

It works especially well for catching an opponent in a combo string, juggling an airborne fighter or inflicting extra damage on one who's down for the count. Every time you land a punch or kick on an enemy who's up against one of these barriers or the wall of the arena, he'll take extra-impact damage when he hits it. Using these obstacles and the new grab-and-shove maneuver (see sidebar on previous page), you can set your opponent up to take major damage. First released in arcades in July, 2001, it was released on Playstation 2 in March 28th, 2002 for Japan, September 13th, 2002 for Europe and September 23rd, 2002 for North America. But objects like trees, phone booths and statues make handy strategic blockers in almost every stage. Tekken 4 is the fifth installment in the Tekken series. The huge playing fields are fenced in for the first time in the series, though you might not even notice for several rounds-they're that big. But its crisp visuals and interactive arenas are the best on the PS2 thus far. It doesn't have the fluidity and depth of Virtua Fighter 4-it's a bit clunkier on the control. Watch Lei's open shirt or Christie's long hair animate and you'll see what we mean-everything looks just as good as it does in the arcade version of Tekken 4. Artificial intelligence battles serve as training before dynamic collisions with other gamers using the Internet or with friends on the same computer.Every fighter has two costumes (or in Kuma's case, a Panda alter-ego) that contribute a great deal to the vibrant style of the game. Each character has its own list of combo attacks that must be properly combined with each other, as well as with blocks and jumps to gain an advantage over rivals. The gameplay has a standard look for the genre, because it was Tekken who was one of the founders of fighting games, which is why the original parts predetermined the further development of the industry. After completing the campaign, the antagonist becomes available for use in the "quick match" mode Mishima does this in order to find his own son and grandson. It is he who organizes the 4th "Iron Fist" tournament. Her member, Heihachi, will be the final boss of the game. The story will tell about his thirst for a place for the Mishima family. The key person for the story campaign, who became the protagonist, is Jin Kazama. Those who have already featured in the franchise - Julia Chan, Jin Kazama, Yoshimitsu, Kazuya, King, Fury, Kuma, Li Chaolan, Xiaoyu, Lei Oolong, Marshall, Nina Williams, Panda, Paul Phoenix, Hwaran, Heihachi Mishima, Eddie Gordu.

New persons not previously present in the universe - Miharu Hirano, Fox, Violet, Kombot, Christie Monteiro, Marduk.Compared to the three previous parts, this project has a much more modern graphics and the main change was the scale of the battles, because the surroundings in the battle arenas are detailed and create the effect of immersion in the process. Tekken 4 - a qualitative step towards improving one of the greatest fighting game series, known since the last century and earning fans all over the world and of all ages.
