Software:Virtua Striker 2

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Short description: 1997 sports video game
Virtua Striker 2
Virtua Striker 2 cover.jpg
Developer(s)Sega AM2
Genki (Dreamcast)
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Satoshi Mifune
Producer(s)Yu Suzuki
Satoshi Mifune
Designer(s)Kaori Yamamoto
Composer(s)Hideaki Miyamoto
Fumio Ito
SeriesVirtua Striker
Platform(s)Arcade, Dreamcast
Release
Genre(s)Sports video game
Mode(s)Single-player video game, multiplayer video game
Arcade systemSega Model 3

Virtua Striker 2 (バーチャストライカー 2, Bācha Sutoraikā Tsū) is a sports video game developed and published by Sega for arcades in 1997. It is the sequel to the 1994 video game Virtua Striker, and the second game in the Virtua Striker series. A series of updates was released from 1998 to 1999, starting with Virtua Striker 2 ver. 1998 and ending with Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000.1 Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000.1 (バーチャストライカー2 ver.2000.1, Bācha Sutoraikā Tsū ver.2000.1), that latest update being released for the Dreamcast in Japan in 1999, and then internationally in 2000, with the North American version re-titled to Virtua Striker 2.

The arcade game was a major success in Japan, where it was the second highest-grossing arcade game of 1998 and the overall highest-grossing arcade game of 1999. The Dreamcast version, however, received mixed reviews from critics.

Amusement Arcades UK list

Virtua Striker 2

  • Butlins Minehead (1999–2003)
  • Megabowl (2001)

Virtua Striker 2 ver. 1998

  • Tenby (2001–2006) (In Arcade Games Room Amusement In Heatherton Activity Park and New Minerton Leisure Park)

Virtua Striker 2 Version '99

  • Porthcawl (1999–2007)

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings53%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2/5 stars[4]
CVG5/5 stars[6]
EGM4/10[7][lower-alpha 1]
Famitsu33/40[9]
Game Informer(ARC) 7.5/10[10]
(DC) 5.25/10[11]
GameFan(F.M.) 91%[12]
89%[13][lower-alpha 2]
GameRevolutionD−[14]
GameSpot4.7/10[15]
GameSpy7.5/10[16]
IGN(JP) 6.5/10[17]
(US) 4.1/10[18]
Next Generation2/5 stars[19]
USA Today3.5/4 stars[20]

Arcade

The arcade game was a major hit in Japan, where it became the second highest-grossing arcade game of 1998, below Tekken 3.[21] Virtua Striker 2 was later the overall highest-grossing arcade game of 1999 in Japan.[22]

Dreamcast

The Dreamcast version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40.[9] In the United Kingdom, Computer and Video Games said the arcade gameplay "will initially dismay" International Superstar Soccer (ISS) fans, but that it is not a "simulation, it's a full-on arcade game." They called it "the finest arcade football game ever" and said, though some might criticise the lack of depth, "the massive andrenaline rush you get" from playing "more than compensates." They compared it to Crazy Taxi, in that both provide "instant" fun gaming.[6] In North America, Rob Smolka of NextGen said that the game "may look good, but the poor controls drag this one down to rental status."[19] Jake The Snake of GamePro said, "With its dazzling graphics and a speedy but authentic action, Virtua Striker 2 is at least a weekend rental for any soccer fan with a Dreamcast or for anyone who enjoys a fun, great-looking game."[23][lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the Dreamcast version, one critic gave it 3.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 4/10, and another gave it 4.5/10.
  2. ↑ In GameFan's viewpoint of the Dreamcast version, one critic gave it 88, and the other 90.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the Dreamcast version 4.5/5 for graphics, 3.5/5 for sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ "Virtua Striker 2" (in ja). Agency for Cultural Affairs. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M733607. 
  2. ↑ "Virtua Striker 2". http://www.sega.com/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=211. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Virtua Striker 2 for Dreamcast". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/199206-virtua-striker-2/index.html. 
  4. ↑ Simpson, Chris. "Virtua Striker 2 (DC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22693&tab=review. 
  5. ↑ Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 29, 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 (DC) [Incomplete"]. CNET. http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Dreamcast/Virtuastriker2/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Virtua Striker 2". Computer and Video Games (EMAP) (219): 90–91. February 2000. https://retrocdn.net/images/7/70/CVG_UK_219.pdf#page=90. Retrieved November 21, 2023. 
  7. ↑ Davison, John; Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Zuniga, Todd (April 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 (DC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (129): 161. https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4f/EGM_US_129.pdf. Retrieved November 21, 2023. 
  8. ↑ Grant, Jules (April 7, 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 (DC)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=2327&full=1#mr_toppy. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "バーチャストライカー2 ver.2000.1 [ドリームキャスト"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12824&redirect=no. Retrieved November 21, 2023. 
  10. ↑ "Virtua Striker 2 (Arcade)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (52): 52. August 1997. https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_052_August_1997/page/n53/mode/2up. Retrieved September 11, 2020. 
  11. ↑ "Virtua Striker 2 (DC)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (83). March 2000. 
  12. ↑ Mosquera, Fernando (March 28, 2000). "REVIEW for Virtua Striker 2: Version 2000.1". GameFan (Shinno Media). http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1574&t=r. Retrieved September 12, 2020. 
  13. ↑ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (March 2000). "Virtua Striker 2". GameFan (Shinno Media) 8 (3): 86. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_03/page/n85/mode/2up. Retrieved September 12, 2020. 
  14. ↑ G-Wok (April 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32330-virtua-striker-2-review. 
  15. ↑ Mielke, James (December 15, 1999). "Virtua Striker 2 Review [Japan Import [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]"]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/virtua-striker-2-review/1900-2540776/. 
  16. ↑ Tren (March 15, 2000). "Virtua Striker 2". IGN Entertainment. http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/virtuastriker2/. 
  17. ↑ Williamson, Colin (December 14, 1999). "Virtua Striker 2 v2000.1 (Import)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/15/virtua-striker-2-v20001-import. 
  18. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (March 20, 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/21/virtua-striker-2-review. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Smolka, Rob (April 2000). "Virtua Striker 2000 [sic (DC)"]. NextGen (Imagine Media) (64): 82. https://archive.org/details/NextGen64Apr2000/page/n83/mode/2up. Retrieved September 11, 2020. 
  20. ↑ Berman, A.S. (April 15, 2000). "Virtua Striker 2 (DC)". USA Today (Gannett Company). http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/vstriker.html. 
  21. ↑ Akagi, Masumi, ed (February 1, 1999). ""Tekken 3", "House of the Dead" Top Annual Chart". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (580): 22. https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19990201p.pdf#page=12. Retrieved November 21, 2023. 
  22. ↑ Akagi, Masumi, ed (February 1, 2000). "Sega's CG Videos Top Game Charts". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (603): 18. https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/20000201p.pdf#page=10. Retrieved November 21, 2023. 
  23. ↑ Jake The Snake (April 2000). "Virtual Striker 2". GamePro (IDG) (139): 126. https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d6/GamePro_US_139.pdf. Retrieved November 22, 2023. 

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