There are some truly epic battles to be had from the game. One serious flaw though is the lack of vs. mode against a buddy. Sure you can play online or link two Xboxes together, but for all that's holy in this world, offline two-player vs. mode has been a standard option in beat'em ups since people found out the world wasn't flat.
Once you've gotten over the shock of this realization however, Virtual On is one hell of a game and this rendition on Xbox live Arcade is (almost) everything that earned the original a long lasting place in the hearts of so many gamers.
D+PAD Writes:
For a student constantly on the lookout for cheap games to play and not really wanting to buy full-priced new releases, second-hand shops and Xbox Live Arcade seemed the perfect solution. Some purchases were really not worth playing, but there were some real gems that turned up from time to time – some of which were clearly at their best when played multiplayer, but had nobody online because perhaps they had not been critical successes, or had been out so long everyone had lost interest. So it’s time to fight the fight for these obscure games – and if people can get them and play them, it can only be a good thing!
The Lost Gamer writes "Xbox 360 owners can get their hands on Sega's HD remake of the classic Virtual-On, full title Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, for just 800 Microsoft Points as the Xbox Live Deal of the Week for Gold Members."
Siliconera: Microsoft posted a list with this year's top ten Xbox Live Arcade games on the Japanese marketplace.
10.) Mega Man 9
9.) The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match
8.) Ikaruga
7.) Shadow Complex
6.) R-Type Dimensions
5.) Trials HD
4.) Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3.) Castle Crashers
2.) Battlefield 1943
1.) Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
