Remember when we told you that we heard that Japanese-styleVirtua Fighter 5 arcade cabinets were on their way to the United States? We can now confirm that.
What? How do we know? We played it! Yours truly took on varied attendess, challengers, and inebriated members of the Destructoid Army on the above pictured cabinet at ArenaNet’sGuild Wars: Eye of the Northparty here at Penny Arcade Expo 2007. I’m glad to say that I kicked everyone’s ass… well, except forAngelsDon’tBurn– the guy’s a cheater!
Virtua Fighter 5was placed back in a corner on the second floor of the SeattleGameWorks. Two sit-down units were placed back-to-back, just like in Japanese arcades. Each had high-definition, widescreen displays, squatty ball joysticks (perfect for the underhand grip), and wonderful buttons – these were an absolute joy to play. Sega, more please!
Let’s hope that we continue to see sit down-style cabinets come to the U.S.
