Virtua Fighter 3tb

Also known as: N/A

Developer: Genki

I was never a huge fan of the first Virtua Fighter...then I fell in love with Virtua Fighter 2...then Virtua Fighter 3tb came out...and I had to wait until Virtua fighter 4 came out to fall back in love with the series again. Virtua Fighter 3tb isn't necessarily a bad game by any means...but aside from nicer graphics and a "Team Mode" added ("tb" stands for team battle, for those wondering) there's not much new here to get excited about...especially since the inclusion of an "evade" button and modified jumping physics seemed to take away from the action rather than adding to it. If you're a fan of the series, Virtua Fighter 3tb is still worth checking out...But with better fighting games on the Dreamcast, it's easy to see why this game is often forgotten about.

Review added: 04/03/2019

Virtua Tennis

Also known as: Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash (Japan)

Developer: Hitmaker

One may not guess it at first glance, but in my opinion, Virtua Tennis is easily one of the greatest sports games ever made...And it's up there as one of the best Dreamcast games regardless of genre, too. In a way, Virtua Tennis brought back the simplistic joys of Pong, tweaking the tennis game formula to near perfection in the process. Not only is the action extremely fluid and easy to play, but the World Tour mode and the mini games found within it is a great addition as well, adding hours of gameplay to an already great game. There are very few sports games that I’ve put as much time into as Virtua Tennis. It really is that good. To this day, nearly two decades later, I don’t know if another tennis game can top this one. I’ll gladly take a tour around the world, competing in solo and doubles matches, all over again today.

Review added: 04/14/2019