Football Manager Handheld 2010 (PSP) November 3, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: BPL, Football Manager, Football Manager Handheld 2010, game, La Liga, PSP, Seria A
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This game is going towards all soccer maniacs out there who wanna try their hand on managing a professional football club such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus or even lower league clubs such as Bath City. Never heard of the club before? Same here.
Nothing much has been changed, so I hope you can refer to my previous post on the earlier version. Sorry, I don’t have much time to spare today and I just started playing it. The link is as below:
http://itsahanzo.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/football-manager-handheld-2008-psp/
If you think this game is easy too play by selecting the top flight clubs, think again! I started as Manchester United club’s manager and it begins with pre-season friendly matches which I won comfortably 1-0, 2-0 and 4-0. I lost out to Chelsea FC on penalty kicks and subsequently I lost the first 3 BPL matches to the newly promoted teams. I got frustrated and I restarted the game!
Guess what? I fair better this time around but the results were not entirely overwhelming with majority of wins, some draw and a few losses. I qualified through the next phase of European Champions League chalking out 4 wins out of 4. Great huh? Not really. I got kicked out by Chelsea FC on the League Cup and subsequent match was against Chelsea FC which I lost too. I got sacked immediately … so sad.
Why am I explaining the above experiences are that this game will be no walkover, although you have chosen a the rich and famous clubs. The game is well balance as you will notice Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool dropping points and even being humbled by other clubs. The treatment rooms will be busy with injured players. Star players will come knocking on your door asking for transfers or commenting your management style to the media and even the board will be giving comments if you overprotect your players.
The noticeable change so far is that there is a bookie styled odds where they will predict the outcome of the matches on the teams. It will also give comments such as Manchester United is predicted to win the match comfortably but the real outcome is a setback. Don’t fall for this anymore =.=.
So if you enjoy your football moments on games like FIFA or Pro Evolution series, why not try your hands on managing a club today in BPL, Seria A, La Liga and etc?
Flow (PSP) October 24, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: FLOW, PSP
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This game or rather not game to some really has been given the perfect name to it. All you need to do is just FLOW with the game. It has no missions, does not require any level up or does it require any gold to purchase anything.
Everyone or anyone of all ages can play it. It does not require any brains or thinking whatsoever. Like I mentioned before just FLOW with it. You begin with a worm like creature (like plankton or those bacteria) and gradually consume other creatures to grow into a beautiful one which makes you grow.
All you need to do is just keep eating others and move on deeper into the levels. Don’t worry if you loses your other parts (erm … when you consume something it gradually be a part of it until it is fully grown or else it will be lost when some other creatures touches you) as it does not matter because you will not lose any life. Haha … coz you do not even have life to it.
While consume other creature, you will notice that there is 2 creatures with blue or red arrows to it. The blue creature allows you to surface to the previous level while the red creature will move you deeper into another level. You do not necessary have to move up or down unless there is nothing less to consume.
When you move to the deepest level, by now your creature should more or less be fully grown and looks very beautiful except the one which is round (I hate the look of it I dunno why); you will find there is a small unique creature which you can consume. Why you consume it, you will move on to the next area. Having said that, it means that you have completed the stage and you will be given the option to select other creatures to play. You will also have the option not to move on and continue playing with you creature and make it even larger by moving up and down and gradually consume the creatures until you felt you need a change.
This game is really relaxing and will help to reduce stress and even insomnia when you have difficulty sleeping. You do not have any specific mission or target and just play with the FLOW. The best part is that it is auto save and there is no specific buttons that has special moves or actions. All you need is to move the arrow keys or your analog joystick. There are 5 different creatures to play and is suitable for all ages. However if you are purchasing it as a collection, I wouldn’t recommend it unless the UMD is really cheap and affordable for you.
Are you ready to ride with the FLOW?
