Overall 9.3 Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 8 Story 6 Depth 8 Difficulty 6
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Tekken 6 , an good fighter . cnw64
+ Huge roster of over 40 well balanced characters with huge and unique move-sets
+ Solid online play (as of the latest patch)
+ Beautiful computer generated FMV's for character endings and in the scenario campaign
+ Easy to pick up and play for beginners but incredibly deep and difficult to master
+ Packed with loads of modes and extras including Scenario mode
- Scenario mode can be ridiculously frustrating and uninteresting at times
- The story may be hard to follow for those who haven't been keeping up with the series
- Some long load times
Tekken 6's easy to pick
up/tough to master gameplay leaves it as a great addition to the
collection of any fan of fighting games while remaining welcoming to
newcomers. The gameplay, while similar to previous installments has been
tweaked for balance and fluidity and seen the inclusion of a couple of
new features namely the Bound and Rage systems. Bound lets your smash a
downed opponent into the air to continue an aerial juggle while Rage
gives a large increase in damage once your health falls below a certain
point. For new and intermediate players this is a great addition that
gives hope even the most dire of situations but in the hands of an
experienced player, Rage can easily lead to an insta-death combo.
With
over 40 varied characters, you'll always feel like there's no way
you'll have trouble finding a character you like and you'll always feel
like there are new characters to master. Each character is extensively
customizable through the in-game item shop where you can use the "Fight
Money" you've earned from winning matches or through the scenario mode.
With the amount of customization, it's no surprise that there was no
need for character creation, though some items can be pricey and take
some time to accumulate the wealth required for a purchase. Even so,
Tekken 6 provides a neat way to personalize your character. Considering
some other recent releases such as Street Fighter 4 where you had to pay
real money for alternate costumes it becomes clear that Tekken really
makes the effort to provide a large package in a single purchase.
All
40+ characters have their own story with their own CG ending, though
the endings are somewhat short and in some cases utterly pointless, a
good example would be Bryan Fury's ending which does nothing to further
his story or character but just shows him doing the exact same thing he
has been for the past few games, destroying stuff. Some endings however
are really interesting and all of them are rendered beautifully.
Though
each character has his or her own story, the main focus of the game's
story are the characters Lars and Alisa. The scenario campaign follows
these two characters through the backbone of Tekken 6's story. The story
is pretty interesting if you let it pull you in but it can be confusing
especially if you haven't played previous games. The structure of
scenario mode in general is kind of wishy washy and tacked on. It plays
like a brawler with RPG elements in the sense that you can improve on
your scenario character with items dropped form enemies. Scenario mode
has some really annoying instances and levels and becomes repetitive
fairly quickly, however some players may like it. For those that don't
however, you're out of luck since unlocking characters for single player
revolves around Scenario mode, however for any mode based around versus
all characters are unlocked off the bat. I feel that scenario mode
could seriously have used some polish, instead of making all the
characters available for scenario mode, it should have only integrated
Lars and Alisa but spent a lot of time tweaking it to make it different
and interesting by possible throwing in platforming, a better fixed
camera and more varied enemies and bosses. I also feel like a lot of
characters are kind of just throw into scenario mode whereas it would
probably be a lot better if they would added into the story with a
smoother transition. I hope for better in future games campaigns.
The
graphics in Tekken 6 are the best in series by far though there are a
couple of nicer looking fighters out there, the underlying engine is 2
years old and this doesn't really stick out except for in the cutscene
in scenario mode. The console versions of the game do however run at
576p whereas I feel like they should have set the resolution to 720p to
make everything look a little crisper.
The online play in Tekken
6, though a little wonky on release is now solid, with decent
matchmaking and minimal lag. The game runs smoothly and online play is
fun and addicting. The load times throughout are a little less than
ideal though this is nothing game breaking, only a couple more seconds
than you may be used to.
All in all, Tekken 6 is a brilliant
addition to the series and a probably one of, if not the best fighting
game of the current generation. With the number of modes, features and
customization options this is definitely a game worth the purchase.
Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 8 Story 6 Depth 8 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 07-28-12
Updated: 08-01-12
Review Replies: 0
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