Fist of fury
Henry orthmore is blown away by the latest Tekken release, as the classic fighter comes to the PSP.
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sumptuous graphics onto this tiny little l'Ml)‘.’ ‘Wowf This looks as Arthur through a
good and. more importantly. plays as well as arty P82 'Ii'kkcrr. ‘Wowf It's rnultrturle of monster
faultless. it jttst is 'Ir'kkr'n hut in the palm of your hand. This isn't exert a rntesterl levels. otten
port from another console. but a new incarnation direct from the arcades just rn hrs pants. A
direct to the PSP. packed with new and exclttsiye content.
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Of course there‘s the story mode as the 'Il‘kkr'rr soap opera continues to were rlearl and all the unrayel. and the animation and cut scenes are as impressiye as anything wax. hack to the start of seen in the series so far. There are new characters in the form of spoilt the level. It was knoan little rich girl l.ili and Marilyn Manson look-alike and stone cold special to make even seasoned forces agent Dragunoy. And unlike most lighting games all 34 characters garners weep wrth are selectable from the start. rather than the age old route of playing frustration. Anrl this through again and again to unlock the buggers. .\'amco haye giyen a lientlrsh (littletllty level huge amount of character to its roster of hrawlers and their continued ran though all rts
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sequels. until now.
But what ahout the gameplay‘.’ 'l‘hankfully it matches all expectations: thank the heavens
the lights are fast and fluid. the action hrtttal and slick. liyerything ahout ahove. Unless of course
it just captures 'lirkkr'rr to perfection. liast. responsiye and at a perfect you'rea rnasochrst. in difficulty leyel. Add to that a few more modes (from l)ojo and Quick which easego tor the Match to the ridiculous but rather addictive Tekken Bowling). The two ultra hartl 'Ultrrnate‘ player link tip works with a sharp. logical interface and leads to some difficulty setting. but tor great mano—a-mano combat. l’lus heyond that you can create 'ghosts‘ of the rest ot us wrrnps yourself —- ayatars irnhued with your lighting style. which you can then ‘N()\r(;e' or Standard swap and continue to play against your pals in a round-ahout \‘irtual wrll rlojust fine. thanks.
style.
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As per usual with PSP games. unfortunately the main fault is down to nrrnhlest or fellows out the hardware. not the software. Much like many of the other ground- wrth newweapons. a breaking titles on the machine it is the PSP itself. rather than the game. rlouhle rump. shields; that lets things down. That damn I) pad can‘t cope with some of the and gorgeousuraphrm finer. more precise angles required for the more complex special moyes. this :s a (:()lll[)(:llltlt]
It‘s not a deal breaker but it can he pretty irritating.
sequel to a classic
We'ye almost got hored of saying it. as de\'c|opet‘s just keep topping series. Though its lflCK themselyes showcasing what the PSP is capable of. but this is easily the of forcing a replay most technically impressiye handheld game eyer produced. But at this before the final
rate next month will bring us something eyen more spectacular.
confrontation is a nast, stint; in the tale.
Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Namco), PSP 0000. available now
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