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  • Summary: Spanning over a 14 year legacy, Tekken is among the most popular and well-known gaming brands in the world with the entire franchise selling more than 32 million units to date. Displayed in HD detail, a new era begins in the sixth King of the Iron Fist Tournament complete with intenseSpanning over a 14 year legacy, Tekken is among the most popular and well-known gaming brands in the world with the entire franchise selling more than 32 million units to date. Displayed in HD detail, a new era begins in the sixth King of the Iron Fist Tournament complete with intense gameplay modes as well as new features and environments. TEKKEN 6 sees the return of many familiar faces as well as new characters to create the largest line-up the series has ever seen. With a growing roster of fighters, each equipped with their own deadly techniques, moves and attack combinations, TEKKEN 6 will be the best King of Iron Fist Tournament yet. Adding to the already rich gaming experience, a deeper character customization feature will only further enhance the incredible fighting intensity as players go mano-y-mano. Players can also take the battle online for classic match-ups and to compete for world domination. [Namco Bandai Games] Expand
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  1. Positive: 45 out of 59
  2. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Tekken 6 is probably the best fighting game from this generation.
  2. After bringing the series closer to its roots in Tekken 5, Namco has continued that trend with Tekken 6 and the end result is a game sure to please fighting fans of any experience level.
  3. With its beefy cast, impressive Scenario Campaign mode, and expansive customisation options, Tekken 6 is the new heavyweight in the fighting game arena.
  4. Tekken 6 is a great package and, while it doesn’t make any huge innovative leaps, the Tekken series remains one of the best 3D fighters on the market today.
  5. Tekken 6 doesn’t try to reinvent the fighting game, or even change the Tekken formula too much. It does, however, deliver a gorgeous, extremely solid 3D fighting experience with plenty of customization options.
  6. Not the best Tekken, but the biggest. Still daft, still fun, still second rate.
  7. The awkward campaign mode would be completely forgettable if Tekken 6 worked better online. But with it ranging from "almost acceptable" to "pre-patch King of Fighters XII" in connection quality, it's hard to recommend to anyone who doesn't already have a local crew of Tekken fiends at their disposal.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 26
  2. Negative: 7 out of 26
  1. Jun 6, 2011
    10
    i believe tekken is a great game and it will always be better than mortal kombat. this game is very fun and has excellent graphics! it isi believe tekken is a great game and it will always be better than mortal kombat. this game is very fun and has excellent graphics! it is especially fun if you buy a joystick from gamestop or somewhere? i got mine at xgaming and hooked it up to the arcade machine i got from http://www.recroommasters.com/Default.asp and it works perfectly! Expand
  2. Jun 6, 2019
    9
    This game is simply excellent. Each Level you fight at feels unique and different, some feature breakable walls or floors, and have stuffThis game is simply excellent. Each Level you fight at feels unique and different, some feature breakable walls or floors, and have stuff going on in the background adding a little extra depth and character to each of these Locations.

    The Scenario Mode I have mixed feelings about it, I greatly enjoy the more fleshed out interactions between characters, showing us hints of their individual personalities. this was something huge new and fresh especially for me because I only played the PSP version. Though I will say the Scenario Mode Combat is far from smooth, Its completely divorced from the Normal Gameplay you only have a couple of moves for whichever character you choose. Personally I think this would have worked much better If it gave you a choice of lets say up to moves you could use for this mode, i get what they were going for but, I feel it could have been executed better.

    The Cosmetic Customization is even better than Tekken 7. In Tekken 7 you unlock with in game lootboxes while these are not monetized they still leave an awful taste in my mouth. In Tekken 6 All the Items are there available for you from the Beginning, It just a matter of accumulating the neccessary amount of in Game currency to get the items you want.

    The Game has a low Skill floor making it very accessible for new and less skilled players, whilst also having a very high skill ceiling giving players something to strive for, The ranking system is also excellent as you have to fight and defeat high Ranking characters in order to improve your rank [As of the time Im writing this review Im at 1st Dan]

    You want to prove your skill take your game online and challenge people from around the world.

    The Actual Combat outside of Scenario is buttery Smooth, 40 Characters each with their own unique fighting style...and it feels rewarding when you learn a characters moveset, just as it does when you rank up.

    Overall I give it a 9 prevented from reaching 10 because of the desicion to cut Gold Rush mode, but the game has plenty of content fun buttery smooth gameplay excellent,extensive comsetic Customization.

    if you are a fighting game fan like me and have a PS3/ Xbox 360/One then Get this game. You Will Not Regret it.
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  3. Dec 8, 2010
    9
    Tekken 6 is a great fighting game. It's very complex and deep fighting system will have people playing it for a while if they are committedTekken 6 is a great fighting game. It's very complex and deep fighting system will have people playing it for a while if they are committed into getting better at it. In every Tekken squeal, they reveal a new chapter of the story, new fighters and moves in your bag of tricks to master.

    the customization since the fifth Tekken game has increase significantly, you can custom the character to the point that it looks like an entirely different character. But it isn't a FASHION SHOW, it's a fighting game!

    The online IS the where the serious Tekken player can be very competitive where your skills are strained. You are also ranked and your wins and loses are recorded and displayed to you opponents and to Tekken leaderboard browsers. But then you WILL learn in the biggest on concept of Tekken 6 is strategy and anticipation.

