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Virtua Fighter 2

TitleVirtua Fighter 2
First release1995
DevelopersSEGA-AM2, Sega AM2
PublisherSega
PlatformsArcade, PC (Windows)
Genre3D fighting game
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingM Mature 17+
Releases
Arcade: 1994-11-01
PC (Windows): 1997-03-04 (Other), 1997-09-30
Wikidata IDQ2410458

Virtua Fighter 2 is a fighting game developed by Sega. It is the sequel to Virtua Fighter and the second game in the Virtua Fighter series. It was created by the Sega's Yu Suzuki-headed AM2 and was released in the arcade in 1994. VF2 was known for breakthrough graphics at the time. It used Sega's Model 2 arcade hardware to run the game at 60 frames per second at a high resolution with no slowdown. The arena size could be adjusted up to a very small platform or all the way to 82 meters, which in the genre is considered very large; this is the only game in the series—other than Virtua Fighter Remix—that could have such size adjustments. The physical energy meter could also be adjusted to infinity as well, giving you the advantage when beating opponents in the game or practicing moves against the computer player. Incidentally, players discovered that adjusting the arena to a smaller size and giving the characters infinite health could lead to mock sumo matches, wherein victory is achieved by knocking the other player out of the ring.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q2410458) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (16866) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (41842,79561,90303) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (vf2) · last updated 2026-10-13 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetvf2
Title at ADBVirtua Fighter 2 (Version 2.1)
ManufacturerSega
Year1994
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusIMPERFECT
Virtua Fighter 2 – Flyer
Flyer
Virtua Fighter 2 – Marquee
Marquee
Virtua Fighter 2 – Cabinet
Cabinet
Virtua Fighter 2 – Title
Title
Virtua Fighter 2 – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-13 17:48 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
Arcade Longplay [326] Virtua Fighter 2
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Arcade Longplay [080] Virtua Fighter 2 #sega#arcade#akira#walkthrough
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