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Sega: No plans to re-release Virtual-On, Virtua Striker outside Japan

Sinan Kubba — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:30:00 EST

The re-releases of Cyber Trooper Virtual-On and Virtua Striker are restricted to Japan, Sega announced today. The Sega AM2 duo are coming to Japan's PSN and XBLA on February 13, but unlike Sonic the Fighters, Virtua Fighter 2, and Fighting Vipers, the three games they were originally teased alongside, Japan is as far as they'll go.

That's sad news for fans of soccer and/or giant robots (which surely includes everyone), but you can still enjoy the Sega AM2 fighters on XBLA and PSN for 400 MSP/$4.99.

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Sega's 'Model 2' fighting trio hitting XBLM, PSN in Japan Nov. 28

Sinan Kubba — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:45:00 EST

Sonic the Fighters, Virtua Fighter 2, and Fighting Vipers are coming to Japan's Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network on November 28. That's only confirmed for Japan, and there remain no dates for a Western release. However, all three games received ratings from German software regulator USK earlier this year.

The dates are confirmed on Sega Japan's official website for the 'Model 2 Collection.' The trio of retro fighters are now 400 MSP each, a change from the original announcement of 800 MSP. Oddly, the PS3 price remains at 800 yen, which converts to around $10. However, the three can be bought in a set for 1500 yen, which converts to around $18.50.

The site still lists the collection's two other games, Virtual-On and Virtua Striker, as coming soon. In the meantime, we've reached out to Sega for further details on a possible Western release for the collection.

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'Model 2 Collection' brings Virtua Fighter 2, Sonic the Fighters, more to PSN and XBLA

JC Fletcher — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:20:00 EST

We didn't have to wait long to find out what Sega was teasing. As expected, the company revealed plans to release five games on Xbox Live and PSN that were originally released on the "Model 2" arcade system.

Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and Sonic the Fighters will all be released in Japan in 2012, for 800 Microsoft Points or 800 yen each, and all featuring online multiplayer. Sonic the Fighters features playable Eggman and Metal Sonic, and for the first time, an officially playable version of the Honey the Cat character, which was cut from the arcade game.

Virtua Striker and Cyber Troopers Virtual-On will also be released as part of the collection, but are not dated yet. Sega has yet to make any announcements outside of Japan.

'Model 2 Collection' brings Virtua Fighter 2, Sonic the Fighters, more to PSN and XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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