Tekken 6

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  1. LT_Gruber
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a ton of stuff to do.

    Tekken 6 is an excellent installment of the series. It adds a fresh new look, many different game modes and overall, a very rewarding experience.

    The story continues in this game. After his battle with his great grand daddy and banishing him back to the afterlife, Jin Kazama is now the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu family. He uses his new position to declare his company (including the military Tekken Force) completely independent and declaring war to every other nation (way to go Jin). His daddy, Kazuya, places a bounty on his head, which his G Corporation is aiming to collect. In response, Jin hosts the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 to lure Kazuya out.

    Meanwhile, the world is in chaos and a brave soldier called Lars Alexandersson rebels from the regular army with some of his solider to take up arms against the Mishima Zaibatsu family and the G Corporation. He gets pummeled in a G Corporation raid, losing his memory. He meets an android, called Alisa Bosconovitch, and tries to recover his memories. In an epic plot twist, it is revealed that Lars is actually the illegitimate son of Heihachi and that his goal was to take over the Mishima Zaibatsu family. To make matters worse, Alisa was actually sent by Jin to spy on his every move and after being beaten by Alisa, Jin flees with Alisa to Egypt.

    Lars follows the duo to Egypt and meets Zafina, an archaeologist who warns Lars of a great evil living in the temple that Jin is heading to. Lars goes to the temple and awakens the great evil, who is a demon called Azazel. He whoops the floor with him and meets Jin. Jin reveals that his plan was to awaken Azazel himself, so he could get destroyed by him and get rid of his Devil Gene. As only a demon could achieve that feat. Lars understands, takes of with Alisa (who is now your friend again) and Jin continues his battle with Azazel. The plummet to the depths of the sand together and all seems to be over. However, beneath the ruins and sand, Raven (the cool ninja dude from Tekken 5) discovers Jin’s unconscious body, still with the Devil mark on his arm.

    And that brings me to the second, most frustrating and unfair boss fights in the Tekken series. After the monster God called Jinpachi from Tekken 5, the developers learned from their mistakes by making Jinpachi weak as a floor mop in the latest port of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection for the PlayStation 3. However, in Tekken 6, they even made it worse with Azazel.

    The roster in Tekken 6 is fair. You got most of the characters, including all of the Tekken 5 characters. You can now play as Zafina, Lars, Leo, Bob and Miguel. These additions are really well implemented and each one of them feels great to play with.

    In terms of graphics, Tekken 6 looks beautiful. It is, once again, a big, next gen upgrade from the previous game and features polished textures, smooth animation and detailed environments.

    The music is, along with Tekken 5, the best of all the installments. It is a varied mix between dubstep, pop, orchestra and metal. It is just epic. The sound effects themselves also have been upgraded and sound spot on.

    When talking controls, they work perfectly and responsive. The speed of the attacks has been improved as well, making the controls feel even more fluent.
    Tekken 6 introduces some new stage mechanics in which you can break walls and floors, revealing more of the stage and changing the environment.

    Tekken 6 introduced the Scenario Campaign. In this mode (similar to Tekken Force), you choose a character and complete story missions in third person mode. You use all of your attacks, but perform them in 360 style movement. You beat up generic G Corporation soldiers and earn rewards for completing each mission. It is a nice distraction from the main fighting modes, however, I thought it was a little broken and chaotic. The attacks, performed in free movement instead of left or right, was really disorientating and worked badly. But at least they tried to add something new.

    In Tekken 6, you can now fight online against other players in ranked or unranked battles. This way, you could increase your rankings and statistics. It was fun while it lasted, however the skill of players that I encountered online was legendary. I got my ass handed to me more times that I could count. They land two hits, I fall on the ground and thus begins the ragdoll pummel game, in which my (not dead yet) corpse is being tossed and kicked around like a football. I had a miserable experience online, but this was for me personally and does not say anything about the quality of the online play.

    In the end, I loved Tekken 6, it was, once again, a big upgrade over the previous game and the new modes, the fresh look and the updated character roster was excellent.

