The game is spectacular looking. The character models are good and the backgrounds are even better. They did take some stuff out of Evo like being able to save all replays (you can only save them in Vs. mode) among other things, but the game is a fighter's dream come true.

Great game. The first game I purchased for my new PS3 and I must say that I love it. It will take a while to figure out all the moves, and if they didn't have the DOJO to practice them then I would probably give this game a lower score. But they do! My son and I will enjoy fighting each other for years to come!

A great fighting game. If you're a fan of the genre, what're you waiting for, go pick it up.

You spend a fortune on a PS3 and everyone says just wait good games are coming and this was suppose to be one of them. I say WAS becasue it is truly disappointing pretty much same as the other virtua fighter with better graphics played it for 3 days and it is already very boring.

Martial arts can't become anymore authentic. -Perfect clipping ! You have to see to believe, cloth and bodies perfectly slide over each other. -Best visuals in a fighting game ever ! -Outstanding weather effects set the mood for kung-fu fighting. Simulated water, snow, sand and breakable floors, what more can you ask for?

As a show piece for two skilled Virtua fighter players, this game is excellent. Competing games in this genre probably still seek to emulate its’ graphical fidelity, animation and depth of game play at competitive levels. Even in late 2009 this game still stands head and shoulders above rival fighting games. People who like this genre will struggle to look seriously at other fighting games once they learn the depth of the fighting system and gain competence in VF5; but here in lies Virtua fighter 5’s paradoxical strength and weakness. The game needs to have such a steep learning curve, so players are elated when they gain competence and reach the promised lands. The depth provides longevity in the endless pursuit of mastery, and is the element that keeps good players practicing and playing. The problem is that western gamers seldom need this level of devotion to feel mastery in any other game, and so large numbers of gamers may mistake the game as being rubbish, no fun, etc, because they wanted a shallow quick fix from the game, to match the visual feast it provides. To make matters worse, the omission of VF4 Evo’s training drills makes the game near impossible to learn for new comers at more than a surface level. Most players will probably need a strategy guide, or they’ll regularly visit Virtuafighter.com to learn how to get semi proficient with just a single character. Playing for 12months straight without mastering every move for a single character is to be expected, unless using someone new like El Blaze. Most people start off using VF5’s poster boy Akira, but don’t necessarily realise his Stun Palm of Doom or Dragon Lance combos may still prove difficult long after his difficult Standing Knee move has been perfected. Making matters more expensive and worse, is that the game is almost impossible to play with a Playstation 3 joypad; particularly as Sega only implemented the D-pad for direction controls. Sega/Am2 or Sony themselves need to patch support for the analogue stick, but so far it seems like Sega have completely abandoned software updates for the Playstation 3 version so only one control method is really viable. Basically you are going to have to buy an arcade joystick; and so will a friend if you are going to enjoy 2player gaming. At this point, things get worse again, as using an arcade joystick is a slowly acquired skill, probably 12months. You may have just spent £120 on a brilliant arcade joystick, but you aren’t going to see the full wisdom and benefits of your purchase until you’ve used it for hours per week, over a long fruitless period. And no the buttons aren’t correctly configured for arcade sticks by default. For me, I’ve got back everything and more from the game. I’m still playing it and recommending it to everyone, it just unfortunate that after Sega made this great arcade game they didn’t support or promote the console version like they do the Japanese arcade versions.… Expand

This game is really overrated. It feels and plays like the ps2 version only with better graphic. What about innovative game play? Developers can't just change graphic and sell the same game over and over...

This game is trash and the fighting is no where near DOA quality for a next gen console.

I must say... it's pretty sad that sony's so called killer-app first party titles(resistance, motorstorm), can be so easily dethroned by a third party fighting game-- which in my opinion is not a great game! Overall this is a decent game, but nothing to get excited about. If you played any of the previous games all you will notice is the graphic bump up, and the animation bump up. the other modes don't really make the game stand out to me.… Expand

It's good but not great. I bought it because my PS3 was just sitting there collecting dust. I think the game looks great the game play is so so. The AI isn't the greatest. I think DOA4 is better but I am just glad I have something new to play on my PS3. I would wait to buy it until it goes on sale. I wish I Did.

Incredible just picked it up today and damn was it good. Best PS3 game beside rfom but damn near close. The graphics are amazing.

Sub-par fighters like Virtua Fighter and DoA are just pointless when you have Tekken.

This game is so fucking gay. Worst game I have ever played in my whole entire life. The makers of this game need to take it back and fix it. The guys hit you while your blocking. Sometimes when they hit you, they dont even give you a chance to hit them again. Its so fucking gay. I hate this game. So frustrating. The game sucks major fucking balls. Piece of shit and a waste of my money...

Graphic is great, but the game is very hard to pick up. I'm hardly to learn the combo with the arrow buttons. No fun to play.

Wow, just like every other PS3 game I've played. Slightly WORSE gameplay than PS2, but great graphics. Wow, wish I could buy a Wii, but can't find any. Plenty of PS3s to be had though! Well, at least I've got a Blu-Ray player- even though, uh, I don't remember wanting one.