Virtua Fighter 4

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Mar 17, 2002
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 103
  3. Negative: 14 out of 103
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  1. AnonymousMC
    Aug 11, 2003
    1
    Ok, M.D PhiloSHIT
    If you spent your rewiew explaining what was good about the game, someone might have taken you seriously, instead you came off as annoying... I explaned myself and why i disliked the game,every aspect of it, the sound, gameplay, graphics.....Your just some hardcore fighter 4 gamer that can't play any other fighter games ex- mortal kombat, street fighter(any of    Ok, M.D PhiloSHIT
    If you spent your rewiew explaining what was good about the game, someone might have taken you seriously, instead you came off as annoying... I explaned myself and why i disliked the game,every aspect of it, the sound, gameplay, graphics.....Your just some hardcore fighter 4 gamer that can't play any other fighter games ex- mortal kombat, street fighter(any of them), DOA, Tekken... And my facts straight, the sega saturn version was almost completely different, and the music is garbage, maybe you like techno shit but i as hell sure don't...Oh yea the gameplay, i never saw so many moves that is a waste to use.

    Next time, before you write something to insult someone about there review...Try and write a decent review asshole    … Expand
  2. RamiW.
    Apr 8, 2006
    3
    I bloody gave this game to my cousin because it sucked hard. How on this earth would you be giving this game 10 or a 100 by the critics jesus everything sucks i cant bloody fight. I opened the manual and there was like 1000 moves for every character and i cant even do 1 there are no new characters to unlock and it was boring as soon as i put it in my damn ps2. I dont want to embarress I bloody gave this game to my cousin because it sucked hard. How on this earth would you be giving this game 10 or a 100 by the critics jesus everything sucks i cant bloody fight. I opened the manual and there was like 1000 moves for every character and i cant even do 1 there are no new characters to unlock and it was boring as soon as i put it in my damn ps2. I dont want to embarress this game anymore.… Expand
  3. AinaR.
    Nov 7, 2002
    2
    Extremely interesting game.
  4. JakeM.
    Jun 1, 2002
    3
    This game blows, yes i can admit i was glued to the T.V. playing this game for..... oh.... lets see, 15 minutes. This game has no replay action, its always the same thing. I'm disappointed in Sega for making crappy games, like 18 wheeler. This game is a shame on how stupid the nation is to waste 50 bucks on a game that i can pull out my butt. But on the bright side of things, i gave This game blows, yes i can admit i was glued to the T.V. playing this game for..... oh.... lets see, 15 minutes. This game has no replay action, its always the same thing. I'm disappointed in Sega for making crappy games, like 18 wheeler. This game is a shame on how stupid the nation is to waste 50 bucks on a game that i can pull out my butt. But on the bright side of things, i gave this game a 3 because this game is pretty fun when i'm playing with my friends.… Expand
  5. ShawnT.
    Mar 31, 2003
    3
    Mortal Kombat is 10x better.
  6. JavierA.
    Jan 4, 2004
    4
    This game was fun for about 10 minutes, then it felt like any tekken version, same slow fighting game with cool graphics buy just nothing new!
  7. [Anonymous]
    Jul 28, 2002
    1
    Boring. too much time spent on graphics and not enough on gameplay/music/everything else... the comp is a joke to beat on very hard despite akwardly designed controls. gimme a psone tekken before this filth anyday.
  8. AJ
    Aug 12, 2003
    3
    This game is really not all that good, infact its pretty lame..Y you ask?.. Ok the critics gave it 93, yet any tekken game did't even come close... Let me explain, there is no ending, no story, nothing, you finish the game and you get credits..Thats all.. And Kumite is just a stupid survival mode with little bonus..Then the gameplay, its nothing like DOA, or Tekken, its worst..First This game is really not all that good, infact its pretty lame..Y you ask?.. Ok the critics gave it 93, yet any tekken game did't even come close... Let me explain, there is no ending, no story, nothing, you finish the game and you get credits..Thats all.. And Kumite is just a stupid survival mode with little bonus..Then the gameplay, its nothing like DOA, or Tekken, its worst..First you block with squre and its a waste(blocking that is), then they have reversals that have a slow response time,you'll get hit like 3 times with someone fast before your reversal works, and no its like DOA where you reversals actually mean something.. You have a ton of moves that you need to remember, but only like 3 will be all you need..Talking about the gameplay, there are some characters that are way better than others, very unbalanced, i'm not talking ryu better than oh guile, its more like Akira, and prob Vanessa better than everybody.. The stages are weak and boring,the moves seem thrown together, the moves doesn't flow like other fighting games.. The music is ok, i mean what game doesn't have techno in it... Well i was going to buy the new Virtua Fighter, so i bought this one first, good move there, i would have wasted my money...It all comes down to if you want a game you can dive into and have fun with leaving room for experts, don't buy this.... If you feel you can be somewhat of a hardcore fan(or already is), then buy this and V fighter Evolution thats coming out, if anything take me and that guy(Rick's) warning.. Stay away from the series.............… Expand
  9. GNARLY161
    Mar 29, 2004
    3
    This was the worst fighting game i ever played. i am embarrased to say that i once owned the game.
  10. matheusmk123
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    A few hits, a few options, horrible characters with no charisma, crude and children's story, cliche to maximum, graphics outdated for the time it was released. This game was made with the ass, his rival, the Incredible Tekken, it was far superior even to put the 3, it's better than Virtua Fighter 4, the first VF until it was mass play in the classic Mega Drive. Make a well yourself, do notA few hits, a few options, horrible characters with no charisma, crude and children's story, cliche to maximum, graphics outdated for the time it was released. This game was made with the ass, his rival, the Incredible Tekken, it was far superior even to put the 3, it's better than Virtua Fighter 4, the first VF until it was mass play in the classic Mega Drive. Make a well yourself, do not play Virtua Fighter 4.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best PS2 Game of 2002
13
#13 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
32
#32 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2002

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Play Magazine
    80
    Visuals are but one aspect of this game's worth. It's the play that really matters, and VF, as always, plays marvelously. [Mar 2002, p.44]
  2. Armchair Empire
    94
    Though DOA3 may have it beat graphically, no game can touch VF4’s fighting engine. This is the deepest, most dynamic fighter ever created.
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  3. Cinescape
    100
    What’s awesome about the gameplay is that you can just pick up a controller and start fighting. Three buttons (block, kick, punch) are all that are needed to master a basic set of moves.
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