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''Tekken'' (鉄拳, "Iron Fist") is a series of Fighting Game s developed and produced by Namco . Originally an Arcade Game , it has been Ported to the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2 Consoles with versions for the PSP and PlayStation 3 in the works. INFORMATION The series is one of the earliest '' is due sometime in June of 2006. {Link without Title} As with many fighting 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 AI -controlled character for practice or amusement. ''Tekken'' differs from other hand to hand combat games in some important ways. Traditional fighting games are usually played with buttons that correspond to the strength of the attack (for example, 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 his right leg, the move is probably executed by pressing down and right kick, or some variation thereof). Whereas traditional fighting games, such as '' Street Fighter '', involve inputting commands as rapidly and accurately as possibly, ''Tekken'' slows the action down, emphasizing rhythm, strategy, and deception over speed and reaction. The ''Tekken'' games are popular within the Martial Arts community thanks primarily to the fact that most of the characters' fighting techniques can be found in real life Martial Arts . However, there is some question as to the accuracy of the style labels ascribed to certain characters. For example, in previous releases of the game the character Paul Phoenix is listed accurately as fighting using Judo in spite of the fact that competition judo does not generally include punching and kicking (striking is known in Judo as Atemi-waza, but it is not allowed in competition). Similarly, the character of Marshall Law is listed as being a practitioner of "martial arts", yet in fact the fighting techniques of fellow characters Nina Williams , Hwoarang or Eddy Gordo are as much "martial arts" as anything Marshall Law does. Indeed, one who is familiar with the work of Bruce Lee would not fail to see the similarity between the Jeet Kune Do founder's fighting in movies and the techniques of his fictional counterpart in the game series as well as the similarities in physical appearance. Other Tekken characters also draw heavily from real life action heroes, such as Lei Wulong , a video game analogue of Jackie Chan . GAMEPLAY ''Tekken'' shares some Gameplay mechanics and characters with the other Namco-produced 3D fighter series, '' Soul Calibur ''. The original ''Tekken'' bears little resemblance to the most recent release, save for cosmetic similarities. Each iteration was improved upon both graphically and technically. ''Tekken 3'' introduced the ability to move into and away from the background, commonly referred to as "sidestepping." ''Tekken 4'' gave players even greater mobility, and added geometrically complex arenas complete with obstacles and walls to the series. This was a large break from ''Tekken'' tradition, as one of the characteristics of previous games was that all of the arenas had no boundaries - the player could walk infinitely far in any given direction. ''Tekken 5'' saw the return of both walled and infinite arenas, while the very fluid mobility of ''Tekken 4'' had been toned down to appease many players who thought it made the game too evasive. ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' is not a part of the normal series, but it is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the ''Tekken'' series. It involved each player controlling one of two fighters which they could swap in and out of the ring at will, and tag team attacks and juggles which were both damaging and visually appealing. CONTINUITY The ''Tekken'' storyline tends to leave a decent amount of Plotholes . For example, in the ''Tekken'' Spin-off game '' Death By Degrees '', Nina works in a joint operation run by the CIA/MI6. Anna works in the Tekken Force , run by the Mishima Zaibatsu . The Tekken Force was actually established some time after ''Tekken 2'' to give world leaders the impression that Heihachi wanted to keep peace, masking his true intention of world conquest. What's even more confusing is that this game implies that this was how the rivalry between Nina and Anna started in the ''Tekken'' canon, though an already-present twin sibling rivalry turned worse when their father, Richard Williams, seemed to favor Nina and taught her the assassin trade, making Anna jealous; both also seem to blame each other for their father's death. APPEARANCES IN OTHER MEDIA
GAMES The following is a list of titles in the ''Tekken'' series:
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