
Tekken 6
Both video games enthusiasts and the more “casual” gamer enjoy the occasional bash on fighting games from series’ like Tekken, Dead or Alive, Mortal Combat, Street Fighter and/or Soul Calibur but there are always those who spoil the fun for everyone else.
“How?” you may ask. Well here is my low down on the top annoying things that competitors can do whilst playing Tekken 6, which is currently the lunch time game of choice amongst my work chums and I.
Button mashing
When in doubt that you actually have the skill to win a fight, mash the buttons furiously and hope for the best! You would imagine that this would not be a very successful method for winning an intense face off, but should a player happen to be using the afro haired Capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo (or his female equivalent Christie Monteiro) this method can prove quite effective, sending him into a relentless and unfathomable spinning-kick frenzy.
This is highly frustrating to those players actually trying to pull off a particular move or a slow winding but unblockable combo arsenal and those actually attempting to defeat their opponent using actual tactics.
Hwoarang and Asuka Kazama are other characters favoured by Tekken 6 button-mashing noobs. This technique works equally well in the Soul Calibur series with the staff wielding Kilik. God damn it!
One move dependency
The triple kick with silver haired martial artist Lee Chaolan...the E.Honda-esque sumo chop of Ganryu...the rotating Ninjutsu arsenal of Yoshimitsu...
Whilst these are most definitively effective, winning a battle by repeating the same move three or four times consecutively is...well, a bit lame. Such behaviour is only worsened by the winner gloating about their amazing Tekken skills (when in fact, there is a complete lack thereof!)
Listen up too Street Fighter players – I am sick of hearing Ryu’s “HADOUKEN!!” every four seconds!
One character dependency
Yes, we all know you’re almost undefeatable when you use the furiously manic Brian Fury or the haggard blonde bitch that is Nina Williams but how about learning how to utilise some of the other characters once in a while? As much as you wish you were the pink haired mechanoid Alisa Bosconovich or the hench Jack-6, taking their form persistently will not see you transform into someone worthy of the Iron Fist Tournament!
Mixing up your favoured fighters with those you are less experienced with makes for a far more interesting experience, for both those playing and those spectating. So stop relying on your favourite trio to win brawls; you might just learn a new attack you can throw in during future clashes!
Sore loosing
So you’ve been mashing the kick buttons for obese behemoth Bob Richards to win seven consecutive fights and now your hands are beginning to get tired. Finally, someone who actually knows the moves for a character (regularly Brian Fury, in this instance) enters the games den for a round and wipes the floor with you.
Your reaction? Squeal like a demented, semi truck-crushed weasel and throw the controller (with an RRP of £40) to the ground in frustration.
Feel better now?
Sore winning
Winning the majority of face-offs over an hour of Tekken play might make your feel like the BIG MAN but guess what? No one else really gives two hoots, or at least, no one wants you to think that they care in the slightest.
So sit down at your desk and pipe down your bragging already...don’t you have a client report due at the end of the day?
[box type="bio"]When Kat Cole is not kicking ass on a plethora of fighting video games titles, she also enjoys winning various sports games. This is why she has already put in her pre order for NCAA Football 12 and also plans to buy Madden NFL 12 when it is released in August.
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