Rather than focusing
on bullets traded and blows landed with shaky, «immediate» handheld photography, director Gore Verbinski relies
on the pleasures of
unexpected motion occurring within a static frame: a character falling off a train to land
on an unseen horse, or our dynamic duo finding themselves swinging in circles after the chains
on their
hands get caught
on an overhead cable, or, most famously, Tonto bridging up
on a ladder in the «middle» of a
fight between the Ranger and William Fichtner's Butch Kavendish.
The Perfect
Fighting Experience: Virtua Fighter 5's signature style of
hand - to -
hand combat, with revised mechanics, balance, timing and more, along with simplified controls for new players while retaining the depth that veterans demand Dynamic and Interactive Arenas:
Fighting areas in new shapes and sizes, including arenas with fences and walls that are different for every round — take
unexpected advantage of fighters» new wall - based moves, or break through the fences with special attacks A Mode for Every
Fight: Dominate the leaderboards with VF5's extremely responsive online battle system, widely praised for having little to no latency, or take
on an army of opponents yourself in a new single - player mode Endlessly Customized Combatants: Enter the ring with one of 19 playable characters, including fan favorite Taka - Arashi from Virtua Fighter 3 and an all - new character, Jean Kujo, and customize them with unique costume and character items.