93-446: Bandai Namco Entertainment 's Tekken media franchise is known for its diverse cast of characters hailing from various nationalities, all coming together to compete in the King of Iron Fist tournament. In addition to the human characters, Tekken also features non-human characters for comic relief, such as the bear Kuma , his love interest Panda , the boxing kangaroo Roger , and
186-428: A 1999 retrospective review, Official UK PlayStation Magazine wrote: "The very best in its day, Tekken 2 is still virtually perfect". It was also listed among the best games of all time by Next Generation in 1996, Electronic Gaming Monthly (both staff and readers) in 1997, Game Informer in 2001, GameSpot in 2006, Empire in 2009 and Guinness World Records in 2009. Footballer David James
279-595: A 93% rating at GameRankings . Critics praised the game's light sourcing, fluid character movement, detailed backgrounds, complex system of moves and combos, accessibility to inexperienced gamers, large set of playable characters, and the practice mode, which several critics predicted would become a standard feature in fighting games. Crispen Boyer of Electronic Gaming Monthly called it "the best 3-D fighting game you can find for any system" and GamePro , further comparing it to fighting games still in development, assured gamers that it would be at least
372-451: A bonus palette swap of Kazuya in the console version of the first game, is now a fully separate playable character with unique moves, serving as the final boss. Ten of the twenty-five playable fighters are available by default; the other fifteen were made available via the arcade version's "time release" system and individual secret codes, whilst the home console version requires the player to clear Arcade Mode with specific characters. As with
465-612: A commander of the Tekken Force. Anna later becomes playable in Tekken 7 as part of the Season 2 DLC. After the tumultuous events of Tekken 6 , Anna's spirit grew weary of constant conflict. After finally retiring, she meets and falls in love with an elite soldier in the G Corporation. However, tragedy strikes on the day of their planned wedding, when the sound of gunfire suddenly fills the venue amidst preparations. Anna rushes toward
558-448: A distinct fighting style seen in the games. Namco × Capcom (2005) Armor King ( アーマー・キング , Āmā Kingu ) is a professional wrestler and was a rival of King when the latter was still an inexperienced wrestler. He suffered eye damage in a fight with King, but when he later found King distraught and drunk in an alleyway, Armor King convinced him to get back into fighting and enter the second King of Iron Fist tournament. After King
651-421: A headband of matching red color as Heihachi's karate belt. Before G Corporation fully takes over Mishima Zaibatsu and its assets, Kuma rescues one of the researchers from Mishima Heavy Industries in time, who eventually provides him aimable salmon-like rocket explosives during The King of Iron Fist Tournament 8 . After Kuma learns the truth behind Heihachi's death, he ultimately sides with Jin against Kazuya. During
744-507: A joint statement cited Japan's decreasing birth rates and advancements in technology as the reason for the merge, and to increase their relevance to newer audiences. Both companies worked independently under the newly formed Bandai Namco Holdings until 31 March 2006, when their video game operations were merged to form Namco Bandai Games. On 1 April 2008, Banpresto 's video game operations were absorbed by Namco Bandai Games. On 1 April 2009, Bandai Networks, Namco Bandai's mobile phone business,
837-558: A journalist who lost his family in the war that occurred during the sixth tournament to join his cause, as well as a redeemed Jin to investigate how the Mishima affair first started. In the eighth tournament , ahead of Kazuya's public revelation to the world as a devil, Lee manages to recruit Alisa's "father", Doctor Bosconovitch, and by extension, Manji Clan, to co-develop an aircraft carrier Vlodnir, and armored suits for their allies, including Lee himself against Kazuya, while also aiding
930-579: A leader of his Tekken Force unit, Kuma forfeit his spot in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7 where he supposedly would have fought his old enemy Paul again. Instead, Paul's opponent is Kuma's crush, Panda (unbeknownst to Kuma himself). Kuma's last known location during the tournament was the Philippines, where he and his unit provides supplies for the Filipino survivors of a typhoon disaster. After earning
1023-500: A mystic force beyond Jun's control. Besides her duty to arrest Kazuya, who smuggles protected animals, she wants to free Kazuya of his evil power and drops out of the tournament as a result. Meanwhile, during the tournament, Heihachi defeats the opposing fighters, including his adopted son Lee Chaolan , who had sided with Kazuya and worked for him as a secretary at the Mishima Zaibatsu. Despite his victory, however, Heihachi
