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STORY : The story of Street Fighter X Tekken begins with a mysterious meteor that crash lands in the Antarctic. Within the shooting star is a foreign box-shaped object that researchers have nicknamed "Pandora", which is beyond human comprehension. Information technology cannot exist opened by conventional means, only gives off a strong response when information technology detects violent confrontations. Characters from the Tekken and Street Fighter universes form teams of two and search for Pandora, each with their own motivations.
REVIEW : I grew upwards playing both Street Fighter and Tekken at arcades in the early 90'southward, and needless to say, I have a special identify in my heart for both franchises. For over 15 years, Street Fighter "VS" Tekken has been the #1 crossover title that I've wanted to see. It's a dream lucifer of sorts, especially since the two universes seem similar they could easily intertwine under the artistic direction of either of the 2 most successful fighting game companies. Thanks to a twist of fate (and after a few alcoholic beverages between SF producer Ono & Tekken producer Harada), us one-time schoolhouse fighting game fans are finally living the dream!
SF 10 Tekken (properly pronounced "Street Fighter Cross Tekken") is developed solely by Capcom. Namco gave Capcom the rights to use their characters, merely wasn't at all involved with the game's development. Because of this, Capcom was given full creative freedom over the Tekken characters that they decided to include in the game. Namco will have their turn side by side with Tekken X Street Fighter, simply right now... let's see how Capcom's version of this epic crossover stacks upwards.
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| PS3 selection screen (before the 12 additional characters). |
Every bit far as crossovers go, SFXT can most closely exist compared to the Capcom VS SNK series. Similar SNK characters, the cast of Tekken already have defined fighting styles and iconic mannerisms. In CVS, Capcom's 2D artists kept the SNK characters' traits closely intact, and also used their talents to mankind out the characters fifty-fifty farther in some instances. In SFXT, the creative direction seems very different, and understandably so, since Tekken characters are 3D fighting game characters (with movesets ranging anywhere from 80 to 200 moves). Since SF characters take more small movesets, Capcom obviously had to streamline the Tekken side to balance the game. They did, still, give most Tekken characters significantly more moves than their SF counterparts, including some in-your-face chain combos that come in handy after dodging those pesky fireballs. While I have to praise the dev-team for creating innovative & balanced 2D movesets for the Tekken cast, I think they went a fleck "wild" on several of them. On top of a decent selection of recognizable special moves & chains... Capcom also gave Tekken fighters a hearty dose of unfamiliar moves & animations. For starters, a few signature moves & stances definitely expect different. Capcom fifty-fifty gave some of them "new moves" entirely, all while leaving out staple techniques that you might look them to accept (Heihachi with no Hell Sweeps? Steve with no Snake Charmer?). Take Steve Play a trick on for example.... In my opinion, the force of Steve's design is all about his articulate and dynamic boxing style. In Tekken games, Steve actually doesn't throw whatsoever "sloppy" punches, and he hits his targets with a certain finesse that really makes yous believe he'south a professional person boxer. Steve's SFXT incarnation impressively keeps all his signature dodges & stances (and adds some interesting projectile & zoning moves to his arsenal), but Capcom's execution on some of Steve's animations just doesn't cut information technology. I'm open-minded to Capcom's creative input on the graphic symbol, simply many of Steve's "sloppy" punches in SFXT (especially his Super Art) mirrors that of some generic boxer from Super Punch Out... and that's not what Steve Fox is about. In a lot of cases, Capcom missed the mark with those "key" animations... that extra finesse or "oomph" Tekken characters put behind their moves. Taking the incredibly fluid Tekken characters out of their element and into SF4's "choppier" blitheness style is coarse at times. I wish the current Capcom motion capture team would've taken a closer look at some of Tekken half dozen's animation, because a perceptive Tekken fan can hands claim: "He doesn't punch like that..." or "She doesn't boot like that..." 
This is a very controversial move from Capcom, since Tekken characters already have tons of moves Capcom could've integrated into their play styles. Seeing merely how Tekken's finest translated into the SF4 engine is nonetheless very interesting, simply I remember Yoshinori Ono and the dev-team took a few missteps along the way.
