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The "Real" King of Fighters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 30
Date: April 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Namco has done it once again! Tekken 4 is hands down the greatest fighting game ever made! The game has so much to offer... great graphics, an amazing soundtrack, breath taking backgrounds and the depth that all other fighting games seem to lack. The Tekken series has always been light years ahead of the competition, and Tekken 4 is no exception. With a long learning curve, tons of moves, and a great selection of characters, this game is every fighter's dream! Tekken 4 also introduces new characters, walls, interactive backgounds, and all new modes of gameplay such as "Tekken Force Assault" and the new "Story Battle Mode" which features great new artwork! So if your looking for a fighting game that will keep your interest, and has great replay value, look no further than Tekken 4... Thanks Namco, for yet another great game!

TEKKEN 4 A BIG IMPROVMENT TO A GREAT GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: August 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTING GAMES. Namco has really improved Tekken 4 from Tekken Tag in almost every way from the graphics to the movement of the characters. I know Tekken 4 is not out yet to most people, but I have been playing a copy for over 4 months. The only problem with my game is that it is from Asia so it is in Japanese with English subtitles, but those of you who order it from the states the game will be in English. I really recommend this game to anyone especially gamers who love the Tekken series. The graphics have been improved a lot. In a couple of stages, for example the beach levels, the water looks wonderful even when walking through it. The amount of characters in this game is short compared to all of the previous games, but they do give you most of the main and best ones. There are a couple new characters and some they changed a little and gave them a new name. Side stepping is really easy this time and smooth. The backgrounds are awesome as well as the characters movements. The training and practice modes are there to help with learning all the special combos and moves. Training of course tells you how to do the move and then you have to do it and practice u just does whatever you want to any character. The Tekken Force mode was a little bit harder then before and the levels where more interesting. Walls have been added which can be good for you or bad depending how you fight. Some of the stages are really small where you can get trapped in a wall while some one is doing a huge combo on you. But if you are the one doing the combo itýs really great. Also the begging movie is good. BASICALLY GET THIS GAME even if you are not that much into fighting games because it a blast...

A much needed evolution of the Tekken series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Tekken 4 is almost here. Some people will say it is the same old Tekken, just a prettier Tekken 3. This is simply not the case. Tekken 4 has evolved more than any Tekken to date. Perhaps only us Tekken veterans will notice, but the fact remains, Tekken 4 brings some major changes and enhancements over previous games in the series. Tekken 4 is the result of a lot of years of tweaking into something quite polished.

First, the visuals. Tekken 4 looks extremely good. If you played PS2's VF4, you'd notice the rough visuals as far as textures and jaggies. Tekken4's visuals puts PS2's VF4 to shame with no jaggies of shimmering and detailed textures with very expansive backgrounds. The characters arent quite as detailed as VF4 but the animation seems a bit better. Easily the best looking fighter on the PS2. Tekken 4 is also the first progressive scan compatible game for PS2. Lets hope this trend continues. There is also an option to flick on/off the flicker filter of the game. Put it on and the game has no jaggies or shimmering and everything has a smooth look. Turn it off& everything will be really sharp but there will be some shimmer. Either way, the game is beautiful if not a little barren in a couple stages. But the reflections and water in the mall arena, from the glass in the windows, or the floor, or the gold lining in the shops, I've been heartily impressed. The smoothness and detail of the statues, its surprising how much it imitates the real sculpture's attention to human skin. The little details like the hatch being open to airplane, or "Geken" playing at the movie theater in Shinjuku...the game just looks amazingly clear and sharp.

O.k, the gameplay; Christie is a great improvement over the odiously cheap Eddy, and the game benefits greatly from a much improved attention to balance. Ling Xiaoyu has been improved into one of my favorite fighters now, I was surprised how much I had in learning her. Meanwhile, Steve Fox is a bright edition to the line-up, his evasion moves and inability to kick bring back memories of playing Street Fighter Turbo...and I think he's managed to be a very interesting and fresh character. Hwoarang is definitely my favorite of the bunch, though, great design, excellent attention to his moves, it feels like he was drafted from Soul Calibur into Tekken! While, yes, the game still has repeat characters, that's a Namco fighter for you. Plus, the different heights, 3D movement, breakable elements, wall hits and position/turn-partner moves really do add a lot to the gameplay and has evolved the Tekken series immensely. Its really advanced over what I was used too and the character line-up may be the best yet. (It just needs Kunimitsu!)

I've had a lot of fun playing through Story Mode and Tekken Force through the past two weeks and I think I'm going to end liking this one as much as Tekken 2, which was something of a favorite back in the PSX era. Too bad there's no Kunimitsu though and Marduk needs to crawl back into the womb of whatever cockroach conceived him. The endings, despite their acting and the narrator sounding like gentle psychiatrist, rock in a way Tekken endings haven't for quite a while now. I'll often just watch them a few times over, I especially like Law and Xiaoyu's endings. Also, Steve's ending was kind of Shokku! I didn't expect that, but I guess should have. Its cool, because the Tekken storyline is actually pretty noteable compared to the weak stuff you see in most fighters, the characters and story are what attracted me to the series in the first place. Of course, Tekken still isn't as deep a game as VF, but with 4 it finally has the goods to be comparable. Oh and the music! Currently, as I type the Airport music is stuck in my head. The ending song is also top rate, as is the impossibly cool edition of the Tekken 2 remixes. Namco Sound Team are very talented with electronica/techno/whatever Americans call it, I like their Pac Man club remixes, they're hilarious!

