NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IS IT? A thrilling 3D fighter with bears, devils and giant robots
EXPECT TO PAY £55
DEVELOPER Bandai Namco Studios Inc
PUBLISHER Bandai Namco Entertainment
REVIEWED ON AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 32GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
MULTIPLAYER Yes
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Tekken 8 feels like returning home. A bit of a cringe opener, I know, but across my 40 hours spent with this game for this review I couldn’t help but feel like I was being reunited with an old friend; a series I adore so dearly. Tekken is freakin’ back, baby, and I couldn’t be happier.
It’s a game so rife with nostalgia-inducing moments yet manages to bundle them together into this incredibly approachable, newbie-friendly package. It’s a far cry from the bare-bones experience that was its predecessor – Tekken 8 is truly the next generation of fighters, a bombastic showdown that you should absolutely witness now matter how long it’s been since you last peeped into a King of Iron Fist Tournament.
’s nostalgic vibes feel deliberate. It’s going all-in on its story – called The Dark Awakens – building up to a dramatic conclusion to the war between
