Tekken (鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist) is a fighting game franchise created, developed and published by Namco (later Namco Bandai Games). Beginning with the original Tekken in 1994, the series has received several sequels as well as updates and spin-off titles, as well as three films and other media.
The story in each game in the main series documents the events of the fictional martial arts tournament, the King of Iron Fist Tournament, hosted by the Mishima Zaibatsu corporation. The prize is typically control of the company, which then allows the winner to host the following tournament.
Gameplay
As with many fighting games, players choose a character from a lineup, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with an opponent. Traditional fighting games are usually played with buttons which correspond to the strength of the attack, such as strong punch or weak kick. Tekken, however, dedicates a button to each limb of the fighter.The series uses separate buttons for right and left limbs, resulting in four buttons. Gameplay system also includes throw escapes, and starting from Tekken 2, autoblock. Each iteration was improved upon both graphically and technically.
Tekken 3 introduced the ability to move into the foreground or away from the background, commonly referred to as "sidestepping." Tekken 3 also reduced recovery time after being knocked down than previous games and each game afterwards include rolls to recover instantly after hitting the ground, allowing the player to get back into the fight instead of pounding buttons. Tekken 4 gave characters even greater mobility by adding true 3D movement while simultaneously including geometrically complex arenas with unleveled ground, obstacles, and walls.
Tekken 5 saw the return of both walled and infinite arenas. Tekken 6 retains much of the design from Tekken 5 but also includes "Rage" mode (when a character is near the end of their vitality bar, they earn a damage multiplier) and "Bound" hits (hits that, when connected with an airborne opponent, will place them in a grounded state where they cannot escape for a certain period, allowing combo extensions). Tekken 6 also has destructible floors that allow the fighters to fall through to new fighting areas when broken.
Characters
Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and fighting styles. A few characters have supernatural origin, such as Devil and Ogre, while animal characters like Kuma the bear provide comic relief. In the story mode of the game, each character generally has their own personal reasons for entering the tournament and competing for the prize.
So far, only six characters have appeared in all eight Tekken installments: Heihachi Mishima, Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams, Yoshimitsu, King and Kuma (the latter two albeit technically being two different characters with the same name); The others have been absent in at least one game. The Jack cyborgs, Anna Williams, Kazuya Mishima, Lee Chaolan and Lei Wulong also come close having appeared in seven installments.
Some characters, have movesets similar to previous seen, such as in the case of Jin Kazama. Others, like Anna Williams, are often labelled as "clones" for largely sharing the same techniques of other characters.[33][34]
Some of Tekken characters have been featured as guest characters in other video games, such as Digimon World Re:Digitize, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Pac-Man Fever, Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, Soulcalibur II, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Ridge Racer 6 and Urban Reign, as well as in some crossover role-playing video games, including Cross Edge, Namco × Capcom and the upcoming Project X Zone.
