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STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN PC REVIEW |
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Many veteran
fighting fans will tell you that the Street
Fighter franchise is one of the pioneers in
delivering the most illustrious versus battles
in arcade history! These past few years, Capcom
– the genius behind the trademark – had
re-invented the franchise by fusing the
subsequent installments with the latest
technological 3D techniques while utilizing the
old school 2D fighting mechanics. The ensuing
release of Street Fighter IV, Super Street
Fighter IV, and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade
Edition had become hot-selling items for the
rebirth of the Street Fighter series; but the
ingenuity of Capcom did not stop there. Along
the way, Capcom had expanded its influential
Street Fighter concept to include crossover
titles such as Ultimate Marvel versus Capcom 3,
using its famous warriors – Ryu and Ken – to
represent the usual SF team. However, the most
anticipated crossover title to date is no doubt,
Street Fighter X Tekken, a dream matchup
featuring iconic characters that enhances the
fighting experience never felt before!
Following the Street Fighter tradition, Street
Fighter X Tekken is well-executed visually and
mechanically.
What grabbed our attention first is the huge
selection of characters in the lineup! As usual,
Ryu and Ken make the cut; so does Guile, Chun
Li, and many others. But you also have Rolento,
Hugo, Ibuki, Poison, and Juri – the special
casts representing the rest of the Street
Fighter gang; while Heihachi, Hwoarang, Kazuya,
Kuma, and Yoshimitsu make up a slice of the
Tekken posse. What’s nice about Street Fighter X
Tekken is the ability to team up with a friend
in battles! Each can bring his own expertise to
the table and show the world what real team work
is made of. With the introduction of Launchers,
Throw Escapes, Super Arts, Super Charge, Cross
Arts, and Cross Assault, the fighting just
becomes more insane! Launchers give you power to
toss your foes into the air, juggling them into
madness when switching between characters. Super
Charge allows you to hold a button to turn a
Special Move into an EX Special Move or a Super
Art!
Super Art can be done by holding all three
punches or all kick buttons while executing a
special move – but this requires two blocks of
cross gauge. The Cross Arts are probably the
most utilized technique in the game. They are
much flashier and more powerful than Super Arts.
The best way to describe Cross Art is that it is
basically Super Arts that involve you and your
partner. It requires three blocks of cross
gauge. To pull it off, you simply press medium
punch and medium kick together while performing
the “hadoken” motion. Performing Cross Assault
is a little different. It engages both players
to be on the screen at the same time. You can do
this by pressing medium punch and medium kick
together, while tying in the “hadoken” in
reverse motion. It’s an insane beat-down of your
foes if you can pull it off! The good thing
about Street Fighter X Tekken is that it puts
emphasis on accommodating individual skills.
Let’s say you just started to become a fan of
Street Fighter, and your level of proficiency is
pretty dull. No problem! The newly added Boost
Gems and Assist Gems will make you look like a
pro! Just a couple of taps using these gems, you
would be successfully exploiting dragon punches
in no time. |
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 9.0 OUT OF 10 |
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If you find
yourself in desperate situation and your
vitality is falling below 25%, don’t worry – you
can still come out of this impressionable
despair through the power of “Pandora”. Just
press down twice then hit medium punch and
medium kick together. You have to remember, the
player that activated Pandora will no longer be
available for that round; so this is a major
gamble! Coincidentally, the remaining partner
will receive an amazing boost of power for a
short period – you’ll also notice the cross
gauge is maxed out! I know rookies are probably
worried about how they are going to stack up
against veterans who are well-versed in the
game’s combo system. Fear not my namby-pamby
friends. The newly added “Quick Combos” got your
back! They come preset to each character before
a fight, and you can do these by pressing both
low kick and high punch, or low punch and high
kick buttons. They require one block of cross
gauge. We recommend assigning these buttons to
one key to do your Quick Combos.
Another fulfilling treat of Street Fighter X
Tekken is the Boost Combo and Cross Rush, an
exquisite remnant of Tekken fighting mechanics.
What you do is chain together normal moves
except they can only be chained upwards; this is
very typical of Tekken gameplay. Basically, you
cannot go from medium to light, or medium to
medium attack. It has to be from light to
medium, and medium to heavy. This is very
beneficial to novices, which should give them a
good fighting chance. If you follow-up any
heavy attack with another heavy attack, you’ll
perform a launcher. In other words, if you
finish up a Boost Combo with a launcher, you get
a Cross Rush! Control-wise, there is nothing
much to complain. The gameplay is incredibly
smooth and there are lots of special effects on
the screen. Executing special moves are pretty
easy. Animation is done with superb details. We
love the different tier of stages, where you
fight at the top and work your way to the
bottom. The only gripe we have is the stiffness
of jumping forward and backward. It can be
frustrating to setup a nice air-to-ground combo,
especially when your opponent is dazed.
Overall, Street Fighter X Tekken is a great
crossover title and more than meets our
expectation of having two iconic franchises duke
it out in one intense close combat! The game has
tons of creative features, from Scramble Mode to
Pandora Mode, from Gem System to Juggle System,
from Super Arts to Cross Arts – practically
Street Fighter X Tekken has it all! The visuals
are so highly artistic that you can almost feel
the depth of impact within the special moves.
Thanks to incredible controls, it is easy to
make lemonade out of a sour situation. Capcom
did a great job of making sure there is balance
between different skills set with the inclusion
of Quick Combos, Boost Combo and Cross Rush. The
best part of Street Fighter X Tekken is the
cooperative play. I mean, come on! Who doesn’t
want to team up with a badass partner? It’s
amazing how much effort that went into the
fighting engine that made it easy for beginners
and fun for old timers. You can trust Capcom to
deliver the ultimate tag team matchup. Having
said that, would it not be nice to see Mortal
Kombat versus Street Fighter or perhaps Street
Fighter versus Soul Calibur? Now there’s a hint! |
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