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At a recent preview event at the start of December hosted by Bandai, I got to sit down with the final build of Tekken 8 <\/em>to experience the story and arcade modes and to try out the its full cast. Overall, the latest entry is what you\u2019d expect from a next-generation Tekken<\/em> title, but one element of the fighter stuck out to me above all else\u2014its use of AI.<\/p>

AI always plays a key part in fighting games, and Bandai has already shown some interesting innovations in the past, like in Super Smash Bros. Wii U<\/em>, where AI was attached to Amiibo, and the CPU would learn to fight against you and store the data on the figurine.<\/p>

But the way Bandai is using AI technology in Tekken 8<\/em> puts it a cut above the rest. It’s not simply being used to make gameplay more unique but to make you a better player.<\/p>