PX54

User Score
7.6

Presentation - 7.0
Gameplay - 6.5
Value - 7.5

Yes it looks better, yes there's more characters, yes the animations are smoother.  But that's the least you'd expect from a game that last full version was released on the PS2.

Disappointed but at the same time relieved that all characters are available from the outset. Disappointed as this can make game life longer, having to complete the game with each different character to unlock another.  However relieved as i genrally don't get round to it and i can still go throught the game with each different character.

Also disappointing is that you don't unlock the finishing video when completing Arcade mode.  Finishing videos are unlocked randomly through play.  It could be any character and you could be doing absolutely anything, then you'll get a message - 'you have unlocked...'

The new story mode where you begin as Lars seems alright, i haven't played it too much as the controlls are a bit iffy.  Changing target can be quite irrattic, making it frustrating and difficult.

Some levels have walls much like the ones in Tekken 4 (not so many in T5) and if your up against a human opponant, and they knock you into a wall, that could be the end of the round as it can be near impossible to get out of that situation.

Also if you'r going to put something like snow in a level, make sure it does more than just disappear when the character walks on it. Not really next-gen quality.

All in all it's not lost anything but it's really not gained much either when you think about the fact it's moved onto more powerful consoles.