<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
from	O
1994	O
to	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
moved	O
to	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
later	O
moved	O
to	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
Design	O
R&D	O
Dept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
association	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
use	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
early	O
use	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
own	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	B-Device
-	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2000.1	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
game	O
received	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
ports	O
,	O
distributed	O
respectively	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
used	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
series	O
run	O
on	O
Sega	O
Model	O
3	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NAOMI	O
2	O
;	O
subsequent	O
installments	O
(	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
used	O
the	O
GameCube-based	O
Triforce	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
added	O
a	O
card	O
system	O
and	O
mobile	O
phone	O
syncing	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
configure	O
strategies	O
and	O
formations	O
on	O
the	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
matches	O
are	O
divided	O
in	O
two	O
halves	O
of	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
minute	O
each	O
,	O
with	O
substitutions	O
allowed	O
at	O
half	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
also	O
adds	O
a	O
qualifying	O
match	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
tournament	O
proper	O
if	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
4	I-Application
also	O
added	O
a	O
sprint	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
consoles	B-Device
on	O
two	O
occasions	O
:	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2000.1	O
)	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2002	I-Application
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
also	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
EyeToy-based	O
game	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Superstars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
counting	O
also	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
2	I-Application
revisions	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
2002	O
revision	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
feature	O
a	O
hidden	O
team	O
called	O
FC	O
Sega	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developing	O
staff	O
,	O
which	O
always	O
faces	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
in	O
special	O
matches	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
the	O
final	O
match	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
through	O
a	O
special	O
cheat	O
code.Virtua	O
Striker	O
2	O
features	O
two	O
other	O
hidden	O
teams	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
FC	O
Sega	O
:	O
MVP	O
Yukichan	O
and	O
MVP	O
Royal	O
Genki	O
(	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Version	O
2000.1	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
strange	O
,	O
cartoonish	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
,	O
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
team	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Sonic	O
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
Amy	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Eggman	O
(	O
who	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
goalkeeper	O
)	O
,	O
four	O
Neutral	O
Chao	O
,	O
a	O
Dark	O
Chao	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Hero	O
Chao	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
Sonic	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
,	O
as	O
manager.Virtua	O
Striker	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	O
platform	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
online	O
play	O
with	O
ALL.Net	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
both	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
applauded	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
as	O
both	O
"	O
excellent	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
watch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars.Virtua	O
Striker	O
2	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
arcade	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1998	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Tekken	O
3''	O
.	O
</s>
