Tekken 6 : Preview

Tekken 6 is the latest installment of Namco's Tekken series,
which was released to Japanese arcades on November 26, 2007.
It is the first game to be released on the PlayStation 3-based System 357 arcade board.
At the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, it was announced the console version of Tekken 6,
which will include the new features of Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, will arrive on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
in North America. It is expected to be released in Q4 2009, as of 5 December.


Katsuhiro Harada, director of Tekken 6, has stated the game will retain all of the elements from Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection that were well-received by fans.
He also said that the stages will be bigger and will have more interactivity and the character customization feature will be more involved with gameplay.

Changes that have been noted thus far include:

* Every frame animation for every character has been changed.
* Minor changes have been made to the move lists of all the characters. This includes additions of new moves and losses of others such as Heihachi Mishima's Twin Pistons. In some cases, a move may simply have a new command.
* Some characters have had their fighting stances changed. Some have been changed greatly, while others have only been changed slightly. Those characters are Bruce Irvin, Lei Wulong, Marshall Law, Nina Williams, and Yoshimitsu.
* A number of characters have had their voices and/or their sounds changed.
* Some stages are multi-tiered with destructible environments (players can break through walls or floors to reveal new fighting areas) with new stage features and daylight/night-time transitions (Temple Grounds) depending on the stage.
* Both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will include an online versus multiplayer mode over PSN and Xbox Live respectively.
* The character customization from Tekken 5 returns, with improved options and more items. The player is able to switch tops and bottoms between available character costumes, as well as substitute alternate pieces. There are common options shared by many or all characters including various items like glasses, hats, decorative swords and options for 'bare hands' or 'bare feet'. There are also character-specific items and pieces, as well as special items that unlock "item moves" once equipped. For example, Bryan Fury can use a shotgun.
* The game adds a new "rage" system, which gives characters more power when their vitality is low. When activated, a red energy field surrounds the character and their health bar starts to flicker red.
* The game introduces a new system called "Bound"; after moves that knock the opponent down in juggles, the opponent cannot tech roll. A new bound comes into play, extending juggle possibilities.
* The game has an increased health bar compared to the previous games, due to the extended combos made possible by Bound.
* Two new KO animations have been added. Low-hit KOs will have the character fall to their knees and roll onto their backs. Mid-hit KOs will now cause the opponent to jacknife forwards, clutching at their gut, before falling backwards to lie on their back, ending with their legs bent.
* Using a low parry, which is available for every character, no longer guarantees a launch.
* All jabs are now universally 10 frames except Ganryu's whose jab is still 12 frames.
* Some characters will have new costumes; others may have minor changes to their original default costumes such as color changes.
* Marshall Law has gone through an extensive change for Tekken 6, including a new ready stance and new moves.
* Yoshimitsu has gone under the most drastic change. Developers note that it will be much more difficult to use Yoshimitsu in Tekken 6, and they consider him an "Expert” character. Part of his story includes the fact that his sword is now losing power, and he must take a new fighting style, Kenjutsu from the Manji clan, this includes both dual sword fighting and pure fist fighting.



Tekken developer and Executive Producer of Tekken 6 Katsuhiro Harada said,
"The number of playable characters will be bigger than Tekken 5 and be the largest roster in the series.
I've been on the Tekken series for over 10 years, and one thing we have particularly focused on after Tekken 3 is making sure each character is unique and doesn't overlap with other characters. They all are unique not only in their appearance but their personality and techniques as well."

Harada has stated that Tekken 6 will boast the greatest number of characters ever seen in a Tekken game with a total of 42 characters, including virtually all of the characters from "Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and two new Bloodline Rebellion characters).According to an Update article in the Playstation Gallery section on page 40 of the May 2009 issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine players are able to create and customize their own characters and take any in-game or created character online.

Six new characters have been confirmed. The first character, Zafina, is a female who will have moves Harada likened to that of a "bird" and who enters the tournament to prevent the clash of the "two evil stars". The second character, Leo, is a German fighter who is intended to be a character which can be played by beginners and experienced players alike. The death of Leo's mother, presumably at the hands of Kazuya Mishima prompts Leo to begin investigating the Mishima Zaibatsu. The third character, Miguel Caballero Rojo, is a Spaniard with a passion for fighting, but no real discipline. Miguel wants to exact revenge upon the death of his sister at her wedding. The fourth character, Bob, is an American who was known as a martial arts genius. Due to being unable to defeat larger opponents however, he disappeared from the fighting world, determined to increase his weight and power while still maintaining speed. Bob enters The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 to test his new skills and new size. The fifth character, Azazel, is the final boss of the game. Azazel's story is said to be related with Zafina and Julia Chang's story in Tekken 6 and the confrontation between Jin Kazama and his father Kazuya Mishima.

Playable Characters:
* Bob
* Leo
* Miguel Caballero Rojo
* Zafina

Non-Playable Characters/Bosses:
* NANCY-MI847J (Only in Arcade Single-Play Mode as a Bonus Boss)
* Azazel

Returning characters:
* Anna Williams
* Armor King
* Asuka Kazama
* Baek Doo San
* Bruce Irvin
* Bryan Fury
* Christie Monteiro
* Craig Marduk
* Devil Jin
* Eddy Gordo
* Feng Wei
* Ganryu
* Heihachi Mishima
* Hwoarang
* Jack-6
* Jin Kazama
* Julia Chang
* Kazuya Mishima
* King
* Kuma
* Lee Chaolan
* Lei Wulong
* Lili
* Ling Xiaoyu
* Marshall Law
* Mokujin
* Nina Williams
* Panda
* Paul Phoenix
* Raven
* Roger Jr.
* Sergei Dragunov
* Steve Fox
* Wang Jinrei
* Yoshimitsu

Stages

The stages in Tekken 6 will have day/night variants, and some of them are multi-tiered.

* Azazel's Chamber (Final stage / Azazel's stage)
* Bonus Stage (Nancy MI847J's stage)
* Cemetery (multi-tier)
* City After Dark
* Fallen Colony (multi-tier)
* Gargoyle's Perch (Jin Kazama's stage)
* High Roller's Club (Kazuya Mishima's stage)
* Manji Valley
* Mystical Forest
* Noh Theater
* Rustic Asia
* Temple Grounds (multi-tier)
* Urban War Zone

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