#TEKKEN 4 INTRO MUSIC SERIES#

The onscreen spectacle taking place is one thing, but the audio backing a hard-fought battle can be just as enrapturing. But from the outside looking in, onlookers may become enraptured by a few other elements. And only the reverberations of strikes landing and special move callouts matter to you and your current rival. The laser focus that one gains while trying to outdo their opponent is key. Things change yes, but tag partners or not, grizzled fighting fans shouldn't deny themselves another go in the King of Iron Fist Tournament.When one is completely engaged in an intense fighting game set, the sounds of the outside world no longer have any meaning. Mechanically superior and definitely oriented to the expert crowd, Namco's brand of four-limbed combat is comparable to just about anything out there. Don't let my personal preferences discourage you though as Tekken 4 is a solid fighter in every sense of the word (and easily in the upper echelon of current generation genre titles). I've played both titles extensively, and despite how many cool new gameplay tweaks that I discover in the latest build, my beloved TTT is still the game that keeps calling me back. While it may not be as technically balanced or dazzling as Tekken 4, the loss of a partner has really hurt the replay experience for me. What it all boils down to is that in the four-plus months between reviews I have come to realize more and more how much more entertaining 2000's Tekken Tag truly was. Some of you may wonder why I have scored Tekken 4 lower than the import version when I was the author responsible for both pieces. Overall, it's a solid game and it's interesting to go back to it, but subsequent games do everything better and add much more content, stages and characters. Also Tekken Force returns, but it's rather short.

#TEKKEN 4 INTRO MUSIC SERIES#

It's worth mentioning how good the cutscenes are, especially the intro (personally, it's the best in the series alongside with Tekken 5/Dark Resurrection intros).

Gameplay wise it's very different from the previous games, in Tekken 5 Namco polished some of the changes (and also removed some of them, like the ability to move before the round starts).

Some characters are absolutely overpowered while others are extremely frustrating to play as (looking at you Combot). It's the most experimental game in the series by far and the least balanced. Is it worth revisiting or playing it for the first time? Unless you're a huge Tekken fan I'd say no. It's often overlooked because it was released between Tag Tournament and 5. I'm happy I played it and I'll probably revisit it again in the future or maybe I won't, who knows.ĥh Played Tekken 4 is considered to be the worst game in the main series by many, not because it's a bad game, but due to how good the rest of the main series is. If they made a Tekken game like 4 but with gameplay like 3, TTT1 or 5, it would be a very very good game. It's fun to play casually but I don't think you would have as much fun learning the mechanics as you would in Tekken 5. Tekken 4 is the best Tekken game in everything but being a deep mechanical fighting game.

Compare it to Tekken 5 and it's night and day in terms of speed and perhaps complexity. I liked the realistic stages a lot and I really did like the use of elevation - it made it feel like a real fight. The costumes were great for each character. The story was great (for all characters surprisingly!). It was just like I remembered it too! The music was great. It's probably my earliest video game experience so playing it again for the first time all these years later was interesting.

Tekken 4 intro music