Hardcore Gamer: One of the most exciting things during the fifth console generation was this massive wave of 3D fighting games; in fact the genre was pretty much born during that time thanks to the seeds planted by AM2′s Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Virtua Fighter, and the Soul Series, all of these still popular franchises really began during that exciting generation where genres were making a stark transition from 2D to 3D. The PlayStation and Saturn in particular were housing conversions of the latest arcade releases, and in a time when arcade technology was still leaps and bounds ahead of what home consoles could accomplish, one of the big things was not only how arcade perfect the home conversion was, but also what more it could offer on top of it.