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#17327810800051116-435: A new Southern California office. In June 2022, Bandai Namco Entertainment and ILCA. Inc announced the establishment of Bandai Namco Aces, with 51% of the shares owned by Bandai Namco and 49% of the shares owned by ILCA. This new development company will be responsible for the development of AAA titles, including Ace Combat . On November 20 2024, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the merger of Bandai Namco Online into
1209-408: A palette swap or in-battle transformation of another character instead of a standalone character. DLC = Paid downloadable content. Guest = Third-party character. NPC = Non-playable character. Cameo = Cameo appearance. ? = To be confirmed. No = Not included. + = Including
1302-470: A restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown , and like his close friend Paul Phoenix , financial difficulty becomes his primary motive for entering the King of Iron Fist fighting tournaments held throughout the Tekken series. His appearance and fighting style are based on Hong Kong martial artist and actor Bruce Lee . Sometimes known as "The Fighting Chef", Law is the father of Forest Law . He enters
1395-784: A short amount of time in the console version. ^7 Only in Tekken 5 and in the Devil Within mode. ^8 Not playable and available in Round 2. ^9 As King I/Kuma I. ^10 As King II/Kuma II. ^11 Only playable in story mode in The Dark Awakens. ^12 Unlockable if not selected in Adventure Mode. ^13 Only playable in Fight Lab mode for the prologue. Anna Williams ( Japanese : アンナ・ウィリアムズ , Hepburn : An'na U~Iriamuzu )
1488-474: A sidestep unique to two characters, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima . However, Yoshimitsu has a spinning sidestep move that lowers his health. Tackles were also modified to inflict damage when running from a greater distance. Each time the game is beaten with one of the default available characters in arcade mode, the associated sub-boss character becomes selectable. The home console version of Tekken 2 introduced various modes that would become staples to
1581-474: A thought - that Kuma II is smarter than his father, and a good bodyguard for Heihachi. One day, when Kuma was absorbed in watching TV, he suddenly went wild at the sight of a martial artist with a scarlet go-gi - it was Paul Phoenix. Kuma has trained since that day to defeat Paul in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 . He doesn't think anything of Ogre, who is the God of Fighting; only of defeating Paul. However, during
1674-469: A year before Tekken 2 would be topped. It received a number of Game of the Year awards from various publications. Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, and stated: "It's the style of body slamming and wrestling moves that sets this game apart from its closest cousin, Virtua Fighter 2 , which makes it of interest. And the variation of moves and combinations surely place this game near
1767-683: Is a Japanese multinational video game publisher , and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. Founded in 2006 as Namco Bandai Games Inc. , it is the successor to Namco 's home and arcade video game business, as well as Bandai 's former equivalent division. Development operations were spun off into a new company in 2012, Namco Bandai Studios, now called Bandai Namco Studios . Bandai Namco Entertainment owns several multi-million video game franchises , including Pac-Man , Tekken , Soulcalibur , Tales , Ace Combat , Taiko no Tatsujin , The Idolmaster , Ridge Racer and Dark Souls . Pac-Man himself serves as
1860-521: Is a Japanese sumo wrestler who is barred from the sport for infractions such as firebreathing and taunting his opponents. This rejection, coupled with his mounting gambling debts, steers him into a life of crime. Heihachi Mishima hires him as a henchman for the first King of Iron Fist tournament, in which Ganryu loses to Yoshimitsu , who then drains Ganryu's remaining finances and leaves him broke. Kazuya Mishima pays him handsomely for his services in his Mishima Zaibatsu corporation. Ganryu participates in
1953-707: Is believed to be Armor King, but his assailant is revealed in Tekken 6 as the original Armor King's younger brother. After recovering from a brutal beating where he and Marduk knocked out each other and brought to hospital by King, the younger Armor King accepts Marduk's challenge for a retirement match arranged by King in Tekken 7 . English Lowell B. Bartholomee ( Tekken: The Motion Picture ) Earl Baylon ( Tekken: Bloodline ) Japanese Banjō Ginga ( Tekken ) Takashi Nagasako ( TK2 - Tekken Tag Tournament ; Tekken: The Motion Picture ) Hidenari Ugaki ( TK5 -present) Ganryu ( Japanese : 巌竜 , Hepburn : Ganryū )
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#17327810800052046-406: Is belonged to Jane. The first Kuma was once an abandoned bear cub in the forests of the Mishima estate. Heihachi Mishima found Kuma and took him in as his pet. Despite Kuma's unflinching loyalty to his master, Kuma often left Heihachi's side to sleep, even during the summer. This lazy approach means that Kuma's fighting style has never really matured and is very disjointed. This was demonstrated in
