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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...

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!

Great follow-up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: October 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been following and playing the Tekken series from Tekken 2 on up to the new Tekken 4. I won't be one of those saps that will challenge everybody on Amazon.com as they read this, for I know I'm good at the game and I'm pretty sure you are too. I just want to point out that Tekken 4 is so much better than Tekken 3, in terms of gameplay, music and sounds, environments, and story endings. The only drawback is that Tekken 4 does not have as many characters as Tekken Tag. I've tried to play other fighting games, but Tekken is without a doubt, the best fighting game around, and no other game compares. Learning wall strategy and the new sidestep and block techniques may be tricky at first (if you haven't played at the arcade), but dedicated gamers will learn this within 1 to 2 weeks at best. I've noticed that the computer AI is much smarter than in previous Tekkens, especially with Tekken Force. The Practice mode is unbelievable, because now you can command your computer opponent to perform a move in three different intervals, and practice blocking, evading, and countering it!!! I guarantee that this is a game you don't even have to rent first before you buy, because if you do, you may experience a "lackadaisical" attitude in taking it back to the video store. GET THIS GAME - YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!! - AWB

Same tekken.. yet still addicting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 20
Date: September 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...I've owned Tekken 4 for a few months now and I must say it is a good game. The graphics are a huge improvement over all the previous games and the cut scenes of course are excellent.
Story wise, each character has their own story in tekken 4 and they all connect together which I thought was pretty cool. Beating the story mode for each character can be as easy as tapping the punch button repeatedly.. or as hard as hell.. depends on your choice of diffculty. I go very easy mode.. just to beat the game fast and unlock the characters and watch the cut scenes heh
Character wise.. there are quite a lot, more than Vf4 (which i also own).. i dont know what you people that dont own this game are complaining about. You start off with relatively few, but after you unlock all the characters, you have twice the amount of characters you have before. Plus some characters have alter egos.. like Violet or Panda etc... and they have their own special cut scenes. There arent really much NEW characters other than steve, marduk, and of course the return of kazuya, but oh well. The old characters look more mature now and older.. I especially like Steve, his fighting style is different than any other character in the game.. he doesn't have Kick attacks at all, instead his Kick attack buttons are replaced by Dodge attack buttons.. Punch and Dodge, hes a boxer duh.

Gameplay wise, its basically another tekken, notthing special. Ya.. great graphics, nice story.. and the background is interactive now (break background probs and stuff).. but its the same old tekken.
Tekken Force is nothing much either.. Remember tekken force in Tekken 3? its basically the same except in 3D Third person..slightly better, but still restraints on movement.. jeez namco, you guys should have a tekken force with complete freedom of movement
Other modes too.. Arcade, Time attack, Team battle, Practice, Training.... Other than practice, training and sometimes arcade mode.. the others arent really worth noteing

If your a tekken diehard or never played tekken before.. go buy it.. if u own tekken 3/tekken tag and arent really a tekken fan.. i suggest a rental.

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.

Gameplay problems outweigh perks (Reviewed by Robert Marney)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed By Robert Marney.

Yes, the game looks great, in every sense. Yes, it's got "new" features like walls, useful sidesteps, and Just Frame moves (moves that require precise timing instead of complicated commands), but then again, these were all in VF3 more than five years ago. There are new characters, and some completely revamped old ones, which is good to see, and there's the usual plethora of fun extra modes, like Tekken Force.

Unfortunately, a fighting game is all about combat, and this is where Tekken 4 falls short. The CPU is even stupider than it was in previous Tekken games (the game can be beaten using only Heihachi's b+2 backfist and 1,2 jabs). Against humans, the lack of character balance is very apparent: Jin and Steve dominate all others to the point of absurdity, and some characters on the low end like King and Kuma have no chance against any of the top 5, even with Kuma's 75% damage two-hit combo.

If you're not interested in playing Tekken 4 seriously and just want to have some fun, this game is great. If you want to put some serious time and effort into a fighting game, though, there are much better options on the PS2.

Tekken could be better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has exellent graphics and such and such, but there's not a whole lot to do though
Pros:
Some of the best graphics i've ever seene
same ol' controlls, great gameplay
Tekken force is back with a diffrent name
beautiful backrounds
Very detailed
There's enough modes to last
Theater mode has improved
Great voice acting
U can beat someone up on the wall, and kill em'
must I say anything about the girls
Storymode is a new feature, well not that new
Cons:
No tag mode
When something breaks, it looks fake
Less selectable characters for tag
Few new cahracters
Not much to unlock
It seems as though nothins new, makin it only look like a beter Takken 3
No new modes like Tekken Ball or bowl
Overcomplicated story
who the hell's the winner
And it's a bit slower than Tekken 3 and Tag
Overall:It's as not as good as Tekken Tag, but it's still a great game. Vurtua Fighter 4 and Tekken 4 are the best fighting games of this year

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.

No better than average

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: February 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played many of the recent fighting games, including VF4, VF4 Evolution, Soul Calibur 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 3, and this game, Tekken 4. While all have their specific qualities that stand out from the rest, I would have to rank this one last. Despite an astonishingly large array of characters, with 10 of them being unlockable, I only found 2 to be fluent enough in style to match with the characters or Virtua Fighter 4 or Soul Caliber 2. Those characters were Yoshimitsu and Christie. While the others are clunky, the AI gives you back the advantage by being sub-par, although sometimes they like to throw in several cheap shots if you are one hit away from victory. The graphics are average, but the music is very cheesy, and instantly goes to a specific chord when someone is defeated, no matter how awkward it may sound. One the plus side, Tekken 4 has a bevy of modes, including an arcade mode, a mode that is essentially the Tekken Tournament, a survival mode, and a mode where you fight hordes of minions with your fighting skills. The difficulty curve is not too intense as to blow you away, and you can unlock most of the character's endings with relative ease, some seriousm, and some surprisingly comedic. I managed to unlock the majority of the endings within a five day rental, and I suggest that you rent it as well. Despite it being worth playing, purchasing it unless you are a true Tekken fan or you truly enjoy the game, is a waste of money.

The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4-Ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have been a fan of the Tekken series since back in '97 when I first played Tekken 2 at my cousin's house. At the time I had no idea what the game was... but one thing was for sure... it sure was fun to play. I had never seen a game with graphics that were 3D like that before. I wasn't into fighting games, but Tekken sure made me change my mind. (Especially when Tekken 3 & Tekken Tag arrived...) The graphics for Tekken 4 are amazing, & the new wall system is stunning. The gameplay is fast, the music is perfect for getting someone into a fighting mood, there are tons of secrets to unlock, & a great replay value that will make you want to play this game 24/7. Also, I absolutely love the variety of characters & different styles that you can use for every character. You can choose a male or a female, a tall or a short character, a powerful character or a fast character, a puncher or a kicker, etc... I, however, especially like Jin Kazama. He's strong, agile, fast, & has a variety of new moves since his fighting style has changed. He is now a more capable & reliable character than ever before. (My 3 favorite characters are Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, & Hwoarang...) I have Tekken 4 for my Playstation 2, & I haven't been able to put it down it's so much fun. Buy this game as soon as it is released... you'll truly enjoy every minute of it... ^_^

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