Tekken
Platforms	Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 (as part of Tekken 5's Arcade History mode)
Release Date	Arcade December 9, 1994 Playstation JPN March 1995 NA November 1995 EUR November 1995 Playstation Network EUR May 2011
Arcade System	Namco System 11

Tekken is a fighting game and is the first in the series of the same name. It was released at arcades in 1994 and on the PlayStation in 1995 and was later released again in Tekken 5's arcade history mode. It was developed and published by Namco.

Story Edit

A worldwide martial arts tournament is nearing its final, with a large purse of prize money to the fighter who can defeat Heihachi Mishima in the final round of competition. The contest is sponsored by the giant financial group, the Mishima Zaibatsu. There are eight fighters that remain after winning death matches all over the world. The winner of the tournament will receive The King of the Iron Fist title. Only one will have a chance at defeating Heihachi and taking home the prize money and fame. The player is initially able to select one of those eight fighters at the start of the game, each one having their own personal reasons for entering the tournament aside from the prize money.

Kazuya Mishima is the main character. Heihachi's biological son, he was thrown into a ravine by his tyrannical father when he was five years old. Heihachi, believing his son was too weak to ever inherit his conglomerate, decided that if he were truly strong enough, he would be able to survive the fall and climb back up. Kazuya barely survived a fall that left him with the scar prominently visible on his chest. Fueled by hatred for his father, he enters the tournament to exact his revenge.

Although all playable characters in Tekken have their own ending upon completion of their particular scenario, depicting events following the tournament as if they were the one victorious, it became a staple in later Tekken games of having only one character's ending as the true canonical one, and the following sequel's storyline is based on what happened after that particular ending.

Gameplay Edit

Tekken is one of the earliest 3D fighting game franchises, with the first game applying many of the concepts found in Virtua Fighter by Sega.

As with many fighting games, players choose a character from a lineup, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with an opponent.

Tekken differs from other hand-to-hand fighting games in some ways. 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, making learning special attacks more of an intuitive process. The player could watch the animation on screen and figure out the appropriate command (if the character kicks low with their right leg, the move is likely to be executed by pressing down and right kick, or a similar variation).

Traditional fighting games, such as Street Fighter, involve inputting commands as rapidly and accurately as possible, whereas Tekken slows the action down, emphasizing rhythm, strategy, and deception over speed.

Characters Edit

Starting charactersEdit

• Jack
• Kazuya Mishima
• King
• Marshall Law
• Michelle Chang
• Nina Williams
• Paul Phoenix
• Yoshimitsu

Unlockable CharactersEdit

• Anna Williams
• Armor King
• Devil (acts as a costume swap for Kazuya)
• Ganryu
• Heihachi Mishima (final boss)
• Kuma
• Kunimitsu
• Lee Chaolan
• Prototype Jack
• Wang Jinrei

StagesEdit

• Acropolis
• Angkor Wat
• Chicago
• Fiji
• King George Island
• Kyoto
• Marine Stadium
• Monument Valley
• Szechwan
• Venezia
• Windermere

External LinksEdit

• Official website

GalleryEdit

Tekken logo.

The original 8 fighters of Tekken.

Galaga minigame. A "Perfect" has been acquired.

Tekken's main screen

Early Tekken images.

All of the bosses.

Tekken Alternative official logo

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