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Two new characters (Lei Fei and Vanessa Lewis) join 11 VF veterans, each with their own unique styles based on real martial arts. New counters and defensive moves allow players to switch up their stances and fighting styles mid-bout. Train a computer-controlled character through sparring and an easy-to-use rewards system, then pit your character against a friend's or challenge the arcade mode. [Sega]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 100
Cinescape
What’s awesome about the gameplay is that you can just pick up a controller and start fighting. Three buttons (block, kick, punch) are all that are needed to master a basic set of moves.
 100
PSX Nation
Tight control, a fantastic training mode that really helps anyone learn, original modes like Kumite and just awesome AI make for one of the best fighters in years.
100
GamePro
A combat masterpiece.
100
Hot Games
It's not simply an all out brawl where the one who punches the fastest wins, but rather an elegant and more balanced fighting game, where knowing the combos is not enough - knowing when to use them and how to counter them counts for something as well.
100
GMR Magazine
The depth of this game is staggering. [Feb 2003, p.93]
100
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
I can't get enough of it. Not many games are so great that they can help influence your taste, but this one really is something special. [Apr 2002, p.100]
100
Into Liquid Sky
A complex fighting game that will take you a very long time to master each of the 13 characters.
100
G4 TV
The best fighting experience available on home consoles...One of the slickest fighting games ever.
98
Electronic Gaming Monthly
A meticulously balanced fighter's fighter – no cyborgs or polar bears or laser beams. It's simplicity perfected, and you'd be surprised how complex that can get. [May 2002, p.110]
98
Game Informer
Underneath its silky shine is a feast of fighting goodies that will change everything you have ever come to expect from this genre. [May 2002, p.78]
96
Gamezilla!
The kicks, punches, and throws all look extremely close to an actual fight with the force of the hit being displayed in such a way that gives you a feel of the power.
96
Inside Gamer Online
It’s going to be remembered as not only the deepest fighting game for the Playstation 2, but also the best, on any platform.
95
GameSpy
Deeper than Marianas Trench, but fortunately, it's much easier to dive into. The most realistic, well-rounded and technically impressive fighting ever made.
95
GameCritics
The game is a gorgeous and perfectly balanced game where no fighter is better than another is. Kumite mode helps define this game as purely skill-driven, but its simplistic controls make it accessible to anybody.
94
Media and Games Online Network
VF4 is probably the greatest fighter ever made in terms of lasting appeal. The Kumite mode is absolutely fantastic.
94
GamerWeb Sony
This is the epitome of what fighting games should be, having practice, patience, and technique take precedence over simple button mashing.
94
TotalGames.net
There's quite literally nothing else about Virtua Fighter 4 which comes close to disappointing as much as the graphics – and considering that the game still looks marvellous, that's the best bad-news-good-news we've ever had to tell anyone, you lucky people!
94
Armchair Empire
Though DOA3 may have it beat graphically, no game can touch VF4’s fighting engine. This is the deepest, most dynamic fighter ever created.
93
GameSpot
The real beauty of it is definitely in the gameplay...You can't tell right off the bat, but Virtua Fighter 4 is the best fighting game in years.
93
IGN
The amount of variety for toe-to-toe fighting is the best the series has ever seen.
92
TotalPlayStation
The Kumite and AI modes are ridiculously fun, and should you be one of the poor, unwitting souls that actually hooks up with a friend that’s purchased a copy, you can kiss at least a couple weekends (and likely a few weekdays) goodbye.
91
netjak
Virtua Fighter 4 has moved in next door and I am coveting my neighbor until I am sore.
91
XenGamers
The game features the absolute best training mode ever made for a fighting game.
91
Game Revolution
It is not only the best fighter available for the system, but pretty much the best console gamers have seen since "Soul Calibur."
91
Gaming Age
This game looks amazing. The character models and animation are clearly the cream of the crop...If you're not completely sold by now, then the Kumite will definitely put you over the top.
90
All Game Guide
The pacing, the control, the animation, the look, the feel -- the Virtua Fighting itself has been polished to near perfection. The strength of the basic arcade game mode alone is enough to heartily recommend Virtua Fighter 4.
90
GamePen
Solid fighting gameplay coupled with some very good graphics.
90
GameShark
On a final note, the menu looks amazing. I know it really doesn't matter that much, but it really does. And it's customize-able! And that's not a bad thing. It's a good thing.
90
Electric Playground
Simply a brilliant fighting game, and it seems that the best thing that ever happened to PlayStation 2 gamers
90
PSM Magazine
VF4 does an amazing number of things right. [Apr 2002, p.24]
90
Gaming Maxx
Teach your PS2 well, and the phrase “the A.I. sucks” will no never be spoken about this title.
87
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Ignore the vapid thrills promised by shinier, shallower games, and enjoy mastering one of the most challenging fighters for ages. [PSM2 Magazine]
80
Yahoo! Games
A smashing game that has a life span as long as your Grandma's...[but] it's far too deep, complex and frustrating at first for instant hit bruisers to get their thrills from.
80
Cheat Code Central
There are an awful lot of moves assigned to each character and that means a lot of thinking. But this kind of thinking is good, it's deep and it relates to the gameplay.
80
Playboy
While this PS2 game may not be as pretty as Tecmo's hot Xbox seller, Virtua Fighter 4 rivals the competition where it counts the most -- in gameplay.
80
Play Magazine
Visuals are but one aspect of this game's worth. It's the play that really matters, and VF, as always, plays marvelously. [Mar 2002, p.44]
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