Street Fighter X Tekken is fun for a wide range of players while still offering the complexity serious fighting fans have come to expect. Capcom loves crossovers. Its world
warriors have faced down the X-Men, the Avengers, the King of Fighters,
and many others. With Street Fighter X Tekken, the stylish cast of
Tekken fighters is next in line to go blow for blow with Ryu and
company. It’s an interesting transition for the Tekken members, who are
leaving their native 3D arena for a 2D battlefield. But their adaptation
is just one of the many surprises waiting in this complex fighter. With
a host of new mechanics and modes, Street Fighter X Tekken has a lot to
offer fighting fans of all skill levels. Street Fighter X Tekken is a 2D fighter
with two on two combat. Each side is in control of two fighters and can
swap between them on the fly. Players can even team up cooperatively and
fight on the same team, just like in last year’s Mortal Kombat. This
means up to four players can take part in a fight. However, when one
fighter on a team is knocked out, that team loses the round–regardless
of how much health the remaining fighter has. Therefore, you must treat
your two fighters as one unit. There are numerous ways to switch between
your fighters, and mastering good synergy between them is the key to
building devastating combos and winning matches. The game includes many of the fighting mechanics seen in Super Street Fighter
IV, with several new additions. It has a six button layout, with three
punches and three kicks, and a three section energy meter with numerous
functions. This meter is earned quickly and spent quickly on devastating
super arts, EX special moves, and more. But one of its most important
functions is cross canceling. For one block of meter you can tag in your
partner mid-combo to continue the assault. At first this “two as one”
style can be difficult to put into practice. It’s much easier to fight
with one character until his or her health gets low, switch characters,
and repeat. However, in doing so, you lose a lot of what makes this game
unique, as well as sacrifice an edge in combat.