Metal Gear Acid (PSP) October 21, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: FPS, Metal Gear Acid, PSP, RPG
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This is neither your daily combat game nor your normal RPG (role playing game). This is a Yu-Gi-Oh combat style game. Yes, you heard me right! Your movement, actions and consuming of potions and etc are made using your deck of equip cards. It’s quite unique and your fighting strategies will depend on how well you pick your cards. Will you go more on offense and equipped yourself with more guns and ammos or will you maintain a balance deck of guns and consumables
The Game
You will begin the game with a simple tutorial on the basics of equipping your armors, moving and shooting. After that, you will have to pick up the rest on your own.
Your Deck
A deck will consists of 40 cards of all categories which include Weapon, Action, Support, Item and Character. Customize your deck properly and you will be completing each mission easily. Editing your deck will be a frequent task and you will understand it when you play the game.
Cost
When you equip, used a certain card, dispose or even end your turn; you will be incurring at least 4 Cost points. The cost point determines the number of cost before it is your turn again. The more actions you make the more Cost points will be incurred. So it is better to strategies properly in order to kill your enemy before any alarm is being triggered.
Shop
After completing several missions, a shop will be open. The shop will enable you to purchase card packs. The points are earned from completing mission. You can redo missions which have been completed to farm points. The more you advance in the game, more stronger packs will be available. There is also single card available for sale but it is very expensive. It’s your choice!
Packs
Packs can be purchased from the shop. It can also be obtain for free but you have to retrieve it while attempting the mission. Some packs can be obtain through exploding the tin barrels, containers and etc. The packs available are MGS1, MGS2, MGS3 & CHRN
Ammo
I believe this will be the most important criteria in the game. I took me quite a while to figure out how to equip and what is ammo. Some weapons require ammo while some does not. If you use a card which requires ammo, you will first need to equip it. Next, select the same card and equip it as ammo. Some compatible cards can also be equipped as ammo and these are useful as it can be used vice versa. Therefore, it is important to stock a few of these cards in your deck or else you will have to wait for the card to appear before you can shoot someone.
Pros and Cons
Well, I don’t think many people will love this game unless you have the patient to try it out for 30 minutes or more. The time might be less if you are a fast learner. It has an on-going storyline which I am not going to elaborate because I kinda ditch this game for another game and then return to this game to complete it.
The setback of this game is that when a mission fails at higher stage missions. The time consume for each mission will increase gradually and it can take up to 2 hours per mission. Yea, a very lasting game! If you failed, 2 hours of your time is wasted! Sometimes while attempting a mission and playing halfway, you will have to abandon it and retry as it does not mention some require items need for the mission such as C4s. I don’t normally bring it around unless the mission requires one as it is a waste of my space.
For beginners, learn to play the game and advance until the shop is open. Then, grind through several completed missions to farm some points. Used the points and invest on the packs and try to get more weapons which do not use ammo. It helps a lot in the beginning.
It is a very fun and strategizing game to play which requires some thinking. It’s totally different from grinding in RPGs or FPS where both combine into a new game. I will be trying out Metal Gear Acid 2 when I complete Disgaea 2.
Undead Knights (PSP) October 17, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: game, God of War, PSP, Undead Knights
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Undead Knights will be enjoyable for all God of War fanatics. The game play is quite similar but the fighting concept is different. You can hack and slash killing everything or you can turn the enemies into undead and it will be your armies. Cool isn’t it?
The Characters
There are 3 different characters to choose from and each has their own fighting styles and weapons. Romulus wields a large 2 handed sword. Remus is equipped with 2 single handed sword while Sylvia wields a scythe as their weapons.
The Skills
I would advice you to begin with the Easy mode to accumulate some Dark Energy points. Skills require Dark Energy points to be unlocked and upgraded. I would advice that you upgrade Strengthen Body and Strengthen Weapon at first and soon followed by Zombie Impact as it will help you very much in the game.
