Some news hot off the press and some more great games to play on your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 compatible arcade machine! Sega have released a trio of classic arcade titles which work as smooth as silk on your Bespoke Arcades arcade cabinet. The following titles are only 400 points each on Xbox Live (approximately £4): Virtua Fighter II, Sonic The Fighters and Fighting Vipers.
These titles are a perfect addition to any fighting game aficionado and as mentioned before perform flawlessly on your arcade cabinet. Sega set the standards high when they released Virtua Fighter II and got rave reviews from the arcade gaming public, and like a fine wine- in my humble opinion the title has only improved with age.
Fighting Vipers follows in the footsteps of Virtua Fighter, but introduces a few key gameplay twists. Each character wears armor that can be damaged during the fight, tracked via a diagram of the player’s torso. Once your armor is broken, your character becomes far more vulnerable to incoming hits — adding a layer of strategy and tension. If you’re into more tactical 3D fighters and looking to recreate that experience at home, it’s worth exploring affordable arcade cabinets that support these classics with the controls they were made for.
It’s said that Sonic the Fighters began as an internal joke — a programmer on the Fighting Vipers team dropped Sonic into the roster just for fun. But the idea stuck, and Sega greenlit a full game built around Sonic and other iconic characters. While it shares similarities with Fighting Vipers, it drops the armor mechanic in favor of a more straightforward, cartoon-flavored brawler.
These games were the work of Sega’s elite AM2 development team, led by none other than Yu Suzuki — the mind behind Shenmue and Out Run. AM2 also gave us the legendary Daytona USA, and their legacy continues with Virtua Fighter 5, available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game remains a must-play for any serious fighting game fan.
Either way, any of these purchases would make a welcome addition to your arcade cabinet’s arsenal and brings further entertainment value to your Bespoke Arcades arcade machine.
Happy Gaming!!!
