Virtua Fighter Animation, known in Japan

Japan

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 as , is a 1996 versus fighting video game for the Sega Game Gear

Sega Game Gear

The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....

 and Sega Master System

Sega Master System

The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....

. It is based on the Virtua Fighter anime series

Virtua Fighter (anime)

is a 35-episode anime series based on the Virtua Fighter series of video games made by Sega-AM2. It had originally aired in Japanese television on TV Tokyo from October 2, 1995 to June 27, 1996.-Plot:...

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Gameplay

The main mode of gameplay is a story mode, which shows cut scenes between stages. Unusually for a Virtua Fighter game, this meant a restricted choice of characters, as each one is unlocked after being beaten in the story. Virtua Fighter Animation offers three viewing modes: Normal, Large, and Realtime. Realtime was an effort to recreate the zooming camera effects of the 3D Virtua Fighter games, by swapping between small and large sprites to represent distance.

Characters

Despite their appearances in the anime, Jeffry McWild, Shun Di and Lion Rafale were not included in this game.

• Akira Yuki
• Pai Chan
• Lau Chan
• Wolf Hawkfield
• Kage-Maru
• Sarah Bryant
• Jacky Bryant
• Dural

Version differences

In Japan, Virtua Fighter Mini was marketed as part of the rebranding of the Game Gear to "Kid's Gear". It has a multiplayer mode missing from other releases, as the game was included as part of a special bundle containing a Game Gear with Virtua Fighter artwork and a link cable. It also contains an extended introduction sequence based on the opening of the anime series. Also exclusive in the Japanese version is a voice sample of Akira Yuki at the end of story mode before the credits roll.

To make it more marketable outside of Japan, some parts of the English script were changed from the Japanese version's by making it a little comedic instead of serious. The Sega Master System

Sega Master System

The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....

 version of Virtua Fighter Animation was only released in Brazil, where it was produced officially by Tec Toy

Tec Toy

Tectoy is a Brazilian videogame and electronics company. They are best known for publishing and distributing Sega's consoles and video games in that country. The company stock is also traded at Bovespa...

. It is identical to the Sega Game Gear version, except it lacks the viewing modes of it, and uses the English script from the international releases.