Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Essentials) previews

Tekken: Dark Resurrection is by far the best fighting game to visit the PSP, and quite possibly the best PSP game yet released. The visuals are stunning for a handheld, and the screenshots on this page just don't do the actual game justice. Gameplay is excellent, and the only drawback to this game is the added difficulty of the PSP's controls (I am a huge fan of the Tekken series, and own and have 100% completed Tekken 1 through 5, yet on my first try at T: DR it took me 3 attempts to defeat Kuma as Paul on medium difficulty :S,) although this is helped to an extent by the ability to use the anologue stick for movement, instead of the d-pad if you so desire. Load times are no problem at all; I have yet to find myself waiting for a battle to commence. Otherwise the controls are identical to the PS2, including the same lightning-fast response times. Featuring the aforementioned 2 new characters, the return of Armor King, as well as the return of command attack and Tekken Bowling and the introduction of Tekken Dojo, Tekken: Dark Resurrection contains more content than Tekken 5(PS2), as Wayne Shiu (namco) stated; “The PSP is proving that it is not the baby brother of the bigger consoles.” Tekken: Dark Resurrection is an outstanding fighter and a must have game for any PSP owner. (Review based on the USA version of Tekken: Dark Resurrection)

Namco did a splendid job in porting the robust arcade version of Tekken DR to the PSP. This game is on par, if not better than its PS2 Tekken 5 brother. The graphic looks great, the loading time is really short; you would only have to wait 3–5 seconds for a match to start. The game runs at 60fps while you're playing. However, it goes to 30fps before and after a match. Tekken Bowling and Command Attack make a return in Mini games. Team Battle is there as well. A lot more customizations have been added. All characters are unlocked at the start. The best thing about this game is the Ghost feature. This feature allows you to make a ‘ghost’ (a mimic version of your fighter), upload or share it with other players. You can also download ghosts. In conclusion, Tekken DR is the BEST fighting game on the PSP. This review is preferred to the Japanese version of Tekken DR