    Definitely recommend this gem.    … Expand
  2. KillSpawn
    Dec 31, 2022
    9
    Kolejna wersja znanej i lubianej serii bijatyk. Na duży plus tryb fabularny.
  3. hector_bcn98
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    Era complicado ser la secuela de Tekken 5, uno de los mejores juegos de lucha de todos los tiempos, pero es que los tiempos de carga eran inaceptables. Esperaba más contenido offline.
  4. YokoHugo
    Nov 2, 2022
    8
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  5. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    8
    Тот самый фактинг, который зародил у меня любовь к файтингам с кучей приёмов, После него, любой МК это для детей.
  6. dastankz
    May 11, 2021
    10
    ох, игра которая подарила мне детство и научила меня играть в файтинги. шедевр, однозначно
  7. Metaluke11110
    Jan 27, 2021
    9
    Tekken at its finest. Still waiting for that online patch but otherwise it plays great! People might complain about the graphics but I dont see anything wrong with them.
  8. DavidHoltzer
    Aug 15, 2019
    10
    Best Tekken experience for me.The only problem is that some the stages don't look as good as in Tekken 4 and, but other than that this game's a treat.This is my favourite of the series because of the Scenario Campaign, it wasn't not an amazing mode, but it was good and long enough, if only improved it in Tekken 7 no they didn't.The stories for the characters were also good.
  9. BumFrontMan
    Mar 19, 2018
    10
    Tekken 6 feature wise is the best version, it's not too different to Tekken 5 except with more characters to choose from. The new addition to Tekken 6 is the scenario mode which is a scrolling beat-em-up mode that was an extra bonus mode featured in Tekken 3 and 4. Even if you don't like the scenario mode (like a lot of people) then you still have the excellent 1 on 1 mode, it's stillTekken 6 feature wise is the best version, it's not too different to Tekken 5 except with more characters to choose from. The new addition to Tekken 6 is the scenario mode which is a scrolling beat-em-up mode that was an extra bonus mode featured in Tekken 3 and 4. Even if you don't like the scenario mode (like a lot of people) then you still have the excellent 1 on 1 mode, it's still there just like every game before it. However the scrolling beat-em-up mode is what makes Tekken 6 so great, it's not especially long but the ability to pick up weapons, also also play online coop mode, making Tekken 6 the most feature complete Tekken to date. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has no scrolling beat-em-up but has tag team support. Tekken 7 unfortunately has no tag mode and no scrolling beat-em-up mode either. Unless you like the look of some of the newer characters in newer Tekken games. Tekken 6 is the best version by far. This is coming from a player who has played all the games since Tekken 1 in the arcades (Never played that Nina Williams spin off though, that one doesn't count)… Expand
  10. JackTbug
    Jun 23, 2016
    10
    Tekken 6 is amazing ps3 game, it has campaign to defeat leaders of mishima zaibatsu and g corporation, which two are considered to be bad guy organizations, get tekken 6 it's good.
  11. tsakiym
    May 18, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it.................................… Expand
  12. Lucif3r
    Dec 1, 2013
    10
    This game was the sole reason i actually bought an Playstation 3. Since i always considered the Tekken franchise to be the best on the fighting genre market. And finally we got net play. Some stages have dull music though. It has some flaws. But to me its still the best fighting game.
  13. masuraofire
    Jun 6, 2013
    9
    Solid gameplay, amazing graphics, pretty decent soundtrack... it's highly recommended for fighting fans around. It's not the best Tekken but it's up there with the best. The story may not be all that good but its something to get your mind into with it going back to the Tekken 4 Tekken Force style, which I enjoyed. If you havent played it give it a shot.
  14. Caestus
    Feb 28, 2013
    9
    Despite the several bad changes made in tekken 6, in its core this fighting game has still the best fighting mechanics with a huge choice of characters.
  15. Shahid646
    Aug 10, 2012
    9
    Tekken 6, one of my Favorite game. It has rich graphics and good control over the players. I gave it 9 out of 10 because just one thing I feel that is bad in the game. It take some time to process things. Before launching a new games it first take 10 to 15 seconds to thing... or i dont know what is it but that delay is not good. Besides this games is very good.
  16. Vorch
    May 2, 2012
    9
    Tekken 6 is the most fun I've had since Tekken 3 in a fighting game.

    This is quite possibly the most balanced roster of fighters in the genre. I commend the dev team for spending so much time making the game incredible. Some gripes: online play will d/c you randomly. I would say it happens 2-3 times an hour for me at best...4-6 times at worst.. The story is...confusing at this point.    Tekken 6 is the most fun I've had since Tekken 3 in a fighting game.

