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Tekken 6 Gameplay Video: Asuka vs Hwoarang
It’s inevitable that at least one game from the Tekken series will make it onto any list of the top 10 best fighting games of all-time. Speaking for myself, I really enjoyed Tekken 5 (also Dark Resurrection), largely because I thought the Raven character — who looks just like Blade, except slightly more ninja-fied — was totally bad-ass. As we anxiously await the arrival of the game’s successor, let’s have a look at the latest Tekken 6 gameplay video.
In the video above, you can check out the moves of Asuka as she takes on the Korean wonder known as Hwoarang. In terms of Tekken 6 gameplay, it looks to be pretty much what you’d expect from a Tekken game, so there really isn’t anything new in that department. You’ll still be punching and kicking as you strafe in 3D space. It’s a little hard to tell from this video, but the character models seem to have retained the same level of detail and lighting, but when you peek the background behind Asuka and Hwoarang, there seems to be quite a bit more detail than before, even if it is slightly blurry. You could say that it looks more realistic than before as well, maybe even prettier than Virtua Fighter 5.
Tekken 6 was released in Japanese arcades on November 26, 2007, but has yet to make an official debut on our side of the pond. They say that it is the first game to be released on Namco’s PlayStation 3-based arcade board. Plans currently call for a console release (PS3) sometime this year.
Source: ene3.com
Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Image credit: somethingawful.com
Even before the system ditched the Revolution moniker in favor a name that sounds a little too phallic, the most highly anticipated Nintendo Wii game that had everyone buzzing was Super Smash Bros. Brawl. We were hoping that we’d be super smashing and brother brawling this holiday season, but Nintendo has delayed the release of the popular fighting game until early next year. They say that they’ve got some kinks to iron out and some changes to make; if it means that we get a more complete and ultimately more fun package as a result, then the wait will be worth it.
While characters like Pikachu and Luigi have been Smash Bros. veterans for some time now, the Wii rendition of the franchise introduces a few characters that we probably weren’t expecting in a Nintendo-developed fighter. From Little Mac to Sonic the Hedgehog, it seems like everyone is coming to the party. Heck, even Solid Snake is coming along. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like a certain Capcom icon is making an appearance.
As far as we know, Mega Man will not be included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, squashing earlier rumors that the hadouken-learning blue dude would be smashing it up with Peach, Bowser, and the rest of the Smash Brothers crew. Keiji Inafune, who many credit to be the “father” of the Blue Bomber, has gone on the record to say:
Well, I really do love Super Smash Bros. It’s a great series…but, Nintendo hasn’t asked me yet if they can use Mega Man in their game. I’m still waiting…we have a little bit of time left, it’s not coming out for another few months. They might get around to asking us if we’d like to put Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. Maybe if somebody from Nintendo is listening to this podcast, they’ll give me a call.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that Mega Man won’t make the cut, but the odds aren’t looking good. Even if he does make it, I seriously hope that they go with the old school Mega Man — pictured above… sort of — rather than the de-helmeted and funky F-Zero-ified renditions that they’ve been pushing out lately.
Source: advancedmn.com
Top 10 Fighters: Street Fighter II Isn’t Number One
A similar top 10 list was recently posted at FutureLooks, but that doesn’t mean that us fighting game fans can’t enjoy yet another take on the top 10 fighters of all-time. Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom of ScrewAttack take their video-making antics to the genre of fighting games, describing what they believe to be the greatest.
Most of the list is pretty conventional, attacking the usual suspects like Mortal Kombat and Tekken, but you just may be surprised by the game that takes the number one spot. Here’s a teaser: it ain’t Street Fighter II. Heck, it’s not even one of the many Street Fighter 2 variants. No Championship Edition or Hyper Fighting. Blasphemy? Perhaps, but you should still check out the video above.
It’s a shame that they didn’t include any more obscure games like Primal Rage and Time Killers. Everyone already knows that Virtua Fighter 5 is awesome (especially now that it’s online with the Xbox 360).
Source: ScrewAttack