While they got a few right, others look spastic, and strike me as crude drafts that made it to the final cut due to time constraints. This "rushed-looking" and quirky animation mode quality really puts me off at times. I previously brought up this subject in my original SF4 review, equally many SF characters presented far more fluidity with their moves in their earlier 2D incarnations. And to be honest, some of SFXT's animation even makes SF4'south blitheness look a lot ameliorate. SFXT's Super Arts fare better for the near office, but fifty-fifty so, some supers only seem half-hearted.
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| Dream match-ups... decades in the making! |
So I'grand sure some of yous might ask.... "Is blitheness really that important?" Aye, I definitely think and so. You might think I'thou being "besides disquisitional" on Capcom's creative input on the Tekken characters, only I've been playing fighting games for 25 years... which perhaps makes me one of the nearly disquisitional fans you'll ever meet. You won't see these kinds of details mentioned in some generic mainstream review, and I suppose that'south why you're on TFG, reading this review. Due to SFXT'due south solid gameplay and awesome character roster, imperfect animation & graphics can be put aside. One of the reasons that the idea of SFXT works in "gameplay terms" is that many Tekken move commands are very like to (and some were inspired past) those from Street Fighter. For example, Kazuya & Heihachi tin can all the same wave dash into their trademark Electric Wind God Fist (and even cleverly dodge fireballs as they practice so). The very basic play styles of virtually Tekken characters translated fairly well, even though they're used very differently now. Personally, afterward configuring my buttons the mode I use them for Street Fighter, it actually becomes a bit disorienting when using characters that I'chiliad familiar with in Tekken... simply expecting to utilize Tekken characters the way they're used in Tekken is but unrealistic. At the end of the 24-hour interval, it'southward much more similar learning "new" Street Fighter characters. Returning SF characters accept also received a new technique or two, and take quite a few new combo possibilities too! On superlative of all of that, SFXT'south ultra controversial Jewel System allows fighters to actuate various power-ups during battle, including: Added damage output, increased movement speed, and vitality restoration. Beginners can fifty-fifty utilize gems that allow like shooting fish in a barrel inputs, motorcar-blocking, and auto throw escapes (but those abilities aren't overpowered, in case you're wondering). In that location are over 300 gems in the game, all activated in different means, such as: Attacking, blocking, or getting hit by special moves a specific number of times. The Gem Arrangement definitely introduces some interesting strategy to the gameplay. I personally think SFXT would've been just fine without the Gem System, but the added complexity to SF'southward classic formula is a nice bear on, and can even be fun *gasp*. In continuation, grapheme models accept their moments of looking cool, and Capcom did a solid job translating the Tekken fighters visually, but a few of them (particularly their faces) await kinda ugly and/or funny.... I guess the "cartoony" SF4 graphics style just cant help just wait gawky at times.
Nevertheless, from an "overall blueprint standpoint," I think the Gem System seems "tacked on". Information technology doesn't have whatsoever sensible relation to either SF or Tekken, but may bring dorsum some addicted memories of Super Jewel Fighter... lol.
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| SFXT isn't short on grapplers... even Mech Gief wants in on the action. |
I was actually hoping Capcom would include a Tag mechanic in a pure Street Fighter game of this era, because it hasn't been done in such a long fourth dimension (since EX3?). With the same basic organisation from Tekken Tag Tournament, players tin tag between characters at whatever fourth dimension, but if one of them is KO'd, the match ends. SF 10 Tekken offers a few different ways to play the game with a human partner, and it's actually a lot of fun (even fun with girlfriends). SF X Tekken's presentation is i of the game'due south stronger points. When you start up the game for the first time, you're treated to an intense opening movie, and then tossed right into a Tutorial Mode featuring none other than Dan Hibiki. Dan runs through the game's laughable abundance of gameplay systems, all while shamelessly attempting to humor you along the style. The Arcade Mode presents cool team prologues featuring unique artwork, music & special dialogue between team members following each victory. Also worth mentioning, every graphic symbol has a specific win quote afterward defeating each individual grapheme in the game (some of which are hilarious)! The "rival fight" interactions in Arcade Mode are also very entertaining... I but wish there were more. Unfortunately, the due southtory itself is far too ambiguous for its own expert, and isn't nearly an attempt at anything "corking". I'm glad they incorporated the Mishima Zaibatsu & Shadaloo into the storyline, just they could've done soooo much more with it.
