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Good Graphics but cheap combos |
| Tyler from Los Angeles, CA says (1/Feb/2004): |
This game is fun to play and the "battle scars" add a fun dimension the computer DOES cheat in the last stages. In this it is similar to Tekken and a couple other games as no matter how many times you push a button in the last stages you will not be allowed to perform the move. It also has the button push to action delay that Tekken has.
A (cheap) trick I found to beat the computer in the last stages is position yourself against a wall and just as the computer starts to move wall attack. Even if they block you can try again and if you hit it does significant damage as well as charge chi.
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Good but could have been better. |
| A gamer from columbus, ohio says (8/Oct/2003): |
This game was good but could have been better. There was good graphics the limb damage was good but the clothes should have ripped some more. Jade dragon and Divinity were the only ones that showed a good portion of the breasts. I mean couldn't they have at least showed more of the goods. Like butt's, and all of the breasts? I mean geist breasts are huge so they could have at least showed all of there breasts
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Small problems- but some serious |
| Rabbitlobos from Arlington, WA says (20/Aug/2003): |
Ok, for those of you who complain about the computer AI: I'm pretty sure it cheats. Yes, it pulls off extremely difficult and nasty combos- but anything less wouldn't be worth the title "Brutal" would it?
I have some suggestions though- learn to cheat by paying attention to the computer AI. You are being out thought and outmaneuvered- so take some notes. You can't do much about the camera angles, so try to avoid situtations where the angles change (hit the pier for the first fight- it's the nastiest environment). Set the number of rounds to one. If you can't figure out why- I can't help you. Lastly, pay attention to the Comp strategy- it can be worth a broken limb in the long run compared to getting beaten. Blocks absorb all the damage- but if you absorb the entire combo you get a free shot for a combo of your own. Uninterruptible is not unblockable and your chi healing will leave you with good health and a sound body long after the other guy is turned into hamburger.
I bring this up because the whole dynamic of the game changes when you start to block and then counterattack. Until you get there though, you will think the game sucks, because you aren't playing the game.
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Dead Or Alive 3 Is Better |
| Jack from Canada says (29/Jul/2003): |
I think dead or alive 3 is better cause you can team up and jump in and out of arena and you can go through walls and glass as for this game there is only damage on the wall not goin through the wall I think I love dead or alive 3 because of the great team and jumping in and out and so there is any damage but there are some awesome team combos and grabs and this there arn't any team combos and it really sucks because of that I like Dead or Alive 3 better and also because you can also bust through walls
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Good but not great |
| Joe Kim from Albany, NY says (29/Jul/2003): |
I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about this game before I purchased it. The truth is, both types of reviews are correct :). The game moves and looks incredible... The story line is actually pretty good for a fighting game, and the controls are very responsive. However, Tao Feng lacks big time in the gameplay department. I don't mock the gameplay because of it's combo-driven system, but because if you get hit with one of the 15-20 hit combos, you are pretty much screwed :) until the combo ends. The game basically comes down to who can do the same, repetitive, move first... because if you land first, you don't have to really worry about retaliation. All the characters at least have one move that cannot be interrupted in any way. SO instead of becoming a very strategy-driven fighter like soul calibur, virtua fighter 4, and the street fighter series... it becomes a cat and mouse game of who can hit first...
I enjoyed the game... and it was actually very easy to beat once you learned the 10-20 hit combos.
At the end, it is a fun but extremely flawed fighting game
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People who don't like Tao Feng just can't handle a more complicated, realistic fighting game. |
| mookjunior from Minneapolis, Minnesota says (9/Jul/2003): |
The fact of the matter is that this fighting game is for more advanced gamers. Not the wannabee gamers that don't know how to time a combo or can't handle a complicated one with more than just three buttons. The reality of this game is outstanding; the fact that you can get limb damage after being beat down in the same spot is great. The actual fighting style of this game is very unique. It has an up close / far away style unlike the traditional high / low style (mortal kombat / dead or alive... which were also fun games). I highly recommend this game to more intelligent, advanced gamers who would like a challange. It takes a minute to get used to but it well worth it.
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Very good |
| Brandon from Cleveland, USA says (2/Jul/2003): |
Alright. You see my rating, I think this game is excellent.
Challenge yourself, if you play for a few weeks and still can't beat the computer on easy.. or even medium.. then you just aren't cut out for fighter games.
Those things are the very reason that this game is really good. You can't be a button masher, if you are, you'll lose every single time to anyone that is even half decent. And blocks are SO easy to pull off, what is this that I keep reading about blocks having to be precise? All you do is hold the back button until their combo is over, then do a power move in their face while they are bent over.. or start your 12-15 hit combo and watch 30% of their life come off. The combo's are hard, yes, but that's good. The graphics are beautiful, you can play single player, multiplayer, survival(which I love), and tournament with some buddies. Hell, you can even watch replays of single player and multiplayer matches.. if they are high scores anyways. And yes, the sounds are really good. The camera angles are fine, they don't change all that often, and sometimes the framerate dies and it makes you skip.. but that happens very rarely
The only pitfalls that this game has.. is the very bad storyline and the scripts are horrible. But if you listen to the old chinese man for long enough, you won't even notice anymore.
