Shun-Di (Herbal doctor from China, fights with 'Drunken Fist' kung fu).Both new characters are not available in the Genesis version of the game. The game includes 10 playable characters (2 of whom are new additions) and one bonus boss. This version was also included in the Sega Genesis Collection, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, and Sega Genesis Classics compilations. Also known in-game as Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis, this version was later digitally re-released for the Wii (as a Virtual Console title) in Japan (on March 20, 2007) and North America (on April 16, 2007), for the PC (as a SEGA Classics title) on October 26, 2010, and for iOS devices in 2011 (which was later de-listed on May 2015). It was also remade for the Sega Genesis in Europe (on January 1997) and North America (on March 4, 1997) as a 2D fighter with the characters as alterations of pre-rendered 3D models. This version was later used for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ports (both released digitally on November 28, 2012), which also feature online multiplayer. It later received a near-perfect port to the PlayStation 2 (as part of the SEGA AGES 2500 series) exclusively in Japan on October 14, 2004. It was also ported to the Sega Saturn (on December 1995) and PCs running Windows 95 (on September 1997), adding new game modes, optional arranged music, online multiplayer (PC version only), and the option to switch between the original (2.0) and its update (2.1).

Along with new and updated character outfits, this version features numerous minor gameplay changes and fixes. Ports & UpdatesĪn enhanced version of the game, titled Virtua Fighter 2.1, was released exclusively in Japan on July 1995. It was also a base for the crossover game Fighters Megamix (along with Fighting Vipers). It also spawned a line of karaoke discs for the Saturn (known as the 'Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series') and an anime adaptation in 1995 (known simply as 'Virtua Fighter', which also received its own handheld game). It also adds two new characters to the game's roster: Shun-Di (an elder master of the 'Drunken Fist' kung fu) and Lion Rafale (a young practitioner of the 'Praying Mantis Fist' kung fu).Īlong with numerous ports and updates, the game received its own super-deformed spin-off in 1996, known as Virtua Fighter Kids. Virtua Fighter 2 is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega-AM2 and released by Sega for arcades (running their Sega Model 2 hardware) on November 1994.īuilding on their 1993 game Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2 features numerous visual improvements (including a higher screen resolution, better texture mapping for characters, and improved backgrounds) and gameplay enhancements (including new attacks for all characters and special counter-attacks).

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