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If you want THE fighting game, you've come to the right place. Sega-AM2's Virtua Fighter series has always been one to disgust the masher, but reward the dedicated strategist. Deep is an understatement. Counters, reversals, sabutai's, inashi's, throw escapes, ect., this game has a lot going on. Due to this nature, it can scare people off, but you don't have to be THAT good to have tons of fun with this game. I know I'm not, but to me this is the best fighting game ever, and the best game on the PS2. Period.

Graphics-Not awesome, but better rounded than in the original VF4. Jaggies are reduced, though not entirely gone (big deal). 9/10
Sound-Sound effects are solid, background music is better (I find Lei-Fei's stage kind of catchy myself). 9/10
Gameplay- To much to describe besides it being the best. Quest mode is awesome too. 10/10
Presentation-Great in that all characters have drastically different fighting styles, timing, and are all real martial art styles (from relatively mainstream to obsure). 10/10

Overall- 10/10
At $20 this is a no brainer. Search for professional reviews (IGN, Gamespot) if you need more convincing!

Virtua Fighter 4 evolution has done the near impossible, make one of the best fighting games of all time even better. There is still all the depth and enjoyment of the original, while adding two more characters and the next level of Kumite mode, Quest mode! This mode is a challenging ongoing game where you make your name in every arcade in Tokyo, eventually getting to the center Arena, to become the best Virtua Fight in Japan. Yes, it is a bit tacky, but that is not what is important. Customizable characters get even better as a new array of items is found. You can also get new fighting modes in the central arena, like balance and a mode where you take extra damage when you hit the floor. The fighting moves have always been, and still are, incredibly complex and deep. This is one of the only games I have seen that includes evasion, counterattacks, throw evades, and rolls that allow you to avoid ground attacks. It takes a while to master, but once you get it, it is a very deep and ingenious control system. The reviewer that gave two stars seems to be what most people are that dont like VF4: impatient. He claims that it is too easy in quest mode, but by the time you progress throughout Tokyo, you begin to fight some fighters that are modeled after real people that are among the best VF players in the world. They also lack the patience to go to practice sessions and explore the numerous moves available to them. The only regretable thing to VF4 Evolution is the lack of training your own A.I., which is included in the original. Most VF4 fans can compensate by just whipping out their old copies. If you are new to the series and you want to play the A.I. training version, then I suggest that you buy VF4 and VF4 Evolution, they are only $20 each and are both well worth it. Overall, I would say that VF4 Evolution is a wonderful game that makes other fighting games, with the exception of Soul Caliber 2, look just plain silly. VF4 Evolution, in my opinion could even top the prowess of SC2. Buy this, or at least rent it, you will not regret it.

I was very happy when this game came out. I love the virtua fighter series and my special interest is in this one. It is the upgrade of VF4. This game features 2 new charcters with a total of 15 playable martial artists. The original attacks and strikes for the pervious 13 are somewhat the same with little real change. This game also features a new Quest mode that will take the place of kumite. I was mostly surprised at this. Instead of playing fight after fight,getting an outfit every 2 ranks, and playing forever to obtain any items that you might want; it turned out quite different. First off, You play in different saga locations and once you are entered and and have played in the tournoment you can progress to another location. To me it seems a lot easier to progress through the ranks than in VF4. You also deal with money and if you complete the quest orders in a certian place you can sometimes get a few items, as well as scoring some cash. But, like some viewers have said, a lot of times the quest orders are very hard and the players can get too hard farther up. I do like the fact that you buy items, hair color, eye color, and new/old win poses from the shop throughout the game. You can also aquire new hair styles for your characters. Also in quest mode, if you go to the Event Square, you have a chance to re-visit the old VF4 playing grounds and music. All together the graphics and music are awesome, as well as the game play and different martial arts styles. Do not think that this game isn't up to Tekken standards either because to me it is the best hardcore fighting game you can buy with nothing but fighting.