The latest trailer forStreet Fighter X Tekkenis bound to please some fans and scare others. The reveal thatFinal Fight/Alpha 2veteran Rolento,Street Fightermainstay Zangief,Tekken‘s big daddy Heihachi, and relative series newcomer Lili are bound to be welcomed by most. I mean, who doesn’t love Rolento and Heihachi? Old men that kick ass are never a bad thing. The grenades and bozo hair are just the icing on the cake.
The game’s new modes, including four player true tag team combat, are also looking good. I always loved the secret “dramatic battles” found inAlpha 2andAlpha 3, so seeing them make a return in this veryAlpha-like title pleases me on both a nostalgic and a practical level. I’m also intrigued by “Pandora”, the game’s newly announced gameplay hook. The trailer does a better job of explaining it than I can, but in short, there is a weird space thing that makes fighters turn into pissed off purple powerhouses, but only at the expense of the life of their tag team partner. The whole thing reminds me ofViolet Beauregard, but instead of eating candy and turning into blueberries, these fighters eat each others souls and turn into ass kicking demons. Creepy!
X-Factor really pissed off a lot ofMarvel Vs. Capcom 3players. I wonder if Pandora will have the same effect onStreet Fighter X Tekken?
