Just when you thought that arcade gaming was dying, Arcade Heroes catches word that 3D fighter Virtua Fighter 5 will be coming to arcades in the United States, going head-to-head with the upcoming Tekken 6 from Namco.
Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 is already available as a PS3 title, and it will soon be out for the Xbox 360, but this holiday season gamers can show off their moves in public when it hits arcades. It is also reported that the cabinet will receive the same flat-screen high-definition monitor that the Japanese cabinet has.
[Via Arcade Heroes - thanks, Mr. Donut]
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8:29 AM on 08.14.2007
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I wish we had some better ones.
"Disembowler IV: the game where convicted criminals stab at each other with rusty knives."
-Machine shares the same form factor of the JP VF5 cab (IIRC).
-The techs reported that it only has one Lindberg board inside.
-There are two places, on each side, for sticks and buttons. The JP cab only has one, on each side, located dead center.
-I could find no Card slots or card dispensers.
-I see no wireless transmission mode/ network mode.
-I saw no character customization mode or options.
-I could not find which version the US VF5 Arcade is.
Hope that helps. The game plays wonderfully. Sanwa sticks are perfect for it. I'mma 'ave to pick up a PS3 compatible stick once I get a PS3, I found that I don't play nearly as well on a controller.
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