Everything seemed to indicate that the release of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown was just a form of celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. And, probably, that’s the point. However, this remaster turned out to be more successful than expected, completely cutting the estimated downloads, which has already caused SEGA to seriously consider revising the franchise.
In a recent interview with Dengeki Online (via outer harbor), Seiji Aoki, Producer of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, talked about the game, its reception, and why SEGA is making release notes. Aoki also said that the development team monitored the streams of players, noting how well the game was perceived, adding that this version is different from Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown featured in arcades.
The game also has many players in Japan, Europe and North America, which prompted SEGA to consider releasing the game for PC via Steam.
The first game in the saga was released in 1993 for slot machines and used Lockheed Martin’s aerospace simulation technology. He offered a set of eight characters, to which was added the boss Dural, who debuted a year later on consoles, in this case the extinct SEGA Saturn. At the time of launch, it was the most coveted game for the SEGA console, almost all cars sold at that time were accompanied by Virtua Fighter and, according to legend, it even managed to inspire Sony managers to create the first PlayStation.
Decades later, Ultimate Showdown, developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku in collaboration with SEGA AM2, was released in early June (2021) specifically for the PlayStation 4, features updated visuals in the Dragon Engine and offers a number of new tabletop features. such as the new interface, the kinematics and of course the online features that distinguish it the most and what makes it flawless within the Plus offerings.
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