<s>
The	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
follow	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
Mishima	B-Application
Zaibatsu	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
characters	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
tournament	O
and	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
;	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Mishima	O
family	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
plot	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
explore	O
other	O
characters	O
 '	O
motivations	O
in	O
aiming	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Zaibatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
hand-to-hand	B-Application
combat	O
with	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
including	O
blocks	O
,	O
throws	O
,	O
escapes	O
,	O
and	O
ground	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
is	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Namco	O
began	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
self-titled	B-Application
first	I-Application
entry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
are	O
considered	O
landmark	O
titles	O
;	O
they	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
their	O
gameplay	O
and	O
more	O
immersive	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
universally	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
having	O
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
53.5million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchises	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
fighting	O
game	O
franchise	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
major	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
originally	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
boards	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
them	O
have	O
traditionally	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
home	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
mainly	O
been	O
for	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
2011	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
Namco	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
369	I-General_Concept
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
2015	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
ES3	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
TBA	O
Tekken	B-Device
8	I-Device
TBA	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
first	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
made	O
the	O
sub-bosses	O
playable	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eighteen	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
costume	O
swap	O
for	O
Kazuya	O
(	O
Devil	O
Kazuya	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
for	O
Zeebo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canon	O
ending	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
Heihachi	O
surviving	O
the	O
fall	O
,	O
entering	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	O
and	O
defeating	O
Kazuya	O
,	O
throwing	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
erupting	O
volcano	O
and	O
reclaiming	O
the	O
Mishima	B-Application
Zaibatsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
Tekken	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
bonus	O
Tekken	B-Application
Ball	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
remixes	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canon	O
ending	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
Paul	O
Phoenix	O
defeating	O
Ogre	O
and	O
leaving	O
victorious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jin	O
survives	O
,	O
being	O
revived	O
by	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Gene	I-Application
he	O
inherited	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
is	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
features	O
tag	O
battles	O
and	O
includes	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
34	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
board	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
saw	O
major	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
when	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
features	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
bonus	O
Tekken	B-Application
Bowl	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
collection	O
Tekken	B-Application
Hybrid	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
film	O
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
canonical	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
reveals	O
that	O
Kazuya	O
survived	O
the	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
volcano	O
from	O
20	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
enters	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
4	O
to	O
take	O
back	O
the	O
Mishima	B-Application
Zaibatsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
of	O
transition	O
from	O
arcade	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
of	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
four	O
months	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
return	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
Force	I-Application
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
canonical	O
ending	O
,	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
defeats	O
his	O
great-grandfather	O
Jinpachi	O
Mishima	O
(	O
who	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
Mishima	B-Application
Zaibatsu	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
events	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
inherits	O
the	O
Mishima	B-Application
Zaibatsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Tekken	B-Application
games	O
normally	O
saw	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
versions	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
revision	O
significant	O
enough	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
rereleased	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Dark	O
Resurrection	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
and	O
features	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Emilie	O
"	O
Lili	O
"	O
De	O
Rochefort	O
and	O
Sergei	O
Dragunov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
featured	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ghost	O
Mode	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
Dojo	O
Mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
bonus	O
modes	O
,	O
Gold	O
Rush	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
Bowl	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	B-Application
Within	I-Application
mode	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
absent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
saw	O
the	O
fan	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
full	O
1080p	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
saw	O