    This is quite possibly the most balanced roster of fighters in the genre. I commend the dev team for spending so much time making the game incredible.

    Some gripes: online play will d/c you randomly. I would say it happens 2-3 times an hour for me at best...4-6 times at worst..

    The story is...confusing at this point. I would like to see Tekken hire some writers and start fresh.

    Other than that, it's fighting perfection.    … Expand
  17. nathan737
    Feb 7, 2012
    9
    This was the first Tekken game I have ever played. I was blown away by the gameplay in the Scenario mode. The graphics are good. While the story in Scenario mode is nonexistent, all other fighting games don't have much of a story. Another problem is the final stage of Arcade mode where Azazel is impossible to beat. Still, this game is well worth your money.
  18. Ukwwhoitiz
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Tekken is my favorite fighting game, and this title did not dissapoint me, i love the new Scenerio Campaign mode, only thing is I wish that would've did what the did in Tekken 4 when you played Arcade/storymode there was a Intro, and mid story and an ending, instead the whole game revolving around Lars, and Alisa when most people didnt know them, or care for them.
  19. AllAroundGamer
    Nov 1, 2011
    9
    A great fighting game, the best out there in its genre. Very good improvements and I like how the character customization is expanded even more to give you, the gamer, a feeling of "ownership to a fighter." Overall it is a fighting game to get and play here and there with your friends. This game is one of those games that binds friends to even closer ones, and makes your enemies despiseA great fighting game, the best out there in its genre. Very good improvements and I like how the character customization is expanded even more to give you, the gamer, a feeling of "ownership to a fighter." Overall it is a fighting game to get and play here and there with your friends. This game is one of those games that binds friends to even closer ones, and makes your enemies despise you even more. Its a community based game which makes it so fun. To me, FUN is what matters, the only element that matters. However, a con is the long loading times. This quirk can be fixed by going into the options menu and installing the data, but the loading times will still feel incredibly long. Its basically reducing a minute from an hour. (Bad analogy, insert criticism for my analogy here). My patience is not to be tested thats why Tekken 6 only recieves a 9 instead of a 10. Everything else is just fine though.… Expand
  20. MattCon
    Sep 11, 2010
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Tekken 6" is, overall, a great gaming experience, aside from some slight drawbacks that I'll go over in this review. The story-line mode is a fantastic and exciting experience, as it hearkens back to the days of "Streets of Rage" and other beat-em-up games. As you progress through the epic story mode you can unlock almost hundreds of items; customizable outfits unique to the story mode that you are able to use while fighting online, and money you can use to acquire other unlockable items. Story mode can get very addicting. However, the final two stages in story mode, which involve the spiteful character Jin Kazama, can become very difficult - depending on which character you choose. Overall, the story is very interesting and engaging. But most of all, the game is just pure fun! Although, I think I should mention that the online experience can be very frustrating, as I've had some people actually turn off their PS3s on me before I would win a match - a b**** thing to do. All in all, and being an avid follower of the Tekken series, I love this game! I give it a 9 out of 10.… Expand
  21. JosefH
    Jan 21, 2010
    9
    On the 18th January a patch came out for the online play to make it both less laggy, and to incorporate an online co-op mode for the Scenario Campaign. The latter is cool, the former was necessary. The online play is now so much smoother it's difficult to remember what it was like originally. (OK, it's not, it was terrible and the images will never leave my mind, but whatever.) On the 18th January a patch came out for the online play to make it both less laggy, and to incorporate an online co-op mode for the Scenario Campaign. The latter is cool, the former was necessary. The online play is now so much smoother it's difficult to remember what it was like originally. (OK, it's not, it was terrible and the images will never leave my mind, but whatever.) Everything parting facing Azazel is brilliant in this game, coming from the perspective of someone who doesn't really get into buying fighting games much. Tekken has always been my favourite fighting game, and Tekken 6 once again gives me a reason to splash the cash once more. The fighting is very smooth and fluid, my only gripe with the gameplay being that most people I face are generally better than me. he graphics are nice, with some very colourful locations. The wide verity of characters to choose from all have their own unique way of playing, and so long as you get practice, you'll rarely go into a match-up thinking "They're X character, I've got no chance" unless it's your own personal preference.… Expand
