VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVOLUTION RANKING SYSTEM GUIDE

VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVOLUTION RANKING SYSTEM GUIDE
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Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution PS2 ver.

FAQ ver. 0.20 (10142004)
by mao2 [[email protected]]

VERSION HISTORY
ver. 0.20 (10142004)
. Updated email address.
. Updated layout.
. Updated minor information.
ver. 0.11 (08272003)
ver. 0.10 (08252003)
ver. 0.02 (08112003)
ver. 0.01 (07202003)

CONTENTS
Introduction
Ranking System
. Rank Flow Chart
. 10th kyu - 1st kyu
. 1st dan - 10th dan
. Warrior - Guardian
. Hero - Champion
. Pheonix - Daredevil
Unlockables
Miscellaneous
Credits

[INTRODUCTION]----------------------------------------------------------------
This is a ranking system guide for all versions of Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
on the Sony Playstation 2. It can also be applied to the arcade Ver. B. A
Japanese text decoder is required to view the Japanese text.

Please contact me if there are any errors.

[RANKING SYSTEM]--------------------------------------------------------------
Below is a flow chart of the ranks available in the game, and the conditions
for gaining or losing them. The ranks are listed in an ascending order, top to
bottom.

:RANK FLOW CHART..............................................................

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十級 RANK UP
[ 10th kyu ] . Every 100 experience points.
九級 RANK DOWN
[ 9th kyu ] . N/A.
八級
[ 8th kyu ]
七級
[ 7th kyu ]
六級
[ 6th kyu ]
五級
[ 5th kyu ]
四級
[ 4th kyu ]
三級
[ 3rd kyu ]
二級
[ 2nd kyu ]
一級
[ 1st kyu ]
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初段 RANK UP
[ 1st dan ] . 2 consecutive wins.
RANK DOWN
. 5 consecutive loses or -7.
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二段 RANK UP
[ 2nd dan ] . 3 consecutive wins or +3.
三段 RANK DOWN
[ 3rd dan ] . 5 consecutive loses or -6.
四段
[ 4th dan ]
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五段 RANK UP
[ 5th dan ] . 4 consecutive wins or +4.
六段 RANK DOWN
[ 6th dan ] . 5 consecutive loses or -5.
七段
[ 7th dan ]
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八段 RANK UP
[ 8th dan ] . 5 consecutive wins or +5.
九段 RANK DOWN
[ 9th dan ] . 5 consecutive loses or -5.
十段
[ 10th dan ]
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強者 RANK UP
[ Warrior ] . 5 consecutive wins or +5.
猛者 RANK DOWN
[ Veteran ] . 3 consecutive loses or -3.
王者
[ Gladiator ]
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名将 RANK UP
[ Hunter ] . 7 consecutive wins or +7.
智将 RANK DOWN
[ Slayer ] . 3 consecutive loses or -3.
闘将
[ Destroyer ]
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拳聖 RANK UP (*)1
[ Sentinel ] . 10 consecutive wins or +10.
武聖 RANK DOWN (*)2
[ Protector ] . 3 consecutive loses or -3.
帝聖
[ Guardian ]
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小覇王 RANK UP
[ Hero ] . 15 consecutive wins over Guardian rank
opponents.
RANK DOWN
. Lose to Guardian rank opponents.
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覇王 RANK UP
[ Champion ] . N/A.
RANK DOWN
. N/A.

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鳳凰 UNOBTAINABLE
[ Pheonix ]
豪傑
[ Daredevil ]
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:10th kyu - 1st kyu...........................................................
. Ranks are gained here through experience points.
. For every 100 experience points gained, you raise a rank. You cannot
lose ranks here.

:1st dan - 10th dan...........................................................
. Ranks are gained either through consecutive wins over same rank
opponents, or victory points.
. Victory points are gained or lost each time you fight with same rank
opponents. Win the opponent, and you get +1 point. Lose, and get -1.

:Warrior - Guardian...........................................................
. Ranks are gained either through consecutive wins over same rank
opponents, or victory points.
. Victory points are gained or lost each time you fight with same rank
opponents. Win the opponent, and you get +1 point. Lose, and get -1.
. (*)1 Guardian rank only. Also rank up immediately after defeating a
Hero rank opponent.
(*)2 Guardian rank only. Also rank down after 3 consecutive loses to
Hero rank opponents.

:Hero - Champion..............................................................
. During Hero rank, you will have to win 15 Guardian rank opponents
consecutively to gain to Champion rank. Losing to a Guardian rank
opponent at this time will instantly demote you back to Guardian rank,
while the opponent becomes Hero rank.
. Champion rank is the highest rank, and you will not gain or lose any
ranks once you reach this.

:Pheonix - Daredevil..........................................................
. These are 2 special ranks in the game which are not obtainable by
normal players. Pheonix rank is held by a Jacky player in the game,
Napoleon (ナポレオン), while the Daredevil rank is held by Ohsu Akira
(大須晶) who is uses Akira.

[UNLOCKABLES]-----------------------------------------------------------------
As you gain ranks, you will be able to unlock some of the coordinates, or
outfit colors schemes, which vary among the characters. However, everyone will
get the gold color scheme when they reach Champion rank.

Below is a list of the ranks which you will gain the coordinates.

. 5th kyu
. 1st dan
. Warrior
. Champion

[MISCELLANEOUS]---------------------------------------------------------------
The latest version of this guide can always be found on GameFAQs.
<http://www.gamefaqs.com/>

Official Japanese Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution website.
Arcade ver. <http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/vf4evo/>
PS2 ver. <http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/vf4evo-ps2/>

Official North American Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution website.
<http://www.sega.com/gamesite/vf4evo/>

Official European Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution website.
<http://www.sega-europe.com/vf4evo/>

Recommended game guide.
ＰＳ２版バーチャファイター４エボリューションコンプリートガイド
PS2 EDITION VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVOLUTION COMPLETE GUIDE
(Japanese)
Softbank Publishing
[ISBN4-7973-2327-2]

[CREDITS]---------------------------------------------------------------------
My thanks and appreciation to the following, in no particular order.

. Sega-AM2
. CJayC
. Mike Abdow (VFDC)
<http://www.virtuafighter.com/>

Also my most sincere thanks to those who contributed the English rank names.
Without them, I simply would not have been able to complete this guide.

. Pang Tong
. Stickman900
. NiGHTS

And finally, thank you for reading!

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