an	O
update	O
and	O
was	O
retitled	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
ONLINE	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
online	O
play	O
was	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
made	O
Jinpachi	O
Mishima	O
playable	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
online	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
in	O
2008	O
titled	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodline	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Bloodline	O
Rebellion	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
multiplatform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
Scenario	O
Campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
gameplay	O
from	O
previous	O
Tekken	B-Application
Force	I-Application
modes	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
playable	O
online	O
alongside	O
standard	O
versus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Scenario	O
Campaign	O
ending	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
Heihachi	O
's	O
illegitimate	O
son	O
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
(	O
who	O
suffered	O
amnesia	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
Scenario	O
Campaign	O
)	O
,	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
wreaked	O
havoc	O
and	O
waged	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
fill	O
it	O
with	O
negative	O
energy	O
and	O
generate	O
a	O
physical	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Azazel	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
himself	O
can	O
face	O
and	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
killing	O
Azazel	O
may	O
purge	O
Jin	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Gene	I-Application
inside	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Jin	O
's	O
body	O
is	O
found	O
by	O
Raven	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Gene	I-Application
is	O
still	O
intact	O
in	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
updated	O
arcade	O
version	O
called	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
Unlimited	O
that	O
contained	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
includes	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
Ball	O
mode	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
exclusive	O
Nintendo	O
themed	O
costumes	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
that	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
mushrooms	O
from	O
the	O
“	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
”	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
iteration	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
nearly	O
every	O
character	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lili	O
’s	O
butler	O
Sebastian	O
,	O
Eddy	O
Gordo	O
’s	O
disco-oriented	O
alter	O
ego	O
Tiger	O
Jackson	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
female	O
wrestler	O
character	O
named	O
Jaycee	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
Julia	O
Chang	O
in	O
disguise	O
but	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
play	O
style	O
of	O
Julia	O
and	O
her	O
mother	O
Michelle	O
Chang	O
(	O
Tekken	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Slim	O
Bob	O
a	O
slender	O
version	O
of	O
Bob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
“	O
Tekken	B-Application
Hybrid	I-Application
”	O
including	O
exclusive	O
designs	O
for	O
Devil	O
and	O
Devil	O
Jin	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
“	O
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Korean	O
arcades	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Fated	O
Retribution	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
second	O
,	O
third	O
,	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
guest	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
guest	O
characters	O
appearing	O
are	O
Akuma	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
from	O
SNK	O
's	O
fighting	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
Noctis	O
Lucis	O
Caelum	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Negan	O
Smith	O
from	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
Paris	O
Games	O
Week	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
exclusive	O
content	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Fated	O
Retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
canonical	O
ending	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Mishima	O
saga	O
,	O
Heihachi	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Zaibatsu	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
expose	O
Kazuya	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Gene	I-Application
,	O
after	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
on	O
capturing	O
a	O
missing	O
Jin	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
found	O
safely	O
by	O
his	O
uncles	O
Lars	O
and	O
Lee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
Kazuya	O
permanently	O
kills	O
Heihachi	O
and	O
throws	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
erupting	O
volcano	O
,	O
whereas	O
Jin	O
,	O
who	O
recovered	O
from	O
his	O
coma	O
thanks	O
to	O
Lars	O
and	O
Lee	B-Application
,	O
declares	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
kill	O
Kazuya	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
cursed	O
Mishima	O
bloodline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
Heihachi	O
killed	O
his	O
wife	O
Kazumi	O
in	O
self-defense	O
because	O
of	O
her	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Gene	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
gained	O
a	O
split	O
personality	O
because	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Kazuya	O
was	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
side	O
playable	O
characters’	O
storylines	O
have	O
their	O
endings	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
ties	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
's	O
tournament	O
at	O
EVO	O
2022	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
formally	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
seventh	O
mainline	O
game	O
's	O
utility	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Device
8	I-Device
will	O
utilize	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
5	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2023	O
to	O
be	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Arika	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
handles	O
the	O
recent	O
patch(es )	O
for	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Tekken	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	O
6-based	O
Tekken	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prime	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
handheld	O
,	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
action	O
adventure	O
game	O
featuring	O
series	O
 '	O
character	O
Nina	O
Williams	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
