<s>
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Lindbergh	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revised	O
Version	O
B	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
February	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
C	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
October	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
compete	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
received	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
R	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
arcades	O
would	O
get	O
the	O
second	O
update	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	O
Showdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
of	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
,	O
titled	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Showdown	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
"	O
Instant	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
0-frame	O
throws	O
re-appear	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
guaranteed	O
throw	O
situations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
during	O
an	O
evade	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
introduced	O
online	O
support	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
two	O
players	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
battle	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
have	O
also	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
online-enabled	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
downloadable	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
later	O
discounted	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Jay	O
Boor	O
who	O
told	O
:	O
"	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
SEGA	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
5.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
C	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
fixed	O
up	O
some	O
gameplay	O
issues	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
used	O
version	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Quest	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Version	O
C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
improvements	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
quest	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
older	O
Version	O
B	O
revision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Sega	O
confirmed	O
online	O
features	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Version	O
B	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Live	O
Arena	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
benefits	O
from	O
the	O
additions	O
and	O
refinements	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Version	O
C	O
arcade	O
revision	O
,	O
including	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
update	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
AOU	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
,	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
announced	O
a	O
revision	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
known	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
R	O
.	O
This	O
new	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Arcades	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
brand	O
new	O
stages	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Jean	O
Kujo	O
,	O
who	O
practices	O
Karate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sumo	O
wrestler	O
Taka-Arashi	O
also	O
returns	O
,	O
making	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
since	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
bringing	O
the	O
fighter	O
count	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
(	O
counting	O
Dural	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
B	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
R	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
revision	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	O
Showdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Lindbergh	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
AOU	O
Expo	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
new	O
character	O
costumes	O
and	O
new	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2011	O
that	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
online	O
play	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
at	O
the	O
in-game	O
arcades	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
via	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
becoming	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Showdown	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
esports	O
,	O
was	O
teased	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2020	O
Online	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
x	O
esports	O
Project	O
and	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
60th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-developed	O
by	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
and	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
,	O
new	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
new	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Showdown	O
also	O
offers	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Legendary	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
background	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
;	O
various	O
costumes	O
and	O
items	O
for	O
character	O
customization	O
;	O
and	O
cosmetic	O
options	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
including	O
alternate	O
lifebar	O
UI	O
graphics	O
,	O
Jacky	O
's	O
classic	O
stage	O
and	O
low-polygon	O
3D	O
models	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
last	O
costume	O
sets	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
are	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
Dural	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
boss	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
unlocked	O
at	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
on	O
each	O
next	O
months	O
or	O
years	O
,	O
excluding	O
in	O
third-party	O
costume	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
co-development	O
with	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
,	O
Yakuza-themed	O
costumes	O
and	O
musics	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
arrangement	O
music	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
costumes	O
,	O
UI	O
lifebar	O
graphics	O
and	O
musics	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
(	O
mainly	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
after	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
’s	O
Challenge	O
Cup	O
Season	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
favorably	O
compared	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
"	O
Its	O
prudence	O
,	O
that	O
veil	O
of	O
simplicity	O
masking	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
astonishing	O
possibility	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
makes	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
purest	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
,	O
with	O
journalist	O
Richard	O
Stanton	O
stating	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
how	O
good	O
the	O
latest	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
or	O
Tekken	B-Application
is	O
,	O
they	O
'll	O
still	O
be	O
undisciplined	O
teenagers	O
compared	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
cool	O
,	O
mature	O
mastery	O
of	O
fighting.	O
"	O
</s>