Visually, when gems activate, they crusade a weird "glowing" event effectually the characters, and it usually looks tacky. Somehow you get used to information technology though. I wonder why Capcom didn't take a folio out of Namco's book and go with something more than like the "aura" effects from Tekken 5/6 instead (which would've looked a hell of a lot meliorate). Or... they could've just made a part of the character glow (like their gloves), instead of the whole freaking character model. 
Information technology doesn't look terrible always (actually with some color combinations it can expect cool)... it just looks gimmicky (always). The good news is... you tin can fight without gems if y'all truly despise them. The philharmonic system isn't quite every bit strict as SF4's, which is something I actually similar. The new Tekken-esk juggle system integrates exceptionally well into the SF4 engine, and I must say in that location are some incredibly fun combos in this game. Thanks to the "if you striking them while they're in the air, it connects" combo framework, at that place seem to be more than combo possibilities & mix-ups than in SF4... and I practise love my creative philharmonic mix-ups (ane of my favorite things near Tekken's juggle organization). With so many team combinations, it would seem that the potential for new philharmonic possibilities is most infinite. And speaking of space, in that location were quite a few infinite combos found by players... which actually isn't surprising for a game with such an open-concluded and "new mode" of philharmonic organisation. Thankfully, Capcom has patched them up.
Taking on the figurer AI with a friend in Tag Mode or Scramble Fashion (4 players on screen at in one case until K.O.), is automatic expert times, even if your friends aren't as skilled as you are. In the PS3 version, yous can fifty-fifty fight against online opponents with a friend in Tag or Scramble (lamentable Xboxers). Overall, SFXT'due south online mode is fairly solid, minus an abrasive audio bug. Online features include the staple matchmaking options, as well as replay sharing. New to the online setup is the briefing room, an online training manner where you tin can practice with friends or railroad train while using Fight Asking. I personally would've liked to meet the Devil Gene and the Dark Hadou cross paths, but once again... nothing. The character-specific CG endings are absurd-looking, but all take place in the Antarctic near Pandora'southward box (which definitely gets one-time), and many of which are pretty stupid in terms of story.
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| Dan Hibiki referencing TERRY BOGARD in the Tutorial. |
SF X Tekken'due south As far equally stage designs go, about manage to be exciting at least, but also a bit goofy and loud. I really wish Capcom put more emphasis on reintroducing "classic" environments, instead of completely new ones that inappreciably suit the game. Additionally, SFXT's background characters are officially the most abrasive groundwork characters of all fourth dimension. Seriously, 90% of all groundwork characters seem to be "spazzing" or jumping around like fools, annoyingly trying to take your attention abroad from the fight. Withal, at that place are a few absurd cameos similar Alex (Tekken), Kunimitsu, Ganryu & Mech Zangief, but can nosotros get at to the lowest degree one background without a ton of random shit going on (besides the grooming stage)? Other details I like about SF Ten Tekken? Like in UMVC3, I love how partners shout out each other's names as they tag in... it's a subtle detail, but it goes a long way. The overall voice interim is pretty solid for the well-nigh role, and thankfully the English language/Japanese voiceover options from the SF4 series have returned! The default setting is even halfway decent for the most function... equally characters like Kazuya & Heihachi speak Japanese correct off the bat (as they should). Some of the English voices are really washed fairly well, but others are just horrible (as expected). The Tekken-inspired camera angles during throws are pretty cool, and many of them add some solid "ouch factor". However, quite a few of them end up "jolting" the camera a chip too harshly (Rolento's for instance), making it not very pleasing to the eyes at all. In fact... a few of them mange to injure my eyes a niggling. 
