Two of gaming's best-established fighting
franchises match up for the first time, in Street Fighter X Tekken.
Building on the Street Fighter series' archetypical arcade action, the
game pits fan-favorite characters from the Capcom and Namco series in
head-to-head, 2D-style combat. Borrowing from the Tekken series, players
can team-up two combatants for a Tag battle. As in the previous
high-def editions of Street Fighter, characters are rendered in virtual
3D, and fighting arenas are alive with background
animations.
The roster includes central characters
from both game series, including Ryu, Ken, Guile, and Chun-Li from
Street Fighter, and Tekken's Kazuya, Nina, King, and Marduk. Characters
can perform their signature special moves, and individual controls are
designed to feel familiar to fans of either franchise. Before a match,
the game's "Gem" system allows players to customize any character for a
certain fighting style. As in the high-def editions of Street Fighter
IV, internet-connected gamers can compete in a number of online
multiplayer modes.
Along with the standard game and
documentation, the Special Edition of Street Fighter X Tekken comes with
an arcade cabinet bank, a download voucher for 45 Gems, an exclusive
prequel story, and a comic book.