Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

 Xbox 360
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 46
  3. Negative: 7 out of 46

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  1. NaCaraNaoJr
    Jun 8, 2012
    10
    Updated graphics, excellent online mode, one of the best communities of players, and the incredible gameplay even more polished make this title the best fighting game of the moment.
  2. RadicalFR
    Jun 9, 2012
    10
    This is the best fighting game ! Online game is great ! Price is awesome ! The gameplay want to be "realistic" so don't look after fireball or dummy things ; here it's Skill Only and mind game. People who don't understand the gameplay simply don't have/use their brain :]

    Thx SEGA !
  3. CaptainWhoops
    Jun 10, 2012
    10
    Perfectly balanced fighter. A wonderful experience and a stable online mode. I just wish I had the time to become a Virtua Fighter Master! You simply need to buy this, it's only £10!!
  4. wavylife
    Sep 27, 2012
    10
    This is the best fighting game available, and it's only $15.00! $45.00 if you want to customize all of your characters! It's just such a deep game! This is not a game for people that aren't willing to learn the ins and outs of the system. If you want mindless fun. Look else ware. This game is the Chess of fighting games.
  5. Lucas3
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
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  6. Xborn74
    Jun 9, 2012
    8
    "Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown" it's a great fighting game for the fans of Virtua Fighter 5: it has very nice and realistic graphics, with fluid animations without any slowdowns, and a solid gameplay added to the classic Virtua Fighter 5 that we know. For a XBLA game, and for 1200MS it's a nice offer - if you like classic fighting games, this is the one. I particularly doesn't like"Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown" it's a great fighting game for the fans of Virtua Fighter 5: it has very nice and realistic graphics, with fluid animations without any slowdowns, and a solid gameplay added to the classic Virtua Fighter 5 that we know. For a XBLA game, and for 1200MS it's a nice offer - if you like classic fighting games, this is the one. I particularly doesn't like Street Fighter or KOF series, always liked more Tekken and Virtua Fighter, and this title doesn't let me down on my expectations. Add to that a Online mode, and you will have fun value, for many hours.… Expand
  7. nayerr
    Jul 2, 2012
    10
    VF5FS...When a game makes me hyperventilate when I'm playing it that makes it a great game in my eyes. I had downloaded the trial a week or two ago, but finally played it today out of boredom and I knew I had to own it within the first 10 seconds of my first match. I remember the very first time that I played VF1 at my local movie theater back in 1993 and even though the last VF game IVF5FS...When a game makes me hyperventilate when I'm playing it that makes it a great game in my eyes. I had downloaded the trial a week or two ago, but finally played it today out of boredom and I knew I had to own it within the first 10 seconds of my first match. I remember the very first time that I played VF1 at my local movie theater back in 1993 and even though the last VF game I remember playing is VF2 on the Sega Saturn I've been a fan for 20 years. It's the first 3d fighting game I ever saw/played and playing VF5FS brings me back to being 17 years old ( I'm 34) the only difference is that now I don't have to walk for 30 minutes just to play for 30 minutes, all I have to do is turn on the 360.… Expand
  8. greenpaint
    Jun 11, 2012
    10
    The best fighting game ever made. no other fighting game comes close or takes as much skill the most fair balanced fighting game ive ever played. this games all about strategy timing for the jumping moves ( you know what i mean when you play the game ) and speed in tapping buttons. almost every other fighting game has that one overpowered cheap character that everyone online plays asThe best fighting game ever made. no other fighting game comes close or takes as much skill the most fair balanced fighting game ive ever played. this games all about strategy timing for the jumping moves ( you know what i mean when you play the game ) and speed in tapping buttons. almost every other fighting game has that one overpowered cheap character that everyone online plays as street fighter mortal kombat marvel vs capcom the list goes on not this game. simple to learn takes skill characters have unique styles good graphics ( gorgeous levels ) good music only negative thing i can say about this game is the guy who announces at the beginning of fights has an annoying voice and you have to pay for character customization option when it should be free these are just minor problems which take nothing away from the actual game. i have never even played virtua fighter 5 but this has made me a fan. download complete training quickly and play one of the best fighting games ever made.… Expand
  9. endtransmission
    Jun 11, 2012
    10
    VF is a labour of love... It has a very quick learning curve if you just want to play and an extremely lengthy one if you plan to master it - To put that into context - I've been playing it for over a decade and I'm STILL not that good... but that's part of the charm... It's like learning to play an instrument, the journey is never ending and infinitely satisfying. It WOULD have beenVF is a labour of love... It has a very quick learning curve if you just want to play and an extremely lengthy one if you plan to master it - To put that into context - I've been playing it for over a decade and I'm STILL not that good... but that's part of the charm... It's like learning to play an instrument, the journey is never ending and infinitely satisfying. It WOULD have been passed over by lesser gamers before the inclusion of an online mode but now these same players will be able to glimpse the heights that can be achieved with the cunning of experience, thought and persistence. It's simply the best fighter out there and it has been for at least 12 years. If you don't think so, you haven't played it enough yet. It's cheap but please don't be if you buy it, become a student of the game, seek knowledge and respect it and it will enrich you as a gamer.… Expand
  10. ECB19
    Jul 31, 2021
    9
    Final showdown is a good version of vf5, it's a great fighting game, this game is just fights don't expect story mode, nor a large amount of costumes. what's really important is the combat system.
    I think it's good it's even a little more intuitive than the previous games. but it's still hard.
    another positive aspect is the level of animations.
    if you like fighting games a lot, give it a try.
  11. shootingstars99
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    What a great fighting game! Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown makes some neat changes. First, the throw break system in this game is much more intuitive. Next, the more obvious change being an vastly increased move set and combo potential for each character. Getting into the lab and seeing what every character can do in this iteration is one of the funnest parts of this game. License modeWhat a great fighting game! Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown makes some neat changes. First, the throw break system in this game is much more intuitive. Next, the more obvious change being an vastly increased move set and combo potential for each character. Getting into the lab and seeing what every character can do in this iteration is one of the funnest parts of this game. License mode is a neat addition, not as fun as core Virtua FIghter 5's quest mode, but it's good for beginners to show them the ins and outs of some of the various systems employed by the game. For the price, you can't really beat that either. Any self respecting fighting game fan should have this one in their library!… Expand
  12. mraaker
    May 30, 2019
    10
    I still keep coming back to this after all these years. Graphics still look great and gameplay just cannot, cannot be beat, especially coming into the series as a 2D fighting fan. This is still simply the best 3d fighter there is.
  13. DzmitryBoston
    Jun 11, 2020
    4
    Skip this game. I have no idea why somebody would give 10 here. Rediilusly terrible fighting simulator.
    Don't pay and don't play.
  14. MAT_ZAR
    Jun 1, 2021
    1
    Wiem że to gra z PS3 ale gram na PS5 i to gówno,animacja równa grom z 1997,postacie poruszają się jak gówno w przeręblu,klatek na sekundę jest może 15.A o grafice nie wspomnę,bo to z PS3 i na PS5 nie ma żadnej poprawy.

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#46 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 12, 2012
    90
    It's Virtua Fighter 5, only tarted up. [Sept 2012, p.105]
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Jul 26, 2012
    90
    A radical evolution of the franchise. [Issue#87, p.78]
  3. Impulsegamer
    Jul 25, 2012
    75
    Virtua fighter 5 final Showdown has stripped away things like back story to bring to the arcade a lean mean fighting machine, and to bombard the player in choices for DLC customizations of your favorite characters.
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