Tuesday, July 28th, 2020  

Virtua Fighter x Fist of the North Star: Legends ReVIVE Crossover Announced

  

Sega announced Virtua Fighter veterans Akira Yuki and Pai Chan will be upcoming guest characters in the Sega-developed mobile game based on the Hokuto No Ken series, Fist of the North Star: ReVIVE (now available on iOS / Android). Sega also released a trailer (below) featuring the first gameplay of Akira Yuki. Interestingly, there will be 2 versions of Akira which players can unlock in the game... 1 based on his VF5 appearance and a "retro" version using the original VF1 polygons. Both characters will also have their original voice actors in the game, Miki Shinichiro (Akira) and Minami Takayama (Pai). The crossover event begins this Thursday, July 30th, 2020.
 

 

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 Sources:  Sega America (YT)Fist of the North Star Legends ReVIVE (Official Site)   

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