Thursday, 16 January 2025

Virtua Fighter Animation (Sega Master System review)

Developer: Aspect
Publisher: Tec Toy
Released: 1997

Virtua Fighter Animation is a one-on-one fighter that was originally released on the Sega Game Gear in 1996.

+ Retains the feel of Virtua Fighter (1993, Arcade) with a good range of fighters that are unlocked as the story progresses.

+ Includes a multiplayer mode not found in the handheld version, and the decent quality voice samples add personality.

+ The story is so ludicrous that you'll want to stick around to see what madcap adventures the fighters get themselves into!

+ Music could be mistaken for a top-tier Neo Geo Pocket Color game, and the cut-scenes feature beautiful artwork.

- Missing the zoomed-in camera angle from the Game Gear version, and all moves that require a guard button have been cut.

- Some attacks are cumbersome to execute and you can spam repeated high kicks instead for an easy path to the credits.

- No difficulty settings and the two-player mode is devoid of match customisation options (e.g. timer length, number of bouts).


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