2139-516: Is captured by Mishima Zaibatsu's forces and becomes a subject of Dr. Bosconovitch 's cryongenic research. Likewise, Anna is captured by Kazuya and joins her sister in a cryogenic slumber. In Tekken 3 , following their subjection to cryogenic sleep in Tekken 2 , Nina awakes fifteen years later under the possessive influence of the recently unearthed Ogre , who compels her to target Jin Kazama for assassination. Anna awakens with her sister, though
2232-439: Is killed by Ogre , Armor King trains a new fighter who sports a jaguar mask similar to that of King's. Armor King is not selectable in Tekken 4 , as he is beaten to death in a bar fight instigated by Australian brawler Craig Marduk , who then steals his mask and mockingly wears it in the tournament, provoking Armor King's protege King into entering the competition to seek revenge. Marduk is then attacked in Tekken 5 by what
2325-574: Is now known as Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe (BNEE). The Australian subsidiary of BNEE, Bandai Namco Entertainment Australia, aside from acting as the publisher and distributor for Bandai Namco titles in Australia, also publishes and distributes titles in the ANZ region for Square Enix and NIS America amongst others. In 2014, Namco Bandai Games and Namco Bandai Studios became Bandai Namco Games and Bandai Namco Studios, respectively. The change unified
2418-418: Is now playable from the start as he seeks revenge in the plot, with Kazuya becoming the new antagonist. 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, and
2511-546: Is similar to Arcade mode, except it is played to see how fast the player can go through it and beat records. Finally, Practice mode allows a player to train their skills in using a selected character's moves and techniques against a training dummy. The game features a total of 25 playable fighters, consisting of 17 returning veterans and eight newcomers. Characters who were clones in the original game have been made into distinct playable characters, although they still share many moves with their counterparts. Devil Kazuya , originally
2604-470: Is that he has allowed the Devil within him to consume his soul and mind as a result of his hatred towards Heihachi. Meanwhile, Kazuya is sentenced to being arrested by animal rights activist and operative Jun Kazama for his experiments. Heihachi on the other hand, whom Kazuya had defeated and thrown off a cliff 2 years ago, has climbed back up and is training himself, plotting to overthrow Kazuya and take back
2697-399: Is the flamboyant younger sister of Nina Williams . Their father, Richard, a former assassin, trained the two in a variety of martial arts. However, when Richard dies under mysterious circumstances, the sisters accuse each other, marking the beginning of a fierce, long-lasting feud. With both sisters going their separate ways, Anna enlists in a paramilitary organization and becomes an officer in
2790-494: Is unaffected by Ogre's influence. In an act of compassion, Anna sets out to stop Nina, who had lost her memories, from reverting to her assassin ways and to help regain her memories. However, her efforts are in vain as Nina suddenly recalls her lifelong feud with Anna, resulting in Nina leaving and severing all ties with her younger sister. Anna is absent as a playable character in Tekken 4 but makes her return in Tekken 5 , when
2883-415: The second tournament as Kazuya's bodyguard, but he also wishes to build his own sumo ring to impress his secret crush, Michelle Chang , but instead, she defeats him in battle and Ganryu returns to Japan. Two decades after the events of Tekken 2, Ganryu opens a sumo stable and trains other wrestlers. However, after seeing Michelle's daughter Julia on television fighting in the fourth tournament, he enters
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2976-508: The soundtrack . It has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. Tekken 2 was followed by a sequel, Tekken 3 (1997). The gameplay in Tekken 2 is much like its predecessor Tekken with a few additions. It continues to use 2D backgrounds in its stages, an infinite playing field and a fighting system that utilizes four buttons: left punch, right punch, left kick and right kick. Distinct additions included attack reversals for some characters, back throws, chain-throws and
3069-585: The vocalist . Additional compositions in the game are credited to Hideaki Mitsui. Official soundtrack CDs , Tekken 2 Strike Fighting Vol.1 , Tekken 2 Strike Fighting Vol.2 , and Tekken 2 Strike Arranges , were released by NEC Avenue in Japan in June, July and August of 1996 respectively. In 2020, TEKKEN 2 ( Original Soundtrack ) was released by Lace Records as an LP record . In Japan, Game Machine listed Tekken 2 on their September 15, 1995 issue as being
3162-644: The Asia Pacific market. The second studio, Namco Bandai Studios Vancouver, works on online social games and game content development for North America and Europe, and is part of the Center for Digital Media (CDM). In July 2013, Namco Bandai Partners (NBP), which used to oversee the PAL distribution network since September 2012, merged with Namco Bandai Games Europe (NBGE) in order to push distribution and publishing into one entity, Namco Bandai Games Europe (NBGE), which
