Virtua Fighter

Virtua Fighter was Sega's attempt at competition for and  and turned out to be the first 3D fighting game ever. It was considered revolutionary upon release, and was the beginning of a long-running series that still exists today with the releases of Virtua Fighter 5 and Virtua Fighter 5 R, and the upcoming release of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. Additionally, it inspired the series and  series.