IcKy99 wrote:
well PS3 owners can always just downgrade to tekken 5: dr on the ps store it probably has better load times, plus its tekken 5!
Very True. Tekken 5 on the PS Network is a hell of a great deal.
The problem with fighting games is that the gameplay reached it's peak about 7 years ago and now the only thing to really build on is graphics. Companies like Namco, Sega, and Techmo are pretty much just trying to live off of old glories. Soul Caliber 4 was positively aweful compared to 1 and 2, and Virtua Fighter 5, while pretty and such is really not even as much fun as Fighters Megamix on the Saturn. The last really great 3D fighters were Tekken 5, Dead or Alive Ultimate, King of Fighters 2006 and Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution. Everything since then has been either a rehash or an abomination (not counting Street Fighter IV - as it was essentially still a 2D game and also it was pretty good).
The place where they could really make the new systems shine would be in making a really true, quality remake of the original Bushido Blade or something very much like it. Things like its 1st person mode would rock on modern systems and with online play! Also, the damage that the character takes in the PSOne version was pretty cool back then, but imagine what they could do now.