<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
under	O
the	O
budget-priced	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
label	O
,	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
and	O
2003	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
famous	O
for	O
spearheading	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
internet	O
functionality	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VF.NET	O
started	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
companies	O
have	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
arcade	O
networks	O
,	O
e-Amusement	B-Application
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
NESiCAxLive	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
ALL.Net	B-Application
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
have	O
a	O
two-part	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
enters	O
the	O
tournament	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
Koen-Ken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lei-Fei	O
entered	O
the	O
fourth	O
tournament	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Lau	O
's	O
Koen-Ken	B-Application
style	O
of	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
training	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evasion	O
system	O
was	O
revamped	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
evade	O
button	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
evades	O
were	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
types	O
,	O
successful	O
and	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evade	O
+	O
throw	O
escape	O
option	O
select	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
advanced	O
technique	O
discovered	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
expanded	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
escape	O
as	O
many	O
throws	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
,	O
and	O
lengthened	O
the	O
window	O
for	O
performing	O
a	O
successful	O
throw	O
escape	O
during	O
an	O
 [ unsuccessful ] 	O
evade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
Lewis	O
and	O
Lei-Fei	O
,	O
had	O
moves	O
that	O
employed	O
these	O
properties	O
significantly	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
returning	O
cast	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
quite	O
experimental	O
for	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taka-Arashi	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
added	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
omitted	O
,	O
apparently	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
work	O
properly	O
with	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
system	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
arenas	O
reverted	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
style	O
of	O
flat	O
and	O
square	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
wild	O
and	O
undulating	O
stage	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
the	O
graphical	O
detail	O
was	O
reduced	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
texture	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
EvolutionEvolution	O
was	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Brad	O
Burns	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
Lewis	O
's	O
alternate	O
Muay	O
Thai	O
style	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
Vale	O
Tudo	O
"	O
Offensive	O
"	O
style	O
;	O
making	O
her	O
a	O
solely	O
Vale	O
Tudo	O
brawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
budget	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Lei-Fei	O
'	O
s	O
stage	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
previously	O
took	O
place	O
during	O
sunset	O
,	O
in	O
Evolution	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
included	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	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	I-Application
:	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
exclusively	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	I-Application
,	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
VF1	O
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
within	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	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>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Final	O
TunedFinal	O
Tuned	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2001	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>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
weekend	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Sega	O
's	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
541,973	O
units	O
overall	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
exceeded	O
1.5	O
million	O
by	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
630,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$23	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
97th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
line	O
reached	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
40.プレイステーション2	O
-	O
バーチャファイター4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
,	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
hailed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
fighting	O
game	O
since	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
a	O
9.75/10	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
"	O
Underneath	O
its	O
silky	O
shine	O
is	O
a	O
feast	O
of	O
fighting	O
goodies	O
that	O
will	O
change	O
everything	O
you	O
have	O
ever	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
from	O
this	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
later	O
named	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
absolutely	O
ingenious	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
balanced	O
and	O
challenging	O
fighting	O
game	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
August	O
2003.Edge	O
noted	O
in	O
retrospect	O
that	O
"	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Evolution''	O
was	O
unchallenged	O
in	O
having	O
the	O
best	O
tutorial	O
in	O
fighting	O
game	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
