Virtua Fighter 2 + CG Portrait Series (AM2 - Sega Model 2 / Sega Saturn - 1994-1996)
14"Virtua Fighter 2 (バーチャファイター2) is a 1994 fighting video game developed and published by Sega for arcades. It is the second game in the Virtua Fighter series and the sequel to Virtua Fighter (1993). Created by Sega's Yu Suzuki-headed AM2 team, it was designed on the purpose-made Sega Model 2 hardware which provided a significant upgrade in graphical capabilities. Following its release on the arcades, Virtua Fighter 2 was ported to the Sega Saturn home console in November 1995, while ports for some other platforms appeared later.
Virtua Fighter 2 was critically acclaimed for its gameplay and breakthrough graphics; it introduced the use of texture-mapped 3D characters, and was one of the first video games to use motion capture animation technology. It became a major arcade hit, selling more than 40,000 arcade units worldwide, and becoming one of Sega's best-selling arcade games of all time. The Sega Saturn version was also well-received for its graphics and gameplay, becoming a blockbuster hit in Japan and sold relatively well in other markets, selling more than 2 million units. The game was succeeded by Virtua Fighter 3 (1996).
Gameplay
Virtua Fighter 2 is a 3D 1v1 fighting game, similar in concept to other games of the series. Players select a character and attempt to use that character to overcome a series of opponents. This can be done by simply knocking the other character out (by dealing enough damage), or by knocking them out of the square 'ring' where the fights occur. Each fight takes place over many rounds; typically, 3 rounds in a best-of-3 approach (though this can be varied). The game is played with an eight-way stick to control character movement, and three buttons (guard, punch, and kick), which are used in various motions to pull off a character's signature attacks.
The arena size could be adjusted to a tiny platform or 82 meters (269 feet). This is the only game in the series—other than Virtua Fighter Remix—that could have such size adjustments. The physical energy meter could also be adjusted to infinity, giving the player the advantage when beating opponents or practicing moves against the computer player. Adjusting the arena to a smaller size and giving the characters infinite health could lead to mock sumo matches, wherein victory is achieved by knocking the other player's character out of the ring.
Each character has their fighting style, loosely based on various real-world fighting methods. All nine characters from the original Virtua Fighter are once again playable in Virtua Fighter 2. The sequel also adds two new characters: Shun Di, an old drunken fist master from China, and Lion Rafale, the French son of a wealthy businessman who uses praying mantis style kung fu.
Plot
Virtua Fighter 2 presents no narrative in-game; there is no story-based intro sequence, no narrative character endings and very little text to supply much of a plot. However, the game was given a story in its supporting material, such as the manual for the Sega Saturn version.
Virtua Fighter 2 hinges around a fighting tournament, where the greatest fighters in the world seek to compete for fame and glory. However, the tournament is organised by the sinister 'J6' syndicate, who intend to use the information gathered to perfect their fighting cyborg 'Dural' (the game's boss, who uses a move-set made up of other character's moves).
CG Portrait Series
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series (バーチャファイター CGポートレートシリーズ) is a series of eleven Sega Saturn discs released in Japan between October 1995 and March 1996, each containing images of one Virtua Fighter character. The final disc, Dural, could only be obtained by mailing the spinecards of the first ten discs to Sega.
The European version of Virtua Fighter Remix contained a bonus CD with some of these images, and many were included in high-resolution (640x480) with the PC version of Virtua Fighter 2."
game info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Fighter_2
0:00 Virtua Fighter 2 Music
6:25 Attract Mode
9:25 Ranking Mode w/Pai Chan
Arcade Mode w/Sarah Bryant
13:10 Lau Chan
14:30 Sarah Bryant
15:35 Shun Di
16:25 Pai Chan
19:40 Lion Rafale
21:20 Jeffry McWild
24:15 Kage-Maru
26:00 Jacky Bryant
26:45 Wolf Hawkfield
30:00 Akira Yuki
31:10 Dural
32:15 Ending + Name Entry
34:05 Secret Ending
34:35 BGM Test
1:09:45 Sound Effect Test
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series
1:25:25 Sarah Bryant CG Portrait
1:30:05 Jacky Bryant CG Portrait
1:35:10 Akira Yuki CG Portrait
1:40:10 Pai Chan CG Portrait
1:45:25 Wolf Hawkfield CG Portrait
1:50:20 Lau Chan CG Portrait
1:55:35 Shun Di CG Portrait
2:00:55 Lion Rafale CG Portrait
2:06:00 Kage-Maru CG Portrait
2:10:00 Jeffry McWild CG Portrait
2:14:30 Dural CG Portrait
2:18:45 CG Portrait Collection
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