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Bandai Namco has launched its latest replace for its wonderful 3D scrapper Tekken 7 — Replace 5.00 not solely brings with it a contemporary spherical of stability tweaks for all the roster but in addition welcomes model new “Wall Crush” tech, rising a fighter’s combo choices as soon as they’ve cornered their hapless opponent.

Each character on Tekken 7‘s mammoth roster now has maneuvers designated as “Wall Crush Inducing Hit” or “Wall Crush Inducing Guard” strikes. When a fighter is ready to push their opposition towards a stable floor, making use of the previous will trigger a wall splat, which will increase the opponent’s restoration time and opens them up for additional assault. This new mechanic is completely different from Tekken’s normal wall-splat mechanic and is meant as a “bridge” of types between combos.

If you end up on the receiving finish of a wall crush, all is just not misplaced. You don’t should essentially turn out to be your enemy’s punching bag — wall crush does enable the defending get together to dam the incoming injury, however the restoration on the animation is lengthy, and the participant will possible discover themselves caught in a brand new blockstring. As such, the brand new mechanic will drive gamers to be higher conscious of their environment, and make the most of side-step maneuvers to forestall themselves from being cornered.

As for the stability modifications, there have been tweaks to a complete host of Tekken superstars, together with heavy-hitters Lidia Sobieska, Fahkumram, and the endlessly troublesome Leroy Smith. For full particulars, take a look at the Tekken 7 Replace 5.0 patch notes proper right here. And Get Prepared for Tha Subsequent Battle.

Tekken 7 is on the market now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.