Tekken 6

After winning a ranked match in Tekken 6, Namco Bandai's 3D fighter, I immediately received a personal message from the loser. "Online is f****** unplayable," he said. He was right. In our match, the tempo was slower than normal, the timing was off, and the screen occasionally jerked and stuttered. And even though our connection quality bounced between great and above-average, our match was still marred by lag. My aforementioned experience wasn't a fluke; Tekken 6's netcode will disappoint online players. Online matches persistently run below optimal conditions, even if your opponent lives close to your area. The netcode isn't as bad as, say, The King of Fighters 12, but it's not even close to other recently released fighters (Blazblue and Street Fighter 4).

Pandas and leopards and kangaroos, oh... good?

Long live the King of the Iron Fist?

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. ...

With its beefy cast, impressive Scenario Campaign mode, and expansive customisation options, Tekken 6 is the new heavyweight in the fighting game arena.