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Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle is not for the Amateur gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: August 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is not an amateur's game. This is a game for the advanced fighter. I have Virtua Fighter for my 32X and it is great even on a not-so-powerful Genesis add-on. This game is going to be one of the best fighters for the Dreamcast.

Graphic of this game is incredible.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion this is the best fighting game ever. In addition, I've been playing this game since it came out on the Genesis (part I and part II) and then on the Sega Saturn (Virtua Fighters vs. Fighting Vipers) and i think that they were nice, now i can say that Virtua Fighters 3 for Sega DREAMCAST is the best, i've been searching in magazines and on game news and no fighting game can beat this one. Congratulations to SEGA for expanding its DREAMCAST World.

Another Yu Suzuki master piece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 26, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Yu Suzuki always redefines genres. This game hit the arcade 4 years ago and Namco is just catching up. I own Soul Caliber and it's fun but shallow in game play. While Virtua Fighter's graphics are not as flashy the characters are solid and backgrounds are huge. The game play on VF3TB is the deepest ever and noting now or in the near future will come close. This is more of a fighting simulator then a game although you can learn the basics in about 10 min. To get a better feel of the various martial arts in the game Yu Suzuki and his team traveled to the countries representing the fighting styles. All the major fighting styles are well represented in the game and once you learn how to counter attack the fights become more like a Jacky Chan movie with all sorts of blocks, kicks, punches and throws. Virtua Fighter 3 is a game you'll be coming back to years from now to play. If you don't buy it go see a doctor.

The Gamespot review was for the Japanese version, not U.S.A.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

First off, I'll correct the errors in the Gamespot review. The main problem is that the American version of VF3 features many improvements over the Japanese version. The training mode now gives damages for all moves and combos. You can set the opponent to either fight at a certain difficulty level or have them constantly perform certain moves like kicks, punches or jumping.

THERE IS A VS. MODE!! Important because any fighting game fan will really appreciate having this option.

There were several changes in TB versus regular VF3. Aside from having the Team Battle mode, all characters dodging was enhanced to carry them slightly further out of the way. Some balancing was also done on the characters by adjusting damages and recovery times on certain moves for all characters. A few characters got new moves and throws. Combo ability was enhanced for several characters. The list goes on. This is by far the deepest fighting game out there. If you like a challenge and the appeal of being able to continually improve over YEARS, this game is for you.

A great DC title

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought my DC just because of this title. I've played it for a couple of hours now and I'm not disappointed. If you've played the Saturn versions or the arcade game you know what to expect.

The only problem is that VF3tb doesn't work with the Jump Pack. The Jump Pack is a great accessory for DC (I'd consider it the 2nd most important accessory after a VMU).

AN UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF THE DC FIGHTER WARS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

With Soul Calibur released there is no reason of buying this game. Sega's VF series is really dated and has been beaten by Namco's Tekken and Soul series.

VF3TB's graphics are real dated specialy on how the characters look. The arenas look decent. The sound is also bad. As for the controls they suck as well. I would only buy this if I were a VF fan!

disappointing, shabby port

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: November 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I must say that I expected much more from Sega.

First, the graphics are downright poor. The Dreamcast hardware is capable of MUCH more. Just look at Soul Calibur for proof. This was the MOST disappointing aspect of the game to me. The environments were fairly impressive, although character interaction with the enviroments isn't very well done. The characters on the other hand just seem fake and lifeless compared to those of Soul Calibur and Ready 2 Rumble. The polygon count is obviously low and the texture quality is poor.

Second, the menu system is incredibly poor. I don't usually make a big deal out of this sort of thing, but the menu system is SO bad that it just gives me a bad impression of the game. It looks like they took the arcade game's menu system and modified it slightly for the console. UNACCEPTABLE!

Third, extras. There aren't any. No extra characters! No extra locations! No special modes! With companies like Namco putting so much extra effort into their console games, Sega really needs to do more.

Gameplay is the one thing that will save this game (at least for some people). The gameplay is pretty much just like the arcade. While I don't particularly like the VF controls, I understand that some people LOVE it.

In summary, it seems obvious that this game was rushed in development. If you are a hard-core VF fan, I guess I'd recommend it simply because it looks better than VF2 and the classic VF gameplay is what you are looking for. If you aren't stuck on the VF series, I definitely recommend looking at other games such as Soul Calibur and Ready 2 Rumble.

P.S. Who are you kidding? 5 educational stars?

Deep gameplay, not for the novice button masher

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Try to get past the fact that the graphics aren't flashy. The backgrounds still beat Soul Calibur's. And remeber that these graphics are TWO YEARS OLD! As for extras, there is a versus mode in the U.S. version. The deep gameplay will keep you coming back. No one plays this game well by bashing random buttons. Any gamer that has played this game for months (like myself) will tell you that mastering a character is perhaps the most rewarding art form on the planet. It should be a sport in the olympics because the balanced gameplay is so original and fair. The people who invest time in learning how to play will be rewarded. The morons who try to beat their friends by not knowing the moves will be humiliated.

Virtua Fighter 3...Superb Balance\Great Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

When I found Virtua Fighter 3, sitting on my desk, visions of Shun Di started dancing through my head. I eagerly raced upstairs to put the GD-ROM disk in my dreamcast. I navigated my way through the menus, and was somewhat dissapointed with them...they seemed rushed, like a hurried arcade conversion. Being a fan of the whole series, I had anticipated the release, but hadn't had much time to play the game in the arcade. The graphics were crisp and clear. Although not as flashy as Soul Caliber's, the visuals still managed to keep their detail from the coin-op version. Many of the levels are downright gorgeous, and the music that plays throughout the various stages also has it's own It's not as easy to pick up and play as SC, the combat system is much more intricate. There are numerous throws, reversals, and dodging moves that you can use to bewilder your opponent. Every combatent has a fighting style that is unique rto their respective art form. Overall, Virtua Fighter 3 is an superb game, that is worth the time it takes to learn.

The Depth of VF3tb

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: December 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Virtua Fighter team battle is one of the deepest fighting games I have ever played on any system. When I first played the game I was a little dissapointed. I thought that the characters would move quicker and their attacks would be flashy, but as I played the game more it became very interesting. There were many attacks, throws, blocks etc. that you can't pick up by just pressing any button at random, a person would have to study the game, and get the right timing on each attack, throw, and block. As a person gets deeper into the game he/she finds out that every character has, what seems like, an infinite amount of moves. For me it seems like I learn something new about a character every time I play and that's what makes this game one of the best and deepest fighting game of all time.

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