  22. MatthewS
    Dec 11, 2009
    8
    Namco has once again brought us another Tekken game. This time we get Tekken 6. For the most part this game is better than 5 and DR. The fighting has improved and seems more deep than ever before. The 40+ list of fighters in the game is a huge plus. More fighting games should have a huge list of characters. The graphics are good too. I don't know why people are saying that the Namco has once again brought us another Tekken game. This time we get Tekken 6. For the most part this game is better than 5 and DR. The fighting has improved and seems more deep than ever before. The 40+ list of fighters in the game is a huge plus. More fighting games should have a huge list of characters. The graphics are good too. I don't know why people are saying that the graphics are poor. What did you expect? I think the game looks great. Stages look nice in HD and the character models are highly detailed. The animations are some of the best that I've seen in a fighting game to date. One disappointing thing about Tekken 6 is the story mode. It's really boring and not fun at all. They should have just did a story mode much like DOA4's and just go through stages fighting characters to get to the final boss. This is the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 6 so why couldn't it have been like a tournament or something instead of trying to be an action game for the story. I haven't tried the online as of yet but have had some tournaments of my own at my place with friends. We used to play DOA4 alot but now Tekken 6 takes up our time. It's a very fun game and I wholy recommend this to anyone looking for a new fighting game to buy. The core fighting is still some of the best in the business.… Expand
  23. JanneM
    Nov 17, 2009
    10
    Tekken at its finest. Still waiting for that online patch but otherwise it plays great! People might complain about the graphics but I dont see anything wrong with them. SF4's cartoony characters pale in comparison.
  24. KennethW
    Nov 12, 2009
    10
    Tekken has always been known as a series that has kept a continuous flow of quality concerning each iteration over the years, and Tekken 6 is no different. To the uninformed and/or ignorant, this game will be seen as simply "another rehash" of the typical Tekken gameplay. To the trained eye, this is most certainly untrue. For instance, nearly every move has been reanimated in some form or Tekken has always been known as a series that has kept a continuous flow of quality concerning each iteration over the years, and Tekken 6 is no different. To the uninformed and/or ignorant, this game will be seen as simply "another rehash" of the typical Tekken gameplay. To the trained eye, this is most certainly untrue. For instance, nearly every move has been reanimated in some form or another. The difference between Tekken 5 and Tekken 6 in this respect is fantastic. Indeed, the core gameplay has also had adjustments. The two most obvious are the new rage mode and the bound system. Rage occurs when a player is at 5% or so life. Their moves become stronger, and thus, allow for possible comebacks (though highly unlikely given the amount of life which is required for rage to occur in the first place). Second, the bound system. Bound essentially allows one to use certain moves to slam an opponent into the ground to continue their combo. This adds another level of intricacy into the already in-depth combo system found within the Tekken series. Scenario Campaign is essentially a souped-up version of Tekken Force from Tekken 3 and Tekken 4. Whereas others have been hard on this mode, I find it to be superior to the rather shallow Tekken Force modes of games passed. Namco-Bandai obviously put a nice deal of effort into making this mode, and it pays off for the most part. It's an excellent way to find out the story of Tekken, the ability to make fight money for customizations is surprisingly easy, and it's a great way to obtain free customizations as you blaze through levels. All in all, a pleasant side addition to the series. Honestly? There's not much that Tekken 6 hasn't done well this time around. I have heard issues of lag concerning online play but I have yet to experience little if any (though this might have to do with the fact that I have a stellar connection while playing). About the only thing I have beef with is the lack of 2 player customizations in versus mode. Other than that? Tekken 6 is easily my favorite fighting game of the year and deserves nothing less than a 9-10 out of 10.… Expand
  25. NickG
    Nov 2, 2009
    9
    The only problem I have with this game is that there should have been a scenario campaign for all the main characters- not just Lars.However I like how there is more character depth shown in the scenario campaign between the characters but they could have made use of more cut scenes.Those are the only things that held it back from getting a 10.
  26. NathanH
    Nov 2, 2009
    10
