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Tekken (鉄拳 lit. iron fist) is a series of fighter games developed and produced by Namco. Originally an arcade game, it has been ported to some video game consoles, such as the Sony PlayStation.
Tekken involves the fighting styles of:
- Karate: Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama
- Kung Fu:Ling Xiaoyu, Julia Chang, Feng Wei, Wang Jinrei
- Five Style Fist:Lei Wulong
- Tae Kwon Do: Hwoarang, Baek Doo San
- Boxing: Steve Fox
- Kick Boxing: Bryan Fury, Bruce Irvin
- Wrestling: King I, King II, Armor King
- Vale Tudo: Craig Marduk
- Capoeira: Eddy Gordo, Christie Monteiro
- Aikido: Nina Williams, Anna Williams
- Judo: Paul Phoenix
- Aikijutsu: Asuka Kazama, Jun Kazama
- Jeet Kune Do: Marshall Law, Forest Law
- Sumo: Ganryu
- Ninjutsu: Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu, Raven
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.
It shares some gameplay mechanics and characters with Namco's other 3D fighter series, Soul Calibur.
The following versions have been released so far:
- Tekken - Arcade, PlayStation (1994)
- Tekken 2 - Arcade, PlayStation (1995)
- Tekken 3 - Arcade, PlayStation (1996)
- Tekken Tag Tournament - Arcade, PlayStation 2 (1999)
- Tekken Advance - Game Boy Advance (2001)
- Tekken 4 - Arcade, PlayStation 2
- Tekken 5 - Arcade, PlayStation 2 (2005)
See also: List of Tekken characters
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