There is also some skills that will boost your character and skills greatly which are highlighted in green color. However, these skills have a setback to it. It will reduce your rank by 1 level each time you complete each chapter, not great!
When you complete a mode either in easy, normal or hell mode, you will unlock a weapon avatar which you can use while fighting. It does not come with any added bonus, just the outlook of it.
The Storyline
The 3 of them were betray by their King during a war and lost their lives. They made a pact with a mysterious demon which grants them special powers such as turning humans into zombies. So they seek for revenge with their newly inherited powers. It was also later that Remus and Slyvia uncovered that Romulus was the person who killed Slyvia. Surprisingly, Slyvia did not mind about it but Romulus did explain the situation to them.
When they had their revenge, they found out that they were being trick and used. They decided to break their pact with the mysterious demon and live the remaining days being hunted to clear their sins.
Note: The story might not be a 100% accurate as it is a shorten version and I barely read through and gone through everything. 
Chapters
There are 5 chapters to each story. Each story actually links to each other but each part does explain a story of its own. The story begins with The Duke Glouchester’s Lands followed by Realms of the Knights and Dracoon. The finale of the story is Cavalier which ends at chapter 20.
Ranking
You will be graded in ranks after completing each chapter. The grading will be based on the souls collected and the time used to complete the mission. Each rank rewards a different Dark Energy Points and you can attempt the mission completed as many times as you want if you want to farm some points.
The Game
Let’s talk about the Wrath Gauge. There is a red bar below your life bar. When it is full, you can release a special skill where you will slash anyone within a radius. When you kill anyone using that skill, they will automatically turn into your zombies. You can release this skill by pressing the circle and triangle together. During your battles, sometimes you will find a treasure box in red color. Once you unlock the box by hitting on it, you wrath bar will be filled up to the max.
Next, let’s talk about slamming your undead. You can slam your undead by grabbing it first (go to your nearest undead and press the circle button). Once you have grab one, move to the area with lots of enemies and hit the triangle button. It will slam the undead to the ground inflicting huge damage to the enemies in the surrounding area. This is very useful especially to collect souls and it will help you on your ranking a lot. It even clear enemies faster especially enemies which wields a shield.
During the game, there are tasks which require your undead to perform. The tasks are like creating a bridge, destroying archer towers, destroying statues, canons and catapults and many others. You will require a certain number of undead to perform each task. This is what make this game interesting.
Overall this is one hell of an exciting game. I’ve completed it 5 times already and I’m still playing it but not as often as few days ago. I’ve not completed Hell mode yet, haiz … The only setback is that there are too many checkpoints in the game. It will be better if they removed it. Fret not if you are dead while playing, there is unlimited continues for you to play on! Check out it this game, worth spending some time playing it!
Super Colapse! 3 (PSP) October 9, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: Casino, Classic, Item Shop, PSP, Puzzle, Random, Relapse, Slider, Strategy, Super Colapse! 3
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I would like to share with you another casual game. It’s not entirely 100% leisure as some require type requires you to crack your brains to solve the puzzle. However, if you are the lazy kind there is a way to complete it without thinking at all. This is a block kind of game where you collapse blocks which are same in color (3 or more) or with some item such as color bombs. After completing every puzzle, you will be rewarded with Gold Coins.
You have to complete the line requires before the blocks fill up the screen. It will be game over when the blocks fills up the screen. The line is counted not when you destroy the blocks but each time when it fills the screen within a period of time. So keep destroying until the lines requires become zero and you will complete the challenge.
Classic Challenge
The blocks appear from bottom of the screens and slowly fill up. Your goal is to prevent it from filling up the screen and to erase the number of lines given for the challenge.
Puzzle Challenge
This challenge requires you to crack your brains!! You need to remove all the blocks without any leftovers. If you have some gold coins, go to the shop and purchase the puzzle hint where it will show you how to complete it step by step. You can also use gold coins to skip the mission after failing to complete the challenge once.
