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Tekken 5: DR gets modes, rumble support in new update
Namco will soon be re-energizing the PS3 version of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection with a new update coming March 18. The update is set to bring on a few changes by adding gameplay modes, DualShock 3 rumble support, and doing a little patching up of things all around. The most notable addition to Tekken 5: DR is the Pickup Match Mode that let's players continuously fight new opponents without having to switch back to the matching room. This change will probably make the experience feel more arcade-like as there's a quicker transition from match to match. You can also change your match search settings after the brawl, just in case you want to face another type of opponent. Other tweaks call on the ability to create/display names for rooms, an added flag option for rooms which toggles certain search/fight conditions, an adjustment to the point allotment system, and match results are now unrecorded when Rank Match is set to off. After reading all that, we bet you can't wait to fire up your PS3 and grab that update. Hold on just a sec there, you might want to sit down for this: this update is currently only for the Japanese version. Yep. We feel your anger; however, we're positive this baby will be coming our way soon. Namco probably just needs to test the waters and make sure everything is all hunky-dory before unleashing this killer patch upon the rest of the world.
European PSN updates for November 8th
Wow. How about that - it's past midnight in the UK and there's been no European releases post. Well it's not exclusively our fault - while the Uncharted demo may have kept us busy for the past hour or so, the fact that the PSN Store was inaccessible also contributed. It's taken us until now to get the exact information for today's PSN update, but we finally have. Here's the complete release list: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online (£14.99) Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online Upgrade (£3.49) Cool Boarders PS1 game (£3.49) NFS: PROSTREET demo (free) Folklore "Bottom of the sea" pack (£1.49) Motorstorm "Devil's Weekend" pack (£3.99) Uncharted "Animation Overview" trailer (free) PSP Shapes Your World trailer (free) Not a bad wee update. Certainly nothing as impressive as the previous couple of weeks, but Tekken 5 fans will certainly be happy. Cool Boarders is a nice wee extra along with the add-on packs for Folklore and Motorstorm. Be sure to check out the "PSP Shapes your World" trailer - it may look like an IKEA advert to begin with, but give it a chance. For those of you upset about the Uncharted demo debacle, take solace in the knowledge that we will be receiving it within the next few weeks. Until then, we have actual games to be getting along with - Call of Duty 4 and Ratchet and Clank both get released tomorrow. Er, make that today.
PS3 Tekken 5 going online via premium update in Japan
The Japanese version of Tekken 5: Dark Ressurection for PlayStation 3 will soon have online multiplayer, but it's going to cost you a bit extra. The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reports that T5: DR Online will feature free online multiplayer with a ranking system, practice mode and survival mode.The game will cost 2,800 yen (about US $23), or 1,000 yen (US $8) for current owners of the game to upgrade. Since the game initially came out for 2,000 yen, early adopters are paying 200 yen extra for the time they've had with the offline title since its release in late December. No release date has been decided for the upgrade, and no word at all on a release outside of Japan.
Sony unveils launch lineup for Euro PlayStation Network
The PS3's launch day in Europe is set to be filled with wanton punching, devastating explosions and utterly callous driving -- and when new PS3 owners finally get home, they can experience even more of that. Sony has announced a trio of downloads that will greet European PlayStation Network users on March 23, namely Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (costing £6.99), Blast Factor (£3.49) and the Gran Turismo HD trial (£0). Other games slated for the online network are: 30 March: Super Rub-A-Dub, a touching study of the social intricacies found in a group of inanimate ducks! 6 April: flOw, a relaxing aquatic adventure with many a mingling microorganism! 13 April: Go! Sudoku, a game stunningly devoid of ritualistic suicide! 20 April: Go! Puzzle, a gripping crime thriller following a fugitive jigsaw piece! If all that isn't worth registering on PSN, perhaps James Bond will talk some sense into you. He has a gun, you know.
