How times have changed though enter Tekken 6 where there you have a choice from 41 fighters indeed at first this is a tad overwhelming, but old favourites way back from the very first Tekken on the Playstation over 15 years ago are a welcome return for original fans. The Tekken franchise has always prided itself on how there’s little common overlap across its wide range of unique characters, a feat which was certainly easy with a measly 8 characters in the first title alone. Also rather than dwelling on finger-numbing quarter-circle combos that tie your fingers in knots, Tekken tends to focus moreso on timing of combos, with juggling and ‘bouncing’ of hit opponents being the key to mastery here. Rather than have separate buttons for light, medium and heavy attacks, the four face buttons are mapped to your character’s limbs it’s a simple distinguishing feature of Tekken, and makes combos and moves slightly more intuitive. The controls have been kept constant throughout the earlier titles of the series and Tekken 6 is no different. In the event that you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 15 years and haven’t yet witnessed Tekken, it’s a 3D flighting game, in a similar vein to Sega’s Virtua Fighter series. This fills in the backlog of the story since the very first King of Iron Fist tournament, with details that even experienced Tekken fans may have forgotten it’s a very welcome addition for both newbies and veterans to the series alike. Thankfully for those who came in late, there’s an extremely tasteful art-book style storytelling component of the scenario campaign, lasting almost a half-hour. In a nutshell, a wide range of fighters are gathered together chance to win the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 each with their own unique agendas. The storyline which has spanned the entirety of the Tekken series is long and tangled, and in true Tekken form it continues in Tekken 6. Enter Tekken 6 Namco Bandai’s latest offering for the series, which boasts dozens of playable characters, and the long-awaited online play. And who would’ve thought too, that the very first King of Iron Fist Tournament, with only 8 characters could have spawned off 5 sequels, and a storyline that could rival the most twisted of daytime soap operas. It’s almost comical these days to look at the old promotional posters or gameplay footage of the very first Tekken, and to think that it was ground-breaking when it first came out not only in terms of visuals, but also gameplay mechanics also.
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