Strategy Challenge
This challenge requires a bit of thinking as well. After every move / click you make, one row of blocks will increase. Therefore, it is wise to think carefully as wrong decisions will make the screen fills up the screen faster.
Slider Challenge
Blocks in this challenge comes out from the side of the screen, left and right. The block will fills up any gap in between and fill up the screen too. I find this challenge the easiest as you can keep clicking X button to randomly destroy blocks without worrying anything.
Relapse Challenge
Blocks are emerging from top and bottom. Your eyes will be looking up and down to destroy the blocks before both ends meet together. Color bombs will be helpful if you hate this challenge.
Random Challenge
It will be a random challenge. You will have to complete the task given to you.
Casino
In the casino, you can use your Gold Coins to gamble for more Gold Coins. If you lose, your Gold Coins will be deducted. If you are lucky and won, more Gold Coins will be added as a reward.
Item Shop
This is where you spend your Gold Coins to puchase items to help you on each challenge. There are color bombs, inventory enlarger and etc …
There are a lot of new game reviews coming your way soon! I will be testing it out and hopefully I can complete the games as soon as possible to cover a game review for you. Till then ” Adios Amigo”!
7 Wonders of the Ancient World(PSP) September 15, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, Bejeweled, Games, PSP
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This game will suit all Bejeweled lovers! However, it is slightly different. Instead of pairing up 3 or more tiles for scores, your mission here is to destroy the bricks to build a famous monument before the time runs out!
Stages
There are 8 different stages starting from Giza. Once completing Giza stage, the next stages will be unlocked one by one which is Babylon, Ephesus, Olympia, Halicarnassus, Rhodes, Alexandria and lastly Atlantis. There are 8 levels in a stage which means there are a total of 64 different puzzles to tackle.
Super Block
Erm .. there isn’t a name for it, so I named it super block for the explanation. This super block will block your pairing. It is an essential part of the building and you need to make it drop out of the puzzle to complete your mission. It is not easy to drop it once you reach later stages as the challenge comes with a funny shape.
Matching 4 Runes
Like is Bejeweled, you obtain a special block. In 7 Wonders, this rune blows up the entire row. Plan properly before using it as it is very useful to blow up corners!
Matching 5 Runes
Unlike Bejeweled, you will probably get a rune to destroy a special rune of the same type. In 7 Wonders, this special rune blows up the ascending and descending runes of its location. You can get pretty decent points here and it helps eliminate corner and lots of runes.
Special Rune (kinda like a Sun image)
This Special rune is obtained by getting lots of points. It destroys random tiles which are not yet destroyed and it is very useful to complete the game. This helps very much although it is not easy to make one.
Bonus Life
I’m not entirely confirmed about this, if I’m not mistaken, you will obtain a Bonus Life for every 1 million points you obtain through the game.
This game is enjoyable and suits Bejeweled fans a lot as it is similar but in a different concept. It is challenging as it comes in different shapes such as H or I and it will give you a hard time to clear it. Corners must be your first priority to destroy as it will take a long time to match the runes and it helps a lot when you have a 4 or 5 matching rune tiles to help you.
Do not worry if you do not have any moves left as it will rearrange the tiles for you without any penalty or deduction of lives. There are no hint buttons but there will be a hint for you if you really cannot find a rune to match.
Tips? Always tackle corners and clear the super block when it appears and use the special rune for the finishing move!
On buying the game, I wouldn’t recommend it unless it is really cheap. It is a small in file size which is downloadable to be stored in the memory card. Unless you are in the States or UK where PSP games are dirt cheap, I’m not forking out RM 100++ for games like this. No way! This game is a must play!
Championship Manager 2010 Preview August 27, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: Alan Curbishley, Championship Manager 2010, CM 2010, Football, Gordon Strachan, Joe Kinnear
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Here is a preview for all Championship Manager 2010 (aka CM as it is famously known). Interviews with well known managers such as Gordon Strachan, Alan Curbishley and Joe Kinnear giving thumbs up views on the upcoming version.
