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Tekken is a fighting video game series developed by Namco and published by Namco Bandai.The series debuted in 1994 with the arcade version of Tekken and is one of the genre's and Namco's best-selling franchises, with over 55 million units sold, and is the 44th best-selling franchise of all time as of 2023.
The second-best-selling game on the console is Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001), which sold 14.89 million units. The top five is rounded out by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) selling 14.2 million units, Gran Turismo 4 (2004) with 11.76 million units sold, and Grand Theft Auto III (2001) with 11.6 million units sold.
The series previewed many popular games from the PS2's lifespan, ranging from SSX Tricky and Final Fantasy X to Need for Speed Underground and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Many of the later PS2 Jampack volumes were issued with the option of a counterpart that removed or replaced any demos for mature-rated and some teen-rated games, essentially ...
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Namco's Tekken Card Tournament makes for an usual blend of the popular arcade fighting series and one of mobile gaming's biggest success stories, the strategic card-battler. This unlikely ...
Tekken 5 was also awarded "Best Fighting Game of 2005" by GameSpot, [39] and "Best PlayStation 2 Fighting Game" by IGN. [40] During the 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Tekken 5 received a nomination for "Fighting Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to fellow Namco fighting game Soulcalibur III. [45]
A spin-off action adventure game featuring series' character Nina Williams as the protagonist, Death by Degrees, released for the PS2 in 2005. [25] Tekken Resolute, a 2D fighting game which was the first game not to include Heihachi Mishima, was released in 2010 for the J2ME platform, [26] and Tekken Bowl, the bowling mini-game from Tekken Tag ...
Tekken 2 was a critical as well as commercial success, with about 40,000 arcade units and 5.7 million PlayStation copies sold worldwide, and becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation games. Critics praised its graphical visuals and light sourcing, as well as its deep system of moves and combos, [9] [12] [10] and the soundtrack. [13]