Review by: Tham Chern Yih

Not everyone liked Virtua Fighter 2. The game had the deepest gameplay in any game but a lot of people could not get the hang of the game. Personally I found the depth the best thing about the game and I am still learning so much about it. Fighting Vipers however, is a more simplified version of Virtua Fighter. In fact, it plays a lot like Tekken.

The moves are a lot easier to do and are more spectecular. Everyone should have no problem getting into the game. However, it does not take long to master a character and there are no hard moves to learn like the SPOD. This is where all the extra stuff like the custom combos(my favourite thing about the game) and armour comes in. The addition of Pepsiman, BM, Kumachan and the new Honey outfits are a definite plus. With all these new stuff, the game will hold your interest for a long time.

GRAPHICS 9/10
A lot of people complained that Sega should have taken away the gourad shading and light sourcing and made the game in high resolution. I strongly dissagree. After all the resolution is between VF Remix and VF2 and the gourad shading and light sourcing more than make up for that. The walls dissappear at odd times but you hardly notice it and this does not affect the game.

SOUND 9/10
The one thing lacking in VF2 was the lack of voices with the occasional grunts and yells. In Fighting Vipers there are more speeched and realistic sound effects. Most of all, the music rocks! The Pepsiman theme is way cool!

GAMEPLAY 9/10
The game is very easy to learn and there are a lot of stuff and strategies to master. Although not as deep as VF2, this game has much to offer. My only complaint is that there are no reversals and Pepsiman is too powerful.

OVERALL 9/10
If you have a choice between VF2 and this, which one to get? Get both of course! Put Fighting Vipers and Virtua Fighter 2 together and your have VF3 (sort of). The best way to label this game is 'The Tekken of Saturn'. If you own a saturn and is a fighting game fan, you'll be a fool to pass this up. Evern if you don't like fighting games, at least try the game!