Tekken (鉄拳 lit. iron fist) is a series of fighting games developed and produced by Namco. Originally an arcade game, it has been ported to some video game consoles, such as the Sony PlayStation.

The series is one of the earliest 3-dimensional beat 'em up franchises, with the first game released less than two years after Virtua Fighter. There are five Tekken sequel games, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, and Tekken 5.

As with all fighter games, players each choose a character from different, exotic worldwide settings and fight hand-to-hand with each other. It is primarily a competitive two-player series, but a human player can fight an artificial intelligence-controlled character for practise or amusement.

Tekken shares some gameplay mechanics and characters with the other Namco-produced 3D fighter series, Soul Calibur. Tekken 5 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the original game, with the first three games being in the Arcade History mode in the PS2 version.

Game Titles

The following versions have been released so far:

• Tekken - Arcade, PlayStation (1994)
• Tekken 2 - Arcade, PlayStation (1996)
• Tekken 3 - Arcade, PlayStation (1998)
• Tekken Tag Tournament - Arcade, PlayStation 2 (2000)
• Tekken Advance - Game Boy Advance (2001)
• Tekken 4 - Arcade, PlayStation 2 (2002)
• Tekken 5 - Arcade, PlayStation 2 (2005)

Types of fighting styles

Tekken involves the fighting styles of:

• Mishima Style Fighting Karate: Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima , Jin Kazama (Tekken 3 and Tag ONLY), Devil Jin
• Kazama Karate Defense /Aikijutsu: Asuka Kazama, Jun Kazama , Jin Kazama (Tekken 3 and Tag ONLY)
• Karate: Jin Kazama (Tekken 4 and 5 ONLY)
• Kenpo: Feng Wei
• Xing Yi : Wang Jinrei , Michelle Chang, Julia Chang
• Baji Quan : Ling Xiaoyu, Miharu Hirano
• Kung Fu: Lei Wulong
• Tae Kwon Do: Hwoarang, Baek Doo San
• Boxing: Steve Fox
• Kickboxing: Bryan Fury
• Muay Thai: Bruce Irvin
• Wrestling: King I , King II , Armor King
• Vale Tudo: Craig Marduk
• Capoeira: Eddy Gordo, Christie Monteiro, Tiger Jackson
• Aikido: Nina Williams , Anna Williams
• Judo: Paul Phoenix
• Jeet Kune Do: Marshall Law, Forest Law
• Jeet Kune Do (modified): Lee Chaolan , Violet (Tekken)
• Sumo: Ganryu (Tekken)
• Ninjutsu: Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu , Raven (Tekken)

See also: List of Tekken characters

External links

• The Killer List of Video Game's entry on Tekken
• Tekken Zaibatsu
• Tekken Category at Open Directory
• TEKKEN Official Website
• Tekken Hits the Big 1-0