    The guy whwo says "recently' bosses have become cheap fighters.....Have you played the original mortal kombat???? Seriously, go back and fight goro right now. Your brain will explode. Anyway, the game is awesome, who cares about the campaign mode, its been bad since tekken 3, yet I still play it. I want that extra content, and seriously, its a fighting game, namco is not good at The guy whwo says "recently' bosses have become cheap fighters.....Have you played the original mortal kombat???? Seriously, go back and fight goro right now. Your brain will explode. Anyway, the game is awesome, who cares about the campaign mode, its been bad since tekken 3, yet I still play it. I want that extra content, and seriously, its a fighting game, namco is not good at campaign stuff, just deal with it. The FIGHTING is great, as it was designed to be. Thats all you need to know.… Expand
  27. CraigS
    Nov 1, 2009
    9
    Best Tekken game so far. The character models, animations and stages are more detailed than T5DR but resolution has been lowered and with motion blur the game has no anti-aliasing which makes the graphics look a bit upleasing. The Scenario Mode may not be so engaging but in my opinion this is a big improvement in the series of Tekken beat 'em up minigames. The music could be better Best Tekken game so far. The character models, animations and stages are more detailed than T5DR but resolution has been lowered and with motion blur the game has no anti-aliasing which makes the graphics look a bit upleasing. The Scenario Mode may not be so engaging but in my opinion this is a big improvement in the series of Tekken beat 'em up minigames. The music could be better but it's acceptable. As for the people who complain about the game series not having changed significantly at all, what's the point in changing if the basic game mechanics are so perfect in the first place? The new rage system seems like an unnecessary addition which only has subtle if any impact on gameplay; I would rather play without it. The new bound system however is an interesting addition and is sure to please all combo players. Even though this game is a console port of a 2 year old game, it still seems a bit rushed since it is still missing some basic elements such as the possibility to load multiple customization profiles simultaneously in Vs mode. These problems will be patched hopefully in the update which will be released within the next few months.… Expand
  28. Marka
    Nov 1, 2009
    8
    tekken has always been a great series. You could play any of them from tag on and have just as much fun as playing this. I just rented, I'm not buying anything off Namco Bandai again. They are ruining Soul Calibur and Tekken with ridiculous DLC and that has to stop before I buy one of their games.
  29. SethO
    Oct 31, 2009
    10
    I've been studying martial arts for over 10 years now and can say that all the realistic moves have been perfectly designed. This is the smoothest fighting game i have ever played! I reccomend the PS3 version as it didn't feel as organic on the 360 control, don't be convinced by nostalgia freaks and arcade pros the arcade stick isn't genuinely a superior control type I've been studying martial arts for over 10 years now and can say that all the realistic moves have been perfectly designed. This is the smoothest fighting game i have ever played! I reccomend the PS3 version as it didn't feel as organic on the 360 control, don't be convinced by nostalgia freaks and arcade pros the arcade stick isn't genuinely a superior control type its just they have 20 years more practice with there control than you do with yours. enjoy!… Expand
  30. JoeK
    Oct 31, 2009
    8
    This is NOT a bad game, it's just slightly disappointing as PS3 owners have been waiting 3 years for this game. If Namco spent more time polishing this game (graphics and giving it more modes) for the PS3 instead of putting it on the 360 as well for $$$, I'm sure this game would have been a 10. The graphics are bad, but the gameplay is classic Tekken and that is the sole reason This is NOT a bad game, it's just slightly disappointing as PS3 owners have been waiting 3 years for this game. If Namco spent more time polishing this game (graphics and giving it more modes) for the PS3 instead of putting it on the 360 as well for $$$, I'm sure this game would have been a 10. The graphics are bad, but the gameplay is classic Tekken and that is the sole reason why everyone should still buy this game. The new modes are interesting, but don't add too much and the new characters are well designed. Overall, this is an 8/10 game but PS3 owners deserve more than this.… Expand
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 63
  3. Negative: 0 out of 63
  1. Play UK
    94
    There are flaws that hurt the experience, but nothing, nothing stops Tekken 6 from being an intense, tactical and utterly brilliant fighting game, perfect for anyone with even a fleeting interest in the genre. [Issue#184, p.60]
  2. IGN
    88
    Tekken 6 has a lot to offer, including a massive roster, refined gameplay, plenty of modes, online multiplayer and an absurd amount of character customization options.
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  3. IGN AU
    90
    It is slick in production, providing a lot of what one could reasonably ask for in a fighting game. The game is as accessible as ever, pretty to look at and arcade-perfect to a T.
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