I bought this game. I was dissapointed. However, I'm not going to do a review on a game I can't fairly judge. I'll explain.

While the not quite up to par for Dreamcast graphics are nothing to write home about, the game looks ok, and everything seems to be in place. But if you played the arcade version you know that what made it stand out from the pack was the interface. I'm referring to the twin arcade sticks that gave you complete control over your mech as you blasted away at your best friends mech on two different screens. VO:OT takes the one screen you have at home and fills it with all sorts of crud leaving you with only a quarter of a screen for each of you to play on. While this might not bother some it bothered me. And as for the interface... Unless you have the imported dual arcade sticks the game is nearly unplayable. There are several controller configurations to choose from but I couldn't find any that I could use effectively. I remember how much I enjoyed the original version in the arcade and I believe that the Dreamcast sequel would hae fared even better if only I had the arcade sticks. Therefore I'm not going to say wether this game is one that you should or should not add to your library, but be warned thatyou wont get the full (awesome) Virtual On experience unless you have the right hardware. Give it a try if you'd like, but don't buy it till you've played it. -JS