Trick Sony, download Tekken 5
GamersReports has posted a workaround for PlayStation 3 owners eager to download Tekken 5.Unless you're living in Hong Kong or Japan you're forced to wait until Sony gets around to releasing Tekken 5 in other territories ... or you could cheat the system. This trick is relatively simple, if not inherently dishonest: Create a new user (not sub-user) When entering the credit card info, pick Hong Kong as country, and then a corresponding city After account is created, select 'Add Funds' (a sub-option within 'Account Management') Add $40 (Hong Kong dollars) to your 'Wallet' twice (total should now be 80 HKD); never add more than $50 in one transaction, as this will prompt a validation of the address registered with the credit card Now go to the PlayStation Store and select Tekken 5 Opt to add more funds (bringing Wallet total to 125 HKD) Purchase and download Tekken 5 Sony is no doubt taking measures to lock out this workaround as you read this. Act now if you must. Our advice: sit patient and wait for the official worldwide releases.
PS3's graphics critically analyzed -- verdict is "niiiiiiiice"
Let's first get this out of the way: the guy who wrote the original article (Dean Takahashi) is a graphics freak. Loves them. "A kind of obsession," he says. The PS3, he says in that regard, doesn't have perfect animation but "it's pretty darn good looking." He also says (not us! He said this! Don't shoot the messenger!) "If you'll recall, Microsoft had high hopes that Sony's first-generation games would look cruddy." I bet they were hoping that, because, you know, it's not the gameplay that matters. Not at all (sarcasm).Mr. Takahashi continues to say how the PS3 games are looking quite nice, even for first-generation games! He even went so far as to say, "by and large, the games I saw looked BETTER than Xbox 360 games." Oooh, that's a pretty lofty claim. But, he said, not all the games were necessarily worth the price difference in the consoles. Ridge Racer 7, he says, looks far better than Ridge Racer 6 for the 360. Also looking better than the competition is Resistance: Fall of Man. Falling short of expectations was the build of Virtua Fighter 5 -- not quite as pretty as DOA4 for the 360 (and with those ladies, who'd argue?). Lair is also looking good, but Takahashi didn't focus on graphics, possibly because it's way too early to decide. Anyway, overall, we can get pumped up for the PS3 (again...) and know that we'll get a few very enjoyable titles at launch and early next year.
Tekken 5 reviewed
"Tekken 5, why that game is ancient!" I hear you cry, but wait. Our friends overseas are only now receiving the ass kicking goodness that is Tekken 5. Eurogamer have dropped a review for our European friends to mull over and, if the strength of the review is any indication, buy the game. The reviewer loved it. Were it a member of the opposite sex, they'd most likely marry it. Possibly. Interesting trivia: Tekken 5 is the second most popular arcade game in Japan. You learn something new every day. (Nobody said it had to be useful.)
DoA's Itagaki disses Tekken 5
We just went right ahead and skipped to the end of an otherwise boring interview: "1UP: Speaking of your enemies, Tekken 5 just came out in North America (and we know how you feel about Tekken), but doesn't feature any sort of online play, multi-tiered stages, or tag-team play. Do you think they chickened out of the online arena? Itagaki: First they put in all of these half-finished "features", then they take them right out again. Tag fights, elevation differences, walls. I don't know if it's because they're impatient, or because they lack the ability, but no matter the reason those guys are a pretty weird bunch. Any of those things would have become a bonafide feature if they took the time to do it right (laughs). Oh, and come on guys, let's quit trying to hide the prehistoric nature of the main product by tacking on some absurd "bonus game." I have been saying this for 5 years, haven't I? If you have the time to make an action-style "bonus game", why don't you create an honest-to-god action game and sell it as a standalone product? Oh, and if you're going to bother including such a "unique" form of ball play, you should do a beach volleyball game instead (laughs). Oh, that's right, I forgot something important. You guys did do a "bonafide" action game, didn't you? What was it called again? Oh yeah, NINA: Death by Degrees." Yep, dem fightin' wurdz...
Tekken 5 review glows
1up was fortunate enough to check out the latest Tekken game, Tekken 5. They've found it wanting very little. Tekken 4 was one of the biggest disappointments of 2002 for some of us. It wasn't a bad game at all, but it just seemed listless. It wasn't excellent in any way. Not Tekken 5, if 1up is to be believed. The hype has been relentless on this one. It's hard not to get excited by a game that packs three other games on the dics, besides. But the BS-radar was also going off. How can a game be good when it's trying to do so much? While it looks like they may have stretched thin in a couple of places, the developers seem to have pulled off a great figher. The main 1up gripe is that it needs more strategic elements. With no way to back off of a fight, the action is non-stop, but also lacks a depth that some fighting fans may be accustomed to. All in all, we're ready to give it a try if a couple more raves hit the streets.
