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it's not even out yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 28
Date: November 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

im just rating it 1 star to even out the scores. people are giving it perfict scores, and the game wont be out for months!!!!!!! don't be mislead about tekken!

Not cool

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I myself am a die hard tekken fan, and i asked for this game for christmas one year. I was so happy, until i played it. The graphics are horrible for one thing (but what do u expect from GBA). Only 10 of the Characters are in it, but u can only play as 9 of them! They're Nina, Hwoarang, Paul, Gun-Jack, Law, Jin, Ling, King, and Lei, Hehiachi is the unplayable boss. If you are undecided, please DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!! thank u

Not a Revival of Tekken Paradise and No Where Near Justice

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Let's freely admit it. Profess it! THE FUTURE IS HERE! Technical advancements are screening throughout the world, and not I`m not rambling about nanomachines or emigrational space travel, I`m aimed at the Gaming Industry (note the capitalization. Oh yeah, it's that huge.) Face it, the GBA -- in all its rights -- comprises extraordinary brilliance. Many deemed Tekken's conversion on the GBA to be an ungodly Fighter, and get this (you can bite down on your pillow now), they were absolutely, positively on que. Bashed in it are horrendous moments of frustration. Okay, so the greatest future isn't actually here, and by the effort of Namco, gaming is not at its finest.

No, Tekken Advance is not a revival of the Tekken paradise, but it thrashes Mortal Kombat in every direction. With GBA limitations, the leap from the massive 3D environments to 2D was Namco's hardship. The GBA tries its best to capture the essence of Tekken and crashes. Consisting of only 10 lousy fighters, the controls on each character have obviously been tweaked into a condensed format. Single punch, kick, throw, and tag buttons are dished up on a skyrocketing discomfort level. Because of the lost of the essential control scheme, the moves list was trimmed down to simplified, sluggish combos. Worst, the AI is a recurring challenge and heavy with bevy combos. Missing the intensity of a hardcore fighter, the repeated combo-jumble fighting proves to be nothing more than a disgrace. On a happier note (the reason for that extra star), the controls are extremely responsive and the directional pad is just as splendid, letting players easily walk, dart, hop, and backpedal. On the whole the gameplay tries to deliver an adequate amount of mayhem. Easily unraveled by the range of modes from previous installments, such as the Arcade, Survival, and Tag Battle, this repulsive remake deserves no credit, because this one was never meant to be.

Graphically, Tekken Advance looks to be infected with a deadly case of visual disgust. Look at this thing, it keeps a doleful cast of pre-rendered fighters who have faces of callousness. The colorful backgrounds are ruined by jerky animation and smudged texturing. Even when combos go a-thundering-in, the graphics transform into a squalid pigpen. Tekken Advance, by screenshots, appeared to have taken complete usage of the GBA's full capacity, but is nowhere linked to the mighty emphasis of past games. Tenements of the franchise strictly belong to the console market, and Namco falls extremely short to do justice on their handheld attempt. Mark my words, 3D Fighters belong on specialized 3D formats -- otherwise known as the PS2, GameCube, or X-Box.

i love tekken but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: December 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i love this game but just comepare this to tekken tag, or even the first tekken.. its gona be tough playing on the gameboy with 2 buttons on the plate and the R and L buttons.. and only 9 characters!.. not even the 9 best characters.. whats going on?!
we'll see about geting this game...

Great game !!! but.......

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is one of the best games for gba untill u no what u r doin.... when u start out it is awsum but once u get the idea and u start wining alot u beat the game and their is only one secret fighter u can get...other than that it is a great game but easy to get sick of it i sold mine after 2 weeks.. i recomend gettin this game is u dont play gba alot

3D game, simple play control, 9 fighters, no movies, secrets

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: February 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a 3D fighting game based around Tekken 3, with 9 playable fighters (Xiaoyu, Yoshimitsu, Nina, Law, Gun Jack, Hwoarang, Paul, King and Jin). With the Playstation version of this fighting game, for each character you beat the game with, it will play a movie and you will earn a new playable fighter, however, it is not like this in the Gameboy Advance version. When you beat the game, the credits roll and that is it, you do not get any specialized ending nor an extra playable fighter. Also, Heihachi is the leader of the game, and not Ogre like in Tekken 3 (Heihachi may also be unlocked if you beat the game with all 9 fighters). This is a true 3D fighting game, unlike Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games, with Tekken Advance the camera will zoom in and out of the battle as you fight, also the fighter can move to a different angle to avoid attacks. The buttons are very simple, having only a kick button (A), a punch button (B) and a "close attack" button (R). With Tekken the "close attack" would usually grapple your opponent and do a devastating move, with Tekken Advance it performs a specific combo, like a few punches or kicks. Another great thing about this game are the modes of play, such as arcade, verses battle (for two players), time attack, survival, practice, and even an incredible tag battle mode, where you select 3 fighters, then the computer will pit you against 3 random opponents. You can even tag out by pressing select to your different partners! The game even keeps track of the energy. All this being said, the game has great graphics, sound a unique 3D feel, but not enough players or diversity to hold your interest more than a few months.

Great on the run, also around the house

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

'Tekken Advance' is a great (and one of the best) handheld fighting games around. The controls are simple and the moves are awesome. My favorite character is Hwoarang because of his kicking combonations and special attacks. Anyway, if you are looking for a good fighting game on GBA and you have already tried the 'Street Fighter' series, 'Tekken Advance' is a great choice.

Great portable Tekken game..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Yes, you basically only have three attack buttons. B for kick, a for punch, and R1 for throws so you can imagine that you won't be able to pull off as many combos in the arcade. But despite that it's amazing how many of the regular characters' moves are actually in the game. You can still do cheapo air combos, play the hit and run game, or just tap your opponent constantly to annoy him. Characters included by default are Paul, Nina, Yoshimitsu, Jin, Hwoarang, King, Xiaoyu, Law, and Gun Jack with Heihachi as a boss. Graphics wise, it's pretty good although you can expect it to be pixelatted. Little worse looking than the original Tekken for PS1. You'l also notice the game feels a bit more sluggish than the PS2 or arcade versions of Tekken. Takes some getting used to but you'll probably eventually ignore this. It definitely doesn't have that smooth play feel like Tony Hawk. Fun factor for this game? Definitely a good port game for the Tekken player who's got time before finals or long waits at airports. The average player or Tekken haters probably might not like the game from the average/pixellated graphics or sluggish feeling controls at first. Still though, I loved the game being the Tekken fan that I am and it's nice to see my fav characters like Jin and Xiaoyu in a portable system. I just gotta wonder why in the world they included Gun Jack instead of Eddie Gordo? He'd have been a better choice.

One Tight handheld game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

it rocks it is a complete game.
it has great graphics.
killer moves.
and a now low price.

good side:
Good graphics.
low price.
replay.

Bad side:
the grahpics get pixeled when it zooms in.
it's hard to find.
theres only one secret character.

this game pob has the best graphics for gba.
it's fun and has a very high replay value.

YOU GOTTA GET THIS GAME!!!

Tekken

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Tekken is probaly 1 of the best games for GBA. With many charecters, this fighting game has superb grahics and some knock out replays in slow-mo. As a gamer, I have seen a lot of good games, but Tekken one one of the best games I ever played. With people and even a creature of steel have jaw dropping combos and attacks. Each person and creature have there own experences. Like the chinese fighters are fast, aggresive, and use karati, judo, and tiqando moves. This is a great choise of about 1,000 games. BUY IT

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