A start to one of the best Tekken spin offs ever and if you've played Tekken 3 before then this game is pretty much that but much better.
This game takes everything people loved about Tekken 3 and cranks it up tenfold with improved gameplay and impressive visuals and CGI even for it's time and beautiful soundtrack to listen to go along with it
First off the roster is absolutely stacked even for its time having a total of 39 characters consisting of characters all the way from Tekken 1 to 3 (minus Mokujin and Gon) while adding some new ones that's exclusively for this game and all of them have different endings that are nice to watch and the character models are nice to look at like Yoshimitsu or Jin or Kazuya, even though their designs are from previous Tekken games but they have costumes that're only on this game and even years after its release, the character models in this game and still hold up quite well and the animations for each fighter are still buttery smooth and although these animations and even sound effects are all taken from previous Tekken games so it's basically like a remastered version of Tekken 1-3, it still captures the fluidity and power of each move with precision.
Now the real star of the show or this game rather is obviously the tag system with the player being able to switch between characters on the fly which adds a whole new layer of strategy to the fights and completely change the flow of a match. One minute you're getting your ass kicked and then you tag out to heal and let your partner do the dirty work or that moment when you're down to a sliver of health and then you manange to pull off a sickass clutch tag throw combo and win and it's just so satisfying.
And the tag throw animations in this game are so satisfying to look at especially the special ones like seeing the way King would toss his opponent aside only for Armor King to then pick them up and slam them to the ground or seeing Kazuya headbutt someone and then Jun starts elbowing them when they're on the ground and it is just a sight to behold.
This game takes everything people loved about Tekken 3 and cranks it up tenfold with improved gameplay and impressive visuals and CGI even for it's time and beautiful soundtrack to listen to go along with it
First off the roster is absolutely stacked even for its time having a total of 39 characters consisting of characters all the way from Tekken 1 to 3 (minus Mokujin and Gon) while adding some new ones that's exclusively for this game and all of them have different endings that are nice to watch and the character models are nice to look at like Yoshimitsu or Jin or Kazuya, even though their designs are from previous Tekken games but they have costumes that're only on this game and even years after its release, the character models in this game and still hold up quite well and the animations for each fighter are still buttery smooth and although these animations and even sound effects are all taken from previous Tekken games so it's basically like a remastered version of Tekken 1-3, it still captures the fluidity and power of each move with precision.
Now the real star of the show or this game rather is obviously the tag system with the player being able to switch between characters on the fly which adds a whole new layer of strategy to the fights and completely change the flow of a match. One minute you're getting your ass kicked and then you tag out to heal and let your partner do the dirty work or that moment when you're down to a sliver of health and then you manange to pull off a sickass clutch tag throw combo and win and it's just so satisfying.
And the tag throw animations in this game are so satisfying to look at especially the special ones like seeing the way King would toss his opponent aside only for Armor King to then pick them up and slam them to the ground or seeing Kazuya headbutt someone and then Jun starts elbowing them when they're on the ground and it is just a sight to behold.