    The story goes can go as deep as just watching a HI-Res cut scene of whatever fighter you completed the arcade with BUT it's goes even further in Scenario Campaign Mode which is like Tekken Force Mode but times 20 (Online CoOP capable). You see some of the 40 fighters involved in the story plot of a new family member of the Mishima family and Dr. B's new creation to stop evil. I couldn't follow the story much.....I just wanted to make bank for customization.

    A few NEW systems are added to Tekken 6. Juggling is also a primary concept in Tekken 6. Attacking opponents while they are in midiair, it's hard to explain but you could go on the internet and searcj for Tekken 6 combos and see for yourself. This system is ABUSED in online mode.

    Rage Mode is when your fighter is near defeat. It's health bar glows red showing your fighter is PISSED!
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  4. AlexS
    Jan 24, 2010
    8
    Tekken 6 is a well needed upgrade from Tekken 5: DR. The graphics make it the most visually appealing fighting game, and huge combo lists add Tekken 6 is a well needed upgrade from Tekken 5: DR. The graphics make it the most visually appealing fighting game, and huge combo lists add to the play styles for each character. The bound system, is also a nice new addition, allowing players to make their old juggles much longer and more punishing. If your looking for a good fighter, I highly recommend Tekken 6. Just avoid the scenario campaign mode. It's easily the worst feature Tekken 6 has to offer. Expand
  5. Mar 1, 2014
    6
    Now I must start out by saying, I'm a die hard fighting game fan. Most of all I love the old days of fast paced 2D hand animated fighters fromNow I must start out by saying, I'm a die hard fighting game fan. Most of all I love the old days of fast paced 2D hand animated fighters from the arcade days. something about the cartoon sprite that just grabs me more. However I also love a well made 3D fighter, which in this current age of gaming is really in a prime state with advance hardware and graphics. By far at the top for one of my fav's in this breed of game is the PS2 Tekken Tag...Hours of play and tons of nights drinkin with my buds beating the ever loving hell out of each other.

    Now I have been out of the loop for some years from the world of Tekken, outside of a few rounds of Tekken 4 played on an arcade cab, I have not touched these games in forever. So in 2012 I joined the world of Xbox 360 owners and recently started up buying as many fighters that I could find. saw Tekken 6 and thought "what the hell I'll pay $20 for this, they must have grown into something awesome by now and the internet reviews sound nice"...boy was I wrong.

    One major thing I have noticed in recent years with fighting games is everyone studio making these seems to add some god awful story mode or "campaign mode" to try and flesh out the story...yet none of them have been worth more then the pile of rancid excrement they all turn out to be. Tekken 6 is guilty of this as well. The controls and fighting in this strange "beat'em up" wannabe mode is so broken that not even a 5 gallon bucket of industrial super glue could piece it back together.The target system is junk and you can barely face your enemy let alone block attacks since the control was based on controlling the character from the side and not the horrible offset camera angles they us in this mode. The idea was an ok concept but come on this was dull, broken, and just out right frustrating.

    Once I cooled off from the burning rage that the story mode put me in, I took a deep breath and turn my attention over to the arcade modes to get some really action going...and they some how screwed the pooch on that as well. Now I will say its nowhere near as bad as the "story mode" but after all these past years, and now having a high powered system to program these games on how could they code the balance of the fighters so poorly. If you have at least been playing Tekken dating back to the PS2 days, you know what I mean.. Each fighter always has its pros and cons but if given enough time and a solid grasp of the combos, grabs, and side step techniques the slowest or weakest fighter can take on the fastest ,strongest fighter and win.
    I spent a good amount of time this weekend pouring over about 70% of the characters and really put some effort into learning these moves and combos, which most haven't changed at all. Yet the fighters response time to the controller input seems to lang depending out who your are using.

    I even went as far as to pull out my Tekken Tag, play them side by side, and sure enough plain as day the response time lagged. WTF shouldn't the advance machine with more power then PS2 outshine its predecessor. So that could only mean 1 thing and that is the programming effort put into the product was lazy and cheap. The only thing that this game has that is better then my old PS2 version is a sharper look and fast frame rate, but that is not enough to justify calling this a prefect game.

    Tekken had a simple concept with a humble beginning ,that with proper foresight could continue to grow and birth a new standard with every passing title in its saga. To me, some one that loves fighting games and no joke owns well over 200 titles including a stack of imported Neo Geo carts and a closet full of Rom boards taken out of decommissioned Capcom arcade cabs, this game was nothing grand nor special in any way, flashy graphics and poor game design instead of keeping to the core objective nature of the series does not in anyway make this a game worth my time let alone the money I shelled out for it.

    now then, since that's all laid out for all to see I would tell you to blow the dust of your PS2 and play a nice vintage Tekken game. You'll enjoy it more

    -Cheers
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  6. Feb 12, 2011
    4
    I love Tekken. I loved it the moment I played the Tekken 2 demo that came bundled with my Playstation. When I bought Tekken 3 I thought itI love Tekken. I loved it the moment I played the Tekken 2 demo that came bundled with my Playstation. When I bought Tekken 3 I thought it was the best game ever made. From that moment on, Tekken â Expand
  7. MarkO
    Oct 29, 2009
    0
    I've played this game and all I can say about it is: "WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP!"; Unballanced fighters, crappy playability, pretty lame I've played this game and all I can say about it is: "WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP!"; Unballanced fighters, crappy playability, pretty lame graphics, annoying and continuous cutscenes. Thats the worst fighting game I ever played on my 360; looks like an old pstwo game. If you have a 360 and you do like fighting games, don't buy this one; you have better choices. Expand

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