The Game Revolution score failed to mention that the DLC is does not affect game-play balance like DLC characters do in other fighting games. It was a very unfair review.

"As a 3D fighter with a very loose basis in real-world martial arts plus a few ’performance arts’ like sumo or pro wrestling, the differences between most characters are subtle".
Gamers Daily News.

"Loose basis"? "Subtle"?
When read that paragraph I thought "this guy is retarded". But then I was pretty satisfied with the rest of the review. Actually, that paragraph sounds like it doesn't even belong there.

You sure about this? Is this for PSN Plus member?

Xbox where are you.....

EGMNow - 9.0 / 10.0

These news just in: Fighting Game Reviews are most frequently written by people who don't even know what startup frames are.

They're directed at casuals, and the point is pretty simple: the game either has "pizzazz", or it doesn't.

Virtua Fighter actually has plenty... But discussing the myriad of factors which make reviewers and their reviews completely inconsequential when choosing a videogame due to their preconceptions and whatnot, would definitely make for a gigantic post.

Here are the three steps to knowing if a game is worth buying:
Step 1- Play the game
Step 2- Look under the hood of said game and see if there's anything interesting underneath the superficial stuff (ie. find "hardcore gamer" stuff beneath the veil of casual-friendly-gameplay; e.g. Pokemon's IV/EVs)
Step 3- Judge it (everything, based on your tastes, ideals and feelings)

There you go.

If you can't complete Step number 1 (no demo, no friend with the game, nowhere to rent, etc), then you'll have to gamble. Just make sure you take that chance based on what you read about the game in game guides + gameplay videos, rather than reviews.

Source: Gamasutra

it's for normal users. plus members have the game for free +20% discount on the dlcs (-> 24$)

24€~ for Complete Edition if it applies to Europe as well.

Does anyone in VFDC even care about reviews for FS? People writing the reviews are casual scrubs like jcblack or erdraug-ish.

If the game was being reviewed by someone like fuudo then that's cool but other then that... MEH.

SRK review

http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/05/virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-an-incredibly-deep-3d-fighter/

First off... A review from a website call "Just Push Start" should'nt count. then by calling the game :Virtual Fighter 5 The Final Showdown" you already lost credibility by adding words to the name.

I care about the reviews because I want hundreds of folks to come into this game, I figure 2 or 3 out of that 100 will keep at it and become good, and it's more revenue for Sega so we get VF6.

Amazing review from the "Just push start" guy. The fact that the title is so cheap is do enable people who wanna get it cheap and not customize a chance to do so... I'm guessing he perfers entry reading AI that beats him via knowing what you've pressed. Faaaaantastic. Although to be fair if you don't know the series well enough (Last time he played was 17 years ago...) then i'm not suprised he has no idea what he's talking about. I'm guessing he's an eddy player from the tekken 3 days. SKILL!

No offense to you but that Gamezone review shouldn't even be on this site.
Not because it's unbiased but because it's biased as hell against 3D fighters.
Furthermore the guy suggests that you're better off picking up an used copy of VF5 than shelling out a whole $15-40 for FS... really dude?
What the motherfucking fuck is this asshole talking about??
For seriously.

when u purchase this on psn however u do that... lol.... and how will u go to play it once u baught it i've only baught disc before is there like a code they give u and when u get on u put in that code?

Can anyone confirm that the OSTs from previous VF games are actually available?

Yes.

They're in the sound settings.