We’ll keep you updated with any further information pertaining to the re-release. Ultimate Showdown will be receiving an arcade release in Japan on June 6, as well as an upcoming pro-tour, with Sega hoping that it can reignite the classic fighter’s competitive scene. it will retail for $30, which includes the Legendary Pack. It bears repeating that Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown will also be part of June’s PlayStation Plus offerings. Virtua Fighter is the granddaddy of 3D fighting games, a landmark in animating realistic 3D characters, and one of a handful of games enshrined at the Smithsonian. The Legendary Pack will retail for around $10. In addition to the retro skins, the Legendary pack will also include a “Classic” U.I., which replaces the redesigned health bars and on-screen prompts with those of the original release. While this turns back the clock for classic characters such as Pai, Wolf, and Sarah, it’s going to be fun to retroactively see latter-day fighters such as Vanessa, El Blaze, and Eileen recreated in beautiful, box-headed glory. The “Legendary Pack”, which will launch alongside Ultimate Showdown on June 1, will add alternate skins for every character on the roster, replicating the classic “Virtua” look that took the arcade scene by storm back in 1993. The aesthetic-only add-on sees Akira and pals return to their strangely unnerving polygonal roots. It might not have hit the ring just yet, but Sega has already announced a day-one DLC pack for its upcoming Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown.

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