<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
fighter	O
's	O
four	O
limbs	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
,	O
the	O
locations	O
were	O
all	O
representations	O
of	O
real	O
places	O
and	O
included	O
Acropolis	O
,	O
Angkor	O
Wat	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Fiji	B-Language
,	O
King	O
George	O
Island	O
,	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
Marine	O
Stadium	O
,	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
Szechwan	O
,	O
Venezia	O
,	O
and	O
Windermere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
unlockable	O
by	O
clearing	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
using	O
different	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
also	O
adds	O
Kazuya	O
's	O
alter	B-Application
ego	I-Application
,	O
Devil	O
,	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
Heihachi	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
;	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
for	O
Kazuya	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
Galaga-based	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
21	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Heihachi	O
decides	O
to	O
test	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
strength	O
and	O
worth	O
and	O
announces	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
.	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>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Namco	O
acquired	O
developers	O
from	O
longtime	O
competitor	O
Sega	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
1993	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
research	O
managing	O
director	O
Shegeichi	O
Nakamura	O
had	O
met	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
head	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
in	O
1993	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
preliminary	O
PlayStation	B-Device
specifications	O
,	O
with	O
Namco	O
subsequently	O
developing	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
11	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
based	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
as	O
their	O
answer	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
popular	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
22	I-Application
,	O
after	O
Namco	O
heard	O
Sega	O
was	O
developing	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
their	O
new	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
later	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
System	O
11	O
after	O
the	O
meeting	O
with	O
Kutaragi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
Rave	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
it	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
Rave	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
prototype	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
Expo	O
in	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
Tekken	B-Application
upon	O
release	O
.	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
was	O
further	O
distinguished	O
by	O
its	O
intuitive	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
memorable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
System	O
11	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
raw	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
easily	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
to	O
small	O
arcades	O
as	O
a	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
expensive	O
Model	O
2	O
arcade	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
version	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
mid-boss	O
characters	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
beaten	O
and	O
had	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
(	O
being	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
history	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Namco	O
re-released	O
Tekken	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NamCollection	B-Application
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
50th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
942,000	O
units	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
below	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
best-seller	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarded	O
Tekken	B-Application
with	O
multiple	O
records	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
,	O
"	O
First	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
to	O
Sell	O
Over	O
One	O
Million	O
Units	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
First	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
To	O
Feature	O
Simulated	O
3D	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
as	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
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
prototype	O
Rave	B-Application
War	I-Application
demonstrated	O
at	O
AMOA	O
1994	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
preview	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
found	O
Rave	B-Application
War	I-Application
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
scored	O
Tekken	B-Application
a	O
38	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
opined	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
"	O
lacking	O
the	O
overall	O
visual	O
allure	O
"	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
"	O
not	O
only	O
matches	O
"	O
the	O
"	O
style	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
pushes	O
its	O
rival	O
to	O
the	O
wire	O
in	O
playability	O
terms	O
,	O
too.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade-to-home	O
translations	O
ever	O
"	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
look	O
rough	O
and	O
blocky	O
compared	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
,	O
the	O
moves	O
all	O
have	O
a	O
clear	O
and	O
definite	O
usefulness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
ring-outs	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
With	O
impressive	O
controls	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
and	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
makes	O
Toshinden	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
pretty	O
fighting	O
than	O
a	O
real	O
fight.	O
"	O
</s>
