Arcade, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, R-Zone, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Console, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
Arcade
JP: November 1994
EU: December 1994
NA: January 1995
Sega Saturn
NA: November 30, 1995[1][2]
JP: December 1, 1995
EU: January 26, 1996
Mega Drive/Genesis
NA: December 1996[4]
EU: January 1997[3]
Windows 95
JP: September 5, 1997
NA: September 17, 1997[5][6]
EU: 1997
PlayStation 2
JP: October 14, 2004[7]
PlayStation 3
NA: November 27, 2012
JP: November 28, 2012
EU: December 5, 2012
Xbox 360
WW: November 28, 2012
Genre(s)
Fighting
Mode(s)
Up to 2 players simultaneously
Arcade system
Model2 A-CRX
Virtua Fighter 2 (Japanese: バーチャファイター2, Hepburn: Bācha Faitā Tsū) is a 1994 fighting video game developed by Sega. It is the sequel to Virtua Fighter (1993), and the second game in the Virtua Fighter series. It was created by Sega's Yu Suzuki-headed AM2 and was released for arcades in 1994. Ports were released for the Sega Saturn in 1995 and Microsoft Windows in 1997.
Virtua Fighter 2 was critically acclaimed for its gameplay and breakthrough graphics; it introduced the use of texture-mapped 3D characters,[8] and was one of the first video games to use motion capture animation technology.[9] It became a major arcade hit, selling more than 40,000 arcade units worldwide,[10] and becoming one of Sega's best-selling arcade games of all time.[11] The Sega Saturn version was also well-received for its graphics and gameplay. It became a blockbuster hit in Japan and sold relatively well in other markets, selling more than 2 million units.[12]
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