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X-Men: Children of the Atom
ScrewAttack takes a look at this blast from the past, and it’s got to be one of the coolest blasts from the most awesome past ever. The 1990s were a fantastic era for fighting games and it got ridiculously awesome when X-Men: Children of the Atom got released in arcades. We were already stunned by Capcom and Street Fighter II, but when they took the same fundamental engine and applied it to the X-Men comic book universe, we all orgasmed in unison. X-Men: Children of the Atom was fast-paced, featured crazy specials, and even more hardcore super moves. The super jumps were pretty sweet too.
Remember, this was the game that paved way to titles like X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom. Pay homage, my fellow fighting game fans. Pay homage, bow down, and be in awe.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl TV Spot From Japan
The good news is that this commercial kicks some serious ass and it shows off some critical gameplay elements, like the inclusion of Nintendogs to occlude your vision. The bad news is that the January 31st release date mentioned near the end does not apply to us poor saps in North America. From what I hear, we won’t be getting our Super Smash Bros. Brawl action on the Wii until late March. Better get in your pre-orders now.
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
