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It seems strange that Tekken has appeared on the Game Boy
Advance as its strides towards 3D for the first time with Tekken
4. Yet when you consider the style of the game and with Soul
Calibur, Virtua Fighter and Dead or Alive already being fully
3D perhaps it is logical. The rotating floor and backgrounds
have always been a part of the series and lend themselves well
to the handheld. Therefore it is good to see that a game such
as Tekken can work no matter what graphical touches are used
for at its core there is a solid game with great depth.
Tekken Advance contains characters (nine default) and levels
taken from Tekken 3 including Jin Kazama, Paul Phoenix, Forest
Law, Hwoarang, Gun Jack, King, Ling Xiaoyu, Nina Williams,
and Yoshimitsu. Namco have also hidden several fighters in
the game, continuing the trend set by the series including
Heiachi and costumes. It is a shame that more characters could
have not been included in this version. The game itself is
faithful reproduction of the series and you immediately feel
at home as the menus are presented in typical Tekken fashion.
The modes are very comprehensive and are as follows: Arcade,
Versus Battle, Time Attack, Survival, 3 on 3 Arcade, 3 on
3 Battle and Practice. Most will be very familiar to any Tekken
fan and I cannot stress how impressive each one is. Just by
glancing at the Practice mode, you soon realise that the moves
from the series are here on this tiny handheld. You also have
the option to set your opponents acts and moves, thereby improving
your Tekken skills on the move. The Versus mode requires two
carts in order to function so as of yet we have been unable
to rate this aspect. Similarly the 3 player Tag Modes require
three machines and three carts but given the depth and brilliance
of the single player modes I cannot see any of these being
a disappointment. Recent Tekken games have included a variety
of mini games and unfortunately these do not make an appearance
here even though they would be ideally suited to the GBA.
Graphically the characters use 2D image captures of the
original 3D texture models and therefore are not as detailed
as one would expect however the animation and speed of the
game is very impressive because of this. The game is no
Tekken 3 slouch in the frame rate stakes and Tekken Advance
is quite a technical achievement. The backgrounds are based
on those from Tekken 3 and again impress. Special mention
going to the sound effects and music which are superb, every
blow and block is recreated whilst a thumping tune plays
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As with any fighting game the control system is vitally
important and here Namco have achieved what many thought
impossible. I must admit when first announced I had misgivings
that a handheld version of Tekken would be a pale imitation
of its console brothers. Yet here I am playing this miniature
marvel and I can’t stop doing so. The game as reported
uses a two button system with A = Kick, B = Punch and the
shoulder buttons having their own functions Left = Change,
Right = Throw. By double tapping up or down on the D-pad
your character will sidestep around the screen, this gives
the game a semi 3D quality and puts it in a class of its
own for fighters on the GBA. Your fighter immediately responds
to your commands and the whole system is perfectly crafted,
if only the D-pad was a slightly larger! Inputting the more
complicated combos is very hit and miss because of this and
again, your hands feel crushed whilst holding the GBA. dbz
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Most Tekken games do have a storyline and this is continued
with Tekken 4 but not with Tekken Advance. The game is merely
a stripped down version of Tekken 3 without any cut or end
scenes but this should not stop you from buying what is a
marvellous game. Gamestyle rarely gives out scores of 8, 9
or even 10 but here I have no hesitation in giving Tekken
Advance its score for along with Mario Kart and Advance Wars
(reviewed shortly) this is a must have title.
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