Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive)
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Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive) | |||||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS, Steam | |||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||
Developer: Sega, Gaibrain, Success(?) | |||||
Genre: Action | |||||
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- For the 3D fighter of which this game is based on, see Virtua Fighter 2.
Virtua Fighter 2 (バーチャファイター2) for the Sega Mega Drive is a fighting game developed by Sega released in North America and Europe in 1996.
It is a vastly watered down version of Virtua Fighter 2, a game originally released for Sega Model 2A CRX arcade hardware in 1995. Most notably, whereas the arcade (and Sega Saturn/Windows ports) are 3D fighters, Virtua Fighter 2 on the Mega Drive is only 2D.
Its true name is debatable. Though all box art simply calls it Virtua Fighter 2, the North American title screen calls it Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis and the European (and Japanese - the ROM is identical for all regions) call it Virtua Fighter 2 Mega Drive.
Rereleases
This version of the game is strangely more common than the "real" Virtua Fighter 2, being included as part of 2006's Sega Mega Drive Collection and also released onto the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service in 2007. It is also the version you will find on the Steam distribution service and iOS devices.
Characters
For Characters, please look Virtua Fighter Characters
Production Credits
Executive Producers: Minoru Kanari, Toshihisa Ugata, Masato Noguchi
Producer: Junichi Tsuchiya
Director & Planner: Hideki Anbo
Programmers: Tomohiro Ishigai, Hiroaki Koiso, Kouji Otsuka
Graphic Director: Masanori Oe
Character Graphic Designers: Shinichi Matsuoka, Tomomi Yano, Shungo Yamasaki, Takeshi Takahashi, Ken Shimizu, Hajime Okano, Hidehiko Tsukamoto, Naosuke Ishizuka, Tomoyuki Fumotogawa, Yusuke Komatsu, Rie Nakao, Satoshi Nakai, Kouichirou Kobayashi, Kouichi Kiga
Scroll Graphic Designers: Takuya Saito, Atsushi Tsuyuki, Junko Kawaura, Motoi Nakamura
Sound Director: Shogo Sakai
Sound Designer: Hitoshi Ohori, Tomohiro Endo
Special Thanks: AM R&D Dept. #2, Hiroshi Asou, Ryoichi Hasegawa, Noboru Machida, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Acura Otani, Akihisa Suwa, Takato Yoshinari, Takashi Egawano, Yasushi Sugiyama, Katsuji Aoyama, Yoshitaka Maki, Yoshiaki Kashima, Masaru Setsumaru, Masaharu Nakayama, Wataru Oguri, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi, Akira Oda
Physical Scans
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Based on 14 reviews |
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External Links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
- Virtua Fighter 2 on Apple.com: GB, US
- Virtua Fighter 2 on Steam
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 257
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 84
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 261
- ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-15), page 40
- ↑ Game Informer, "February 1997" (US; 199x-0x-xx), page 57
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 106
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 92
- ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier/Février 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-06), page 74
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 138
- ↑ Sega Power, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 54
- ↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 57
- ↑ Super Power, "3 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 49
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 219