As revealed on PocketGamer last week, Glu has secured the rights to distribute the mobile version of Virtua Fighter in the Europe, and is launching in June. Gamer guess it's probably a westernised version of the conversion announced earlier this year for Japanese FOMA handsets.
I know a little bit more about the project - the game is essentially a conversion of the Saturn release of Virtua Fighter , itself a scaled down translation of the coin-op. Glu is promising to include almost every move from the game, although certain keys will combine common sequences of moves - for example, button 3 on the keypad, might be punch, kick.
No word yet on characters. It looks like they won't all make it over to mobile but Glu is currently negotiating with Sega on that.
On the subject of Sega, you might have seen Glu's extremely good mobile version of Sonic 1 last year; well, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is on the way, once again, split into two separate releases. I've played the first iteration, which features ten stages (two zones each from Emerald Hill, Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin, Casino Night and Hill Top), and also includes the 'spin dash' move from the original Sonic 2 release, allowing Sonic to turbo-charge from a standing position. (Predictably, there's no two-player versus mode, though.)
It's a faithful rendition once again - fast, fluid and great fun. I haven't seen some of these levels for decade and they've lost none of their urgent appeal. Makes me feel sad for the mess that's been made of Sonic titles recently, and hopeful for what Sonic Unleashed might become...
Update: There's a demo of Sonic 2 here!
