<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
1	O
arcade	B-Application
platform	O
by	O
AM2	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
group	O
within	O
Sega	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
fully	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
40,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
sold	O
while	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
regarded	O
for	O
its	O
in-depth	O
3D	O
fighting	O
engine	O
and	O
real-world	O
fighting	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
revolutionary	O
and	O
highly	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
titled	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
AM1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
remake	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Evolution	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
control	O
stick	O
and	O
only	O
three	O
buttons	O
,	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
and	O
guard	O
(	O
block	O
)	O
although	O
different	O
situations	O
and	O
button	O
combinations	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
vast	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yuki	O
—	O
An	O
assistant	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
teacher	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
fights	O
with	O
Bajiquan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
—	O
College	O
student	O
from	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
CA	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
abducted	O
and	O
brainwashed	O
by	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
,	O
fights	O
with	O
Jeet	O
Kune	O
Do	O
(	O
Sega	O
changed	O
her	O
fighting	O
style	O
to	O
"	O
martial	O
arts	O
"	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Evolution	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Arab	O
fighter	O
named	O
Siba	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
character	O
model	O
appeared	O
on	O
some	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
(	O
though	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
Akira	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
placed	O
under	O
his	O
portrait	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
ultimately	O
dropped	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Sega	O
Model	O
1	O
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
developed	O
internally	O
at	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
also	O
used	O
3D	B-Application
motion	I-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
applications	O
he	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
performing	O
fast	O
enough	O
divisions	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
nuclear	O
reactors	O
and	O
space	O
rockets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
featured	O
an	O
Arab	O
fighter	O
called	O
Siba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
pack-in	O
launch	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
was	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
with	O
higher-polygon	O
models	O
,	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
given	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
registered	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
via	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
on	O
the	O
ST-V	O
(	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
platform	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
)	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twenty-first	O
most-successful	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2003	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Evolution	O
arriving	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
previous	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	O
,	O
a	O
button	O
code	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
box	O
set	O
with	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
:	O
Memory	O
of	O
a	O
Decade	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	O
:	O
Evolution	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	O
item	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-popular	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
magazine	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
Super	O
Mario	O
World.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
February	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
London	O
during	O
early	O
1994	O
(	O
below	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
coin-ops	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
40,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
unit	O
costing	O
between	O
and	O
£	O
14,000	O
/	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
became	O
Sega	O
's	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
their	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
demonstration	O
at	O
the	O
1993	O
AM	O
Show	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
industry	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
California	O
Games	O
CEO	O
Pat	O
Schroeder	O
said	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
"	O
was	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
computerized	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
with	O
effects	O
that	O
are	O
unreal	O
"	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
"	O
shows	O
the	O
fighting	O
action	O
"	O
from	O
different	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
"	O
a	O
tantalising	O
glimpse	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
employing	O
the	O
same	O
ground-breaking	O
CG	O
computer	O
graphics	O
system	O
as	O
Virtua	O
Racing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
hailed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
"	O
just	O
how	O
far	O
video	O
games	O
have	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
eight	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1994	O
,	O
Rik	O
Skews	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
,	O
after	O
playing	O
for	O
1	O
hour	O
,	O
initially	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
brilliant	O
64-bit	O
"	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
camera	O
work	O
but	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
was	O
later	O
more	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
combined	O
cutting	O
edge	O
arcade	B-Application
technology	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
techniques	O
and	O
some	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
nearly	O
1:1	O
ratio	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
during	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
magazine	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
the	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
killed	O
"	O
the	O
16-bit	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
630,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
Remix	O
sold	O
a	O
further	O
437,036	O
units	O
there	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
1,067,036	O
units	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
38	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
a	O
Japanese	O
import	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
last	O
machine	O
to	O
generate	O
so	O
much	O
interest	O
in	O
this	O
office	O
was	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
retention	O
of	O
the	O
fighters	O
,	O
moves	O
,	O
varying	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
improved	O
voice	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
home	O
version	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
later	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
similarly	O
laudatory	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
for	O
the	O
soon-to-launch	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
even	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
USA	O
launch	O
,	O
disagreed	O
,	O
contending	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
lacks	O
in	O
[	O
Battle	O
Arena ]	O
Tohshindens	O
immediate	O
graphical	O
punch	O
,	O
it	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
in	O
grinding	O
longevity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
realism	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
,	O
to	O
all	O
intents	O
and	O
purposes	O
,	O
the	O
coin-op	O
game	O
brought	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
harsh	O
light	O
of	O
unhurried	O
examination	O
,	O
its	O
merits	O
grow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
innovations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
motion	I-Application
capture	I-Application
remained	O
impressive	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
gameplay	O
application	O
:	O
"	O
every	O
fighter	O
has	O
almost	O
limitless	O
scope	O
for	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
all-new	O
attacks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
more	O
subdued	O
in	O
their	O
reaction	O
,	O
but	O
two	O
of	O
their	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