Aside from that, most of the other new BGMS are a bit too "upbeat techno-ey" and "clangy" for my tastes, but the small-scale selection of SF & Tekken remixes are pretty skilful... I just wish in that location were more than. Thankfully, SFXT does support the basic characteristic of adding your own soundtrack from your system's library (so if you want old schoolhouse music in the game, y'all can add it yourself). How near a nice beach stage, overlooking the body of water and a calming dusk... yes, that'd be really refreshing. Lastly, there aren't virtually enough stages in the game, which really shows a lack of eye from Capcom if you enquire me. 
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| Scramble Mode = four-Player Versus! |
Additionally, most of the DLC alternating costumes featuring Tekken & SF characters dressed similar to characters from the contrary franchise are but tacky. I can't imagine any true SF or Tekken fans actually wanting anything like this in the game. In fairness, a few of the "cross" costumes are really clever and look alright, just many are beyond hideous. With a nice choice of modes, SFXT feels similar a pretty solid package from the start. Whether you lot're making a absurd color scheme in Customize, learning staple combos for characters in Trial, knocking out tough challenges in Mission, or having crazy battles with four friends in Scramble Mode, in that location's plenty of means to enjoy the game. Although, I was hoping to run into some mini games or bonus stages also make an appearance... for one, an updated Tekken Ball Manner would've been stellar (since information technology'south played on a 2nd airplane anyway).
A fully functional Customize Mode finally made its way to a Street Fighter game, and is one of SFXT'south all-time extras. Customizing characters is fun & all, but I think Capcom really gave players too much "artistic liberty" in this mode. For one, being able to make a character's skin color "any color of the rainbow" is simply ridiculous... and takes abroad from the integrity of the grapheme. The "neon glow" colors they added equally DLC are particularly obnoxious. I'm tired of running into people online who decided to brand their character wait like a "walking glow stick".... 
Gross. On the bright side, for people who aren't trying to "troll," some pretty unique & badass colour schemes are waiting to exist created. Some of them aren't worth much more than a cheap laugh... and awkwardly seem to be a parody of the game itself. I wonder why Capcom didn't apply that time and space to reate some actual decent alternate costumes; similar 2P outfits for Tekken characters or old school costumes?!? I think Yoshinori Ono needs to take information technology easy with the happy pills. Sadly, my hopes didn't come true.
Page Updated: March 31st, 2022 Programmer(southward): Dimps, Capcom Publisher(s): Capcom Designer(s): Yoshinori Ono Producer
Taisaku Okada Manager
Taketoshi Sano Designer
Yukiko Hokao Designer
Tetsunosuke Seki DesignerArtwork Past: Kazuma Teshigawara, Akira Toba, Toshio Ohashi Platform(s): PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PC, iOS Release Date(s): Mar. sixth, 2012 PS3 / 360
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May 11th, 2012 Steam
Sep. 9th, 2012 iOS
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Jan. 29th, 2013 Ver. 2013 patchCharacters: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Cammy, Guile, Dhalsim, Poison, Hugo, Rolento, Ibuki, Abel, Sagat, Zangief, Rufus, Balrog, Vega, Juri Han, Elena, Guy, Cody, Sakura, Blanka, Dudley, Akuma, Yard. Bison, Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix, Marshall Law, Ling Xiaoyu, Raven, Hwoarang, Steve Fox, Lili, Asuka Kazama, Craig Marduk, Male monarch, Bob, Julia Chang, Kuma, Lars, Alisa, Christie, Jack-half-dozen, Bryan Fury, Lei Wulong, Ogre, Cole MacGrath (PS3/Vita) , Toro the Cat (PS3/Vita) , Kuro (PS3/Vita) , Pac-Homo (PS3/Vita) , Mega Man (PS3/Vita) Featured Video:
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Gameplay Engine 8.0 / 10 Story / Theme vi.0 / ten Overall Graphics 7.0 / 10 Animation vii.0 / x Music / Sound Furnishings 7.5 / 10 Innovation viii.0 / 10 Art Direction vii.5 / 10 Customization viii.5 / x Options / Extras 8.0 / 10 Intro / Presentation seven.0 / 10 Replayability / Fun six.5 / ten "Ouch" Factor 8.0 / 10 Characters ix.0 / ten BOTTOM LINE
7.half-dozen / 10
Review based on PS3 / PS Vita version
Final Words: Out of any "new" 2nd fighting game I could play, there's something about throwing Hadokens & Shoryukens that never gets one-time, and never fails to be the most fun. I nonetheless enjoy Street Fighter's classic gameplay later on all these years, and Capcom'due south innovations never finish to make things interesting at the least. While Street Fighter � TEKKEN has its fair share of flaws, one thing Capcom definitely nailed is the roster. In instance you oasis't noticed, SF � Tekken is packed with characters that TFG highly approves of.
