Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
Virtua Fighter 5 has shipped to North American retailers for the Xbox 360, publisher Sega said today.
The latest installment in the arcade fighting series comes to the 360 with an all-new online two-player VS. mode over Xbox Live.
"This is the moment Virtua Fighter fans have been waiting for - online head-to-head fighting for Virtua Fighter 5," said Rick Naylor, director of marketing at Sega of America. "The introduction of online play opens up the Virtua Fighter competition arena to a global scale, enabling players to compete and challenge anyone, anywhere, anytime, using Xbox Live."
Players can select one of the 17 characters and customize a character in the game's Quest mode, opening up costume changes and a range of unlockable and earnable items.
Virtua Fighter 5 is based on the latest arcade version update and features both analog stick and D-pad control, as well as vibration support. The DOJO mode also has added features including leaderboards, training move settings, improved throw-escape training, and the option to change your opponent's position and recovery type.