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Street Fighter X Tekken Stage Easter Eggs
Capcom has always had a fun time with us when it comes to Easter Eggs and secrets. Even without getting into that whole Sheng Long business, you see little bits of fan service in the artwork that goes in the background. You’ve probably noticed Hugo in the background of SFIV’s construction stage.
Not surprisingly, they’re taking the same kind of fan service fun into Street Fighter X Tekken. There are plenty of things happening in the background of those stages with more than a few characters and gimmicks that you might recognize. Mecha-Zangief! Peep this video from Gamespot AU that highlights some of these cool Street Fighter X Tekken
Tekken 3D Prime Edition Promo for Nintendo 3DS
You might be looking forward to some Street Fighter X Tekken action on the PlayStation Vita, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo-touting folks are going to be left out of the arena. They’ve already got the 3DS version of Street Fighter IV and Tekken 3D Prime Edition
The promo video below is all in Japanese, but you can figure out most of the “excellent” things that it’s trying to tell you about Tekken 3DS. Like the SF game, you get some touchscreen shortcuts for macro combos and commands, for example. You can also see that the roster will be substantial, there’ll be a trading card system, and you’ll get no shortage of cinematics. Looks solid to me. Count me in for this tournament of the iron fist.
Look for Tekken 3D Prime Edition
Street Fighter X Tekken Scramble Mode Demo Video
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take traditional fighting game characters and put them in the frantic style of Super Smash Bros., wonder no longer.
One of the crazier new game modes in Street Fighter X Tekken is called Scramble Mode. Rather than use the otherwise standard “tag” style configuration, this mode puts all four characters (two per team) on the screen at the same time. From what I can gather, the two team members share a single health bar and, yes, the gem system can come into play too.
I think this might be fun for casuals, but I’m not sure how well it’d hold up for hardcore tournament play. What do you think?
