Virtua Fighter 5 360

Since 6715 Days

By now, PlayStation 3 gamers have had their hands on the superb Virtua Fighter 5 for over two months - and we can attest, it's a fantastic fighter on that platform. Guess what? The first glimpses we've had of the 360 version, thanks to a trip to developer AM2's headquarters in Tokyo, suggest that the game is going to be just as good - if not better - on the Xbox 360.

Unfortunately, the tight-lipped developers aren't ready to release details on most of the enhancements. As we expected, true online play on Xbox Live is off the table, since VF5 requires one-sixtieth of a second precision to deliver the fastest and most balanced fighting gameplay known to man. Current network performance simply cannot live up to that. We do know that the game will be receiving some tweaks over the PS3 version, including better anti-aliasing - to make the graphics look smoother.The game will also get analog control - the arcade version, of course, doesn't use it, but the unresponsive Xbox 360 D-pad makes it a must.

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[quote]By now, PlayStation 3 gamers have had their hands on the superb Virtua Fighter 5 for over two months - and we can attest, it's a fantastic fighter on that platform. Guess what? [b]The first glimpses we've had of the 360 version, thanks to a trip to developer AM2's headquarters in Tokyo, suggest that the game is going to be just as good - if not better - on the Xbox 360.[/b]

Unfortunately, the tight-lipped developers aren't ready to release details on most of the enhancements. As we expected, true online play on Xbox Live is off the table, since VF5 requires one-sixtieth of a second precision to deliver the fastest and most balanced fighting gameplay known to man. Current network performance simply cannot live up to that.[b] We do know that the game will be receiving some tweaks over the PS3 version, including better anti-aliasing - to make the graphics look smoother.[/b]The game will also get analog control - the arcade version, of course, doesn't use it, but the unresponsive Xbox 360 D-pad makes it a must.[/quote]

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Optimusv2

Since 6895 Days

Yea the 360 version also has improved AI from newer arcade data.

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Posted by Optimusv2

Yea the 360 version also has improved AI from newer arcade data.

Which is a pretty big deal.. though they could patch some of this stuff into the PS3 version if they want to. I still wonder if they're doing any VF.net stuff for this version..

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Eddy186

Since 6949 Days

Yeah I hate the 360's d-pad; what a cheap piece of crap/!

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Analog control is a joke though. They should just fix the damn d-pad already..

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NeoNemesis

Since 6715 Days

Just sand the sh1t out of the d-pad, you won't regret it.

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Optimusv2

Since 6895 Days

What do you mean sand the crap out of it?

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

October 20th 2007 (A good day)

Heretic

Since 6976 Days

you open your controller and sand out the rim of the D pad.

youtube is your friend =)

EDIT:
here a cheap version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXPzzj1uAQ

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2006/12...

Sucks that you have to resort to even a simple mod to get the d-pad to perform.. but it's still better than nothing.

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Optimusv2

Since 6895 Days

ahhh

http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/360dpadf...

Interesting :)

I'm going to give it a try.

I have 3 controllers anyway so its well worth the risk.

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kenshin2418

Since 6978 Days

interesting

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PlumbDrumb

Since 6996 Days

maybe the game should come with its own little D-pad.

yeah right, that's gonna happen.

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kenshin2418

Since 6978 Days

the joys of buying the Hori Stick :P

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SimonM7

Since 7026 Days

Hopefully Sega does the right thing and brings out the Virtua Stick for the 360 aswell by the time this comes out.

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kenshin2418

Since 6978 Days

Posted by SimonM7

Hopefully Sega does the right thing and brings out the Virtua Stick for the 360 aswell by the time this comes out.

I don't see why they wouldn't. But you never know, we could get burned :/

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Sath

Since 6869 Days

They did the Hori sticks for DOA4.

Although I don't like fighting games...that much, I think it is cool for the FANS.

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Posted by SimonM7

Hopefully Sega does the right thing and brings out the Virtua Stick for the 360 aswell by the time this comes out.

I'm almost sure they will.. the DOA stick has been out of production for a while. I doubt they'll leave us high and dry when it comes to controls. They can't actually expect us to play a fighting game with an analog nub.

