Sephiroth Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Yesterday, I decided to go to the arcades with my friends, we all had Dance Dance Revolution in mind before we got there, but as soon as we walked through the doors, my jaws dropped to the floor, finally, the game I have been waiting for such a long time was finally here, and a mighty big crowd gathered around it, the game is, obviously tekken 4, and boy, was it a doozy, the graphics are so awesome, the speed of the game as smooth as silk, just by looking at it I couldn't fault the game, I waited impatiently for my turn, and when I finally got on it, I was hooked, lucky for me I am already such an experienced tekken player, I stayed on the machine for a mighty long time, beating opponent after opponent, never missing a go, never having to go all the way back in line, what an experience.... Graphics I seriously cannot fault the graphics in this game, they're so amazing, the way the hair moves, the levels, the level of detail on the characters, I was most impressed with the levels, they look beautiful, gone are the ways of previous tekkens where you fought on ground that never ends, you could reach walls here, and when you do, it opens up a whole new lines of moves and holds, you can smash them against the wall, or you can do a matrix and run up the wall and jump behind your enemy. Though there are a few bland levels, offering nothing special, like the beach and the air force level, its just....nothing special Gameplay The gameplay cannot be faulted, it moves faster than any of the previous tekken's, and it has an addictive feel to it, once you start, you can't stop, the controls pretty much remain the same as other tekken's, except for the holds, if you do a normal hold, all it will do is grab your enemy and put them behind you, or just push them in front of you so you can start a combo on them, nice feature. Sidestepping is also done pretty much the same as before, but the only thing I can fault on the game play is if you fall to the floor, your opponent can keep hitting you and you won't have a chance to get back up, its even worse if your on the floor close to a wall.... Sound to be honest, I couldn't hear much from the sound, too much noice happening behind me to hear anything! -_- Characters a lot of the characters make a welcome comeback, with some new characters too, but be warned, some of the characters have been completely changed, meaning they have few of the moves they had in previous tekken's! king pretty much remains the same, except for a few extra moves, and a LOT of new holds, and chain holds, kazuya, well, what more can I say about my favourite character? I love the way he plays in T4, other characters are julia, bryan, heihachi, law, paul, nina, xiaoyu, lei, and jin, who's moves have been completely changed, I think I missed a few of the old characters, but on to the new characters, we have violet, who looks exactly loke lee from tekken 2 and tag, but he has moves from law, heihachi and paul, then we have the huge newcomer, marduk, who fights like the people from ultimate fighting championship, his moves are pretty hard to learn, and then there is steve fox, a british boxer, and an excellent character as well. very fast and strong with good combos, then there's christie, she plays exactly like eddie, not surprising since he taught her, next up is combot, who plays like mokujin. Overall overall, I can't wait to play the game on the ps2, so I'll be playing it in the arcades instead, lol, I recommend you get to your nearest arcade and play it, trust me, you won't regret it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 [SIZE=1]Whoa... sounds pretty damn excellent to me. Do you know when it is coming out?[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted January 27, 2002 Author Share Posted January 27, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowGohan [/i] [B][SIZE=1]Whoa... sounds pretty damn excellent to me. Do you know when it is coming out?[/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] on the ps2 in japan, sometime this winter, US, spring 2003, UK, Summer 2003.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 [SIZE=1]Awww! Summer '03? Darn! Why does the UK always get the games last... or at least nearly last :([/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest QuickSilver Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 i also played this game in the arcade with sstrunks he beat:( but it is still a good game deffinately worth getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 The PS2 version is looking pretty well also. The follow up to Tekken Force mode will probably be pretty cool. It's supposedly going to be a little less linear. It's a safe bet that there will be a lot more enemies on screen at once too. Well, now with Virtua Fighter 4 and Tekken 4 both on Playstation 2, I think it's safe to say that Sony has the definitive console for fighting games. That is until Soul Calibur 2 is unleashed on multiple platforms.