Tekken 5 clip goes into detail
If you're a Tekken fan, you'll want to see this thing. 1up has posted a video of Tekken 5 director, Katsuhiro Harada, narrating over extensive game action. He discusses the arcade version, as well as the Playstation 2 port, which should be exactly the same product for all intents and purposes. The interview is filled with interesting factoids. Apparently, you'll be able to bring your PS2 controller to the arcade and plug it into the game machine. The developers feel this will offer the player a comfort level that should keep them coughing up money until they have nothing left. Also of interest are the console bonuses. The exclusive PS2 port will include an entire adventure game using Tekken characters. And to top it all off, the console iteration will also include full versions of a couple of the older Tekken titles. All in all, it sounds like an amazing value.
The secrets of Tekken 5
IGN dishes up some new treats from the upcoming Tekken 5, and they're very tasty indeed. They spill the beans (Note: Don't write while hungry) on unlockable characters. Plus they have some new screenshots for Tekken fans to lust over, including some of the ways you can customize your fighter. Get ready to fight. The game arrives in the US on February 22nd.
Tekken 5 goes free-roaming
Tekken has always come through with the off-kilter modes in its console translations. And so, it comes as little surprise that Namco has revealed an all-new free-roaming mode in the upcoming PS2 version of Tekken 5. The new feature will star Jin Kazama and will involve multiple-enemy rumbles in destructible locales. Jin comes packed with the ability to "double jump to hidden areas"; he can also hang. Little else is known about this mode, but at the very least, it should provide an entertaining distraction from the proven (standard) 3D fighting modes.
Tekken 5 heads to PS2 Q1 2005
As expected, Tekken 5 will be making its PlayStation 2 debut sometime during the first quarter of next year. Analysts suspect that Namco will have little trouble porting the arcade version (running on System 258) a notch down to the PS2 (System 246). As for the game itself, Tekken 5 features 20 fighters from past installments plus 3 new characters, all complete with new moves and the ability to customize their digs. Apparently, there's also an overarching story behind the beatdowns, but do we really care? New engine, new moves, hot outfits, and beefed up arenas... count us in.
Tekken 5 clip shows off new graphics engine
Happy Puppy has a low resolution film of Tekken 5. The blocky clip still manages to show off the new and improved graphics, as well as some of the features that usually set Tekken games apart. The Tekken.net online play, for example, looks like lots of fun. Unfortunately, it's only available in Japan, which is disappointing, to say the least. Tekken has never matched Soul Calibur in our minds (or hearts), but some online head-to-head could have had us drooling. The clip is long and thorough, with gameplay and intro movie scenes. Warning, the preview will start to stream immediately after you click on the link. We wish they wouldn't do that.
Tekken 5 hits US arcades
Namco recently announced that Tekken 5 will appear in US arcades this October. Coinciding with the release will be a series of local and national tournaments, which will run into 2005-the National tournament is set to begin in February. Arcade owners must register their location in order to participate in the local tourneys. As an added comfort, players will have the option of bringing their own PS2 controller, which will plug into the machine. A home version is scheduled for release next year. We just wish it was sooner though because we can't seem to find the local arcade...
Tekken 5 tries to hold a candle to Soul Calibur
Soul Calibur is our fighter of choice, so consider us biased. The new screenshots of Tekken 5 on Worthplaying look good enough, but that's not the gripe. Namco definitely knows how to make good eye candy. It's the control scheme in the Tekken games that we take issue with - it always feels so forced. Soul Calibur's controls somehow seem like they flow into the character on the screen. Not sure how they do that, but it's true. Controlling a Tekken character feels like a bad thumb-wrestling session with your spastic nephew. Disagree? Come on. Hit me with your best shot. We have an up/up/down/up/trigger button move ready to go.
