{"id":16139,"date":"2014-07-13T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=16139"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:25:54","slug":"minimate-mini-review-179-street-fighter-x-tekken-minimates-series-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/minimate-mini-review-179-street-fighter-x-tekken-minimates-series-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimate Mini-Review #179 - Street Fighter x Tekken Minimates Series 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#179 - Rolento vs. Kuma<\/h3>\n

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A former high-ranking officer in the Mad Gear gang, Rolento is an expert in hand-to-hand combat. Now he foucses on creating an \"ideal nation\" where everyone is a soldier day in and out.<\/i><\/p>\n

Oh, Mad Gear! That means Rolento is another<\/a> Final Fight<\/i> character! He was the Stage 4 boss in the arcade version of the game, but that level was cut from the console version for space reasons. He's so obscure, I thought he was DOA<\/i>'s Bayman. I mean, orange clothes, red beret... it's an easy mistake to make. The beret is new, and so is the clever little piece that creates his collar and the harness of grenades strapped to his chest. He's also got a new waist cap to make the lower edge of his shirt, and is armed with his green baton.<\/p>\n

Kuma, a ferocious bear, uses a variation of the Heihachi Mishima style of karate. He is a partner to Heihachi and has also sat on the Mishma Financial Group's board of directors.<\/i><\/p>\n

Are you kidding? The jaguar guy<\/a> isn't a jaguar guy, but the bear is a bear? And they still<\/b> never made the kangaroo? For cryin' out loud! Making a bear out of a standard Minimate body requires a lot of new pieces: boots, thighs, gloves, upper arms, a huge chest cap and a head. If you want him to be a plain bear instead of a fighting bear, the red scarf he wears around his neck is a removable piece. The face doesn't look very much like a bear, honestly, but every one of his new pieces is sculpted with a furry texture.<\/p>\n

Of all the Street Fighter x Tekken<\/i> Minimates available at Toys \"Я\" Us, this set was hands down the hardest to find - and it wasn't because it included Rolento. There's just something everybody seemed to love about a Minimate bear, so he was consistently the first to sell out.<\/div>\n
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#180 - Hugo vs. Heihachi<\/h3>\n

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The giant Hugo was a member of the Mad Gear syndicate, but after its collapse, he turned towards the squared circle and used his massive size and power to become a pro wrestler.<\/i><\/p>\n

Boy, I'll say he did! Before joining Street Fighter<\/i> as \"Hugo,\" he appeared in Final Fight<\/i> as Andore. The giant. Andore the Giant. Yeah<\/a>. No surprise he's the biggest Street Fighter around, even towering over Zangief<\/a> and T. Hawk<\/a>. He gets a lot of extra pieces to bulk him up, many the same ones that Smart Hulk<\/a> used. The new pieces are limited to his waist cap (with the large silver chain wrapping around the left side) and the forearms\/hands, so he can have his studded bracelets. His hair is also new, and he has a sad, dopey look on his face.<\/p>\n

The man known as the King of Iron Fist, Heihachi is a formidable figure whose incredible strength betrays his age. He is currently fighting his son Kazuya for control of the Mishima Financial Group.<\/i><\/p>\n

I didn't know Heihachi was the villain of Tekken<\/i> until the movie<\/a> came out and he was played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - that guy always<\/b> plays villains! In fact, he even played Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat<\/a><\/i>. The Minimate is wearing a grey gi with a red belt and a tiger face on the back. He has painted wraps around his ankles, and 3D wraps around his wrists. There's a scar painted on his chest, like Sagat<\/a>. His hairstyle, best described as \"bald Wolverine,\" is accomplished by having the piece connect to a neck ring rather than the top of the head.<\/p>\n

This is a weird choice for a TRU exclusive set - Hugo is a super<\/b> niche character, but Heihachi is the main villain; why would he not be available everywhere?<\/div>\n
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#181 - Abel vs. Kazuya<\/h3>\n

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Abel was created as a replacement body for M. Bison<\/a>. He was discarded as a faulty product, but he managed to survive and now hunts the Shadaloo organization to find out the truth about his past.<\/i><\/p>\n

Wow, M. Bison wanted<\/b> to look like this? Or is the appearance what marked this clone as \"faulty\"? I mean, he apparently doesn't know how to finish dressing himself, because he's wearing the top of a blue gi, but he seems to have forgotten his pants. White bike shorts with stripes on the outsides of the legs don't count. He has new feet with short bootfronts attached, and is wearing white fighting gloves. His face, chest and arms are painted with scars, and his new blonde hair has a weird little bouffant in the front.<\/p>\n

A cold-blooded killer who has awakened the power of the devil, Kazuya is an arrogant and brutal man, and has fought countless times against both his father, Heihachi, and his son Jin.<\/i><\/p>\n

