We all thought Virtua Fighter was good and then BAM! TEKKEN came out. It made the Playstation 1 the console of choice. What a great game! This game just looked better and played better and was cooler than anything else of it's time.
TEKKEN (Japanese: 鉄拳, "Iron Fist") a fighting video game franchise created, developed, and published by Namco (later Bandai Namco Entertainment). Beginning with the original TEKKEN in December 1994, the series has received several sequels as well as updates and spin-off titles.
Eight fighters from around the world compete in an elite martial arts tournament hosted by evil Heihachi Mishima. Once the seven other fighters have been deafeated you must fight your character's sub-boss and then Heihachi himself. All of the warriors have their motive for entering the tournament.
TEKKEN is a series of 3D fighting games developed and published by Namco. Originally developed for arcades, versions of sequels as well as updates and spin-off titles exist for various platforms, including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, WonderSwan, and Game Boy Advance.
The series official English name is always written in capital letters (TEKKEN, abbreviated to TK). Two of the games were considered breakthroughs and among the greatest games of all time, one of which also being the second best selling fighting game to date. The series itself is currently the best selling fighting game franchise in gaming history.
Arcade Version
The PS 1 Console - a legend
TEKKEN on the PS1 was even better than the arcade because of the amazing intro video.
Which character did you play? I have always liked JACK! So Cyber!
There have been 7 different TEKKEN games in the series plus Tag Tournament 1 and 2, books, movies and comics. Here is a history up to 2014:
