In addition, every playable character introduced throughout the Virtua Fighter series utilizes a fighting style heavily based in real-world martial arts. Virtua Fighter also owes its simplistic game design to a notable lack of secondary game mechanics, such as any special meters or other emergent elements present in the vast majority of modern fighting games.

Traditionally, in the single-player mode, the player runs a gauntlet of characters in the game (which may include one's doppelgänger) all the way to the final boss. This allows extensive lists of moves to exist for a given character within the limited control scheme. Through various timings, positions, and button combinations, players input normal and special moves for each character. The basic control scheme is simple, using only an 8-way control stick and three buttons (Punch, Kick, Guard). In this round, players fight on a small stage wherein one hit is enough to knock the other out and achieve victory. An extra round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurs in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, their opponent wins the round in a Ring Out. Combatants utilize various attacks in an attempt to deplete the other fighter's stamina gauge and deal a knockout (K.O.), winning a round. Similar to most other fighting games, the default gameplay system of the Virtua Fighter series involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long or more.

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