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Tekken is the movie adaptation of the legendary Namco fighting video game. In order to put to rest the ghosts of his past, Jin Kazama enters the Tekken tournament, a fierce and dangerous competition featuring the world’s best martial artists. Following close behind him is Zheng, a rebel monk looking to save Jin from his own inner demons. While on the surface Tekken appears to be the corporation of the future, Jin and Zheng expose a dark underbelly that could threaten the very threads of humanity. Tekken is being written by Michael Werb, Michael Colleary, and Hans Rodinoff.
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Tekken is a delightful reality fighting show on Television produced by the Namco company. It is the company's flagship fighting title for the PlayStation and television. The first in the videogame series was Tekken: The First Sniff, which was then followed by an updated version due to controversy. Tekken 2: Substance Abuse was released later which gained critical acclaim.
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The Tekken movie now has a director. Dwight Little has been appointed by Crystal Sky Pictures, and will be brining with him a tradition for excellence in martial arts motion pictures. He directed Rapid Fire, for example. And Marked for Death. Oh, and it's not a martial arts flick, but he ... did Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. Little is relishing the chance to be involved with such a weighty, AAA project, telling Variety:
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Tekken 5 really has almost no faults, it’s simply the best game in the series. Perhaps the only real flaw is that it won’t convert the fans of other fighting games, if you can think of that as a flaw. [June 2005, p.50]
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Japanese retailer’s sales literature has suggested that the coming release of Tekken 5 will include at least one previous Tekken game as an unlock. The original Tekken or even Tekken 1, 2 and 3 could be included in an arcade history section of the game. Tekken 5 is being released on the 10th anniversary of the game series so classic games as unlocks fits. Saying that, the new game is meant to be a return to form for the series, so should sell well regardless of extras. With a series as well-known and popular as this, Namco could be forgiven for not including the old games and instead releasing an anniversary pack like Capcom did with Street Fighter recently. Until Namco confirms it, this is all speculation... and even a release in Japan won’t guarantee the same extras in the West.
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Tekken 2 included 23 fighters and added reversals and chain throws for the first time. Also, while the hardware was still based on a Namco System 11 arcade machine, the game made significant strides in terms of the quality of its graphics. Character models were less blocky than before and the arenas in which they fought were more lifelike. For example, New York City, Paul Phoenix’s stage, contains a background of lower Manhattan that appears to be realistic in the distance. Since there was still no sidestepping for most characters in the game, seeing the backgrounds in their entirety had to be done the hard way: being knocked around a lot by the opponent. It was worth the beating and extra quarters, which were worth a lot more money back then.
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