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More reason to want Tekken: Dark Resurrection
As if we needed any! But in case you did, Gamespot has gotten their hands on the import copy of Tekken: Dark Resurrection, likely laughing their importing butts off thinking about how much fun they're having and how much we loathe them for being able to play the game. Like a gentle mother assuring her child that he can be whatever he wishes to be upon growing up, Gamespot soothes us by speaking of the game's astounding graphics and excellent control scheme, further cementing our maddening desire to purchase this game and, more than likely, call off from work for a day.
Screenshot roundup: Tekken Dark Resurrection
Game Watch has recently posted up a plethora of screens for my everyone's most-anticipated fighting game on the PSP in Tekken Dark Resurrection. These screens, which showcase some of the game's menus for displaying world rankings in bowling and brawling, as well as some lengthy compositions of Armor King, Lili, and Dragunov in action, do not fail to excite. I can't be the only person foaming at the mouth for this game, right?
Joystiq hands-on: Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Tekken has long been the quintessential exclusive title for Sony. Once announced for the Sony PlayStation Portable, fanboy hearts went all aflutter at the possibility of their longtime favorite fighting franchise making its way to the games-starved handheld. Last week, I was able to sit down and get some quality time with Tekken: Dark Resurrection and see just for myself if this would indeed be the sure-fire hit gamers and Namco would obviously think it'd be once it hits store shelves this summer.
PSP Impressions: Tekken: Dark Resurrection
This is a Tekken game. A vanilla, but faithful portable version of Namco's venerable fighting franchise is all you'll get out of this title, something that functions as both a strength and a weakness. On the one hand, the superb graphics, responsive controls and presence of boxing kangaroos mean that fans get to play a great version of the game on the go. On the other, slightly gnarled hand we have a lack of ambition and a failure to advance the franchise in any way. Since Tekken is so expertly reproduced on the PSP, there's really no excuse for not attempting to improve the series' staple (and some would say stale) gameplay. The wireless multiplayer is the mode you'll most be spending your time with, though don't expect to take on your friends via an online connection. In lieu of full online multiplayer fighting, the game will upload a profile of your fighting style and allow other users to download it and challenge a vague digital approximation of you. It sounds like an interesting concept, but I'm convinced that any Tekken fan would have much preferred to be able to take on their sniveling opponents in real-time as opposed to what is essentially the PSP saying, "Hey, this is how your opponent usually fights. Let me try and show you, it's totally cool."
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Tekken PSP to feature ghost fights, not 'live' online multiplayer
Gamernode reports that Namco Bandai plans to reward Tekken Dark Resurrection's top players by featuring their likenesses ghosts as downloadable adversaries. The ghosts can be downloaded directly onto the PSP (stored on the Memory Stick) or onto a PC, and then transferred to the Memory Stick. Unfortunately, live versus matches will be limited to ad-hoc play. It's unclear how the ghosts will mimic their real world counterparts - or for that matter, how Namco Bandai plans to choose candidates for ghosting. Typically, a 'ghost' is a recorded image/video that is superimposed onto the game world. In most cases, ghosts cannot alter that game world, nor can actions in that game world alter the ghosts. Obviously, Namco Bandai is developing a different concept, one that will, presumably, interact with the player.
Tekken Dark Resurrection details for PSP [Update 2]
Yes, a non-2D fighter is coming to the PSP, and its name is Tekken Dark Resurrection. The summer Japanese release will drop the 5 from its title--the arcade incarnation was known as Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection--but add a number of features such as time attack, practice mode, and mini-games, as well as Ad-Hoc wireless multiplayer. Also included will be the two arcade-original characters Dragonuv and Lili (along with updated stages and hopefully more items for character customization), which could make this purchase a bit more worthwhile for owners of the PS2 version of Tekken 5, a game that has taken its lumps with its victories. For fuzzy pics of the best game starring ursine and marsupial fighters, check out the GAF forums for a few timely scans. Maybe we'll finally catch a glimpse of Jet Li as an in-game "boxer" (well, probably one of the Tekken fighters) when it gets closer to the movie's release date. Maybe. [Update: Clearer screenshots have now been released by Gpara and Watch Impress, so a few prettier pics have been posted below as well. Thanks, Tim! Official pics are available as well. Thanks, creamsugar!] [Thanks, Jon D, Agent X, & Kevin]