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kenshin2418

Since 6978 Days

The info we did get was basic overall with some interesting tidbits thrown in. To sum up, the game will have 720p support and offer the core content found in the PS3 game. In addition, the team is improving the AI, as well as adding analog stick support and rumble. The dojo mode will now feature exact recoveries to help players perfect their timing and also let you change your starting positions if you so desire. Though not related to the software, Sega noted that Hori is planning on releasing a fighting stick for the game in the US.

So far everything looks very, very close to the PlayStation 3 and, in a few spots, just as good. Aliasing even seemed to be a bit cleaner on the bitmap portions of the backgrounds, such as Jeffrey's island stage. The overall texture quality was good though some needed refining here and there. Color in the game stood out a bit; depending on the stage, the palette seemed to be a bit on the dark side and didn't pop quite as much as the PS3 game, but the game is still early and sure to be obsessed over by the dev team until it meets AM2's crazy standards.

We can't comment specifically on gameplay until we try the game out ourselves, but it seems to move as speedily as the PS3 and the fighters animate smoothly. We obviously have a raft of specific questions about the various enhancements the game is set to have, but since Sega wasn't talking specifics yet, we'll just have to hope AM2 is going to do more than port the PS3 game.

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GS and IGN have some new impressions of the 360 version
http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/virtuafighter5/news.html?sid=6172963&tag=recent_updates;title;0
[quote]The info we did get was basic overall with some interesting tidbits thrown in. To sum up, the game will have 720p support and offer the core content found in the PS3 game. [b]In addition, the team is improving the AI, as well as adding analog stick support and rumble.[/b] The dojo mode will now feature exact recoveries to help players perfect their timing and also let you change your starting positions if you so desire. [b]Though not related to the software, Sega noted that Hori is planning on releasing a fighting stick for the game in the US.[/b][/quote]
[quote][b]So far everything looks very, very close to the PlayStation 3 and, in a few spots, just as good. Aliasing even seemed to be a bit cleaner on the bitmap portions of the backgrounds, such as Jeffrey's island stage.[/b] The overall texture quality was good though some needed refining here and there. Color in the game stood out a bit; depending on the stage, the palette seemed to be a bit on the dark side and didn't pop quite as much as the PS3 game, but the game is still early and sure to be obsessed over by the dev team until it meets AM2's crazy standards.[/quote]
[quote]We can't comment specifically on gameplay until we try the game out ourselves, [b]but it seems to move as speedily as the PS3 and the fighters animate smoothly.[/b] We obviously have a raft of specific questions about the various enhancements the game is set to have, but since Sega wasn't talking specifics yet, we'll just have to hope AM2 is going to do more than port the PS3 game.[/quote]

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Bring it on.. I'm still ashamed of the fact that I don't own the PS3 version. Don't see the point now though.. if I have waited this long, I can probably wait til the 360 version ships. I'll just have to play it a lot to make up for it.

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Jin187

Since 6747 Days

Posted by Eddy186

Yeah I hate the 360's d-pad; what a cheap piece of crap/!

I bought a new one about 1 month ago and it seems they have responded to the obvious problems as this new controller has a d-pad that actually works, been playing lots of streetfighter recently and it feels great as it seems to have more room to maneuver :D

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kenshin2418

Since 6978 Days

Posted by GriftGFX

Bring it on.. I'm still ashamed of the fact that I don't own the PS3 version.

Sarah is not pleased

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that i would even show up to this fake sh*t"

GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Posted by kenshin2418

Sarah is not pleased

I'm not particularly thrilled about it either. Gaming budget has been tight lately. Last thing I acquired was GH2 and that was a birthday gift.

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SimonM7

Since 7026 Days

I wish someone would just make an USB stick that works on both systems already. Especially with Tekken 5 DR and with Tekken 6 starting to look rather spiffy I'd really like a stick for the PS3 aswell.

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GriftGFX

Since 7003 Days

Posted by SimonM7

Buy two :) I have like a billion arcade sticks already, and I'm going to buy the VF5 360 stick as well (and I have the DOA4 stick). Also.. you could always use a PS2 stick with an adapter on PS3, right?

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SimonM7

Since 7026 Days

Yeah I have bucketloads too, but my issue is that I don't like to readjust for different sticks. If the PS3 and 360 sticks are the same I might pick up one of each though.

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