Tekken | PlayStation 1 | PS1

About the Game

The powerful fighter Heihachi Mishima throws his five-year-old son Kazuya off a cliff, saying that the child will survive the fall if he is truly his son. The fatally wounded boy is approached by the Devil, who offers him his life and a chance to become a fearsome fighter in exchange for his soul. Determined to get even with his father, Kazuya agrees. Twenty-one years later Heihachi, now the head of a corrupt corporation, organizes a fighting championship his son is eager to join.

Gameplay & Core Systems

Tekken is a versus fighting game similar in concept to Virtua Fighter . Besides Kazuya, other fighters of the tournament all have their own range of moves, something to prove, and a reason for any combat opponent to fear them. For example, Nina Williams is a trained assassin, Yoshimitsu is a robotic recreation of a ninja, and Marshall Law aims to set up a fighting school to pass on his knowledge. As one of these eight figures, players must come through fights in a 360-degree 3D environments with texture mapped backdrops and polygon graphics. There are three difficulty levels, and fight lengths and number of rounds can be varied.

Standout Features

• The slow-motion replay of the final moves allows players to see where and what went right or wrong.
• Each limb's movement is controlled with a different button, making finding the right combos a matter of instinct and planning rather than experimentation.
• Pure martial arts inspire most of the moves.

Modes & Ways to Play

Player support includes Same/Split-Screen, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and 1-2 Players.