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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!

Yea this game is fun. sure.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 26
Date: April 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was really looking forward to playing this game but after about two seconds of confusion i realized this game was really bad. Please do not buy this game it is a disgrace to the dreamcast. everything about this game is sub-par. And the replay value is not there period. I never want to play that game again. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Sega what were you thinking?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: January 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am so discusted by this worthless piece of garbage.It makes me sick to know that a great company like Sega would even think of relising a game this horrible ,if you own a Dreamcast do not get this game ,if you want a good fighter get Soul Caliber or Ready 2 Rumble.And if someone bought you it sell it or give it to your dog. Maybe you can use it as a frisbee

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?

Why would anyone buy this game?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Man, this game stunk. Sorry, there's no other way to put it.

Let's start with the graphics, which will have you checking the jewel case to make sure you didn't load up Virtua Fighter 1 by accident. The characters look like they were built with Legos, which would be understandable in 1996, but in the age of Dead or Alive 2 and Soul Calibur, sumo wrestlers should not have corners.

Next, the gameplay. After playing Virtua Fighter 2 endlessly, I was ready for a challenge. After playing this game, I was still ready for a challenge. With little effort, you can pound away on any character like you were tenderizing beef. Just punch first, then mash together a few more buttons to complete your "combo." Repeat until you get bored, which won't take long. Utterly miserable.

So, let's see, poor graphics, awful gameplay . . . . I would have given this game one star, but I'm saving that for the next version of Shaq Fu. If you can think of any reason to buy this game over Dead or Alive 2 or Soul Calibur, you've got more imagination than I have.

Boring, boring, boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: August 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are below average, action is slow. This game looks like it belongs on a Sega Saturn. Compared to offerings like Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive 2, this game is utter crap. Unless you are a fighting game nut you will not like this game.

It might have been fun

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Granted I am well aware that people say you can't compare this with Soul Calibur. However you CAN compare this with DOA 2 therefore I can not really find any real reason to play this game.(I have played DOA 2 so I can say this.) It does have some neat specials, some realistic attacks and ok extra's. Also it has about no replay value so if you really want to play it you should go to the arcade. It really would have been good if it were to be released prior to Soul Calibur.

Why is everyone so obsessed?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Why is this game such a big deal? It gets good ratings and acclaim from the critics. I read your reviews and others and decided to rent it. My first and only reaction was how pathetically easy it was. The moves were easy to pull off, and when i began, i mainly used them. Then as the game progressed and i found that the opponents were actually good at blocking them, i began to devolve my strategy into first combos then just mindnumbing pushing of three buttons in order. Punch-Punch-Punch. All you had to do was evade an opponent attack and then just do that combo. Evading is remarkably easy as all the characters have a remarkably long wind up, but if you fail, you are caught in a looong combo that you have absolutely no chance to get out of. The computer took half my "life" away with one combo followed by hits when i was down, because I COULD NOT GET UP. The controls are sluggish and the graphics bit the big one. Can someone please explain why it is so good?

get soul calibur

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i took it home and played and i was very disapointed the sega saturns version was better than this. the graphics stink and they all have the same moves and the best move of the gave is punch three times in a row. i went to a friends house the day after i got and i played soul calibur and it is about 1,000 times better...trust me get soul calibur if you want 3d fighting.

Great 3D fighter

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am not a huge fan of the 3D fighting games, I prefer 2D fighters, but I must say Virtua fighter 3tb is a great game. I bought this game a few days ago and played it, and I liked it. It is different from 2D fighters in the sense that it adds more realism to the bouts, no fancy fireballs or stuff like that, just pure strategic hand to hand contact fighting. It takes a while to know your moves but once you get it you will enjoy this game. I gave it three stars because I still haven't learned the moves, and I hear Soul Calibur is the better choice, but do not dismiss this game just yet, it will definetely deliver.

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