12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Fast and furious fighting
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Rage gauge is good equalizer
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New characters are cool
Cons
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Design is archaic in 2009
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Starting to become bloated
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Lame brawler mode
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Balance is a delicate thing, so easily lost. Tekken is a series that thrives on it – on striking a balance between fulfilling its remit as the ‘accessible’ 3D fighting game (button-mashing will get you further here than in most fighters) and offering a system substantial and even enough to allow the hardcore fans to battle at a competitive level. Tekken 5 managed this balance with aplomb, but while Tekken 6 is ostensibly little more than a high-def update, its revisions (of which, to its credit, there are many) are likely to result in it receiving a rather lukewarm reception, from players both old and new.
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| Genre | Fighting |
| Description | Tekken 6 isn’t trying to masquerade behind a mask. This is Tekken, and it’s for the Tekken fans. Namco Bandai has put a console fighting game on a handheld, and it’s every bit as good. If only the devs could have snuck in an online infrastructure fighting mode. If only. |
| Platform | "PSP","PS3","Xbox 360" |
| US censor rating | "Teen","Teen","Teen" |
| UK censor rating | "16+","16+","16+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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