Notably there are big changes made to the game with the announcement of a brand new 3D match engine. Scouting system and investing in countries to develop new talents, managing practice matches on A Teams and B Teams trying out new tactics and strategies and much more.
Really looking forward to it. Bound to release this Sept 11 . For more information, please check out the official website at www.championshipmanager.co.uk.
Tekken Fact File (Part VI) August 27, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: Azuka Kazama, Feng Wei, Jinpachi, Lil Rochefort, Mokujin, Roger Jr., Sergei Dragunov, Tekken, The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5
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Roger Jr.
Mrs. Roger and Roger Jr. entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 to look for Mr. Roger who had been missing. After all their perseverance, they had finally found him indulging himself in a carefree life of elegance without an ounce of family responsibility on his mind. Disgusted with what had become of her husband, Mrs. Roger divorced him right then and there. Mrs. Roger and Roger Jr. had become members to a fatherless home, and times were tough. Just then, an announcement about the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 was made, and so for the purpose of living a rich and stable life for themselves, The former Mrs. Roger and Roger Jr. decided to take part in the tournament once again.
Mokujin
Mokujin is a training dummy made from a 2,000-year-old oak tree. Sensing evil’s presence, Mokujin once again sets out to save the world. Mokujin was originally given life by Ogre.
Jinpachi
The boss of Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. He is Kazuya’s grandfather, Jin’s great grandfather, and Heihachi’s father. Jinpachi Mishima is the father of Heihachi and the founder of the Mishima Zaibatsu. He was defeated during a hostile takeover by his son 50 years before the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament. As Heihachi started to steer the company into the military industry (something Jinpachi had wished against) Jinpachi tried to retake the Zaibatsu, but failed, and was imprisoned below the Hon-Maru, one of Heihachi’s compounds, where he died sometime later of starvation.
Sergei Dragunov
Dragunov hails from Russia and his fighting style is Combat Sambo. While conducting a geological survey for the purpose of resource development, a peculiar body was found beneath the endless frozen soil. The Military quickly dispatched the Special Forces to quickly quarantine the area�they later relocated the unknown body to their laboratory with total secrecy. One month later, the military headquarters responsible for investigating the unknown body, thought of giving special orders to one man involved in the excavation. A man named Dragunov, a member of the Special Forces who has been dubbed the White God of Death because of his overwhelming fighting prowess. Dragunov stood silently, nodding his head in approval, as he received orders to go to Japan. Sergei Dragunov received an order from Russian Military headquarters to sneak into the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 to capture an unconfirmed creature known as Devil. Sergei infiltrated the tournament, but did not find the Devil.
Lili Rochefort
The only daughter of a wealthy oil magnate, Lili has led a pampered life. However, four years earlier, Lili was the target of an attempted abduction. Lili struck out wildly and was able to even defeat one of her abductors. As a result, Lili realized she found pleasure in streetfighting. Her father, however, was a kind and gentle man who abhorred violence. Lili was torn between her strong urge to fight and her desire to please her father, whom she adored. Lili was unable to control her desire to fight and decided to take the family jet abroad under the guise of travel. One day, she receives an invitation to a certain fighting tournament from an opponent she defeated in San Francisco. Lili soon realizes that the host of this tournament was none other than the Mishima Zaibatsu, the main source of her father’s problems. She decides to enter the tournament and put an end to her father’s business troubles.Lili participated in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 without telling her father, however, her chances of winning the tournament were completely destroyed at the hands of Asuka Kazama. What’s worse, her father knew of her involvement in the tournament, and as punishment he forbade her from leaving the house until further notice, thwarting her chances of a rematch with Asuka.
