

The game gives you a handful of different maneuvers right off the bat (you'll be able to purchase more moves as you carry on), but simply mashing the analog stick in the direction of your nearest foe is really the only combat technique you'll need to know. This system, used before in games like Rise to Honor, is capable of letting you take on multiple enemies at once, but it isn't up to the challenge of precision, fighting-game-like combat. But the fighting system is based off of hitting the right analog stick toward your enemy so you can attack in that direction.
#Death by degrees series#
The Tekken series has turned out some of the best 3D fighting games around, so it's no surprise that Namco has attempted to bring over some of that fighting game flair here. The game's never really too clear about what you're doing and why, but all you need to know is that things go wrong for your stealth MI6 associates, and you'll have to blow your cover and beat the heck out of a ton of different guards. Two Brits are infiltrating the ship in an attempt to find.something. But she's really there to do some covert work for a joint mission between the CIA and Britain's MI6. There's a fighting tournament happening on the ship, and Nina's poised to win it. Nina's adventure opens on a cruise ship that is run by an underground organization. Nina starts the game in a bikini, but you'll change outfits from time to time. Unfortunately, no one aspect of the game is done especially well, and the end result will be unappealing to all but the most diehard fans of Tekken's blonde bombshell. Death by Degrees is a half-baked attempt to combine a combo-based fighting system with some light stealth and puzzle-solving. But no, the deed is done, and Namco's Tekken offshoot is a reality.

We would have happily lent you some cash if it meant that you wouldn't have to work in shoddy, uninteresting games like Tekken's Nina Williams in: Death by Degrees.

You know, Nina, if you needed the money, you could have just called us.
