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Thanksgiving 2009 will definitely be a day when Tekken 6 players give thanks. November 26, 2009 just happens to be the date Namco Bandai has chosen to release a patch for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. This downloadable update will primarily fix and improve the online multiplayer portions of the game.

The online mode fixes are varied and essential. There are now better search priorities, to make sure you fight someone with a similar rank and connection speed. Also, when you play against an online opponent, the data transmission has been improved so you aren’t sitting around enjoying the lag. Those signal strength bars won’t just be for decoration anymore, and will correctly report connection strength and speed. Finally, you’ll be able to check that signal strength before a match begins and cancel the match if you see your opponent has an atrocious connection. Hopefully, these fixes will help prevent any problems before they pop up.

The other improvement relates to general gameplay. This Tekken 6 patch also makes the game respond to the buttons you push and command you put in than it did before, ensuring you’ll have no problem starting combos or pulling off special moves.

I don’t own a PS3 or Xbox 360, so those who do will have to enlighten me. Do all fighting games with online portions have these kinds of issues? I still remember the King of Fighters XII fiasco and patches. Now you hear that Tekken 6 experienced some similar issues.

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