Azuka Kazama
Asuka has been taught the Kazama Style Ancient Martial Arts by her father since she was an innocent child. Due to her sense of justice, she likes to intervene in any troubles and got to be known as a meddler in her city of Osaka. One day, when she came home, students of her Kazama dojo looked troubled. She found out a Chinese Martial artist appeared and had fought her father, who was now hospitalized with severe injuries. A few days later, Asuka was told by a detective of the Hong Kong international police this fighter would compete in The King of Iron Fist Tournament. Asuka made the decision to enter the tournament.
Feng Wei
Feng Wei started training martial arts (Chinese Kenpo) at a young age with master Shin-Ken, and quickly became the strongest of his martial arts family as he grew up. But he was so hungry for power that he dared to enter competitions using other styles, which was prohibited and taboo. At last he murdered his master, Shin-ken, who scolded him for fighting outside of the dojo. In order to prove he is the strongest fighter and in order to further complete his martial arts style he decides to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.
Tekken Fact File (Part V) August 26, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: Bryan Fury, Christie Monteiro, Craig Marduk, Heihachi Mishima, Raven, Steve Fox, Tekken, The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4
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Bryan Fury
Bryan came to the realization that his life was quickly coming to an end. Two years ago, the Mishima Zaibatsu recruited Doctor Abel as its top scientific advisor. When this happened, Abel abandoned Bryan without giving a second thought to the now-obsolete cyborg’s well being. Bryan knew that the only person capable of extending his life was Abel, his creator. Bryan despised both Heihachi Mishima, the man who took Abel away from him, and Abel himself for abandoning him. One day, Bryan heard news of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, and decided to enter the Tournament. He entered knowing that it would probably be his final fight.
Christie Monteiro
Christie is the granddaughter of the Capoeira master who taught Eddy Gordo the art of Capoeira during his incarceration in prison. While in prison, Eddy swore an oath to the master to pass on the art of Capoeira to his granddaughter. Eddy sought out Christie shortly after his return from The King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 and taught her the art of Capoeira, just as he promised his master.
Steve Fox
As a young British boxer enjoying his run as the world middleweight champ, Steve Fox was at the top of his game. He had everything he wanted, except for one thing – his past. Adopted in his infancy, Steve never knew the identity of his biological parents or the origin of the scar on his arm. One day, Steve is ordered to throw a fight by a Mafia betting high stakes on the fight. Steve refused to cooperate and won the fight regardless of the threats made against him. Unfortunately, the Mafia made good on their threats and put a price on Steve’s head. With the Mafia in hot pursuit, Steve fled England for the United States to lead the life of a marked man. But no matter where he hid, he could not completely shake the Mafia henchmen. Steve realized that no matter what he did, the Mafia would eventually catch up and kill him. No one would ever know that he was killed, nor would he ever learn the truth about his past. With this realization, Steve decides to put himself in the limelight again and enters The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4
Craig Marduk
Undefeated for four years in the professional circuit, Craig Marduk was once a respected and feared Vale Tudo fighter. However, Craig is expelled from the professional ranks after being linked to a minor scandal. Bitter against his peers and society, Craig’s wrath consumed his soul. One day, Craig started a bar brawl in Arizona and killed an opponent during the fight. Convicted for second-degree manslaughter, Craig was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary. Two years later, Craig was mysteriously released from prison. Some anonymous “benefactor” had apparently paid off numerous judiciaries to arrange for Craig’s release. An envelope is delivered to Craig shortly after his release. Craig opens the envelope to find a plane ticket and an article about The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4
Raven
Raven, an International intelligence organization operative, is rumored to be the best and most cruel agent. None of his background information such as his nationality, age or history is clear. Nothing is known about Raven except that he has an X scar on his face. He witnessed Heihachi Mishima being terminated by the self-destruct explosion attack of ‘Jack Force’ in his investigation towards Mishima Zaibatsu and G Company. After that, The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 was announced by someone. Raven decided to enter the tournament and find out the hidden truth behind the tournament. During The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 5, Raven encounters Heihachi Mishima, who was presumed to be dead! They began to fight. Before a victor could be decided, Raven received orders to return to headquarters and had to withdraw from battle. After that encounter the battle between both the Mishima Zaibatsu and G-Corporation intensified. In order to prevent any further losses, Raven is sent to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu once again.
