🥋 Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena

Platform: Xbox 360
Product Code: GEA-00001
Region: NTSC-J (Japan)
Developer: Sega AM2
Publisher: SEGA
Release Date (Japan): December 6, 2007
Genre: Fighting
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer (Offline & Xbox Live)

🎮 Game Overview

Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena is the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5, bringing the acclaimed 3D fighter to Microsoft's console with a major new feature: online multiplayer via Xbox Live — something not available in the initial PlayStation 3 release.

Key Features:

• 17 unique characters with distinct fighting styles

• Refined mechanics and animation from the arcade version

• Online matchmaking and leaderboards

• Training mode, Arcade mode, Versus, and Quest mode

• Enhanced AI and faster load times vs. earlier versions

🌐 Region & Language Info

📦 Packaging & Presentation

• Product Code: GEA-00001 (standard Japanese retail release)

• Japanese cover art and manual

• Fully supports Xbox Live multiplayer (subscription required)

• Sometimes confused with international releases just titled Virtua Fighter 5 — but this version explicitly includes “Live Arena” in the name in Japan

📋 Summary Table

📝 Notes for Collectors

• A must-have title for fans of technical 3D fighters

• Distinct from the PS3 version due to online features and later balancing

• Compatible with backward compatibility on Xbox One / Series X (international versions only) — check console compatibility for this NTSC-J disc

• As the first VF title with proper online play, it’s a milestone in the series' history