Rate the game for it's ability to be played, not YOUR ability to play it.
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tao feng |
| A gamer from Tokyo says (24/Jun/2003): |
I feel that the game has some good Ideas but the play of the computer is unrealistic. The combos they can get off on the brutal level 17 and 20 hit combs come on. The limb damage should not take a few hits for it to come into play. I don’t like the screen play due to the fact one minute you are going one direction then the next your have changed position this cause you to get hit often. Some of the charters regardless of what you do are very hard to beat due to the unfair skill they posses.
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Naysayers ... STOP WHINING!!! |
| Iceman from New York, USA says (29/May/2003): |
Tao Feng ... what can I say? It sucks!! ... For the people who can't play that is! Yes! I have played virtually all the well known fighters, on different platforms, from MK to DOA to Tekken, all sequels .. THIS is my favorite. Yes, it is NOT easy to master, and that is exactly what I love about it. I was bored and done with the other games within 8-12 hours of play time, but I can't get enough of this game. I've had it for a week, and can't wait to get my hands on it everyday when I go home from work. Sure, it's not perfect, and I agree with some of the reviewers here who say that they got their A$$e$ kicked while the camera angle changed, but that is exactly what's so challenging! It is definitely NOT a button masher's game. You have to use strategy AND timing ... and it varies greatly with each character. With some you have to attack more, with others, counter-attacking works best. I love the graphics, and the board layouts. The boards are designed to FEEL a lot larger than they are (which works very well). If you are the non-strategy-using-hit-any-button type, then this game is definitely not for you, but if you like to get challenged I would recommend it whole heartedly.
And those who whine "it's too hard" ... "can't do combos" etc etc .. go play Mario Bros or Donkey Kong ... no wait ... Frogger! LOL
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Pretty...looking...hard |
| Magdalena from San Diego, CA says (23/May/2003): |
I have played and enjoyed my share of fighting games, and this one is definitly the owner of the best graphics. C'mon, look at Fiery Phoenix's velvet pants (torn or not!)! I love the arena attacks, and the combos that are difficult to pull off, but so-very satisfying when you do. Although I just got my Xbox, and have been playing lots of other games I already am halfway done with Tao Feng. Good thing I still like to play it in Versus Mode! Which brings me to the point of wishing there were more secrets to unlock, more arenas, more alternate fighting modes, and what about weapons?? This game is beautiful, and has lasting power in the versus mode, but if you want a game with many challenges, more characters, modes and secret unlockables I would go with Mortal Kombat, and for a cheap Xbox game I think Xmen Next Dimension is pretty fun.
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IT'S DA BOMB!! |
| Kell from Ontario, Canada says (10/May/2003): |
My family bought the game like three weeks ago, and everyone loves it. Every time we visit a relative we have to bring the game. All my family loves it, it is THAT good. I would recommend this game to anyone. The graphics are great, they even taunt their enemies. Plus you can get combos that are like 16 hit or more. This game rocked. Ya'll have to get it!
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Not bad for a first attempt... |
| Sabian from Ellsworth, Maine USA says (4/May/2003): |
The graphics rock...period. The storyline is weak, but the game doesn't enjoy the longevity of MKDA (yet).One thing it does have is the ability to throw or grab your opponents in close combat. Contrary to what others say, it's quite easy to beat an opponent by mashing the buttons. Also, the character profiles aren't all that hot. The good guys (especially Firey Phoenix) are geeky, and the villans need to be more sinister. One of the best aspects of the game is knowing that if your opponent keeps blocking like a wussy, you can break his freakin' arm.
Look for Tao Feng 2 to be much better, if it can combine it's strengths with that of the Mortal Kombat series.All in all, not a bad first try.
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I think people are weak. |
| Fiery Phoenix Enthusiast from Anchorage, Alaska, United States says (28/Apr/2003): |
I think that any of those people who are complaining about the game being "to hard" are weak. "I don't like it because the camera angle changes." You gonna cry? "The combos are hard to get right." Go ahead, cry. I learned, and perfected the combos for each character within ten minutes each. You just have to know how to play. As for the arenas being to confined. . .EH! Wrong Answer! I love how expansive the arenas are. So, my hat is off to Tao Feng. And my finger is up to those who think it is beaten by MKDA.
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this game isnt for wossies |
| scott from sparta, wi says (28/Apr/2003): |
I think this game is great, for the first time real cuts, black eyes, and broken bones. Yeah i know it is hard i mean damn hard but what do u expect this is not mk1,2,or3 where you can beat the first 6 guys with the same move and not get your butt kicked the first time you pick up the controller. I hear alot of people want more out of the game why? Usualy when you first buy a game u get 4 people to fight with then you have to earn the rest but now that you get all of them but one guy people seem to be mad about it c'mon lets face it fighting games are meant for more than one person they are party games and for the hardness of the game I dont know about you but i like a challange it is fun and the fighters actualy fight back and no more ladders to climb and continues to run out of at the last guy just to start over. Like with ki who pulled off a 40 hit combo the first time they picked up a controller? not me but i learned how to. Give the game some time you will learn to love it.
