Christian from We Got This Covered wrote:
Nostalgia really sucks sometimes. The memories we associate with parts of our childhood are often remembered much more fondly than the actual products. This is never more true than when it concerns video games. Who doesn’t remember spending days obsessing over that one special game, only to dust it off years later to find that it really hasn’t aged well? Flashbacks to nights spent with friends playing through it still exist, but the game itself is just not up to snuff.
Sega is set to bring some of its most loved franchises to film and TV! It has just been announced that Stories International, the production arm of Sega in a joint venture with Hakuhodo DY Group, is going to partner up with Circle of Confusion to produce adaptations of Sega’s hugely popular video games Altered Beast and Streets of Rage for film and television as well as several other hit franchises.
Annoying that they would create a Streets of Rage series but not another game. Granted, a new game would never live up to the expectations of the fans but it would still be nice to see.
So many great titles to choose from. How about Space Harrier or Altered Beasts?!
Virtua Fighter was a staple in Arcade’s in the mid-90’s, and found a great following on the Saturn and Dreamcast as well during the prime of the series. Another version of Virtua Fighter was released quietly on the Sega Genesis however, and it seems like time has forgotten this game. Is it worth checking out though? Let’s find out!
Readers Vietnamvet celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Saturn, and recommends 12 of its best games – from Burning Rangers to Sega Rally.
Oh saturn, how I love thee! I still have a black UK spec console that was chipped by CEX to play games from any region..also has a 50/60Hz switch...and my white limited edition JDM saturn. Both still work perfectly and I will NEVER sell them or the games I have amassed for them. The saturn versions of capcom fighting games are still the best to this day, imo.
This game hasn't aged well at all. Probably because the newer versions have refined the basics so vastly. Virtua Fighter 2 can be very unbalanced and unforgiving at times. It still has that "nostalgia factor", but personally, I had a lot more fun with Fighting Vipers, which I think holds up better than VF2 nowadays.
My recommendation is that you spend your money on Fighting Vipers, and if you really need your Virtua Fighter fix, go for VF5 Final Showdown.