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=US
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Front.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| jewelcasefront=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Front JewelCase.jpg
| jewelcaseback=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Back JewelCase.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=US ([[Expert Software]])
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Front Expert.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Back Expert.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| jewelcasefront=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Box Front JewelCase Expert.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2 PC US Disc Expert.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=EU
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC EU Box Front.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 PC EU Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=BR
| front=Virtua_Fighter_2_PC_TecToy_Big_Box_Caixa_Frente.jpg
| back=Virtua_Fighter_2_PC_TecToy_Big_Box_Caixa_Atrás.jpg
| spine=Virtua_Fighter_2_PC_TecToy_Big_Box_Lateral_1.jpg
| spine2=Virtua Fighter 2 PC TecToy Big Box Lateral 2.jpg
| jewelcase=
| jewelcasefront=
| jewelcaseback=
| disc=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=JP
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC JP cover.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighter2 PC JP Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=JP (Special Pack)
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC JP special cover.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=JP (PC Home)
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC JP Box PCHome.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=AU (Replaygem)
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC AU Box Replaygem.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=UK ([[Xplosiv]])
| cover=VF2 PC EU Box Xplosiv.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2 PC UK Disc Xplosiv.jpg
| manual=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=UK ([[Xplosiv]]) (alt)
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC EU xplosiv2 cover.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=DE<br>([[Green Pepper]])
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC DE green cover.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=ES ([[Xplosiv]])
| cover=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=PT (Power Games)
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC PT Box PowerGames.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=PT (Top Games)
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC PT Box TopGames.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=BX (Sega Classics)
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC EU classics cover.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=PL ([[Xplosiv]])
| cover=VirtuaFighter2 PC PL Box Xplosiv.jpg
| disc=VirtuaFighter2 PC PL Disc Xplosiv.jpg
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=GR (CD Media)
| cover=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=KR
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC KR Box Front.jpg
| back=
| disc=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=KR (alt)
| front=VirtuaFighter2 PC KR Box Front Alt.jpg
| back=
| square=yes
| disc=
}}
{{Scanbox
| console=PC
| region=TW
| front=
| back=
| disc=
}}
{{scanbox
| console=PC
| region=HU
| front=VirtuaFighterPC PC HU Box Front.jpg
| back=VirtuaFighterPC PC HU Box Back.jpg
}}

==Technical information==
===ROM dump status===
{{romtable|
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=647,475,024|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=MK81014-50 V1.000|quality=good|prototype=}}
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=647,472,672|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=MK81014-50 (Alt) V1.001|quality=good|prototype=}}
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=647,467,968|date=1995-11-17|source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=GS-9079 V1.001|quality=good|prototype=}}
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=647,467,968|date=1995-11-17|source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=GS-9146 V1.001|quality=|prototype=}}
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=647,467,968|date=1995-12-08|source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=GS-9146 (Alt) V1.002|quality=|prototype=}}
{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=657,710,928|date= |source=CD-ROM (US)|comments=81014 V1.005|quality=good|prototype=}}
}}

