#194 – Tekken 5 (PS2)
Tekken 5 was a huge surprise to me. The moment I started kicking my cousin’s ass, I knew the series was back on track. I’m kidding. No seriously though, Tekken 4 was a step down for me in the Tekken series. I didn’t like the move sets for the characters (and even the limited no. of characters themselves) and I felt the game was really stiff. Tekken 5 offers a huge roster along with customization to boot. The story mode is more or less the same as Tekken 4 which isn’t a bad thing since the story telling in Tekken 4 is one aspect I loved. Looking at Devil Jin’s move set almost brought tears to my eyes (tears of happiness)… And I’ve never lost a match since (well maybe one or two here and there).
#193 – Soul Calibur II (PS2)
Soul Calibur and Tekken are inseparable fighting series for me and in rankings as well. I was expecting a lot out of the 2nd release and I wasn’t disappointed. SCII has an awesome list of characters (Heihachi from the Tekken series is also added as a bonus character) and awesome levels just like the original. I can’t really go in depth about a fighting game when reviewing them because it is one of my least favorite genres. Soul Calibur and Tekken are one of those which I actually care about in a genre I’ve never ‘really’ been into.
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