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Story: Eight fighters from around the world compete in an elite martial arts tournament hosted by the evil Heihachi Mishima. Once the seven other fighters have been defeated, you will fight your character's "unique" sub-boss and then Heihachi himself. A large purse of prize money goes to the fighter who can defeat Heihachi in the final round of competition.
General: The original 3D fighter known as Tekken ermerged in arcades of the world in 1994, and offered a different style of gameplay. Each character has your basic punches, kicks, special moves, and throws; similar to Virtua Fighter 1 and 2... The only difference being, the control scheme felt more natural because the 4-button layout assigned 1 button corresponding to each limb on the character... Two punches (hands) and two kicks (legs) of course.
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In Tekken,
the stages go on forever, as you'll never encounter a wall or an end. This
gameplay element offered some unique fun, as characters can run and tackle
each other after creating a distance. Each character offered a unique fighting
style with a variety of straight forward attacks, and also some brutal
looking throws that made you go "ouch!" There were, however, a handful
of more "awkward" animations, but they made the game stand out in their
own right. 
Tekken also featured
no "projectiles," making it stand out from the arcade smash hit that was
Street
Fighter 2.
The biggest
downside of Tekken was it's somewhat odd presentation. The character selection
screen showed off some pretty funny looking character faces... Did I say
funny? I meant to say UGLY. 
Heh. The game itself was also quite ugly. The character models were
a polygonal mess, and the actual backgrounds were 2D, and basically warped
around the characters. Even though the graphics weren't nearly as impressive
as some of the other 3D fighting games in '94, Tekken managed to stand
out with it's many interesting (and in some cases, strange) characters.
Manufacturer: Namco
Platforms: Arcade,
Playstation
Release: 1994
Characters:
Kazuya,
Law,
Jack,
King,
Nina,
Michelle,
Paul,
Yoshimitsu,
P.
Jack, Lee,
Armor
King, Wang,
Anna,
Kuma,
Heihachi
Related Games:
Tekken
2, Tekken 3,
Tekken
Advance, Tekken 4, Tekken
Tag Tournament, Tekken 5, Tekken
5: Dark Resurrection, Tekken: Dark Resurrection,
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online,
Tekken 6
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Closing Comment: Tekken was the start of what became one of the best fighting game franchises ever! Although, the first Tekken wasn't exactly what you'd call "epic." Tekken surely came off more "laughable" than serious. It was still a fun game for back then, and should only be gone back to for laughs and nostalgia of course. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