I don't know much about Tekken<\/i>, but I know the dude with the armored red gloves is the main character. But judging by that bio, he's also a villain? Weird. He has massive scars on his chest and back, from the time his father threw him off a cliff when he was a child, and his left eye is red (to signify the power of the devil inside him). His belt is a new piece, as are the gloves. His pants are a pale gray, with flames on the left shin and right hip. His hair, with its ridiculous ducktail spike in the back, is obviously not a piece that could be reused from anyone else.<\/div>\n
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#182 - Ryu vs. Yoshimitsu<\/h3>\n

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Ryu is a wandering street fighter who trains constantly in order to become a true martial artist. He wishes to test his mettle against fighters around the world and seek answers in the heat of battle.<\/i><\/p>\n

This Ryu is 99% identical to the Marvel vs. Capcom<\/i> Ryu<\/a> - same hair, same gi, same gloves, same paint masks. The only thing that's different is the face: the MvC<\/i> one had his mouth closed, while this one has his mouth open. He also doesn't have his hadoken effect. So we get our sixth Ryu, but still no Blanka or Dhalsim or E. Honda or even a Dan. \"Yay.\"<\/p>\n

The mysterious head of the Manji clan, Yoshimitsu steals from evil companies and spreads their wealth to the poor. Although he has a serious temperament, he also shows flashes of stupidity.<\/i><\/p>\n

Wait, the demon-robot is a good guy? Again I say what the hell is going on with this game?!<\/b> His boots, gloves, chest cap and mushroom-shaped brain are new pieces, and he's armed with a green sword. He has a creepy smile painted on his silver face, and there are ornate patterns painted on the outside of his legs. Yoshimitsu has had a lot of different looks over the years, but this is definitely the most famous one.<\/div>\n
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#183 - Rufus vs. Julia<\/h3>\n

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An American fighter, Rufus can move with unimaginable speed, despite his size. He often ignores his opponents during a match to heap praise on himself, and views Ken Masters<\/a> as his bitter rival.<\/i><\/p>\n

Oh of course<\/b> the monstrously fat idiot is an American. Why wouldn't he be? Allegedly Rufus was, like Crimson Viper<\/a>, designed specifically to appeal to American gamers. That's why he has his hair done up in some kind of braided topknot thing, and is wearing a black and yellow bodysuit that refuses to close over his gut. Because that's the kind of thing we love. There is padding painted on his pants, and he uses Captain America flares to create his elbow-length gloves.<\/p>\n

As a young child, Julia discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization. Now, this nature-loving woman fights for what she believes in with Chinese Kempo and approaches every situation with careful judgment.<\/p>\n

Tekken<\/i> has had a sexy indian girl since the first installment, but this isn't her - there was a 15-year timeskip between Tekken 2<\/i> and Tekken 3<\/i>, so Michelle was replaced with her daughter, Julia. Julia Chang<\/b>, for some reason. Juila Chang<\/b>, who sometimes poses as a luchador. What the hell is going on with this character?! She's certainly dressed like a sexy indian (or at least, like a \"sexy indian\" Halloween costume), with cowboy boots, a denim miniskirt, buckskin crop top, leather wristbands over her gloves and a golden armband. Her hair is pulled into two braids, and includes a headband with a feather coming up off the side. Are we sure this isn't a Street Fighter II<\/i> design?<\/div>\n
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#184 - Chun-Li vs. Hwoarang<\/h3>\n

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Chun-Li is an Interpol detective, tracking the Shadaloo organization in order to learn the truth about her father's whereabouts. She stands firm against the forces of evil, and her kicks are devastating.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"What makes this Chun-Li different from the Marvel vs. Capcom<\/i> Chun-Li<\/a>,\" we hear you asking. Well, this one has a more detailed face and a less detailed body. Yep. They have the same skirt, same wrist bands, same poofy sleeves, same molded collar, and same ox horn hair piece - it's just the details of the paint that set them apart. This one doesn't even have the benefit of a \"flip\" stand to re-create her special moves. Or the benefit of coming with She-Hulk.<\/p>\n

Despite his cool composure, Hwoarang is a hot-blooded man, always looking for a good fight. In the past, he used to hustle people into street fights, but he now trains under the guidance of Baek.<\/i><\/p>\n

Hwoarang brings us a member of a surprisingly under-represented group in fighting games: yaoi boys. Wait, no, that's not right. Tae kwon do! That's what it is, he's a practitioner of tae kwon do. A practitioner of tae kwon do with spiky red hair held back by goggles on his forehead, wearing a belly-baring green and brown vest, blue jeans, chaps, and silver-toed cowboy boots. His hair, belt, boots and gloves are new pieces - the boots even have spurs on the heels! There's some kind of skull design painted on his back, and a necklace on his chest.<\/p>\n

Just as with Series 1, there are six total two-packs in Series 2: two exclusive to Toys \"Я\" Us, two only available through the direct market, and two available everywhere. Sure enough, the two sets featuring women were the direct-market-only ones, which is kind of nuts: Chun-Li, at least, is one of the most famous characters in the entire franchise - famous enough to have her own (terrible) movie<\/a> - so you're saying she doesn't deserve a mass release just because she's a she?<\/div>\n
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