Eurogamer has a preview up concerning the latest iteration of Sega's 3D fighting franchise proclaiming
that, "for fighting game fans at least, the world revolves around Virtua Fighter."Suki, the preview's author, goes into why the changes planned for VF5 will keep it on top of Namco's Soul Calibur and Tekken series, but the more interesting part of the article comes in the very beginning, where he (or is it she?) goes into the cycle of devotion and withdrawal hardcore fans go through each time a new version of the game is released.
While we all wonder whether a VF will ever be released for online play at home, EuG's fighting street cred remains intact due to its excoriating review of Dead or Alive 4. DoA's not that bad, but it's a shame that there probably won't be any Akira action goin' on on the 360 anytime soon. (Live Arcade, it's up to you now!)
[Via Evil Avatar]