Another cool thing about PS2's Tekken 4 is that Namco also included some Tekken 1 and Tekken 2 music for nostalgia's sake. Lei's, Jack's, Heihachi's, Kazuya's, Nina's, Paul's, and Law's TK2 BGMs are all in there. Then there's a bunch of tracks from TK1, probably more than what's there from TK2. The 'statue' stage plays a number of Tekken 2 arcade music (not arranged). The ones I've heard so far are Lei's, Jack-2's (I think) and the sub-boss music. The training mode is actually pretty good. I like how you can record moves, there are some recommended combos to show beginners possible linking techniques, and the playback demonstration is there (though not in training, wonder why). For some reason, I've gotten madly addicted to getting as fast a time as I can going through the 20 moves on training mode, its just gets me in zen mode. So far, my fastest time is 28 seconds with Steve Fox.

All in all, Tekken 4 sports enough gameplay improvments and additions that the series desperately needed and has come together wonderfully. If you're a Tekken fan, you'll need this game.

best fighting game yet for the ps2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played much of the other Tekken games, so I can't compare them to Tekken 4. The one thing I can say is Tekken 4 is the best fighting game I've ever played. The graphics are awesome and everything is very well rendered. Each arena has its own look, and the good thing is they're all multi- leveled. There are many different characters to play as and each of them tends to have their own specialty like kicking, punching, speed, and strength. About half of the characters have to be unlocked, but it's not hard. I unlocked them all on normal difficulty in a week. Tekken 4 has every- thing, so if you're thinking of buying a fighting game for the ps2, drop Dead or Alive 2 and Virtua Fighter 4, and get Tekken 4; you won't regret it.

This is THE best fighting game you'll ever own.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you already haven't tried this game, run to the nearest arcade and play it!! This game ROCKS in terms of graphics, gameplay, and replayability. Everyone knows Virtua Fighter started the whole "3D" thing, but Tekken takes it up a notch. Gameplay is VERY fast and fluid. It's like you're actually fighting. Graphics are the best i have ever seen in the genre, escpecially on PS2 hardware(in your FACE XBOX!!). I'm gonna reserve my copy so i don't hafta wait in line! Do as i say, BUY THIS GAME!!!!!

TekKen 4 Rocks -Even to a MOM : )

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: June 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Granted Im a mom and not a huge video game fan but my weakness is a fabulous kicking game and Tekken 4 is just that! I played this to 10 levels at the arcade already and I'm so addicted LMAO I even got my husband to sucker me to upgrade our system from a PS to a PS2, just so I could get this game... thats how great it is! I love the characters (I have to say it Christy is my fav so far-the guys im sure will just love the outfitt she wears alone LOL) and this game has awesome backgrounds with water and stairs and all kinds of obticles to fight near. Anyway happy gaming to u all. :)

this game rocks!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i love this game! its fun and theres a whole bunch of secret characters to unlock(jins my favorite) and there all easy to unlock! just beat the game on easy mode with some characters. and also introducing tekken forse! whitch that you choose a character and go through in antire level whitch is okay but its sooooooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooow and sooooooooooooooooo boing you might like to try it 1 or 2 times but tekken force is not much of an advancement but overall it is a great game and i recomend it for kids 10 an up

It is fun, exciting and truly awesome.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A game that wait long in Playstation 2 2 years ago since PS2 release at the end of October 2000. I played it and it was great all the way. Kazuya and Jin are hot. I like it. This game is absoultely recommended.

Best Tekken Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. I love how the game gives a brief introduction to each character at the beginning of story mode. It helps you to know characters better.
They did an excellent job on the Tekken Force too. On Tekken 3, I found it a bit difficult to get my character where I wanted him, but it is very easy to move your character on this one.
The character development is just something that I can't get over and one can tell that the creators have put a lot of time into developing a story line to link them from Tekken 3 to Tekken 4.

Tekken 4 an evolution or revolution? Both!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best fighting game ever! I have the japanese version and believe me when I say that this game has no equal.

Graphichs: The graphics are quite simply the best you'll find on the PS2 with highly polygonal characters where you can actually see their muscles movement along with their punchs and kicks and with the addition of Progressive Scan you have the best quality with a HDTV.

Closed-in stages: As for the game's main feature, the walls in each stage are great and diverse with real big stages like the Airport where you have plenty of room to move around or real small ones like the Lab where you must think what move to do next in order to trap the enemy or to avoid getting your [rear] kicked.

Sound: As sound is concerned they range from good to average with a wonderful sound in the Building stage and a horrible sound in the Beach stage.

Tekken Force Assault: The newly introduced Tekken Force Assault Mode is also amazing, you'll find yourself fighting against 500 enemies across 4 stages ranging from a Forest to a Dojo with freedom of movement (which means you can go wherever you want in the screen with no more side scrolling) and battling a boss at the end of each stage, once you complete all of them you unlock the Dojo stage.

FMVs: The FMVs (full motion videos) are what you'd expect from Namco, flawless and with the addition of voice overs the characters gained life and act like they were right by your side. Outstanding to say the least.

In a nutshell: Phew..I don't think there's nothing more to say, right? Except BUY THIS GAME NOW, you won't regret.

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