| In the 1990s, fighting games filled arcades with teenagers carrying fistfuls of quarters. The Street Fighter series is one of the most notable fighting games from this era, but was strictly a 2D fighter game at that point in time. Things changed with the release of Virtua Fighter in 1993 though, which was the one of the earliest 3D fighting game franchises. Following close on its heels was Tekken in 1994. What set Tekken apart from other fighters of the time was its button configuration. Rather than designating buttons for low-to-high power attacks, Tekken implemented a button for each of the fighters' limbs. This unique approach to fighting games may have been a large contributing factor to the series' success, leading to numerous sequels released not only in arcades, but home consoles as well. In 2000, the year the PlayStation 2 hit store shelves, the first Tekken PS2 game was released, entitled Tekken Tag Tournament. This unique version of the game allowed two players to fight side-by-side and take on the computer together, or pummel each other head-to-head in the classic Tekken style. Two years later in 2002, the next true sequel in the series was released on the PS2, appropriately entitled Tekken 4. Like each entry in the series before it, Tekken 4 boasted improved graphics, gameplay mechanics, and brand new fighters. At the time, gamers were introducing themselves to the latest Tekken PS2 game while Namco was already hard at work on its sequel. 2005 brought the release of the newest Tekken game for the PS2, simply called Tekken 5. More titles are yet to come from this exciting fan-favorite series. |
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