Tales of Tekken Revolution

A new Tekken game has been released for the Playstation Network, Tekken Revolution. The last Tekken game was Tekken 6 released on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PSP. Revolution was released only on the Playstation Network as a free-to-play arcade game, on June 11. The game may be free-to-play but, like most "free" games these days, Revolution uses microtransactions for Premium Coins and Tickets, coins being used for Arcade and Tickets for Player vs Player matches.

There are several different modes to accommodate the players, Arcade, Ranked Match, and Player Match. Arcade takes the layer through a series of matches, best two out of three, until they defeat the boss character. Ranked match is exactly what it sounds like, players who battle to be the best and have the most points PSN. Player Match, same thing but without points, players combat each other to see who will reign supreme.

An interesting system that was implemented in Tekken Revolution is the ability to power up your favorite, or all, character(s). Earning money and points from Arcade Mode, a player is able to take said money and increase the strength of a character in either Power, Vigor, or Endurance. Power increases the character's overall strength and damage, Vigor increases critical chance and raises the chances of a character going into a rage, and Endurance increases the character's hit points. This way, any character can be improved and made stronger.


The biggest downfall to Tekken Revolution is their small cast. There are a few characters that can be unlocked, but not enough to consider Revolution over any other Tekken game. Revolution starts with eight characters already unlocked, and four that are locked but can be earned through playing and obtaining Gift Points.

While it's great to have a free-to-play arcade game at my command, I was let down by the cast. Being a veteran Tekken player, having played since the first one, I was expecting to see some other characters like Eddie, Jin, or some of their more silly characters like Gon. The battles are fast and the special attacks are easy to learn, points for that at least! Tekken Revolution walks away with a 5/10, good to play for a time but not a permanent fix for Tekken lovers or an Arcade Fighter.