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People: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE (it does payoff)! |
| Jamie from Chicago, IL, USA says (15/Apr/2003): |
I hear many complaints about this game. I saw it in a magazine like 3 months before it came out, and I got it the first weekend it came out. The graphics are beautiful. The sound is awesome, the hardest part of the game is learning the controlls. I beat it in a week with all the fighters. I'll admit the final people are hard, but you got to keep going at it until u beat them. I once spent 45 min. on 1 final guy. Believe me though when u beat it it will be worth it. There is a hidden character however u have to beat it with both sects to get him. The best tip 4 beating ur competition is sidestepping, so sidestepp ur butts off! This isn't the best fighting game ever....but it still ranks up there in the top 15, I SAY.
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big pile of crap |
| Pmike madden from columbus ohio says (13/Apr/2003): |
i've been playing fighting games since they first came out and with few excetions (like the d&d ravenloft fighting game) this may be the wosrt i've ever played sure it looks great but that's where it ends so save yourself some time and play another fighter hell play a board game or just go outside this game sucks
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way toa fenging hard |
| filicia22x from cocoa beach fl usa says (11/Apr/2003): |
yes i ran right out a bought this "wonderful" game
and popped it in and thought the graghics are great but the game seemed difficult so i played it like a mad dog for days and days and it aint getting much easier and its on easy! so no this aint your momma's fighting game it takes some mad skills if you want to beat it i was able to get the pale mantis"good guys" ending and it still unlocked nothing .....big dissapointment
and ive got a few fights left with the black mantis"bad guys" and the more i play and better i get the more the game kicks back all you can do is block till they break you and try to hit after blocking if you try a throw you get thrown and if you just start swinging they will pull super combos on you and its on easy i dont get it ,i go way back in video games and still remember double dragon which i could beat in 2 quarters and mastered capcoms games loved killer instinct and doa2-3 of which i still play but htis game just fustrates me it is so hard and that and no real unlockables with only 12 charaters makes this title a renter
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Tao Feng has a lot to offer but needs more options!! |
| Byron from St. Paul USA says (10/Apr/2003): |
I would give this game a ten out of ten (the graphics are spectacular, sound is awsome, and the gameplay ideas are revolutinary) i like the idea of limbs being broken and the environmental damage u can cause. The game uses a lot of previously unexplored principle, i have yet to find another fighting game that allows u to leap from walls, swing from poles and break the environmetn around u. The combos are a little tricky but that's what makes the game more challenging. The chi however could be a little more interesting. The camera angles can be a little frusturating (at times it's almost like u have no control over the fight because of the wierd angles. I also wish that u didn't have to beat the game in quest mode with bothe sects to get only one unlockable character. all in all the game is great i just wish there were more unlockable levels and characters.
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This game wrecks! |
| Shawn from Waco, TX U.S. says (10/Apr/2003): |
First off, this is a good game to play. One of the best RIGHT NOW. Aside from MK DA, this is one of the best out. I can say that because there isn't much competition. It seems like today, they don't give a crap about making fighting games. I mean, come on. Remember when MK and Killer Instinct were out around the same time. I mean back then fighting games were pretty fun. Not to mention the arcade was popular. Now all they make is piss poor fighting games. I mean, where's the fatalities and stuff like that? Where's the real combos. You know what I mean. The ones like Killer Instinct. The game that actually gave Mortal Kombat Competition. Look at the games they got now: Tekken does suck(I don't care what anyone says), DOA3 is alright, but it's mainly just graphics, Sould Calibur is alright, VF4 sucks, and the street fighter series(well who really keeps up with all those crap games anyway?) I mean come on. They just ain't makin' fighting games like they should. Tao Feng is pretty good, but it does need a little bit more. Now the camera angles can change at odd times, but me personally, have no trouble with them because they'll change when I'm in the middle of putting a big ass combo on your ass, and by the time it's over the camera angle had already changed. Now this game isn't better than Mortal Kombat. Some of you might be hard headed, but let's face it. Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance IS the best fighting game out right now, and I doubt anyone's gonna be better until Killer Instinct comes out for the X-box. In short, this game wrecks(compared to the competition out there that is).
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this game is not for the 10 minute testers. |
| Porcelain from Allentown, PA USA says (7/Apr/2003): |
This game totally requires fast thinking and hand eye coordination which blows away any MK or Tekken. If you play the game for 10 minutes ofcourse it will get you frustrated. Play the game for a few days, put some hours of pure learning and train with a character you obtain a feel for. The camera angles wont boggle you anymore once you get the timing down. For those who are going to ebay their copy you are making a grave mistake. Give the game a real chance and get out of the botton smashing fighting modes. The combos where made this way for a reason. For those that love the game and appriciate it's brilliance and originality i'll say to you keep your game up and learn the vast number of any character's abilities and combos. You will learn once and for all why button smashing is a thing of the past. I have beaten the game on the toughest (brutal) level ( and by no means was it a walk in the park). I still play on when i get the time to find out more strengths and weaknesses of each character. I gave this game an 8 out of 10 because nobody is perfect.
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