It’s been a while since I did quick take post as it is a while since my last PSP post also. So why not go for one of my recent pick ups of Tekken. I don’t really play fighting games outside of Mortal Kombat. Most of the fighting games I play or did tend to go back to old soul calibur or the Naruto ninja storm games.
For a cheap pick up, I was pleasantly surprised by it. Being the PSP version of 5 which was initially on ps2 then got an upgrade for ps3. It came with a lot of features, varying game modes. Standard 1 v 1, story and arcade. Then the sub modes within arcade. Some of these unlock as you progress in story mode or rising in ranks via arcade mode.
My pre existing history with Tekken was with tag tournament on the PS2 which I spent most of the time bouncing round on a sword as Yoshimitsu getting my ass whipped and not really understanding why.
I won’t lie I don’t really understand the under lying story so what’s going on is kinda behind me. The 9 stage story mode also doesn’t help. Next to nothing is explained you just fight people for a smidge of reason. Then it ends with a fight against Jinpachi who’s just an angry fiery lad who takes a little more punishment to beat.
The fighting itself is pretty standard, but is fluid enough to make it fun and getting the timings down for combos isn’t too bad. Definitely a practice makes perfect type of game. The more you’d play the better you’d become, fairly standard stuff really.
The game does look good, each character are detailed and individual enough to stand out and a roster of 32 playable characters. There is more then enough variety to go around. The stages are all distinctive I particularly enjoy the one where penguins are hobbling around as you brawl.
You get gold for every victory, and for a perfect win a high amount. A few times I had a random multiplier pop up as, dunno why but it did so you can also get that. With that gold you can buy a shit load of character customisation items which adds a nice bit of a personal touch to your favourite characters.
I can’t vouch for the local play or online play as that’s not a option for me. But I’d imagine I’d lose 100% as I’m pretty shite at the game. It is fairly fun in quick burst and is far from tasking. If you like fighting games even know you’d find a lot to keep you busy and love. However for the most part I’d imagine you’d best still stick with a full console game or the console version of this one.
I’d give this game a good and Tasty 6/10, a solid and enjoyable fighting game with enough variety to keep it fun but only in quick bursts. And missing the polish and usually more variety of a full fleecier console game. Especially in the story mode.
Released on Sony PSP, September 15th 2006.
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