Reception[edit]
Reviews (Arcade, PS3, and 360 versions)
Publication Response
1UP A+
[13]
Gamer.tm 9 out of 10
[14]
Game Informer 9 out of 10
IGN 9 out of 10
[15]
Eurogamer 9 out of 10
[16]
OXM 9 out of 10
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 9.5, 10, 9.5 out of 10
[18]
Famitsu 34 out of 40
[19]
GameTrailers 88 out of 100
[20]
Official Xbox Magazine 9.0/10
IGN 8.8 out of 10
[21]
Gamespot 8.1 out of 10
[22]
The PlayStation 3 version debuted at #1 on the Japanese charts on February 20.[
citation needed] The game received significant critical acclaim from most reviewers.
Edge ranked the game #24 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today" (
the highest-rated 3D fighter on the list), stating "One of gaming's great myths is that
VF is inaccessible to all but the initiated. It takes care of frame-counting junkies, of course, but the core of AM2's series is a beautiful balance of attack, block and counter-attack that anyone can enjoy. Each new entry refines, making that solid animation even more seamless and introducing new characters that seem like they were always there."
[23] Final Showdown received a 9/10 from Eurogamer, which called it "
deeper than any of its peers."
[24] Edge favorably compared
Final Showdown with
Street Fighter IV,
Marvel vs. Capcom 3,
Soul Calibur V, and
Mortal Kombat, noting "Its prudence, that veil of simplicity masking a system of astonishing possibility and depth, makes it one of the
purest fighting games on the market today."
[25] The game was featured in
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, with journalist Richard Stanton stating
"No matter how good the latest Street Fighter or Tekken is, they'll still be undisciplined teenagers compared to Virtua Fighter's cool, mature mastery of fighting."
[26]

the game is far from dead. it went to tekken's home turf (playstation) and showed tekken that it is and always has been in a class of its own!!
just wait till they announce v.fighter 6.