1UP's resident Virtua Fighter freak James Mielke has an updated preview of the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 game Virtua Fighter 5 in which he reveals some interesting new info about the game. Included in the game's Quest Mode are custom characters inspired by and (very) loosely based on the Ziff-Davis editors. These include, but not limited to, Mielke himself (in the sleek Milky Pai) and news hound Luke Smith (Luke S. is a shades sportin' Shun Di). Very cool.
Less cool is the lack of character transfers from one machine to another. I can't, for example, deck out my customized Eileen with hand-picked accessories, a unique hairstyle and outfit, then pit her against your custom Sarah. What a bummer.
The worse news from the Virtua Fighter 5 front is that Sega has no plans (as expected) to give their fighter the proper treatment by bringing over the Virtua Stick High Grade announced back in December. Looks like you'll definitely have to import or settle for a Hori stick.
The game hits the PS3 in February, with the 360 version coming in summer. Put those arcade stick orders in ASAP!
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