After Street Fighter II: Turbo and Mortal Kombat 2, I simply gave up on fighting games. They just weren't as exciting as they used to be - and frankly, I didn't see the point in them anymore.
Amazingly, Virtua Fighter 4 has brought me back to the fighting game genre. Finally, a fighting game were you can't just button mash your way to victory! Each character is well balanced, the graphics are impressive, and the AI is top notch. VF4 just screams replay value.
If you're bored of Dead or Alive 3, Tekken Tag, Bloody Roar 3, and other recently released fighting games, by all means, do yourself a favor and purchase this game. You won't be disappointed.