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Nostalgia is in the air, with Tekken 2 available on the Playstation Network for the Playstation portable. On the PSOne, this was one of the best fighting games ever made, and the one that made the Tekken Series what it is today. Available for download on the PSN, this game is not quite what was expected on the handheld.

The big question here is, how can a game like Tekken 2 be so disappointing on the handheld line? I mean, it was after all one of the greatest games available in its time. Well the answer is simple. In the PSP port of the game, you will get a chance to play out the game fully, but will not get a chance to test your skills against your friends. That is right. No multiplayer functionalities. Playing Arcade and survival against the PC can only be so entertaining. After a while it gets boring and repetitive, and there is no option to get rid of that flaw. Considering there is already a sequel available for the PSP, with multiplayer, this game might not click. Most gamers are aware of the response issues with Tekken: Dark Resurrection’s D-Pad, and the problem is only worse in Tekken 2. Options are customizable, but a little sluggish and quite annoying at times.

There are additions to the game however. Some new characters have been added since eleven years ago, and sound tracks are more organized. Character balancing is also much better in the new version. Emulating the game on the Playstation Portable is almost flawless, and the graphics are still good standard for the PSP.

Tekken 2 is and always will be the most entertaining 3d fighter on the PSOne, or anywhere for that matter. There are many problems with the PSP port, and they are not small enough to be ignored. These could have been worked on to make an amazing port, but that just did not happen. But whatever anyone says, it is Tekken 2 we are taking about, and all those nostalgic tekken fans are going to want this one. If you are not that into the old Tekken and just want a good multiplayer fighter, Dark Resurrection is probably a better choice.

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R-Types was one of the best shooter games available for the PSOne. It had its competition, but also had some great design and strategy for that generation of games. It was a very action intensive game on the PSOne, requiring you to concentrate on what your enemy is doing to destroy them. Just random shooting and moving isn’t going to achieve anything.

R-Types is actually a collection of two arcade games, the 16-bit shooters, R-Type and R-Type II. Both games, thankfully, let you continue as many times as you want, which is actually a great thing, considering it takes a few hours of intensive gameplay to get past just the first few levels. There are power ups to make gameplay interesting as well. The controls are simple. It is a side scrolling game, with a single fire button, which can be held to charge the shot, and a rapid- fire button, which saves your thumb from any button mashing damage.

There’s also the Force button, which releases or summons, if you haven’t got it already, a force ball, which, when released acts as a separate satellite all by itself, and as a shield to your R- Fighter. There are just the right amounts of power ups, to increase your speed, upgrade your guns and your Force ball. These power ups don’t upgrade you too much and make the game too easy either.

While this game was great on the PSOne, and ever there only for R-Type fans, it seems a bit outdated now, to be on the PSP. It is available on the PSN for download, at a price, of course. Despite having a multiplayer mode, it is restricted to two players, so it is not really an online game. The game has a whole new level of difficulty, but hardcore gamers will find that it is worth playing. It is a great addition for those gamers looking for a blast from the past.

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