Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Platforms

• PlayStation 4

  Jun 01, 2021

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  7.7

  playscore

  7.8

  25 Critics

  7.7

  4.28K Players

25 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  WorthPlaying

  8.0

  Training mode is still available with its myriad of sub-modes, and offline versus play remains untouched. However, the only single-player mode is Arcade mode. It's still enjoyable with different difficulties and other options that can be tweaked, but the removal of license tests and a score attack mode makes this feel like a step down from Final Showdown.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  Game Skinny

  7.0

  Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is a welcome addition to the PS4 and PS5, especially since there hasn’t been a VF game in years. Mostly, this remastered release serves to whet our appetites for the prospect of an actual full-on sequel in Virtua Fighter 6, but it’s well worth playing for its pure, responsive fighting.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  GameSpot

  7.0

  Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown remains a good--if flawed--return to the spotlight for one of gaming's greatest fighters.

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  GameSpew

  7.0

  So, it turns out that Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown isn’t quite as ultimate as the title suggests. It is, however, a solid fighting game that should keep players entertained for tens of hours – providing the online community remains buoyant and matches play out without any hitches. It’s just a shame that more offline, single-player offerings haven’t been provided to round out the package.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  Hey Poor Player

  8.0

  While it is a shame that so much content from past games isn’t here, this is still one of the best playing fighting games ever made. That’s no small accomplishment. For those who don’t love facing live opponents over and over, though, this may be more of a curiosity than a new passion. Still, I’m just glad to see Virtua Fighter back in the fight.

  Reviewed on PS4

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  Sirus Gaming

  8.5

  Overall, veteran Virtua Fighter fans should be pleased and find themselves at home with this rerelease while new fans will find a very mechanically challenging but expansive fighting game to sink their teeth into.

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  Heavy.com

  8.5

  The bare-bones mode structure and the lack of any new fighters is a letdown, for sure. But everything else this update has to offer makes it worth returning to or diving into for the very first time. VIRTUA FIGHTER IS OFFICIALLY BACK, BABY!

  Reviewed on PS4
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  Destructoid

  8.0

  15 years on, Ultimate Showdown finds Virtua Fighter 5 just as engaging as it ever was, maintaining its long-held reputation as one of the genre’s classiest and most enduring fighters. Woeful single-player content and receding features prevent the package from achieving its full potential but, despite its flaws, Ultimate Showdown costs little, looks good, and plays great. A welcome return to one of gaming’s most distinguished rings. Now… about that sequel…

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  Screen Rant

  8.0

  Fans of the previous title will find more of what they loved in this installment. The franchise's return on the PlayStation 4 with a visual update and a burgeoning suite of online updates and options creates an enticing package for both newcomers and returning fans alike.

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  COGconnected

  8.5

  Simply put, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is one of the greatest 3D fighters ever made. Although the game lacks the variety of modes that modern titles possess, the core combat is flawless. Those who played the original will fall in love again whilst newcomers will be enamored by this masterpiece. Firmly re-establishing itself as the king of fighters, the future is looking good for the franchise.

  Reviewed on PS4

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