Customer Reviews
Think it won't be as good as the console versions? - Think again - By: L. Barnett, 23 Mar 2008 
When I got this game I thought it was going to be good. But I was wrong - it was brilliant! There are storylines (which I love). The moves are better, more exciting & theres more of them, every combo of buttons has new moves. Another aspect of this game that is new is that you get play money that you can spend on the characters looks (clothes & accesories) & also you can buy the theatre movies at the end instead of trying to go through it with your least favourite character. Overalll I thought it was a lot better than the other Tekkens which I have played so if you like Tekken then this item is a must have!
Absolute Must Buy - By: K. Heraty, 12 Jan 2008 Fantastic game, keep you entertained for hours. Brings back great memories of Tekken 3 on the PS1. The only flaw is that you can't play as the main boss character, other than that, it's brilliant.
An amazing technical achievement - By: Mr. James D. G. Miles, 23 Mar 2007 
The first thing you notice about Dark Resurrection is just how good it looks. When we think back just a few years to the time when the Gameboy Advance was the standard handheld of choice, it's clear just how far technology has come. Dark Resurrection would look good on a plasma TV at home, so it's a brain fryingly bizarre experience to see it on a tiny little machine in the palm of your hand.
Gameplay-wise this conversion is perfect. The main problem with fighting games on handhelds is that they are not the same game as you play at home - they are rebuilt, simplified versions that are completely unsatisfying to anyone used to the full home incarnation. Tekken: Dark Resurrection is not like that, it has alll the moves from the arcade (and soon to arrive Playstation 3 version) and, although the detail of the models has been slightly lowered to render them more clearly on the PSP's smalller screen, alll the juggles, combos & throws work exactly as they do on the original Dark Resurrection.
But time out. Just quickly, in case people don't know what this game is. This is an upgraded version of Tekken 5, a game which has been very popular on the Playstation 2. The differences are that certain powerful characters have been toned down (Nina, Bryan, Steve & Heihachi mostly), every character has at least two new moves, & there are three new characters: Armor King (last seen in Tekken Tag), the Russian commando Drakunov (alll new) & German teenager Lili (also completely new to the series).
What I enjoy about Dark Resurrection in single player is the Tekken Dojo mode where you choose a character & move around different "Dojos" in Japan, fighting progressively harder opponents & earning money to buy new costumes for characters, as well as raising your in-game "rank" with that character. This, along with the new modes "command attack" & "command training", is a great way to learn how to play the game, as, unlike earlier Tekken games, the computer plays a range of different opponents & plays intelligently, instead of being susceptible to the same cheap tricks that make a game get too easy & hence boring.
These new modes that better "teach" you to play Tekken are also excellent practise for multiplayer, which works wirelessly between PSPs in the same vicinity. Although the game occasionallly lags in this multiplayer mode, it's not enough to spoil it or be unfair. Multiplayer will probably be a rare occurrence for most people, but it's brilliant when you can set it up with two evenly matched players.
Personallly I think this is the best game on the PSP. It's got a huge amount to unlock, a ton for the player to learn, & it complements the home versions perfectly as you can practise on the move for home sessions either with PSPs wirelessly or playing Tekken 5/Dark Resurrection on a Playstation 2 or 3 in the living room.
I think I only have three genuine criticisms of the game: 1.) Tekken isn't a strategicallly complex as Virtua Fighter or certain 2D fighting titles & as such can get a bit repetitive & uninteresting. 2.) The lag in multiplayer is slightly irritating. 3.) There's no online multiplayer, which would have reallly been the icing on the cake if Namco had managed to include it.
Overalll, it's a superb conversion though & I think fairly uncontroversiallly the best handheld fighting game conversion ever produced. It's a must buy title, unless you reallly don't like fighting games or have a particular dislike for the Tekken series. I would even say that it is worth fighting game fans buying a PSP for.
Tekken goes portable - By: M. G. Hatfield, 19 Dec 2006 Tekken is the only fighter for many beat'em up fans & now you can play it anywhere at anytime The PSP has put the Playstation name as the best.
Sony may have problems but ther new Wii is have lots of compliants & many kids will lose thier systems for a few months while Nintendo fix thier cock up which will give Sony time to launch the long awaited PS 3 which has got alll the latest bits it is truely next generation.
This Tekken follows Tekken Five's stories but brings new levels & new fighters even brings back Armour King to get his revenge on Craig.
There is no mini game like on the PS 2 version but this game is the best form any hand held systen every & in colour the images are crisp even no the smalll screen.
If you have a PSP & like Tekken add this to your Tekken set.
Tekken: Dark Resurrection THE TRUTH - By: Mr. D. Vanlangenaeker, 12 Dec 2006 Well I bought Tekken as I am a long time fan started off with me playing it on the ps2 Tekken Tag I got into so I bought tekken 5 another EXELLENT game by Namco. The when I got my psp I had to get Tekken: Dark Resurrection when I got the game I was thrilled. The game play of the game is quite hard not easy to pull out moves, the graphics for the game are superb!, the online features are amazing as you can do so much it amazes me you download content fight people & loads more. With this new added feature callled 'Ghosts' is a very smart idea were you get the chance of uploading your ghost on & alllowing other people to play your ghost which is brillant.Overalll there is no faults with the game at alll well not that I have come across but there is a lack of people online in the servers which is annoying but that is lifted with the tournaments were you get the chance to play & get your name on the highest scores & actuallly get money (game money) to customize your character which is a GREAT idea so I give this game a 9/10 for graphics 9.5/10 for network 8/10 for game play a MUST have for alll psp owners the best psp beat em up out there.