3255-477: The Hunter . They created 100 versions of the ad as the game consists of 100 chapters. In early 2011, Namco Networks was absorbed into Namco Bandai Games America, effectively consolidating Namco Bandai's American console, handheld, and mobile video game development operations. On 2 April 2012, Namco Bandai Games spun off its development operations into a new company called Namco Bandai Studios . The new company
3348-589: The Iron Fist Tournament , the Mishima Zaibatsu, under the leadership of Kazuya Mishima , has become more powerful than ever before and is involved in many illegal operations. While his father Heihachi Mishima was rather ruthless in his endeavors, Kazuya acts completely without a conscience. He hires assassins to eliminate any of his critics and rivals, extorts money from several businesses and organizations, and smuggles endangered species to conduct genetic experiments on them. The reason for his evil deeds
3441-652: The Iron Fist Tournaments. Meanwhile, she gives birth to her daughter, who would also take the title of Kunimitsu. Kunimitsu I would also appear in the non-canon games Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 . Kunimitsu II first appeared in Tekken 7 as a DLC character. This Kunimitsu enters the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 7 with the same goal her mother once had: To steal Yoshimitsu's sword, in an attempt to cheer up her ill mother. She also had an undercover mission at Mishima Polytechnical School, prior to rushing back to her mother to finish what
3534-476: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament to attempt to steal valuable treasure from Michelle Chang . Michelle manages to defeat her in battle. Two years later, upon learning that Yoshimitsu's sword also holds value, she enters the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2 to try and steal it. When she confronts Yoshimitsu in battle, she is once again defeated. After the previous two failures, Kunimitsu decides to retire from thievery and does not participate in any more King of
3627-451: The Mishima Zaibatsu. In an attempt to rid himself of Heihachi and his enemies once and for all, Kazuya announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, with a large cash prize of 1,000,000,000,000 dollars, knowing that Heihachi will appear in an attempt to get his revenge. When Jun enters the tournament and eventually comes face to face with Kazuya, she tries to arrest him, but instead, the two can not help being drawn to one another, propelled by
3720-599: The Non-American and Japanese divisions were formerly distribution arms of Atari until the company sold them off to Bandai Namco in July 2009 alongside their Distribution Partners unit, which was effectively renamed Namco Bandai Partners until being folded in 2013. Bandai Namco Entertainment is the core development division of the Bandai Namco Group's "Content Strategic Business Unit " (Content SBU), and
3813-526: The PlayStation version). The music in Tekken 2 was composed mainly by Yoshie Takayanagi and Yoshie Arakawa. The arrangements in the console version were handled by a large team ("Namco Sound Team") consisting of Yoshie Arakawa, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, Takayuki Aihara, Hiroto Sasaki and Keiichi Okabe. The ending music, "Landscape Under The Ghost - KAMIMANO" was composed by Akira Nishizaki and Takashi Furukawa, with Ryoko Shiraishi being
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3906-463: The PlayStation's UK installed base increasing to 750,000 units at the time. In Germany, it received a Gold award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland for sales above 100,000 copies. Worldwide sales of the PlayStation version exceeded 3 million units by early 1998, and 5.7 million units as of 2013 . The game was acclaimed by game critics, with the PlayStation version holding
3999-527: The Surge label, but neither game ultimately did; both were released with a retro Namco label instead to reflect the series' legacy, the Surge branding would be phased out following the release of Afro Samurai . In 2010, Namco Bandai Games entered the Guinness World Records as the company that released the most TV commercials for the same product, a Nintendo DS game called Solatorobo: Red
4092-447: The Tekken Force. Anna plays a minor role in the story of the first game , only appearing as a sub-boss character for Nina. Later games, however, would begin to flesh out her story. Tekken 2 saw Nina once again contracted to assassinate the tournament's sponsor, this time being Kazuya Mishima . Whether at Kazuya's behest or Anna's own choice, Anna becomes a bodyguard for Kazuya, along with Ganryu and Bruce Irvin . Soon after, Nina
4185-501: The Tekken tournament as Lee was. Lee is also selectable in the non-canon games Tekken Tag Tournament , Tekken Tag Tournament 2 , Tekken 3D: Prime Edition , and Tekken Revolution . As mentioned before, Violet was first introduced in Tekken 4 as an alter-ego of Lee Chaolan. Serving as his public persona as the CEO of Violet Systems, Lee used this alter-ego to allow himself to enter
