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Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

Evolution was an updated version of Virtua Fighter 4. The game introduced two new characters and adjusted every other character as well. The two new characters were the Judoka-assassin, Goh Hinogami and the…

85 7 August 2002

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is a fighting developed by Sega AM2, released 7 August 2002 on PlayStation 2 and Arcade.

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What Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2 and released in 2002. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Arcade. It runs on Sega NAOMI.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Virtua Fighter 4 is a 2001 fighting video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for arcades. It is the fourth game installment in the Virtua Fighter series. It was first released in arcades on the NAOMI 2 board followed by a console port as well as Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution on the PlayStation 2 under the budget-priced "Greatest Hits" label in 2002 and 2003, respectively. The sequel, Virtua Fighter 5, was released in 2006.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Virtua Fighter series

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is the seventh of 30 entries we hold in the Virtua Fighter series. It arrived a year after Virtua Fighter 4. The next entry was Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned in 2004. Its critic score of 85 is 3 points above the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is Virtua Fighter 4 at 97.

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How it was received

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution launched on 7 August 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Super Mario Sunshine, Syberia and Medieval: Total War. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Super Mario Sunshine, Syberia, Medieval: Total War.

Cheats and codes

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Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution — frequently asked questions

When did Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution come out?
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution was released on 7 August 2002 for PlayStation 2 and Arcade.
Does Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution have multiplayer?
Yes. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution supports multiplayer.

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