Tekken 4 is all about the two-player game, obviously, but an updated version of Tekken 3's Tekken Force minigame gives you something new to do when you're light on competition. It works especially well for catching an opponent in a combo string, juggling an airborne fighter or inflicting extra damage on one who's down for the count. Every time you land a punch or kick on an enemy who's up against one of these barriers or the wall of the arena, he'll take extra-impact damage when he hits it. Using these obstacles and the new grab-and-shove maneuver (see sidebar on previous page), you can set your opponent up to take major damage. But objects like trees, phone booths and statues make handy strategic blockers in almost every stage. The huge playing fields are fenced in for the first time in the series, though you might not even notice for several rounds-they're that big.
KUMA TEKKEN 4 PS2
But its crisp visuals and interactive arenas are the best on the PS2 thus far. It doesn't have the fluidity and depth of Virtua Fighter 4-it's a bit clunkier on the control. Watch Lei's open shirt or Christie's long hair animate and you'll see what we mean-everything looks just as good as it does in the arcade version of Tekken 4. And Namco tells us the final version may have a couple more hidden characters.Įvery fighter has two costumes (or in Kuma's case, a Panda alter-ego) that contribute a great deal to the vibrant style of the game. These included, we found a total of 19 fighters-that's nine untockables in addition to the 10 who are available right off the bat. Second is Craig Marduk, an ex-Vale Tudo champion with a strong grappling and ground-attack game. The game has two new additions to its original cast: The first is Christie Montero, a student of Eddy Gordo's Capoeira style who plays a lot like her teacher.
KUMA TEKKEN 4 UPDATE
But the huge graphical jump, quality-over-quantity roster and smart gameplay revisions make Tekken 4 a strong update to an aging series. At the core, not much has changed since Tekken 3 (let's all try to forget about Tekken Tag Tournament for a while, shall we?).
Yep, we got a look at a near-final version of the American game. The game's going to be out in a month, so we just wanted to sneak in our impressions of this PS2 game before the review hits. OK, we promise this is the last Tekken 4 preview.
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