By that point, I think Sega was tired of Namco riding their ass with Tekken, so Sega wanted in on the extreme fighting game style of Tekken with Fighting Vipers. It's not understated and classy like VF, but FV's extreme '90s style is a pretty good match for the goofy, sorta ugly hodgepodge of fashion misfits that was the general look of Tekken 1 and 2, which is like a blind person after they just spent their paycheck on a new wardrobe at the thrift store.