Pokken Tournament

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Pokken Tournament

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Pokkén Tournament (ポッ拳 Pokken?) is a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios. The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series with characters from Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. It was released for Japanese arcades on July 16, 2015, and worldwide on the Wii U on March 18, 2016 (aka out now everywhere).

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Pokkén Tournament is a fighting game in which two fighters battle against each other using various Pokémon, with gameplay similar to Bandai Namco's Tekken series. Unlike most arcade fighting games, which use a traditional joystick and buttons, the arcade version is played using console-style controllers, which are designed so that players who are not used to arcade sticks can get into the game more easily. The game focuses more on action, as opposed to the more technical gameplay of Tekken, allowing both hardcore and casual fans to enjoy it. As such, players can perform various techniques taken from the Pokémon series, such as special moves and Mega Evolutions (which can be built up from attacks using a "Synergy Gauge"). Players can also use Support Pokémon to give them special benefits such as buffs in attack or defense. On October 30, 2015, footage surfaced of a boss fight with a new form of Mewtwo, known as "Shadow Mewtwo"; the character was teased in an official trailer a few days later. First-print Wii U copies of the game were packaged with a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card, which immediately unlocked the character for use.The title also features online play, where players can compete in two types of online battle modes called friendly battles and ranked battles, including matches between players with registered friend codes and players who enter the same VS Code as each other.

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The game currently features 16 playable Pokémon, with other characters planned to be added over time. The playable cast is as follows:

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Braixen
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Chandelure
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Garchomp
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Gardevoir
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Gengar
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Lucario
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Machamp
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Mewtwo
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Pikachu
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Sceptile
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Suicune
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Weavile
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Pikachu Libre
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Shadow Mewtwo
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Has anyone else noticed Pikachu Libre is a female?
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SIERRA-116 wrote:Has anyone else noticed Pikachu Libre is a female?
Yes as it's the Cosplay Pikachu which is only female.
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I just love the amount of care put into these more detailed models of the pokemon. I may get the game simply to be able to admire them more. 8-)
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I love both Pokémon and fighting games... But I'm not specially thrilled nor interested in such a peculiar mixture.

I kinda find curious how they tried to casualize the game even from the arcade only stage by making more accessible to the non-hardcore gamers by replacing the joysticks by pads on the arcade cabinets, and having (Bandai)Namco behind as developer I'm sure the game will be deeper, more technical and complex than a such a concept such as this might imply at first sight... But still not interested on it I guess...

The fact that I don't have money to afford spending on a Wii U (nor I'm thrilled by the console's current catalogue) and I've got other priorities once I get a salary again (PS4 (Disgaea 5, SF5, Estival Versus...) or new computer even since my current one is a tad too old) might help in getting even less hype in this...
But I'd give it a try anyway if I end up having a chance on it (I wouldn't mind giving Pikachu Mishima a test run just for the lulz of it I guess).

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I would of honestly preferred a regular Pokémon game. I can never get into fighting games. Though this would be a neat minigame in the regular game itself, haha. Imagine REALLY training your Pokémon instead of just having it mow down wild weaklings heh.

I'm surprised no word from Pokemonaces on this one yet though, I'm curious if he liked it.
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