The very first game I picked up and played at Gamers' Day was Sega's Virtua Fighter 5. This was mostly because it was the only game that didn't have a line forming to play it.

While the graphics are mediocre at best, they still serve up enough eye-candy to make this latest iteration interesting and the characters moves were lighting fast and silky smooth.

It's unfortunate that fighting games, in general, haven't really kept up with the graphics of other games. Sure Dead or Alive 4 looks fairly nice, but it's nothing compared to some of the next-gen sports games out there.

This particular fighter seemed to be using big swathes of realistic skin wrapped around far too easy to see seams.

The game was fun to play, and I suppose that's what really matters. But more and more I expect sexy graphics with my sexy gaming. Brian Crecente

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