by	I-Application
Degrees	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
mobile	O
Tekken	B-Application
spin-off	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
:	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
Tekken	B-Application
Resolute	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
not	O
to	O
include	O
Heihachi	O
Mishima	O
,	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
Bowl	O
,	O
the	O
bowling	O
mini-game	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Bowl	O
was	O
first	O
game	O
not	O
to	O
include	O
Yoshimitsu	O
,	O
Nina	O
Williams	O
,	O
Paul	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
or	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
mobile	O
game	O
titled	O
Tekken	B-Application
Card	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
to	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
also	O
released	O
Tekken	B-Application
Arena	O
to	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
Galaga	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
20th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
variant	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
and	O
Capcom	O
agreed	O
to	O
create	O
crossover	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
includes	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
was	O
also	O
developing	O
Tekken	B-Device
X	I-Device
Street	I-Device
Fighter	I-Device
,	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
hold	O
indefinitely	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
another	O
spinoff	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
not	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
Namco	O
test	O
case	O
for	O
animating	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
incorporated	O
texture	O
mapping	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
1993	O
racing	O
game	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
designer	O
Seiichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fundamentally	O
similar	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
detailed	O
textures	O
and	O
twice	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
feedback	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
being	O
considered	O
the	O
worst	O
installment	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
major	O
changes	O
starting	O
with	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Harada	O
believes	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
managed	O
to	O
attract	O
a	O
new	O
group	O
of	O
fans	O
,	O
something	O
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
choose	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
lineup	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
hand-to-hand	B-Application
combat	O
with	O
an	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
dedicates	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
limbs	O
of	O
the	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
players	O
could	O
only	O
block	O
attacks	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
then	O
on	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
automatically	O
block	O
while	O
not	O
moving	O
forward	O
or	O
performing	O
actions	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
neutral	O
guard.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
gameplay	O
possibilities	O
that	O
were	O
retained	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sidestep	O
into	O
the	O
foreground	O
or	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
later	O
games	O
also	O
reduced	O
recovery	O
time	O
after	O
being	O
knocked	O
down	O
and	O
gave	O
characters	O
rolls	O
to	O
recover	O
instantly	O
after	O
hitting	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
fight	O
more	O
quickly	O
at	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
being	O
hit	O
while	O
rolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
gave	O
characters	O
even	O
greater	O
mobility	O
by	O
adding	O
true	O
3D	O
movement	O
inside	O
geometrically	O
complex	O
arenas	O
with	O
uneven	O
ground	O
,	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
walled	O
and	O
infinite	O
arenas	O
,	O
while	O
discarding	O
uneven	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
but	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Rage	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
activates	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
vitality	O
bar	O
and	O
earns	O
a	O
damage	O
multiplier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
also	O
has	O
destructible	O
floors	O
and	O
walls	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
fighters	O
to	O
blast	O
through	O
to	O
new	O
fighting	O
areas	O
when	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
retains	O
these	O
elements	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
kind	O
of	O
stage	O
break	O
(	O
"	O
balcony	O
breaks	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
floor	O
and	O
wall	O
breaks	O
where	O
characters	O
will	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
breakable	O
wall	O
and	O
fall	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
sequence	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
introduces	O
some	O
movement	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
walk	O
animation	O
is	O
now	O
similar	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
more	O
fluid	O
movement	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
opponent	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
slower	O
shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	O
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
removed	O
save	O
for	O
specific	O
situations	O
(	O
certain	O
moves	O
can	O
cause	O
a	O
Ground	O
Bound	O
if	O
not	O
combo-ed	O
into	O
and	O
all	O
low	O
parries	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
Ground	O
Bound	O
effect	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodline	I-Application
Rebellion	I-Application
;	O
floor	O
breaks	O
now	O
result	O
in	O
an	O
effect	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Tag	O
Assault	O
in	O
Tag	O
2	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
Ground	O
Bound	O
)	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
characters	O
now	O
have	O
more	O
frequent	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
"	O
Aerial	O
Tailspin	O
"	O
effect	O
(	O
an	O
attack	O
that	O
throws	O
an	O
opponent	O
backward	O
onto	O
their	O
head	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
straight	O
downwards	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
inescapable	O
once	O
triggered	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
combo	O
can	O
continue	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
updates	O
eventually	O
add	O
"	O
Rage	O
Drive	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
cost	O
Rage	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
equivalent	O
of	O
EX	O
and	O
lower	O
level	O
