It works especially well for catching an opponent in a combo string, juggling an airborne fighter or inflicting extra damage on one whos down for the count. Using these obstacles and the new grab-and-shove maneuver (see sidebar on previous page), you can set your opponent up to take major damage.Įvery time you land a punch or kick on an enemy whos up against one of these barriers or the wall of the arena, hell take extra-impact damage when he hits it. It doesnt have the fluidity and depth of Virtua Fighter 4-its a bit clunkier on the control.īut its crisp visuals and interactive arenas are the best on the PS2 thus far.īut objects like trees, phone booths and statues make handy strategic blockers in almost every stage. Watch Leis open shirt or Christies long hair animate and youll see what we mean-everything looks just as good as it does in the arcade version of Tekken 4.
These included, we found a total of 19 fighters-thats nine untockables in addition to the 10 who are available right off the bat.Īnd Namco tells us the final version may have a couple more hidden characters.
Second is Craig Marduk, an ex-Vale Tudo champion with a strong grappling and ground-attack game. But the huge graphical jump, quality-over-quantity roster and smart gameplay revisions make Tekken 4 a strong update to an aging series.
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