Teken 6 fans will be in heaven with the recent release.  The fighting is as smooth as ever and the side entertainment that accompanies will keep the interest level at an all time high.  The tekken franchise has always been a popular fighting game and Teken 6 is no exception. The games starts out with a recap of the past events concerning the King of Iron Fist Tournament.  The back story consists of corporations that rule the world, that are involved in constant fighting.

Teken 6 comes with a large assortment of 40 selectable characters and a wide range of modes. Aside from the previous mentioned Scenario Campaign, there are also the typical Arcade modes, Ghost fights (which allow you to play against specific AI types), stat tracking, galleries, character customisation and tons more. Rest assured, seeing everything in Teken 6 will take a fair few hours as the blu-ray is packed with content. Of course, to boot there’s also a fully featured online mode and leaderboards.

Some of the high points of the game:

• Crisp fighting. You’ll be hard pushed to find crisper fighting mechanics than in Teken 6. In fact, this is the first Tekken game in a while that has been so well balanced — an outstanding feat for a game with such a huge player roster. Once again the fighting relies on the use of 3D environments and “juggling” the opponents while in the air. Juggling is the act of attacking your opponent while they are vulnerable off the ground. Newcomers such as Bob and Alisha have interesting attack patterns and complement the existing roster. The Arcade mode is also pleasing with a few set pieces against giant robot Nancy-MI847J and the typically cheap final boss Azazel.

• Stages. To compliment the often ridiculous nature of the Tekken universe, some of the fights in Tekken 6 take place in some outrageous settings. The La Tomatina Valencia festival makes an appearance, while another stage is backed by a field full of a sheep. Namco often honour the bonkers nature of the Tekken universe, and it makes the game all the more enjoyable for that reason.

• Constantly rewarding. Virtually everything you do in Tekken gives you an opportunity to earn Gold. Earning Gold allows you to buy costumes for your characters, of which there are literally thousands of bits and pieces to choose from. These can then be taken online and shown off to other players. The constant sense of achievement keeps you engrossed in the game.

• Plenty to do. Teken 6’s Ghost mode alone could last you for 6-8 hours. Whilst playing Tekken 6, the game constantly captures your playing style as “Ghosts”. Ghosts are AI equivalents of the way you play. These Ghosts can then be uploaded to the Playstation Store and downloaded by other players. Downloading other players’ Ghosts means you have an infinite pool of varying AI types to play against in the Ghost mode – a never ending stream of opponents. Couple that mode with all the Arcade events (Survival, Time Attack) and local and online multiplayer and you have a beefy package. That’s not to mention the 5 hour Scenario Campaign and all the CGI cut scenes.

• Music. Tekken’s familiar glitch-rock makes a return in Tekken 6 with some less catchy tunes, but still totally apt mixes.

This will definately be one of the games that I get for my new Playstation 3 around Christmas time. In the coming months I will cover some of the games that I have my eye on, and Teken 6 is one of them.

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   bpo-outsourcing says:

   November 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm

   I have a copy of this game. Man this game freaking rules. Jin Kazama and KAzuya Mishima is my fav character. But, King of Fighters is still my favorite Gmae of all. KYO KUSANAGI ang Iori Yagami Rivalry. OH YEAH!!!!
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   Charles Hamel says:

   November 12, 2009 at 7:41 pm

   I will be the proud new owner of a playstation 3 this Christmas and Tekken is one of the games on my to get list. So far I am thinking Tekken 6, Bayonetta, Grand Theft Auto IV, Final Fantasy XIII. I think this is a good range of games. Little Big planet looks fun also, but I am not sure yet. I will look into King of Fighters on your recommendation.

   Thanks