super	O
moves	O
)	O
as	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fated	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
ports	O
 '	O
post-Season	O
1	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
damage	O
properties	O
which	O
were	O
originally	O
existed	O
in	O
previous	O
characters	O
and	O
still	O
can	O
only	O
work	O
against	O
an	O
opponent	O
while	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
Season	O
2	O
adds	O
"	O
Wall	O
Bound	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
which	O
bounces	O
opponents	O
from	O
the	O
wall	O
to	O
nearby	O
them	O
to	O
an	O
airborne	O
state	O
with	O
a	O
knockdown	O
attack	O
,	O
originally	O
used	O
by	O
both	O
NANCY-MI847J	B-Application
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
prior	O
to	O
Season	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
update	O
patch	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
Season	O
4	O
adds	O
"	O
Wall	O
Stun	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
opponents	O
to	O
be	O
bounced	O
from	O
the	O
wall	O
and	O
entered	O
a	O
downed	O
hit	O
stun	O
,	O
whether	O
they	O
were	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
or	O
blocked	O
their	O
attacking	O
opponents	O
 '	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
was	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
his	O
father	O
Heihachi	O
Mishima	O
was	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
central	O
protagonist	O
since	O
his	O
debut	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Lars	O
Alexandersson	O
among	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
not	O
fully	O
related	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
serve	O
as	O
major	O
characters	O
within	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
where	O
Jin	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
instead	O
of	O
his	O
relatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
storyline	O
reasons	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
Tekken	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
he	O
forwent	O
this	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Traditional	O
Karate	O
,	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
discipline	O
that	O
technically	O
made	O
him	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
old	O
movelist	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
his	O
demonic	O
form	O
,	O
Devil	O
Jin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
characters	O
who	O
were	O
formerly	O
clones	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
before	O
they	O
diverged	O
and	O
gained	O
unique	O
moves	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lee	B-Application
Chaolan	O
(	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Marshall	O
Law	O
)	O
,	O
Anna	O
Williams	O
(	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
her	O
sister	O
,	O
Nina	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Armor	O
King	O
(	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
King	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
further	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
replacements	O
or	O
"	O
successors	O
"	O
of	O
older	O
characters	O
;	O
this	O
happened	O
principally	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
significant	O
time	O
skip	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
older	O
characters	O
later	O
returned	O
alongside	O
their	O
successors	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Tekken	B-Application
characters	O
have	O
been	O
featured	O
as	O
guest	O
characters	O
in	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Anna	B-Application
Kournikova	I-Application
's	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Court	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re:Digitize	I-Application
,	O
Naruto	B-Application
Shippuden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Fever	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Smash	B-Application
Court	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
and	O
Urban	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
some	O
crossover	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Cross	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Queen	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Spiral	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
All	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
Bloodline	O
,	O
a	O
streaming	O
television	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Netflix	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
loosely	O
adapts	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
,	O
a	O
two-part	O
OVA	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
story	O
follows	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
's	O
revenge	O
against	O
his	O
father	O
Heihachi	O
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
a	O
full-length	O
CGI-animated	O
film	O
in	O
Digital	O
3D	O
directed	O
by	O
Youichi	O
Mouri	O
,	O
premiered	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Vengeance	O
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
retelling	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
Hybrid	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
is	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
directed	O
by	O
Dwight	O
Little	O
and	O
starring	O
Jon	O
Foo	O
,	O
Ian	O
Anthony	O
Dale	O
and	O
Kelly	O
Overton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
focuses	O
on	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
who	O
enters	O
into	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
after	O
his	O
mother	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
has	O
panned	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
film	O
titled	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Kazuya	O
's	O
Revenge	O
was	O
released	O
direct-to-DVD	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variety	O
reports	O
that	O
Paul	O
Stevens	O
will	O
produce	O
a	O
Tekken	B-Application
remake	O
with	O
China	O
's	O
company	O
Financing	O
City	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
live-action	O
short	O
film	O
by	O
Wild	O
Stunt	O
Europe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
Europe	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
five	O
printed	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knightstone	O
Comics	O
published	O
both	O
Tekken	B-Application
Saga	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
and	O
September	O
1998	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Forever	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
by	O
Dave	O
Chi	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Paco	O
Diaz	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Image	O
Comics	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Kazama	O
family	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
Unknown	O
