IGN gives Tekken: Dark Resurrection a 9.2

While I don't think I'll be plunking down the $372 for the Tekken Gigapack, after reading IGN's review of Tekken: Dark Resurrection, I may have to pick it up. IGN gives Dark Resurrection a 9.2 as they annoint it as the best fighting game and arcade port ever on the PSP. They also go on to say it's one of the best games available across any genre.

Dark Resurrection, which is basically an updated Tekken 5, sports tons of extra content in the form of "new customizable items, characters, environments, and other cool goodies. There are new ranks, new moves, new music, small interface enhancements, every character is available from the start ... you name it, it's probably in here."

One problem I've always had with fighting games on portables are the controls. I can never seem to pull off moves very easily, and it seems the case is the same with Dark Resurrection. "The PlayStation Portable's directional pad makes it difficult to pull off moves that arcade and PS2 veterans might otherwise have no problem with." They go on to say most players will get used to the d-pad issue, but still, that kinda sucks. The good thing is aside from that and a couple other small complaints, there doesn't seem to be too many other faults in the game.

So there you have it, one of the first reviews of Namco's latest fighting venture is out and it seems like it's a winner.

[Via IGN]