Again in 2012, the worlds of Street Fighter and Tekken collided within the 2.5D combating sport Street Fighter X Tekken. This was a two-part undertaking that will have been adopted up by Tekken X Street Fighter, bringing Capcom’s roster of brawlers into the 3D house of Tekken. That was the plan on the time, however by 2016, growth had been placed on maintain.
Simply how a lot of the undertaking was accomplished earlier than Bandai Namco and Capcom pulled the plug on it? In keeping with Tekken collection producer Katsuhiro Harada, the staff behind this undertaking was “30%” into growth, and he’d love to point out followers what had been produced as much as that time.
“It’s arduous to say if that is even a factor,” Harada mentioned when requested concerning the standing of Tekken X Street Fighter by Destructoid. “I imply, it relies on what individuals are wanting as nicely. That mentioned, I wish to present individuals what we have already got. That may be cool if we might try this. We had been 30% into growth, so fingers crossed.”
In 2021, Harada recommended that growth would possibly resume in the future, as the event staff was ready for the appropriate alternative to revive the undertaking.
Whereas Tekken X Street Fighter by no means noticed the sunshine of day, Tekken 7 did present a have a look at what the undertaking might have been. The 2015 sport featured Street Fighter’s Akuma as a playable character and a significant a part of the Tekken saga’s storyline.
Like different Tekken characters, Akuma had his personal distinctive combating model and he might unleash a number of of his signature assaults in fight. Akuma did not have a Rage Drive meter in Tekken 7, however he did have a Tremendous Combo meter that he might burn segments from to energy up his assaults into “EX” strikes.
Past that, Street Fighter and Tekken have cast forward with new video games on PC and console. Street Fighter 6 was launched in 2023 and the subsequent character being added to its roster is C. Viper.
Tekken 8 launched in 2024, and like Street Fighter, post-launch plans for the sport have revolved round new fighters being added semi-regularly. The subsequent season of Tekken 8 will see two extra characters enter the ring, as fan-favorite wrestler Armor King might be out there beginning October 13 and might be joined by Madagascan Miary Zo in winter.