bit-tech Shopping: Namco Bandai Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP)

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Graphics

Weaknesses: No online mode, D-pad control

Summary: Tekken: Dark Resurrection is essentially an add-on update to the popular Tekken 5 and ported to the PSP system. The major updates are the moves, extra characters, customizations and more game modes.The graphics are excellent, truly exemplifies the capability of the PSP system. It is as smooth as the PS2 version, and as great a fighting game as Tekken 5.The downside is the poor D-pad control. It's much harder to master for the fighting controls, than the analog stick on the DualShock 2 controller.Overall, Tekken DR is still an excellent game for the PSP. A portable fighting game as great as Tekken 5 and with new features. Sold!

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2

Strengths: Gorgeous graphics and excellent gameplay

Weaknesses: None

Summary: Tekken: Dark Resurrection is essentially the same as Tekken 5 with added contents for the PSP platform. Some extras are 3 more playable characters, more character customization, and more game modes. There are 30 unlocked characters to choose from at the start. With the absence of a stick, control using the D-pad is ok. Diagonal motions can be hard to achieve though. Loading time on the PSP is pretty quick too. Tekken: DR is the Tekken on the go. It's definitely a must have game for the Tekken hardcore fans. Casual games looking for a portable fighting game will certainly find this game entertaining, and addictive.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 3 Days

Strengths: A Very good game that keeps getting better with each release.

Weaknesses: None.

Summary: Tekken: Dark Resurrection is definitely a game that keeps getting better with each new release. The children really playing this game on the PSP. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 2 Days

Strengths: (1) Superb graphics (2) Great control once you get the hange of it (3) Smooth multiplayer

Weaknesses: (1) None

Summary: Tekken: Dark Resurrection is one of the most graphically and technically impressive offerings on the PSP. Though it may take some getting used to playing Tekken with the PSP's controls, things are silky-smooth once you get the hang of it. Dark Resurrection is an extras-loaded port of the PS2 game Tekken 5, and as such, there is a lot more to dig into right away (though the stages from Tekken 5 have been replaced by new ones). Dark Resurrection features new characters, all 30 of which are unlocked from the beginning. Multiplayer is also very smooth and can be played by two people with only one UMD via GameShare.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Days

Strengths: Almost no difference in graphic, if you compare it to Tekken 5! Few new characters.

Weaknesses: It's so identical to Tekken 5, each character's prologue and epilogue are exactly the same, which is not a good thing!

Summary: Finally a decent fighter for PSP! All the characters are available in the beginning and you get to customize your character when you earn enough "fight money." Yeah, a Tekken on the go, a hardcore Tekken fan's dream come true! Graphics and game-play are exactly as same as Tekken 5 so I'm quite impressed in that part. But did we really need an exact port of Tekken 5?? Namco could've done something different with it. A Side story for each character, for example, to tie it with the main storyline. Or maybe it's just me? In my opinion, it could've been better.Anyway, pick it up only if you are a hardcore Tekken fan.