character	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Comic	O
is	O
a	O
manga	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Rui	O
Takato	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ultra	O
Egg	O
Jump	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
story	O
leads	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
6	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
non-canonical	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Titan	O
Comics	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Tekken	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
four-issue	O
mini-series	O
by	O
Cavan	O
Scott	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Andie	O
Tong	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
mid-2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
deals	O
with	O
Jin	O
struggling	O
against	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
within	I-Application
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
has	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
peaking	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
receiving	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
96%	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
number	O
12	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
16-bit	O
to	O
32-bit	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
stole	O
the	O
crown	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
modern	O
brawlers	O
with	O
addictive	O
fighting	O
in	O
its	O
rawest	O
form.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
of	O
non-Tekken	O
games	O
have	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Boon	O
,	O
the	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
revealed	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
interviews	O
with	O
GamePro	O
that	O
his	O
favorite	O
fighting	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
competitors	O
is	O
Tekken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sega	O
and	O
Namco	O
have	O
shown	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
possible	O
crossover	O
between	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
is	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
often	O
been	O
labelled	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rival	O
"	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
they	O
became	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
expressed	O
dislike	O
for	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
franchise	O
due	O
to	O
Namco	O
running	O
radio	O
commercial	O
ads	O
insulting	O
his	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
prompting	O
Itagaki	O
to	O
place	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
most	O
disliked	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
Tekken	B-Application
at	O
number	O
11	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Just	O
when	O
we	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
came	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
share	O
its	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
knuckle-busting	O
pie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
has	O
cult-like	O
fans	O
who	O
live	O
and	O
breathe	O
the	O
moves	O
and	O
storylines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
franchise	O
sold	O
over	O
53.5million	O
units	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
sales	O
achieved	O
while	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
series	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
critically	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
previously	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
commercially	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
8.5million	O
copies	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
with	O
1.4million	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
until	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
surpassed	O
the	O
record	O
by	O
reaching	O
9	O
million	O
sales	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
{{	O
Quote	O
box	O
|quoted	O
=	O
true	O
|salign	O
=	O
right	O
|width	O
=	O
25%|align	O
=	O
left	O
|	O
quote	O
=	O
Yes	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
developed	O
it	O
 [ for ] 	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
3	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
is	O
true	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
really	O
grown	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
brand	O
-	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fond	O
memories	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
worked	O
very	O
closely	O
with	O
Mr.	O
Kutaragi	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
had	O
a	O
really	O
good	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
along	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
running	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
has	O
been	O
associated	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remains	O
the	O
main	O
platform	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Tekken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
earned	O
it	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
award	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
awards	O
including	O
"	O
First	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
To	O
Feature	O
Simulated	O
3D	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Selling	O
Fighting	O
Series	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Consoles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
included	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
for	O
different	O
console	O
versions	O
and	O
featured	O
Heihachi	O
Mishima	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
all	O
Tekken	B-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
is	O
Harada	O
's	O
favorite	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
series.Tekken	O
7s	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
announcement	O
trailer	O
featured	O
a	O
retrospective	O
celebration	O
of	O
"	O
20	O
Years	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
exclusive	O
content	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
costumes	O
and	O
musical	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
6%	O
boost	O
in	O
hardware	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
was	O
not	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
preloaded	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
regions.Astro	O
'	O
s	O
Playroom	O
,	O
a	O
2020	B-Architecture
video	O
game	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
included	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
opened	O
Tekken	B-Application
Museum	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
museum	O
showcases	O
goods	O
,	O
action	O
figures	O
,	O
artworks	O
,	O
life-size	O
statues	O
of	O
Tekken''	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
