TEKKEN 8 - Review Score Roundup
Tekken 8 is almost here and the new instalment in the long-established series is already raking in dream ratings. Here are the first reviews from the critics!
The champagne corks must be popping at Bandai Namco: Ahead of the upcoming TEKKEN 8 release later today, the trade press is already on hand with the first tests and ratings. And they are impressive. On Metacritic, there are already eight reviews with a full score on the collective page for test scores - i.e. 100 out of a possible 100 points. This is followed by a number of 90+ ratings. IGN, Jeuxvideo and GamingBolt score 90 points. Meanwhile, over at OpenCritic it's a similar story, with a Mighty 90 score, and 97% of the critics recommending the game.
IGN, who gave the game a 9/10 praised the "if it's not broke don't fix it" approach that the series has taken (Tekken?). As the latest entry in the series does take some of what TEKKEN 7 had, but improves in certain ways. Such as the new Heat System, which enhanced your offensive abilities at the same as recovering health.
Moving on, Eurogamer gave the game a perfect 5/5 stars. "Tekken 8 is a marked improvement over Tekken 7 and a perfectly executed balancing act, keeping older players happy while revealing its trademark freedom to newcomers.".
Take a look below at even more critic review scores ahead of the launch later today!
Tekken 8 rating overview: This is how the press rates the new fighting game
- Hardcore Gamer: 100/100
- GGRecon: 100/100
- Shacknews: 100/100
- VGC: 100/100
- GamesRadar+: 100/100
- The Enemy: 100/100
- Eurogamer Germany: 100/100
- Vandal: 95/100
- The Games Machine: 94/100
- Power Unlimited: 93/100
- SpazioGames: 92/100
- TierraGamer: 91/100
- CD-Action: 90/100
- Digitally Downloaded: 90/100
- Areajugones: 90/100
- GamesBeat: 90/100
- Gamer.no: 90/100
- Games.ch: 90/100
- IGN: 90/100
- God is a Geek: 90/100
- Push Square: 90/100
- TrueGaming: 90/100
- TheSixthAxis: 90/100
- GamingBolt: 90/100
- Multiplayer.it: 90/100
- Jeuxvideo.com: 90/100
- Gameblog.fr: 90/100
- Screen Rant: 90/100
- GamePro Germany: 88/100
- Gamer.nl: 85/100
- 4Players.de: 84/100
- Player 2: 83/100
- Game Informer: 83/100
- GamesHub: 80/100
- TRG: 80/100
- Checkpoint Gaming: 80/100
- IGN France: 80/100