Virtua Fighter 5 review Xbox 360

Virtua Fighter 5 is a beat-em-up for gamers who are prepared to invest time in their fighting skills - if you do, you'll be well-rewarded, as this is one of the best beat-em-ups on the 360. While it's not for the casual gamer - you'll need to put in a lot of training, so it's not a game you can dip in and out of - once you've mastered it you'll be able to indulge in some of the best combat there is. So, is Virtua Fighter 5 only for fighter purists, or will it be compelling enough for those new to the genre too? Read our full Virtua Fighter 5 review for Xbox 360 now to find out!
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Virtua Fighter 5 review for Xbox 360
First things first - a warning. Virtua Fighter 5 is not for the casual gamer. Sure, there's an easy mode, and there are beginner level opponents, but if you fancy taking your chosen fighter online for a few feisty flurries, you're going to get your arse handed to you time and time again. Learning the ropes of a game like Virtua Fighter 5 is a tough experience. It's a technical fighter - a world away from most other 3D beat-em-ups and requiring much more thought than even the likes of Tekken and Soul Calibur. It's the fighter of choice for genre purists - those long hours put in at the dojo learning your character's strengths and weaknesses, and memorising those tough-to-pull-off moves... it's all worth it in the end when you get into a proper scrap - and we're not talking about namby-pamby slapfests with your mates where the person who mashes the punch and kick buttons the fastest wins. No, to truly enjoy Virtua Fighter 5, you're going to have to work at it - and that makes victory in a lengthy, block-heavy match against a fellow master of this art of fighting a moment of quiet, understated triumph. You'll be bowing politely on the outside out of respect, but inwardly you'll be screaming and punching the air with the sheer joy of demonstrating that, yes, you know your stuff.

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