===Track list===
====Saturn version====
{{multicol|
{{tracklist|
{{track|[data track]}}
{{track|Kenteki Tetsujin|jp=拳的鉄人|en=Iron Man of Fist|from=Lau|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=01:20}}
{{track|Black Cat Moon|jp=|en=|from=Sarah|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:34}}
{{track|Sinsen Shun Di|jp=神仙舜帝|en=Mountain Hermit Shun Di|from=Shun|composer=Akiko Hashimoto|time=01:21}}
{{track|Star From Hong Kong|jp=スターフロム香港|en=Star From Hong Kong|from=Pai|composer=Akiko Hashimoto|time=01:21}}
{{track|Young Knight|jp=|en=|from=Lion|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:15}}
{{track|Nanatu no Umi no Fisherman|jp=七つの海のフィッシャーマン|en=Fisherman Across Seven Sea|from=Jeffry|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:39}}
{{track|Hagakure Hiden Hijou no Okite|jp=葉隠秘伝～非情の掟～|en=Hagakure Hermetism - Rule Without Mercy (Alternate)|from=Kage|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:32}}
{{track|Escape|jp=|en=|from=Jacky|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:32}}
{{track|Kikori Tati no Banka|jp=樵達の挽歌|en=Monody of Axmen|from=Wolf|composer=Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:35}}
{{track|Ride The Tiger|jp=|en=|from=Akira|composer=|time=01:15}}
{{track|Yami karano Sisya: Dural|jp=闇からの使者～デュラル～|en=Emissary From The Dark - Dural|from=Dural|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=01:33}}
{{track|Chicago|jp=|en=|from=Chicago|composer=Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=01:15}}
{{track|Virtua Fighter 2|jp=|en=|from=Character Selection|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=00:34}}
{{track|Stage Clear|jp=|en=|from=Game Over|composer=|time=00:06}}
{{track|Game Over|jp=|en=|from=Continue?|composer=|time=00:17}}
{{track|Tokosie no Issyunn|jp=とこしえの一瞬|en=Moment of Eternity|from=Enter Initals|composer=Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=00:49}}
{{track|Kyu|jp=級|en=Good|from=Good|composer=|time=00:08}}
{{track|Dan|jp=段|en=Better|from=Better|composer=|time=00:09}}
{{track|Meijin|jp=名人|en=Best|from=Best|composer=|time=00:14}}
{{track|Black Cat Moon|jp=|en=|from=Sarah (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=03:02}}
{{track|Star From Hong Kong|jp=スターフロム香港|en=Star From Hong Kong|from=Pai (Extended)|composer=Akiko Hashimoto|time=02:34}}
{{track|Young Knight|jp=|en=|from=Lion (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=03:00}}
{{track|Nanatu no Umi no Fisherman|jp=七つの海のフィッシャーマン|en=Fisherman Across Seven Sea|from=Jeffry (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=02:54}}
{{track|Hagakure Hiden Hijou no Okite|jp=葉隠秘伝～非常の掟～|en=Hagakure Hermetism - Rule Without Mercy (Alternate)|from=Kage (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=02:34}}
{{track|Escape|jp=|en=|from=Jacky (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=02:51}}
{{track|Yami karano Sisya: Dural|jp=闇からの使者～デュラル～|en=Emissary From The Dark - Dural|from=Dural (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=03:38}}
{{track|Kenteki Tetsujin|jp=拳的鉄人|en=Iron Man of Fist|from=Lau (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=02:52}}
{{track|Kikori Tati no Banka|jp=樵達の挽歌|en=Monody of Axmen|from=Wolf (Extended)|composer=Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=02:19}}
{{track|Chicago|jp=|en=|from=Chicago (Extended)|composer=Takenobu Mitsuyoshi|time=02:24}}
{{track|Ride The Tiger|jp=|en=|from=Akira (Extended)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=02:30}}
{{track|Sinsen Shun Di|jp=神仙舜帝|en=Mountain Hermit Shun Di|from=Shun (Extended)|composer=Akiko Hashimoto|time=02:38}}
{{track|Sarah|jp=|en=|from=Sarah (Virtua Fighter 1)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=01:23}}
{{track|Jacky|jp=|en=|from=Jacky (Virtua Fighter 1)|composer=Takayuki Nakamura|time=01:15}}
}}
}}

==External links==
* Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/19970129031738/http://sega.highway.or.jp:80/sega/saturn/action/vf2/gs_9079.html Sega Saturn]
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/vf2/ PC], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/vf2sp/ PC - Special Pack]
* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Xbox Marketplace: [http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Product/Virtua-Fighter-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129c JP], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Virtua-Fighter-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129c US], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Virtua-Fighter-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129c UK], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Product/Virtua-Fighter-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129c AU]
* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation.com: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0177npjb00251_00virtuafighter200.html JP], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/virtua-fighter-2-ps3/ US], [http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/3000 KR]
* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation Store: [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-jp/%e3%82%b2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0/virtua-fighter2/cid=JP0177-NPJB00251_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 JP], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/virtua-fighter-2/cid=UP0177-NPUB30928_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 US], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/virtua-fighter-2/cid=EP0177-NPEB01163_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 UK], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-au/games/virtua-fighter-2/cid=EP0177-NPEB01163_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 AU], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ko-kr/%ea%b2%8c%ec%9e%84/virtua-fighter-2-%ec%a0%9c%ed%92%88%ed%8c%90/cid=HP0177-NPHB00517_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 KR], [https://store.playstation.com/en-tw/product/HP0177-NPHB00517_00-VIRTUAFIGHTER200 TW]

==References==
<references/>

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