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted January 29, 2002 Author Share Posted January 29, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i] [B]The PS2 version is looking pretty well also. The follow up to Tekken Force mode will probably be pretty cool. It's supposedly going to be a little less linear. It's a safe bet that there will be a lot more enemies on screen at once too. Well, now with Virtua Fighter 4 and Tekken 4 both on Playstation 2, I think it's safe to say that Sony has the definitive console for fighting games. That is until Soul Calibur 2 is unleashed on multiple platforms.... [/B][/QUOTE] sony has always been THE platform for fighting games, the virtua fighter series were always overshadowed by tekken.... in fact, it wasn't until soul calibur was released on dreamcast that people were thinking that there are good fighters besides on the PS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] sony has always been THE platform for fighting games, the virtua fighter series were always overshadowed by tekken.... in fact, it wasn't until soul calibur was released on dreamcast that people were thinking that there are good fighters besides on the PS.... [/B][/QUOTE] Yeah dude, the Virtua Fighter series is overshadowed by Tekken in the United States and perhaps U.k but is much more respected in Japan. In Tokyo, Sega's machines are constantly busy while neighboring Tekken 4 cabinets gather dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted January 30, 2002 Author Share Posted January 30, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i] [B] Yeah dude, the Virtua Fighter series is overshadowed by Tekken in the United States and perhaps U.k but is much more respected in Japan. In Tokyo, Sega's machines are constantly busy while neighboring Tekken 4 cabinets gather dust. [/B][/QUOTE] virtua fighter is overshadowed in the UK, probably more so than in the US, you would be lucky if you could find a VF arcade machine anywhere, its just tekken you will find.... virtua fighter 4 on the ps2 released in march/april, yes! most excellent.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 OOOoo, nice review Sephiroth! I wasn't going to get this game, but now that I've read your review, I think I'll get it! Tekken 3 was awsome! And now, Tekken 4 sounds even better..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk3 Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Wow, that game sounds really good. I have tekken 3 and it is...ok. I am waiting for Tekken 4 and Virtua fighter 4 to come out for ps2, but i don't kno which I should get. Any suggestions? The only fighting game I hav for ps2 is Dead or Alive 2:Hardcore, and it is great, *glares at x box's Dead or Alive 3*, and I would be glad if Tekken 4 was just as good as this. Better than? Whoa, that would be great! I hav a question. I really lik the way they expand the levels in dead or alive 2:hardcore. Do they do a simalar effect in tekken 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 I've never played Tekken 4, but I'm pretty sure that the levels aren't quite as large as DOA2:Hardcore. You can count on lots of extras and deep gameplay though. When choosing between Virtua Fighter 4 and Tekken 4, you're looking at two bonafide classic fighters. Your decision will rest on which gameplay style you prefer more. Virtua Fighter requires much time to master each fighter's fighting style. The same could be said of Tekken, but for some reason it just seems easier to pick up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 4, 2002 Author Share Posted February 4, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i] [B]The same could be said of Tekken, but for some reason it just seems easier to pick up and play. [/B][/QUOTE] heh, you could kick out the pick up and play idea, the gameplay has been made more difficult so button tappers would not be able to defeat more experienced players.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treble Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] heh, you could kick out the pick up and play idea, the gameplay has been made more difficult so button tappers would not be able to defeat more experienced players.... [/B][/QUOTE] True,Beginners may know how to do a few kicks and punches,but if an experience player plays against them then they have the advantage over the begginers because experience players will know how to link up combos,know the exact buttons to press,along with the air juggles. And some of the characters in Tekken 4 moves had totally changed,which bring up a new gameplay in Tekken 4.Im interested to see how game will look on PS2.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted February 11, 2002 Share Posted February 11, 2002 [color=indigo] I played it about a week ago and was blown away. Unfortunatly, I played first with Jin, who looks bad *** on the screen select screen, but I didn't recognize anyof his moves so I got beat. I played it again as Kazuya...wow was it awesome![/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted February 12, 2002 Share Posted February 12, 2002 [SIZE=1]Well... I have found Virtua Fighter in an arcade so :p And, Safer, does this mean that idiots that don't know any moves can't beat you up... (like my little bros -_-) ... that's cool. Also, you said something about being near walls... and you get extra moves when you're near walls and next to them and stuff, what's all this about?[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now