After a year of absence I went back to see the Tokyo Game Show this year. I remember two years ago I got to play Tekken 5 for the first time at the 2004 show. I also saw the PSP before it was released. This year the focus seemed to be on cell phone games, and of course the Playstation 3. I was disappointed at not seeing Nintendo’s Wii, yet Microsoft’s uninspiring Xbox 360 was there. Compared to two years ago, there didn’t seem to be many new ideas or technologies. However the Playstation 3 really did surprise me when I had a chance to play it. The whole system, although incredibly huge, was beautiful. The graphics were great and the game play was wonderful, especially with the new motion censoring controller. When flying around on the battlefield, if you rotate the controller your plane moves in whatever direction the controller moves with surprising precision. Although on a cell phone, I still got to play Tekken as well.

Microsoft’s 360

Tekken 2 on a cell phone

The Playstation 3

And of course everywere you looked there were girls all dressed up promoting their products…

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