Furu Anime Panikku

Ever since I first played Tekken 6 in an arcade in Japan last year, I’ve decided that I would get the game when it gets released on the PS3. Prior to Tekken 6, the only other Tekken I’ve played was Tekken 3 on the first generation Playstation, before my console blew up in smoke.

There mainly 3 game modes in the installment; The campaign containing the story, the arcade mode and the online mode.

I’ve mostly completed the campaign, unlocking all the characters except Devil Jin. The Nightmare Train stage is quite a nightmare when the gargoyles starts gathering around you and raping you to death. It doesn’t make things any better with the A.I not being too intelligent. Overall, the campaign mode was pretty enjoyable, but it would have been better if the camera angles were improved. Some of the angles were horrible, making it difficult to maneuver. Also, the final boss isn’t the most difficult boss. Alisa is.

I’m pretty sucky at the arcade mode, with all my characters having a horrid winning percentage record. In the campaign mode, I used the D-pad instead of the analog stick. Hence, when I’m playing the arcade mode, I have the tendency to use the D-pad too no matter how I try to stick to the analog stick. After growing up playing (and sucking at) fighting games with the D-pad, it’s just so much easier with the D-pad. If I’m ever going to get any good at the game in the arcade, I should play in the arcade setting.

I’ve tried out the online gameplay, but was greeted with some lag. There was this battle where I was almost winning when a sudden lag kicked in and all my blocks were ineffective due to the difference in timing. The next thing I knew, I was dead without being able to do much. Looks like I’ll be leaving the online experience aside for a while until the patch is released.

As with any other fighting games, everyone has their own favourite character, often called the main. When I played the arcade, I only used Lili has she was one of the easiest characters. Surely you would want to win some battles if you’re inserting a coin per play, don’t you? Back then, I never got pass Jin because I didn’t know how to block effectively.

Now that I can play for as long as I want on the PS3, I’ve tried using more characters to find out which would suit me. Currently, I’m mostly using Christie and Yoshimitsu. They aren’t exactly the easiest characters to use, like Lili or Nina, but I find them fun to play as. Alien looking samurais and females practicing the art of Capoeira are awesome.

For those who are playing Tekken 6, be it at the arcade or a home console, what are your thoughts about the game? Also, who is/are your favourite characters?