Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Announced by Sega, Exclusive to PS4

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

Fans of the Virtua Fighter series are going to take on a new version of the latest installment in the series, as Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown has been announced by SEGA and is a digital exclusive that’s coming to PS4!

As one of Sega’s announcements during the video game publisher and developer’s 60th anniversary celebration, this version of Virtua Fighter 5 is totted as the ultimate version of the game, and is fully represented in glorious HD for fans to enjoy.

“The Virtua Fighter series holds a storied place in SEGA lore,” said Seiji Aoki, Chief Producer. “This new title was developed as part of SEGA’s 60th Anniversary project by an all-star team at AM2 and Ryu ga Gotoku Studios. I am delighted for fans to play and experience the latest entry in the series.”

Here’s the new features for the game as detailed on the press release from Sega!

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown includes a wealth of new and classic features:

·         Remade for a New Generation: Play classic Virtua Fighter 5 in glorious HD with updated character models, stages, cinematics, and background music.

·         Crush the Competition: Create private rooms for up to 16 players and take on all challengers in round-robin style League Matches, Tournament Matches, and other new online match types. Spectate in real-time and communicate live with stamps as the battle heats up!

·         Custom Combatants: Enter the ring with one of 19 playable characters. Master each of their unique fighting styles across a variety of solo and online modes.

·         The Full Experience: Experience the pinnacle of Virtua Fighter 5 combat in classic modes like “Rank Match”, “Arcade”, “Training”, and “Offline Versus” as you battle to become the next World Fighting Tournament legend.

As Sega celebrates 60 years in the business, one of its popular IPs in Yakuza will now shift to turn-based style gameplay following the success of Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and you can read the details here.

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown will be released exclusively for PS4 on June 1!

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