Original Link: Note: Make no mistake about it, I am steve d over on gamefaqs. I use to frequent various boards there, but stopped late jan when I discovered this fine site. Just look at steve d's profile, which will have all the proof neccesary. Now onto the review, enjoy! 'The Virtua Fighter series has always been regarded as the forefront of 3-D Fighters. Virtua Fighter 4 is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega-AM2 and released by Sega for arcades (running their Dreamcast-based Sega NAOMI 2 hardware) on February 2001. The fourth main installment of the Virtua Fighter series, Virtua Fighter 4 continues the trend of using the most powerful arcade hardware at the time for highly-detailed graphics. Classic Game Room - VIRTUA FIGHTER 4: EVOLUTION review for PS2 15:18. Pro Evolution. In recent years fighting games have taken a back seat to more popular genres like first-person shooters and horror action games, and for good reason. The bar by which all others are measured, you could say and Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is no different. Featuring an abundance of new modes and features, and a cost-friendly $20 Manufacture’s Suggested Retail Price, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is a Fighting Game fan's wet dream. As its name implies, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution isn't a direct sequel, but rather an 'evolution' of Virtua Fighter 4. The Gameplay remains relatively unchanged, some moves have been added, some issues have been addressed, but otherwise the gameplay is still identical to Virtua Fighter 4, but now wait a minute, that sure isn't a bad thing as Virtua Fighter 4 is one of, if not the deepest fighters ever. What is new is the addition of two new fighters, Goh and Brad Burns, both of which bring about a whole new style. While they both look a little out of place, their addition is a welcomed one. For those of you who have never played Virtua Fighter 4 or its predecessors, the Virtua Fighter series is all about depth, the likes of which no Fighter came before could match. Learning about all the techniques, moves, combos, and styles of an individual fighter (there’s 15 all together) can take months, if not years! Luckily Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution sports one of the best, ifs not the best training modes ever seen in a Fighter. After a few hours in the tutorial it’s easy to see how deep, rewarding, and most importantly, fun Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is. A Fighting game can't rely on its Fighting engine alone, it needs something that can engulf the player in it. New Virtua Fighter GameFor Virtua Fighter 4 it was the wildly addicting Kumite mode, and true to its title, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution has the mind-blowing-ly addicting 'Evolved' form: Quest Mode. In this mode you chose a Fighter and then travel to different arcades, challenging the local players their till you can enter a tournament. Unlocking and beating the tournament for each arcade not only unlocks more areas, but also nets you cash, which in turn can be used to purchase a staggering amount of virtual memorabilia. Theirs everything from video's of real life Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution top tournament players, to clothing items that can dress up your character, giving him/her some distinction. What really buts this mode over is the AI, it's very smart, hardly predictable, and modeled after real life players! No two fighters in Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution's Quest mode fights the same. Crack for farm frenzy viking heroes. In addition to the realistic AI quest mode offers up different goals, like get a 15 hit combo off an opponent or defeat a certain character a certain number of times. Not only that but most tournament feature distinct 'gimmicks', like extra damage for slamming your opponent into the ground, or my favorite, the vampire matches. In this type of match both participants start with half their health for every hit you connect with your health goes up, and the same for your opponent, creating a sort of tug-o-war. It variety like special goals and match types that keep quest mode fresh, despite the time put into it. When Virtua Fighter 4 was first realized it was a great looking game that was unfortunately held back by some very bad Anti-Aliasing, which gave the game's graphics a jagged look. Thankfully AM2 (the game's Developer) fixed the problem and boy-howdy does it look better. Download Game Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Iso PcFeaturing crisp detailed graphics and easily the most fluid animations seen in a game, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is head and shoulders above the rest. The in game music is most comprised of generic rock that's generic at best. Even though its mediocre at best, it gets the job done and fits in with the game. The sound effects are also nothing special, but they too, get the job done. There are some drawbacks, most notably the removal of the AI learning feature from Virtua Fighter 4. In this mode you would teach an AI 'dummy' how to fight by using the best possible method: beating the tar out of it.
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