SlashPhone » Namco Networks http://www.slashphone.com Worldwide mobile phone news, reviews and wireless innovations Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Namco and Verizon Wireless Launch “TEKKEN 2″ for Mobile Phones http://www.slashphone.com/namco-and-verizon-wireless-launch-tekken-2-for-mobile-phones-053580 http://www.slashphone.com/namco-and-verizon-wireless-launch-tekken-2-for-mobile-phones-053580#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:22:53 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=3580 Verizon Wireless and Namco Networks today announced the launch of “TEKKEN 2″, the hard-hitting mobile version of the smash hit arcade and console game series, “TEKKEN,” on Verizon Wireless phones. “TEKKEN 2″ is the first game from the popular “TEKKEN” series to go mobile in the United States, and beginning today, it will be available exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers for a monthly subscription fee of $3.99 or for $9.99 for unlimited use purchase. Verizon Wireless customers who download the game beginning today through March 2, 2009, will also be entered for a chance to win a “TEKKEN 5″ arcade machine and other prizes.

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Designed exclusively for a mobile experience, “TEKKEN 2″ challenges fans of the popular arcade and console game series to master 10 hit combos, powerful moves and crushing counters as they challenge seven characters from the arcade classic to win the King of the Iron Fist Tournament. Players can select one of three fighters, each with its own array of movements and special attacks, to defeat other characters in best of three matches. For more information on the sweepstakes, customers can visit www.namcogames.com/TEKKEN2.

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Taking advantage of the device’s large screen, PAC-MAN on the T-Mobile G1 includes three unique control schemes:

  • Swipe Mode allows players to direct PAC-MAN’s path by simply swiping in the direction you want to travel.
  • Track Mode lets players zip through mazes using the phone’s trackball.
  • Accelerometer Mode allows players to control PAC-MAN by tilting the phone in the direction they want to move.
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