Street fighter X Tekken

Pre fight talk

To be honest when I first heard about this (last month) I thought it was some kinda cruel joke.  But after seeing a few off the trailer videos, and the screen shots.. I'm beginning to believe in Mike Ross.. I mean SF x Tekken.

One thing that is clear is that it'll fall much more to the street fighter side, bringing the Tekken 3 dimension to the 2 d one. But hey what did want? Another street fighter alpha screw up?

So I guess the question on everyone's lips is going to be about projectiles. Although existing in Tekken for a limited range of characters (Alisa, Devil Jin, Kuma) projectiles are going to pose a huge problem for the crossover players from Tekken to sf. Sure SF has it's range if characters that rely on close corner fighting, Abel, Rufus, Zangeif. But it's sure going to be fun to see how the programmers have worked around this one.

Despite the compression of the 3d to 2d the biggest hurdle to overcome for the Tekken community will be the use of jumping. Juggling and side stepping in the 2d world can be compensated for, but how often do you see a Tekken player jump towards an opponant, or jump over an attack.

Personally I am pretty hyped for this one. Tekken now is near perfection. Both aesthetically and graphically Tekken Bloodline Rebellion is the crème du la crème. Introducing new characters will always keep the franchise alive and keep the wheels turning, but entering the 2d world is a significant step for the Tekken world. We've been begging for these crossover matches for years, and it's going to be great.

And let's be honest, watching bob and Rufus blob it out, or Kazuya and Ryu go toe to toe is going to be the best. But let's face it.. Chun Li Nina will be where the shit is at!

Next stop Marvel vs. Tekken.. Or is that a little unbalanced? 


Check this link to the official demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLIkTcc2L_w