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Tekken

Tekken

Namco

December 8, 1994

Genres

Fighting

Developers

Namco

Release Date

December 8, 1994 (30 years and 7 months ago)

Publishers

Namco

Franchises

Tekken

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In 1994 Namco released Tekken, an outstanding 3D fighting game with a loose story based on the struggle between a father and his powerful son. In 2017 Bandai Namco gives us Tekken 7, an outstanding 3D fighting game with a loose story based on the…

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Summary

Tekken is a fighting game and the first entry in what would become the Tekken series and franchise. It was one of the earliest 3D animated fighting games applying many of the concepts found in Virtua Fighter by Sega. Contrary to traditional fighting games that involve inputting commands as rapidly and accurately as possible, Tekken slows the action down by emphasizing rhythm, strategy and deception over speed.

Genres

Fighting

Platforms

Arcade

Developers

Namco

Release Date

December 8, 1994 (30 years and 7 months ago)

Publishers

Namco

Franchises

Tekken

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