rated	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
9/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
has	O
all	O
the	O
pulling	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
swooping	O
,	O
gliding	O
game	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
stylish	O
polygon	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
totally	O
convincing	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
compulsive	O
gameplay	O
...	O
[	O
The	O
graphics ]	O
were	O
impressive	O
enough	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
under	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
intense	O
scrutiny	O
you	O
can	O
never	O
give	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
they	O
emerge	O
as	O
simply	O
astounding	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
fixed	O
the	O
glitches	O
and	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
already	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
likewise	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
buying	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
even	O
better	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Perhaps	O
never	O
in	O
videogame	O
history	O
has	O
a	O
problem	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
been	O
so	O
quickly	O
and	O
thoroughly	O
corrected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
great	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
without	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
weak	O
spots.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
for	O
its	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
and	O
retention	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
ran	O
two	O
reader-submitted	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
King	O
Kane	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
audio	O
improvements	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
worth	O
trying	O
even	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
fans	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Tricky	O
Ricky	O
argued	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
upgrade	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
make	O
its	O
appeal	O
quickly	O
fade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
a	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
drawback	O
of	O
all	O
Titan	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Remix	O
,	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
technology	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
advanced	O
,	O
fast	O
,	O
or	O
powerful	O
as	O
Model	O
2B	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
really	O
like	O
playing	O
fast	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
arcade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
30.5	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
average	O
7.625	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
excellent	O
conversion	O
given	O
the	O
system	O
it	O
's	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
dated	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
graphically	O
superior	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
especially	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
suffers	O
from	O
more	O
slowdown	O
and	O
fewer	O
polygons	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
tinny	O
sound	O
quality	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
additional	O
options	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
overall	O
strong	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
looking	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
but	O
has	O
more	O
options	O
and	O
fewer	O
glitches	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
excellent	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
buying	O
a	O
32X	B-Device
for	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
handle	O
ports	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
or	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
own	O
a	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
16th	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
:	O
"	O
The	O
most	O
satisfying	O
fighter	O
in	O
existence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
PC	O
the	O
121st-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
8th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
dispensed	O
with	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
,	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
flat-shaded	O
polygons	O
rendered	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
Model	O
1	O
's	O
3D-rendering	O
hardware	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
effects	O
and	O
technologies	O
that	O
were	O
impossible	O
in	O
sprite-based	O
fighters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
characters	O
that	O
could	O
move	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
that	O
could	O
zoom	O
,	O
pan	O
,	O
and	O
swoop	O
dramatically	O
around	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
in	O
1995	O
that	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
game	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
credited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
for	O
creating	O
the	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
generally	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
3D	O
polygon	O
human	O
characters	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
useful	O
way	O
)	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
(	O
introducing	O
a	O
character	O
physics	O
system	O
and	O
realistic	O
character	O
animations	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
fighting	O
game	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ring-out	O
and	O
the	O
block	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
fighting	O
games	O
were	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
focused	O
on	O
violence	O
and	O
shock	O
value	O
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
demonstrated	O
that	O
fighting	O
games	O
focused	O
on	O
gameplay	O
were	O
still	O
commercially	O
viable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
that	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
he	O
was	O
disinterested	O
in	O
making	O
fighting	O
games	O
because	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
beaten	O
to	O
the	O
punch	O
when	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
came	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
fighting	O
game	O
he	O
produced	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
perceived	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
copy	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
garnered	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
simple	O
three-button	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strategy	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
intuitively	O
observed	O
differences	O
between	O
characters	O
that	O
felt	O
and	O
acted	O
differently	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
more	O
ornate	O
combos	O
of	O
two-dimensional	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
's	O
fluid	O
animation	O
and	O
relatively	O
realistic	O
depiction	O
of	O
distinct	O
fighting	O
styles	O
gave	O
its	O
combatants	O
a	O
lifelike	O
presence	O
considered	O
impossible	O
to	O
replicate	O
with	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
played	O
a	O
crucial	O
role	O
in	O
popularizing	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
staff	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
credit	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
3D	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SCE	O
's	O
former	O
producer	O
Ryoji	O
Akagawa	O
and	O
chairman	O
Shigeo	O
Maruyama	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
being	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
focused	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
that	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
a	O
3D	O
focused	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toby	O
Gard	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
polygon	O
characters	O
—	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
—	O
in	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	O
"	O
It	O
became	O
clear	O
to	O
me	O
watching	O
people	O
play	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
kind	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
big	O
3D-character	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
two	O
female	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
lineup	O
,	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
game	O
I	O
saw	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
someone	O
was	O
picking	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
females.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Romero	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
3D	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ico	O
's	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
animation	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
