Virtua Fighter

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Virtua Fighter is a pioneering 3D fighting game series by Sega, renowned for its realistic martial arts, deep mechanics, and major influence on the fighting game genre.

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instanceOf fighting game series
video game series
awarded Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association Award for excellence NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
creator Yu Suzuki NERFINISHED
developer Sega AM2 NERFINISHED
engine Model 1 arcade hardware (original game)
firstReleaseDate 1993
firstReleaseTitle Virtua Fighter NERFINISHED
gameplayFeature frame-precise timing
ring-out system
stance-based movement
three-button control scheme
genre 3D fighting game
hasCharacter Aoi Umenokoji NERFINISHED
Brad Burns NERFINISHED
Eileen NERFINISHED
El Blaze NERFINISHED
Goh Hinogami NERFINISHED
Jacky Bryant NERFINISHED
Jean Kujo NERFINISHED
Jeffry McWild NERFINISHED
Kage-Maru NERFINISHED
Lau Chan NERFINISHED
Lei-Fei NERFINISHED
Lion Rafale NERFINISHED
Pai Chan NERFINISHED
Sarah Bryant NERFINISHED
Shun Di NERFINISHED
Taka-Arashi NERFINISHED
Vanessa Lewis NERFINISHED
Wolf Hawkfield NERFINISHED
hasGameMode arcade mode
online multiplayer
training mode
versus mode
hasMainCharacter Akira Yuki NERFINISHED
includedIn The Art of Video Games exhibition NERFINISHED
influenced Dead or Alive NERFINISHED
Fighting Vipers NERFINISHED
Soulcalibur NERFINISHED
Tekken NERFINISHED
inUniverseElement J6 criminal organization
mediaAdaptation Virtua Fighter anime television series NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter manga adaptations NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the first 3D polygon-based fighting games
deep and technical gameplay mechanics
influencing the evolution of 3D graphics in video games
major influence on competitive fighting game design
realistic martial arts representation
notableInstallment Virtua Fighter 2 NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter 3 NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter 4 NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter 5 NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown NERFINISHED
platform Arcade
Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED
Sony PlayStation 3
surface form: PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED
Sega 32X NERFINISHED
Sega Dreamcast NERFINISHED
Sega Saturn NERFINISHED
Xbox 360 NERFINISHED
publisher Sega NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Smithsonian American Art Museum NERFINISHED
setting World Fighting Tournament NERFINISHED
subseries Virtua Fighter Animation NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter Kids NERFINISHED
Virtua Fighter Remix NERFINISHED
successorEngine Lindbergh arcade hardware (Virtua Fighter 5) NERFINISHED
Model 2 arcade hardware (Virtua Fighter 2)
Model 3 arcade hardware (Virtua Fighter 3) NERFINISHED
NAOMI arcade hardware (Virtua Fighter 4) NERFINISHED

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Sega 32X notableGame Virtua Fighter
Sega Saturn notableGame Virtua Fighter
this entity surface form: Virtua Fighter 2
Sega notableWork Virtua Fighter