Virtua Fighter 5 – PS3 Exclusive

SEGA announced today that the latest installment of the acclaimed Virtua Fighter series would be coming exclusively to the Sony PlayStation 3. A footage showcasing the game will be on display at the 2006 Entertainment Electronic Expo on May 10-12 in the SEGA booth. SEGA says that VF5 will take the fighting-game genre to a new level with innovations made possible by the PS3’s next-gen hardware.

Virtua Fighter 5 kicks you straight in the teeth returning with 17 Virtua Veterans and 2 all-new fighters; El Blaze, is a Mexican Wrestling Champion, while Eileen is a Chinese fighter who uses monkey-style fighting techniques. VF5 characters will sport 4 different costumes each, along with various items which can be attached to different parts of your fighters body to help create a more unique avatar for each player.

“Virtua Fighter 5 will offer fans the ultimate next-generation fighting game experience,” promises Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “For years, the industry has talked about bringing the arcade experience to the living room. Virtua Fighter 5 fulfills this promise, and then some.” VF5 should be available in Spring of 2007.

SEGA announced today that the latest installment of the acclaimed Virtua Fighter series would be coming exclusively to the Sony PlayStation 3. A footage showcasing the game will be on display at the 2006 Entertainment Electronic Expo on May 10-12 in the SEGA booth. SEGA says that VF5 will take the fighting-game genre to a new level with innovations made possible by the PS3’s next-gen hardware.

Virtua Fighter 5 kicks you straight in the teeth returning with 17 Virtua Veterans and 2 all-new fighters; El Blaze, is a Mexican Wrestling Champion, while Eileen is a Chinese fighter who uses monkey-style fighting techniques. VF5 characters will sport 4 different costumes each, along with various items which can be attached to different parts of your fighters body to help create a more unique avatar for each player.

“Virtua Fighter 5 will offer fans the ultimate next-generation fighting game experience,” promises Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “For years, the industry has talked about bringing the arcade experience to the living room. Virtua Fighter 5 fulfills this promise, and then some.” VF5 should be available in Spring of 2007.