As with previous iterations in the series, the XBLA version bears the M.S.B.S. (Mind Shift Battle System) designation, 5.66, indicating it's place as the latest version in the series. This particular upgrade, which is based on the presumably final iteration of VOOT in arcades, adds three variants of previously existing mechs -- the 10/80SP, the RVR-12 Apharmd C, and the SBV-328-B Stein-Vok -- each with their own own particular traits and characteristics that distinguish them from the game's original mechs. Version 5.66 also includes the customizable color feature introduced in the arcade game, as well as the bonus stages originally introduced in the Dreamcast port of VOOT.
While we got Fighting Vipers and Virtua Fighter 2, Cyber Troopers Virtual-On and Virtua Striker are Japan only. The Virtual-On team says Sega has no plans to release the two upcoming arcade games outside of Japan.
Get ready for a robot rumble and then arcade soccer. Two more games from Sega’s Model 2 collection are coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 13.
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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!
