Virtua Fighter 5 coming to 360?

PS3 owners have had this game on their most wanted list for a good while now and for a good reason. The game looks amazing! Not to annoy PS3 owners but Sega have finally announced that VF5 is coming to the Xbox 360 as well. I wonder if cross platform play will be in or not?

Here is the Sega Press Release.

san francisco & london (december 21, 2006) – sega of america, inc. and sega europe ltd. today announced that the highly anticipated arcade fighting game, virtua fightertm 5, will make its way onto the xbox 360tm video game and entertainment system. virtua fightertm 5 is scheduled for release on xbox 360tm in north america and in europe during late summer 2007. the game will also be available for the playstation®3 computer entertainment system on february 20th, 2007 in north america and will be available in europe simultaneously with the system’s launch in march 2007.

“those people lucky enough to have already played virtua fightertm 5 will know that it’s laid the foundations to become the clear benchmark for fighting games on all next generation consoles”, said matt woodley, creative director, sega publishing europe ltd. “bringing virtua fightertm 5 to the xbox 360tm offers us a platform with power to handle the astonishing visuals, the complex and varied fighting styles of all the customisable characters and will undoubtedly put virtua fightertm 5 into the hands of a gaming audience craving for a highly polished and credible fighting game.”

virtua fightertm 5 features beautifully detailed stages from around the world where players face off in fast-moving martial arts battles against one of 17 characters. two lively new characters join the elite group of fighters, adding two new unique fighting styles for players to try and master. with more skill and strategy than ever before, players are also given the opportunity to learn and employ the new “offensive move” technique to take down their opponents from different angles, adding a new dimension to the game and something for both new and old fans to master. virtua fightertm 5 also includes the ability to customise characters by selecting from four base costumes and a wide range of unlockable accessories and earnable items. as players win more tournaments they will not only earn costumes and accessories, but also prizes and in-game money that will allow them to buy items from the in-game shop.

“the virtua fightertm series from sega has one of the most prestigious histories in video games,” said jeff bell, corporate vice president of global marketing for the interactive entertainment business at microsoft. “it’s a franchise that has grown an army of loyal fans both in arcades and on consoles worldwide, and is consistently rated extremely high by the media. fighting game fans have been hungry for virtua fightertm 5 and we can now proudly deliver this game with sega to xbox 360 gamers around the world.”

So there we have it. PS3 and now 360 owners have a great looking fighter coming to them next year. Round one…fight!

Originally Written By: Barrie Rogers

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