Let me specify why. TTT is one of the only fighting games that have worldwide tournaments, statewide tournaments, city and local arcade tournaments. It also has a long history (Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3), which allowed this game to be revolutionized many times over. The juggling system is complex. You can say that Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive 2 is complex but when I go to the arcades and I see people just mashing buttons on them and luckily winning. But unlike those games, TTT involves a higher level of thinking; button mashers will not survive with me or other veterans of this game.

The opening cinematic to TTT was simply breathtaking (my favorite part is when Nina applies her lipstick, it looks unbelievably realistic) and it really caught my attention. As for the characters, they are totally redone from head to toe and look much better than in the arcades. The backgrounds of the stage have gone completely 3D with 3D sprites moving in real time all around the characters. Now the aspect of no ending cinematics is quite a disappointment, but who really cares? I mean this game is all about fighting right?

Well on to the gameplay. As I explained earlier, a button masher will simply not survive against a veteran or even a mid-level player. This game requires direct concentration; most of the game is about timing. Of course you have to have good offense and defense but the key to winning in this game is countering. If someone tries to attack your character, instead of blocking all the time, wait for the right moment, and time your attack so you hit him or her before they hit you. But that is just my strategy; there are tons of different strategies that other players can learn to be accustomed to.

As for the sound goes, it was about average for this revolutionary fighting game. It was what you would expect from any Tekken game; the game is just primarily focused on the fighting engine, everything else is just like whipped cream on pies to add to the sweetness.

Overall, TTT was a very exciting, competitive, exhilarating game to play. The graphics and sound weren't quite as good as I had dreamed them to be but what else was there to expect? The gameplay was all that really mattered and fans of the Tekken series will agree and I bet they already have their TTT and playstation 2's reserved and waiting to play this unmatched title. Or they just couldn't wait and went ahead and bought the imported version of the game and the system like I did.

Rating of TTT:
Graphics: 8.5
Sound: 7.5
Gameplay: 9.5
Overall: 9.0