<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unusually	O
for	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
,	O
this	O
meant	O
a	O
restricted	O
choice	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
each	O
one	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
being	O
beaten	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
offers	O
three	O
viewing	O
modes	O
:	O
Normal	O
,	O
Large	O
,	O
and	O
Realtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realtime	O
was	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
zooming	O
camera	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
by	O
swapping	O
between	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
sprites	O
to	O
represent	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
to	O
"	O
Kid	O
's	O
Gear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
missing	O
from	O
other	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
bundle	O
containing	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
artwork	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
officially	O
by	O
Tec	O
Toy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
