<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1993	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	B-Application
1995	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
breakthrough	O
graphics	O
;	O
it	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animation	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
1v1	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
—	O
other	O
than	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
—	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
such	O
size	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
energy	O
meter	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
adjusted	O
to	O
infinity	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
advantage	O
when	O
beating	O
opponents	O
or	O
practicing	O
moves	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adjusting	O
the	O
arena	O
to	O
a	O
smaller	O
size	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
characters	O
infinite	O
health	O
could	O
lead	O
to	O
mock	O
sumo	B-Language
matches	O
,	O
wherein	O
victory	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
knocking	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
each	O
have	O
many	O
unique	O
moves	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
share	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
with	O
another	O
character	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
Lau	O
Chan	O
and	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
each	O
practice	O
similar	O
forms	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
nine	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
are	O
once	O
again	O
playable	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
also	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Shun	O
Di	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
drunken	O
fist	O
master	O
from	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
Lion	O
Rafale	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
son	O
of	O
a	O
rich	O
businessman	O
who	O
uses	O
praying	O
mantis	O
style	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
presents	O
no	O
narrative	O
in-game	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
story-based	O
intro	O
sequence	O
,	O
no	O
narrative	O
character	O
endings	O
and	O
very	O
little	O
text	O
to	O
supply	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
story	O
in	O
its	O
supporting	O
material	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
manual	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
hinges	O
around	O
a	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
greatest	O
fighters	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
seek	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
fame	O
and	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
introduce	O
texture	O
mapping	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
lacked	O
textures	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
render	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
texture-mapped	O
characters	O
,	O
it	O
cost	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
texture-mapping	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
from	O
the	O
military	O
flight	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
firm	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
advanced	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animation	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
technology	O
to	O
what	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
healthcare	O
and	O
military	O
industries	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
magnetic	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
track	O
head	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1995	O
interview	O
,	O
Suzuki	O
said	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
his	O
favorite	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
he	O
had	O
made	O
,	O
elaborating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
particularly	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
"	O
added	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
reality	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
motions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
counterattacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
division	O
was	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
sub-departments	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
charged	O
with	O
porting	O
a	O
different	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
:	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
unexpectedly	O
slow	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
port	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
were	O
reassigned	O
to	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
AM2	O
Research	O
completed	O
the	O
Sega	O
Graphics	O
Library	O
,	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
operating	O
system	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
feasible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
near-arcade	O
perfect	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
port	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
a	O
short	O
holiday	O
before	O
beginning	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
conversion	O
in	O
earnest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
AM2	O
gave	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Device
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Toy	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
increase	O
confidence	O
in	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
they	O
displayed	O
non-playable	O
demos	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
Lion	O
,	O
Shun	O
,	O
Pai	O
,	O
and	O
Lau	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
-	O
the	O
same	O
speed	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
AM2	O
continued	O
to	O
face	O
problems	O
in	O
creating	O
an	O
accurate	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
months	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
developing	O
compression	O
techniques	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fit	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
moves	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
could	O
not	O
use	O
nearly	O
as	O
many	O
polygons	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
this	O
difference	O
less	O
apparent	O
,	O
the	O
programming	O
team	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
could	O
map	O
16	O
different	O
colors	O
to	O
each	O
polygon	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
could	O
map	O
only	O
one	O
color	O
per	O
polygon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AM2	O
team	O
also	O
used	O
data	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
for	O
some	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
Keiji	O
Okayasu	O
discussed	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
struggles	O
with	O
getting	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
into	O
account	O
audience	O
reactions	O
at	O
the	O
JAMMA	O
show	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
months	O
on	O
final	O
adjustments	O
,	O
play-testing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Saturn-specific	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
2.1	O
game	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
ports	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
features	O
are	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
1995	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
crucial	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Ages	O
2500	O
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
and	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
CG	O
Portrait	O
Series	O
"	O
of	O
discs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
11	O
discs	O
(	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
playable	O
character	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
slideshow	O
of	O
high-resolution	O
CG	O
stills	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
engaged	O
in	O
non-fighting	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
pool	O
or	O
eating	O
ice	O
cream	O
,	O
backed	O
by	O
a	O
Japanese	O
pop	O
song	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
karaoke	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
in	B-Application
1995	I-Application
and	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
Sega	O
's	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
with	O
no	O
slowdown	O
(	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
ran	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
reported	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
nearly	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Saturns	B-Device
that	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
below	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
became	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
remains	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
various	O
Saturn	B-Device
consoles	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
alongside	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
which	O
helped	O
boost	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
bundled	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
December	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
bringing	O
total	O
sales	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
98%	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
realistically	O
varied	O
reactions	O
to	O
blows	O
,	O
the	O
huge	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Team	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
praising	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
and	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
looks	O
better	O
and	O
smoother	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
polygonal	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
own	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
authentic	O
fighting	O
styles	O
and	O
moves	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
realistic	O
animations	O
with	O
strong	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
easy	O
to	O
master	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
felt	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
modes	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
of	O
their	O
reviewers	O
declaring	O
it	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Andy	O
,	O
Reiner	O
and	O
Paul	O
praised	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
its	O
depth	O
and	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
inferior	O
background	O
details	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
,	O
while	O
Paul	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
required	O
more	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
"	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
numerous	O
Saturn-exclusive	O
modes	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
gather	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
third-best	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
sitting	O
much	O
of	O
this	O
generation	O
out	O
,	O
is	O
there	O
a	O
franchise	O
more	O
synonymous	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
than	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
described	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
as	O
featuring	O
"	O
crisp	O
,	O
fast	O
visuals	O
and	O
deeply	O
nuanced	O
game	O
mechanics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
claimed	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
aged	O
well	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
fighters	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Tekken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second-best	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
stands	O
head	O
and	O
shoulders	O
above	O
all	O
32-bit	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
Awards	O
gave	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
top	O
awards	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Most	O
Popular	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
magazine	O
also	O
awarded	O
it	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Saturn	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
19th-best	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
by	O
Complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
2nd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Next	O
Generation	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
and	O
1999	O
,	O
IGN	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
unquestionably	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
certainly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
"	O
rivals	O
even	O
the	O
excellent	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
port.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
be	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
