Tekken Hybrid brings an Tekken Tag Tournament HD port to the PlayStation 3 for the first time while bundling that game with the upcoming Japanese Tekken stereoscopic 3D CG film brought to you by the guys who made Cowboy Bebop and Appleseed.
This is a great way to get the film into the hands of those who wouldn’t otherwise see it, while giving a bonus to those who want to purchase a remake of Tekken Tag Tournament. It also allows Namco to charge a higher price by bundling the two together. Either way I see it as a win-win for Tekken fans!
The Tekken: Blood Vengeance film will also be screened in North American theaters on July 26, 2011 (but only on that day!) and released in standalone form on Blu-ray this November 2011.
Besides the new high-definition coat of paint added to Tekken Tag Tournament HD, it’s unknown what other features will be added, if anything (although they confirmed that the Tekken Bowl bowling mini-game WILL BE included!). One would assume that a fighter released by Namco in this day and age will HAVE to include online support. It’d be a crime not to.
And Tekken fans have much more to look forward to. The re-release of Tekken Tag Tournament 1 in HD form is priming fans for the eventual release of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (a 2012 title) and will have much to be greatful for with the upcoming releases of Street Fighter x Tekken and Tekken x Street Fighter, both of which are scheduled for 2012.
Here is the Japanese E3 2011 trailer for Tekken Hybrid exclusively for PS3.
Will you be seeing Tekken: Blood Vengeance in theaters on July 26th?
Here is the full press release.
TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D will be presented as a special NCM Fathom event for one night only in over 375 theaters across North America on July 26 before a home entertainment Blu-Ray release as part of the TEKKEN Hybrid set, and as a standalone DVD release from BANDAI Entertainment Inc. Set in the rich Tekken universe, TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D follows Xiaoyu Ling, seasoned martial artist and high school student, tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on the mysterious student Shin Kamiya. Before she can make any progress in the investigation, Shin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Digging deeper into Shin’s background in an attempt to rescue him, Xiaoyu learns about the frightening underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima…and the late Heihachi Mishima’s conspiracy that’s stained with blood.
Created in full CG, TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D is being produced by Digital Frontier (Resident Evil: Degeneration, Death Note and Appleseed), with the screenplay written by Dai Sato (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Cowboy Bebop) and the score composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto (Ogre Battle, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Tekken 6). Directing the project will be Youichi Mouri, who directed the opening movies for both Tekken 5 and Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. Tickets for the TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D special cinema event, plus a complete list of locations, are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
“Tekken Tag Tournament is considered one of the best titles in the Tekken franchise, and one of the greatest fighting video games of all time, so we’re thrilled to be bringing this property into HD for current generation gamers,” said Carlson Choi, vice president of marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games America. “Including the remake as part of TEKKEN Hybrid alongside TEKKEN Blood Vengeance 3D allows our passionate fans to immerse themselves in the storied histories of the Tekken characters on their path to the King of Iron Fist Tournament.”
“TEKKEN Hybrid is breaking new ground for both the Tekken series and the movie industry, with a full length 3D CG animation event shown in the theaters, while the home entertainment release will included special features such as a full HD version of the acclaimed title, TEKKEN Tag Tournament, which has been one of the highly requested titles from fans of TEKKEN series,” said Tekken creator and project director Katsuhiro Harada. “Of course, TEKKEN Tag Tournament HD will also include a version of the popular TEKKEN Bowl as well. And the content announced today might not be all we have up our sleeves for TEKKEN Hybrid.”