Who's Ready For Some More Virtua Fighter, Then?

Entitled Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, the standalone downloadable title will include a full overhaul of Virtua Fighter 5's mechanics, including "balance and animations, along with new game modes, new dynamic fighting arenas, a massive collection of customisable character items and two all-new characters added to the roster".

“Virtua Fighter 5 has always been an authentic arcade fighter, even when played from the comfort of a home console. And, like any proper arcade dynasty, we’ve continued to support, expand and tweak the game in the years since its release,” said SEGA's Haruki Satomi. “With Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, we get to bring the ultimate expression of competitive one-on-one gaming to console players in one perfect package.”

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown launched in Japanese arcades last Summer.

The PSN version's tentative Summer 2012 release date is still a long way away, but it's ok to start getting excited now because this is huge news.

[Note: Image from arcade version. SEGA's told us to expect assets later today.]