
As the first Tekken game to grace a Nintendo console since Tekken Advance nearly ten years ago, Tekken 3D Prime Edition has a lot of catching up to do. Namco Bandai is certainly going all-out to bring a sizeable cast of characters to the 3D fighter, with over 40 characters crammed into the 3DS cartridge.
As well as featuring 3DS's biggest line-up of pugilists yet, the game also runs at a full 60 frames per second in 2D or 3D mode, whereas competitors Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Dead or Alive: Dimensions run at 60fps in 2D and 30fps with the 3D effect on.
The cartridge will strain a little more as it also contains a 3D version of Tekken: Blood Vengeance, a 90-minute CGI film.
Tekken 3D Prime Edition is due out in Japan in mid-February; we'll update you on a Western release when Namco Bandai announces a date.
[source siliconera.com]
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Wow. 60fps with the 3D on will be impressive if it's pulled off well.
I bought both SSFIV3DE and DOAD on their release dates and will definitely be picking this up as well. I never miss a fighting game, and this is looking like the best one to be on a handheld ever.
Is this on a 2 GB cart or a 4 GB one?
I might pick this up depending on its release date.
I do like me some portable Tekken
Will depend on how good Street Fighter X Tekken is on Vita. If it's good I might just stick with it, but we'll see how this one turns out. Sounds really good so far.
Is the movie in 3d? lol
HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME YOU GUYS
Does anything get a release date outside of Japan anymore?
@jibberldd5 "The cartridge will strain a little more as it also contains a 3D version of Tekken: Blood Vengeance, a 90-minute CGI film."
@XCWarrior Yes, when announced by Western companies
Correction, SSF4 also runs at 60 fps with 3D off (but you have to disable the 3D from the menu for it to work). Also, 30 fps is not "solid", it's a hideous compromise which should have become obsolete with the start of the PS2 era. No fighting game fan worth his salt would ever be caught dead playing a fighting game at 30 fps.
I'll pick this up if it gets good reviews.
@accc I did not know that! Will make a tweak now, cheers
yea if the vitas 3d looks as good as the 3ds oh wait.no brainer 3ds all the way
@daznsaz
Vita dosent have 3D! Whats wrong with u!
looks great. i'm hoping soulcalibur, virtua fighter and king of fighters 13 get the 3DS treatment as well too.
Why do they have to cram some crappy movie into a video game?! I'd rather they used the space to add an arcade mode ending to every character.
nothing wrong with me but vita not having 3d is wrong for them lol.bet the 90mins tekken will look good with the 3d cranked up.
The screenshots continue to underwhelm, as have all the gameplay videos I've seen. Everything seems plastic-y, badly animated, badly textured.
Personally, I'd prefer they went with 30fps with 3D (the oddball 60fps purists can play w/out 3D), if that means polishing up the graphics more. DoA Dimensions looks absolutely gorgeous, as if it were a generation ahead of what I'm seeing here.
Huge Tekken fan over here from the PS1 and PS2 era. Already pre-ordered from shopto.net .....
@warioswoods said: "Everything seems plastic-y, badly animated, badly textured."
Yep, that's Tekken all right.
Awesome, keep bringing fighting games to the 3DS. Big fan of the Tekken series
I bet it'll get a last minute polish and look beautiful.
Either way I'm buying this minute 1.
Comes with a movie
Instabuy. Although the tekken movie (not the CGI one) is horrendously bad.
@timp29
the live action tekken film was embarrassing in many respects.
only played tekken few times years ago.by the sounds of some of the comments its a bit of a rough game.thought it would be polished with the years its been going.
3DS is becoming a very rich place for fighters, and this one looks quite incredible. Let the 3D revolution continue.
Full blown Tekken on a Nintendo console... hell really has frozen over.
@MeloMan
there was a tekken game titled tekken advance for the GBA a couple of years back. this one was more scaled down and had fewer fighters.
tekken 3D however is going to have 40 fighters, which i think will be all the characters in tekken 6.
O-o 90 min CGI film crammed into that tiny thing?!
Now that's just cool, I want to buy it!
I bought the game. And i have to say, the graphics and motion is perfect and amazing. But one thing i was dissapointed about was the online fighting, there was so much lag D: But still, a great game.
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