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FairlySadPanda / September 13, 2012 3:36 pm
Violet is fabulous. Anyone that disagrees has not yet played through Tekken Tag Tournament 2’s Fight Lab. Robots, chickens, flying pizzas, cameos and a shipping crate load of humour all combine to create a hugely enjoyable experience that acts as TTT2’s tutorial mode.
Playing through Fight Lab has occupied the last three hours of my time with the game, although the mode is not actually all that long. A new player who wants to learn the game will beat the mode in about an hour, provided they are paying attention. They’ll also have to check the manual once or twice, because the mode does not explain what certain icons mean. It’s an odd oversight which runs the risk of making new players lost. That aside, the tutorial is largely complete. You won’t be leaving with a complete understanding of the game, but you’ll know how to move, attack, throw and combo. Violet, the instructor, will also spend time with blocking, punishing and tagging, which will probably be of great use to everyone buying the game, even experienced gamers.
Speaking of Violet…
FairlySadPanda / September 12, 2012 11:25 am
A quick post, this - Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken's lead developer, will be showing off the discovered secret TTT2 characters at 22:00 Japan time (2pm UK time), via Bandai's own streaming service. The stream will probably not be available to anyone outside Japan, but the footage will probably make its way to the open internet quickly after the broadcast.
FairlySadPanda / September 6, 2012 4:52 pm
Dreamhack have announced that their approaching tournament in Valencia, Spain, will be streamed live by Armshouse. They have also announced that WW.MCZ|F-Word and WDM.MCZ|Necromina will form the commentary staff. The tournament, which is on from the 21st to the 23rd of September, will feature a singles Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition tournament with €3000 in the prize pool. [ ...
FairlySadPanda / September 6, 2012 3:09 pm
Bushido Impact, one of Paris' major FGC events, was this past weekend. It featured a number of tournaments, had some of the best Super Street Fighter 4 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 players in Europe in attendance, and was streamed by Armshouse. And yet, well, this post is going up four days late. Sorry about that. We've got the results, and links to the stream archives, inside.
FairlySadPanda / September 4, 2012 10:37 pm
Manchester Battle Arena's organising team has announced two new fighting game tournaments to take place in the next two months. As usual for MBAs, they will be one-day events and take place at Gamerbase Manchester. Also as usual for MBAs, expect a very loud and excited atmosphere. Information on the tournaments is inside this post
FairlySadPanda / September 3, 2012 11:30 am
Namco Bandai Games have announced that the Tekken Tag Tournament 2's premium online service, known as the "World Tekken Federation" will be free on launch to everyone that buys the game.
FairlySadPanda / September 3, 2012 9:00 am
CG|Taaha is being sent to Calgary with four other British Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition Version 2012 players. The team will compete in the international five versus five team tournament, and independently in the singles competition. Alongside CG|Taaha, WW.MCZ|Ryan Hart, WW.MCZ|Andreas, CG|Problem X and WW.MCZ|F-Word will represent the UK.
FairlySadPanda / August 28, 2012 7:24 pm
Every week, Armshouse.tv showcases the best fighting game players in London in the weekly WinnerStaysOn tournament series, operating out of HMV Gamerbase Trocadero. Since the start of the summer they've been alternating between UMvC3 and SSF4 each week. They're always great tournaments, especially because the quality of the matches is complemented by a commentary staff that is both knowledgable and has a tendency of being a bit madcap.
In any case, this week is UMvC3. You can watch the stream below, or head over to Armshouse's Twitch TV page to view the stream chat and archives
FairlySadPanda / August 26, 2012 1:04 pm
Day three of i46 is here, bringing two pre-release tournaments and three other tournaments with it! The highlight of today will be the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 tournament, but the other tournaments will also hopefully be just as exciting. HitCombo has everything you need to enjoy the day, so lean back and enjoy a lazy Sunday with fighting games.-
FairlySadPanda / August 25, 2012 12:19 pm
We've not covered General Skirmish's FGC podcast here at HitCombo yet, which is a bit odd as I've been on them in the past! Every week, Skirmish and two guests delve into the special topics and upcoming events in the FGC. This week, Blazblue players Dragonlordz, who yesterday won the tournament at i46, and Zoular talk to Skirmish about Blazblue, Persona 4 Arena, balance changes and the anime scene in general. The podcast is embedded inside, along with a topic list.-
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