In my stance, such an epic crossover deserves 3rd Strike quality animation and brilliance, only I suppose that's being a bit unrealistic. If Capcom really prepare out to create SF X Tekken with hand drawn 3rd Strike quality 2D sprites, we'd be lucky to have 12 characters in the game. Considering the vastness of the SF and Tekken rosters, that'southward why this "3D thing" isn't so terrible at the end of the day... but in the case of SFXT, the 3D visuals don't come without flaws. Capcom got a bit sloppy in some areas...
As a hardcore Tekken player, it's all too easy to be reminded that Tekken characters are missing lxxx% of their movelists. It'southward cool that they retain some of their alternating stances & movement abilities, but the amount of attacks they can perform from those stances is painfully limited in comparison.
When information technology comes to gameplay, SFXT is a unproblematic and "old school manner" 2D fighter at middle, even though the engine has tons of bells & whistles. While it can be fun, I have some bug with some of the basic gameplay mechanics. Firstly, the blockstun that simple jabs create tin exist irritating, especially when fighting against characters with strong poking abilities. In some cases, I too don't similar how "foolproof" it is to connect ultra-powerful Super Arts or Cross Arts, and it seems like "easy-to-do" moves & strategies are ordinarily more constructive than more complicated ones.
Despite its quirks, SFXT is a adequately decent, heady, and fun 2D fighter... with "fun" clearly at the forefront of the game design. Like SF4, SFXT isn't brusk on comedic value. Withal, I'grand starting to miss the days when SF games weren't so facetious. In the early development stages, producer Ono stated that the theme for this crossover series was meant to be "festive"... simply making a Street Fighter game "festive" is similar making a perfectly tasty cake actress sweetness, and "too sweet" can indeed be a bad thing.
Since the release, I actually tried to like SF � Tekken. (That begs the question - should one really accept to try to like a fighting game?) Any erstwhile school 2d fighting game fan like myself had HUGE expectations from Capcom with this project (specially later all those epic trailers they released). While some cadre aspects are enjoyable, unfortunately, Yoshinori Ono and the team took quite a few missteps this time. Overall, SFXT doesn't experience like "Street Fighter integrated with Tekken"... but more then, a "super-happy version of Street Fighter integrated with someone'due south imprecise and lackadaisical interpretation of Tekken". Still, SFXT isn't nearly the worst fighting game I've ever played (although some drama queens out there go far out to be). Thankfully, I can relish SFXT casually, but I also can't seem to forget all the missed opportunities. Peradventure that's where Namco volition come in when they footstep upwardly to the plate with their iteration of the crossover (Tekken � SF). I'd bet my terminal dollar that Namco will drop a good chunk of the "silliness cistron" and deliver a more directly frontwards, serious fighting gam
e. (They did so with TEKKEN 7 at least, which featured one of Akuma'southward best appearances to date.)
