Also known as: バーチャファイター5, バーチャファイターeスポーツ, バーチャファイターイースポーツ
The fifth main installment of the Virtua Fighter series, released in 2006 in arcades and 2007 for home consoles.
It received its first major update in 2008 with Virtua Fighter 5 R, then its second in 2010 with Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, which got ported to consoles in 2012. A final version, building on Final Showdown, was first released in 2021 for PS4 and arcades as Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (Virtua Fighter esports in Japan), and then in 2025 for then-current platforms as Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (extended further into R.E.V.O. World Stage).
Characters
Launch characters
- Yuki Akira
- Pai Chan
- Lau Chan
- Wolf Hawkfield
- Jeffry McWild
- Kage-Maru
- Sarah Bryant
- Jacky Bryant
- Dural
- Shun Di
- Lion Rafale
- Umenokouji Aoi
- Lei-Fei
- Vanessa Lewis
- Brad Burns
- Hinogami Goh
- Eileen (Virtua Fighter)
- El Blaze