It would be dishonest of me to pretend that I’m a fighting game fanatic. I like the genre, I really do, but I’m not particularly good at it. Those that are, like our very own Delriach, are at EVO 2012 this weekend in Las Vegas, and Sony’s Battle Royale is there too.
The light-hearted Smash Bros-esque All-Stars Game has a lot to prove to the EVO audience, with many gamers perhaps rightly assuming that there won’t be the same level of mastery that something like Street Fighter offers, despite the hiring of Seth Killian recently.
They’re trying though. A dedicated trailer for the event (see above) and a new ‘hardcore’ character might go some way to making an impact. That character? Tekken’s Heihachi, who has been in 17 years worth of Tekken games right from the PlayStation era.
“Familiar moves such as his Electric Wind God Fist and Twin Pistons are intact and as deadly as ever,” says the US Blog. “He excels at close-range combat, overwhelming opponents with quick, powerful strikes. Heihachi’s combo potential ranks among the best in the roster, turning every encounter into a stylish martial arts exhibition.”
There’s also a trailer dedicated to him:
Elsewhere, Sony have also announced that Toro the Cat, the closest thing to a mascot the brand has over in the east, will also join the roster.
“Toro brings a unique stance-based fighting style to PlayStation All-Stars,” we’re told, “affording him several different sets of attacks to utilize in combat. He transitions seamlessly from a close-range fighter in his Justice form, to a ranged specialist in his Torobi form, to an effective wide-area controller in his Oni form.”
And again, a trailer to demonstrate this:
Finally, SCEA also revealed a new stage – Parappa the Rapper’s Kung Fu Dojo, a wonderfully flat-looking paper thin stage complete with the presence of one Chop Chop Master Onion. A beautifully old school touch and one that had me laughing when I saw the news, thinking of the original PSone game which is still brilliant fun.
Oh, it looks like Killzone won’t be left out.
The game, and these new additions, is playable at EVO from today.
Shakugan
I wish the maps are more bigger, they look so small to fight on and run away while someone is using an AoE attack in a small map.
Tuffcub
Someone from Final Fantasy has to show up. I’d love Lara to be character as well – Drake vs Croft :)
Megamoppy
Even though i’ve never played Fat Princess I found the fact she carried on eating cake while strapped to a rocket hilarious. It looks like there is some charm to this game yet while not too sure of the actual fighting mechanics
PriceofWar
What’s going on with Nate’s face?