I have been playing Tekken since its first release in 1995. The series has made a lot of headway over the years while never losing what made it stand out. Now with Tekken 6, the story evolves – kind of. True to the Mishima bloodline the youngest, Jin, has gone from reluctant hero to megalomaniac trying to take over the world – I guess these guys are just meant to be assholes. Oh well. Anyways a new tournament is here and Namco Bandai asks you once again to join. For the first time however this entry comes out on a platform other than a PlayStation with a semi-controversial Xbox 360 debut. But let’s be honest, this has been coming for a while hasn’t it?
So what’s all the hubbub about? Click on this thing here.
Some viral campaigns are awesome. Some are shit. Many others fall somewhere in the middle, like the new Tekken 6 viral video series. While I’m a big fan of fighting games and Tekken, this doesn’t do too much to get me excited for the game. The slow-mo fighting is cool, but I want to see someone actually get punched. I’m picking up Tekken 6 regardless, so hopefully the future videos in this series show some more action.
If there’s one thing I hate in fighting games, it’s playing through over and over meeting certain scenarios to unlock all of the characters. I still don’t have Seth unlocked in Street Fighter IV, and I doubt I ever will since I have no desire to play the career mode with a few of the game’s fighters. Luckily, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada shares our feelings. In an interview with VideoGamer.com, Harada-san had this to say:
Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters. And also with the home versions as well, because you can rent games or whatever, it was to protect us against that.
That’s kind of outdated now though, especially with online play. If we were to have locked characters it would irritate a lot of people, to be playing against others online and to not have all the characters available. So I think it’s no longer useful.
Tekken 6 will have all 40 characters unlocked from the start, a move that I wish more developers would adopt. Maybe even releasing a patch to unlock all the characters? Capcom, I’m looking in your direction.
Tekken was one of the most played fighters of all time and a beloved franchise to boot. With Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter making their first trip into next gen. Here is a look at Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. It is currently just in arcades, but will definitely make its way to consoles.
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