~TFG Webmaster | @Fighters_Gen
On Disc DLC � 12 New Characters
Every bit yous probably know, there are 12 additional characters that announced in the portable, Playstation Vita version of the game. These characters were later released as purchasable DLC for the console versions on July 31st, 2012. The fact that the data for the characters, alternate costumes and colors was previously discovered on the disc (by hackers) stirred upwardly quite the conspiracy, and the "Capcom hate car" bandwagon of 2012 was born.Some gamers felt "cheated" that this content is already on the disc, because to admission it, they have to purchase a small file that simply "unlocks" it when information technology becomes available. They experience entitled to the content from the starting time, since they bought and "own" the physical disc. Capcom explained that the information is on the disc in guild to "save hard drive space and to ensure for a smooth transition when the DLC is available". The information also allows people to play against the 12 new characters & encounter the alternate costumes when they're released if they choose not to purchase them. Personally, nothing virtually this format bothers me, only some gamers out at that place seem to have a "
fake sense of entitlement and expectation" .Something that the rabid complainers fail to realize is that this DLC was originally
developed with the intent of being DLC. That ways it potentially wouldn't even be in the offset identify without the DLC distribution procedure. Believe it. Information technology doesn't matter if information technology's locked on-disc DLC, twenty-four hours 1 DLC, or month 6 DLC. I wholeheartedly agree that a product should be complete when it's released, just the thing is... SF 10 Tekken could've very hands been chosen "complete" at effectually 25-30 characters. Fans should be thankful that the dev-team took the extra time & attempt to create 12 additional characters. (Also bad that "effort" didn't show upwardly in another areas of the game, though).SF Ten Tekken includes
43 iconic characters from the start (PS3 version). That'due south far higher up the standard for a new fighting game. Gamers complaining about not being able to utilise the other 12 characters right off the bat (which weren't even finished at the fourth dimension), are beingness a chip greedy I recall. I empathize their point of view, and they have a right to experience that style if they choose. I tin can but speak for myself... and I don't feel cheated. I'm glad I didn't have to purchase a new disc-based "Super" version of SFXT. I agree Capcom could've made amend decisions on the business front, but as a long time fan, I think nosotros're lucky to accept this many characters in the game. The fact that Capcom continued supporting SFXT with 12 boosted characters after the initial release (superb choices at that), only sweetens the deal.
The total selection screen on PS3 / PS Vita... 55 characters!
In continuation, I think some of the "new" fighting game fans need to take a step back and get some perspective. In the early 90'southward, many of united states used to play Street Fighter 2 (among many other games) at arcades, religiously... putting in 50 cents, with each play, to use a few of those viii-12 characters over and over (and over times 1000). Even later I bought several variations of the dwelling versions of SF2 (at $seventy a pop) I nonetheless put money into those arcade machines... and you know what? If for some reason you weren't a "good" actor at your arcade, you had to pay More coin... Acquire to Lose... then Learn. AND Acquire TO Like It.History has repeated itself many times. Over the course of a decade, I must've spent 100's of dollars on MVC2 in the arcades. Then I bought the Dreamcast version when it came out, and guess what... I still put gas in my machine, drove to the arcade, and put countless dollars into that MVC2 machine for many years to come. I did the same affair when Tekken 5 came out in arcades and on PS2. I fifty-fifty traveled to distant arcades (hours away) only because they had better competition. So I guess that'south why I can't relate to gamers who are raging near an optional $eight-$20 DLC to unlock new characters/content in a game... something that no i is forcing them to purchase.
If yous like the game, what's the trouble with spending a few extra bucks on information technology and supporting the company that made it? In my book, the DLC is reasonably priced (not to mention colour packs & other updates are gratuitous). Plus, if you own both the PS3 & Vita versions, all 12 DLC characters are completely gratuitous... which isn't a bad deal.Finally, allow's non forget nigh "time release" characters that both Namco and Capcom previously used in arcade games like Tekken 2, Tekken 3 and MVC2. Many months subsequently the original release of those games, additional characters became playable to keep the game fresh and heady (and it worked). It would announced that Capcom simply wanted players to first enjoy the "vanilla" version of the game and let a trivial suspense build up... then requite'm a interruption. Besides, what'southward the fun of having everything unlocked at once? Are you really going to master 55 characters at once? No... you're non. Put down the torches, people. There are more important things to worry most in life.
In closing, gamers of this generation are able to sit down on their asses at dwelling house, play a adjacent-gen fighting game with players all over the world (for free), and some of them have the audacity to sit behind their keyboards and complain about optional DLC that costs them effectually the same price equally lunch? Lunch. To those folks, I say get out and buy yourselves a damn Happy Meal, you cheap, cheap bastards. Just kidding. (Don't do that.) But seriously, please stop whining and relish what the game does take to offer.
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