Tekken Fact File (Part IV) August 26, 2009
Posted by itsahanzo in Games.Tags: Eddy Gordo, Ganryu, Heihachi Mishima, Hwoarang, Ling Xiaoyu, Panda, Tekken, The King of Iron Fist Tournament, Yoshimitsu
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Ganryu
Ganryu was banned from the sumo ring after he was caught fixing fights in his favor. Blackballed from the only sport that he was capable of fighting in, Ganryu ended up being employed by Heihachi Mishima in Tekken. He fights Yoshimitsu who defeats him and steals his ill-gotten money. Later, he works for Kazuya Mishima in Tekken 2. Entering the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, Ganryu ended up falling in love with Michelle Chang – a love that Michelle was oblivious to, believing Ganryu to be a disgusting, woman-crazed madman. After Michelle defeated him, and the disappearance of Kazuya, Ganryu returned to Japan. His ban from Sumo was lifted, and he became the youngest ever Rikishi. Among the dialogue in Tekken 5, it is stated that Ganryu has never won a championship. After the events of Tekken 2, Ganryu opened a sumo stable and worked as a trainer to other sumo wrestlers. He did this to finally forget about Michelle.
Hwoarang
A student of Baek, Hwoarang studies the art of Tae Kwon Do. He has lighting fast kicks and speed. Hwoarang was drafted into the military back in his homeland of Korea and was assigned to a special operations division. Although his successes in various missions were highly regarded along with his prowess at Tae Kwon Do and combat techniques, his penchant for disobeying rules and orders gave his senior officers more than a few headaches. Hwoarang was uninterested in military life. He longingly recalled the days of hustling money in street fights and the rush of hand-to-hand combats. He often thought of fighting against Jin Kazama. These longings could not be quelled by the military. One day, Hwoarang found out about the Tournament. Hwoarang’s blood stirred. He would defeat Jin, Heihachi Mishima, and anyone else who dared to challenge him to claim the Mishima Zaibatsu. Filled with excitement, Hwoarang slipped out from the military base and headed for the Tournament.
Eddy Gordo
Son of a wealthy industrialist in Brazil, Eddy seeks revenge against the “Organization” that took over his father’s life and unjustly put him in prison. Eddy joined the tournament with the intention of taking over the Mishima Financial Empire so that he can use its resources against the Organization. Capoeira is his fighting style.
Ling Xiaoyu
A high spirited young girl studying ancient Chinese martial arts. Her instructor is Wang. Ling was a junior at Mishima High School. She still lived, studied and trained as a ward of the Mishima Zaibatsu. But lacking any particular goals, Ling grew tired of her everyday routines. One day, she received an anonymous e-mail that warned her of Heihachi’s evil intentions and the danger to her life. Ling replied to the e-mail, but she did not receive any further messages from the anonymous individual. Ling’s intuition told her that Jin, who had been missing since the last Tournament, could have sent the message. She believed the message and started to suspect Heihachi and the Mishima Zaibatsu. Upon hearing the announcement of the next Tournament, Ling made the decision to enter hoping to be reunited with Jin and to unveil the truth behind Heihachi and the Mishima Zaibatsu.
Panda
After the last Tournament, Panda accompanied Xiaoyu back to Mishima High School. Since then, Panda spent her days training with Xiaoyu. On some days, she wondered (just a little) about the whereabouts of Kuma, who disappeared after the Tournament. One day, two years after the Tournament, Xiaoyu, lost in her thoughts, told Panda about the announcement for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. After hearing Xiaoyu’s concerns about the Tournament and the Mishima Zaibatsu, Panda made up her mind to become Xiaoyu’s bodyguard once again.
