Tekken Card Challenge

is a ''Tekken'' video game released for the WonderSwan. It uses the characters from ''Tekken 3'', including an exclusive playable character to the game, Crow, which previously appeared as NPCs in the original.

Gameplay

''Tekken Card Challenge'' utilizes a system similar to its ''Pokémon'' counterpart. Two opponents are to fight at a time, with various cards for different maneuvers and a 100-point HP total for damage accumulation. The player begins with a hand of four cards, drawing more as the duel proceeds. The battle system is similar to ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' in that the three types of cards perform in a rock, paper, and scissors pattern. Attack cards are played against each other to compare values with the loser being discarded and deducting HP, an attack card played against a defense nullifies each other (except in the case of a counter), and two block cards cancel each other out. There is also a minor system of air juggling, which can be quite damaging given the correct order of cards.

''Tekken Card Challenge'' also provides the player with a variety of game modes. There is a link mode present, 1-player battle, and (the main mode) Adventure, which allows the player to unlock more characters and duel opponents. In adventure mode, the player is given movement of a character sprite in a full environment taken place on a 15 x 15 square grid to traverse. The point of each stage is to defeat each "duelist" given limited number of steps and gain entrance to the exit.

Characters

Default characters

* Hwoarang
* Jin Kazama
* Ling Xiaoyu

Unlockable if not selected in Adventure Mode

Unlockable characters

Unplayable character

* True Ogre

Reception

Marc Nix of ''IGN'' noted that while the WonderSwan console was only released in Japan, all of "Japan's top tier developers are rolling out their most famous franchises in handheld form" including Tekken. Nix commented that ''Tekken Card Challenge'' "may not quite be what you were looking for in a Tekken game, but all of your favorite Tekken battlers are present for hand-to-hand combat" where combat is represented by "battle cards" instead of "flying fists". He compared the game to '' SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash'' (released on Neo Geo Pocket Color) and '' Pokémon Trading Card Game'' (released on Game Boy Color), noting that it "adds new depth to the gameplay of these types games by adding a story mode" and having a large character roster where each character has "a different storyline and ending". He also highlighted the "Two-Player and Link Mode" gameplay options – "Link Mode is the more expansive and interesting mode, as this feature allows you to use the cards and characters you've unlocked in the Adventure mode for combat against a sucker buddy".

References

External links

''Tekken Card Challenge'' for WonderSwan
at GameSpot.com

''Tekken Card Challenge'' boxart
at GameSpot.com

{{Tekken series

1999 video games
Digital collectible card games
Japan-exclusive video games
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Video games developed in Japan
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WonderSwan-only games