4278-518: The United States alongside Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law . After Kazuya wins control of the company, Lee works as Kazuya's secretary, in addition to overseeing Kazuya's team of bodyguards and Dr. Bosconovitch 's experiments, all while secretly hoping to take over the Zaibatsu. However, Lee is soon expelled from the Zaibatsu for unknown reasons while Heihachi disowns him, causing him to leave
4371-674: The brand internationally in order to increase the "value" and "appeal" of the name. The full company name was changed to Bandai Namco Entertainment on 1 April 2015. On 1 April 2018, the amusement machine business division of Bandai Namco Entertainment was transferred over to sister company Bandai Namco Amusement . In September 2020, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe and Oceania acquired Canadian video game developer Reflector Entertainment. The company acquired minority stake in Limbic Entertainment in February 2021 and became
4464-472: The commotion only to discover her beloved killed and her sister, Nina, escaping in Anna's wedding dress. Fueled by vengeance, Anna resolves to reengage in combat once more. Anna's fighting style is based on Koppo and Hapkido, a martial art known for its use of spinning back kicks, jumping kicks and close-range throws. Although their father taught Anna and Nina the same martial arts skills, each sister has developed
4557-852: The company, dissolving the subsidiary as a result with the employees joining the parent company. This came after the disappointing results of Blue Protocol and Gundam Evolution, games that performed below expectations with the dissolution set to be completed by April 2025. Bandai Namco Entertainment was originally headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo , moving their operations to Minato-ku, Tokyo in February 2016. The North American and European divisions respectively in Irvine, California , as Bandai Namco Entertainment America, and in Lyon, France , as Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe. Divisions have also been established in mainland China , Hong Kong , and Taiwan . Most of
4650-442: The dinosaur Alex . Certain characters like Jin Kazama , Kazuya Mishima , Lee Chaolan , and Jun Kazama have their own alternative versions. Each character has their own goals for participating in the tournament. Only two characters have been playable in all thirteen major Tekken games to date: Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix . King has also been playable in all the games, but as two different characters, with King I being in
4743-558: The doctor in removing the remaining inhibitor inside Alisa's body, so as to set her free. In response of Jin's last encounter against Kazuya that caused the former to lose his will to control his devil a week before the latter announced the eight tournament, Lee summons the Kliesen Family for their expertise on researching the Devil Gene and its originator Azazel, recognizing that Niklas's child Leo also previously participated in
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#17327810800054836-560: The end of the year, becoming the best-selling video game of 1996 in Japan. In North America, it sold nearly 1 million copies within four months. In Europe, it sold 420,000 copies by December 1996, becoming the year's second best-selling PlayStation game in Europe. In the United Kingdom, it was a best-seller earning more than £15 million or $ 23,000,000 (equivalent to $ 45,000,000 in 2023) by December 1996, and contributed to
4929-650: The fifth in hopes of wooing Julia if he is able to recover her lost "Forest Rejuvenation Data" that he eventually finds inside the Mishima Zaibatsu's laboratory, but Julia receives the information and flees before Ganryu can propose marriage. Now faced with a failing restaurant he had opened afterward in Hawaii, Ganryu enters the tournament again in Tekken 6 in attempt to advertise the restaurant and bring in revenue. Unfortunately, Ganryu accidentally donated all his restaurant earnings to Julia's reforestation campaign. In order to fix his financial problems, Ganryu decided to enter
5022-430: The fifth tournament Kuma fought his old enemy Paul Phoenix but just barely lost to him. Sometime after the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 and the death of his master Heihachi Mishima, Kuma was convinced that he was the only one who could save the Mishima Zaibatsu. He set out to the Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters with resolve. Waiting for him there was the new leader of the Zaibatsu, Jin Kazama . Easily defeated by Jin, Kuma
5115-492: The first King of Iron Fist Tournament , where Kuma was easily defeated by Paul Phoenix . Kuma was very impressed with Paul's fighting prowess, as he'd thought that the only strong human was Heihachi. Heihachi was also defeated in the last tournament (by Kazuya Mishima ), and so he and Kuma retreated to a mountain dojo to re-train. Kuma traveled to the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 with his master, vowing to destroy Paul Phoenix this time, and to eat anyone who got in his way. Kuma
5208-505: The first King of Iron Fist Tournament in the original game in hopes of opening his own dojo with the winnings, Law would eventually draw against Wang Jinrei . Despite not winning the tournament, Marshall would eventually open his own dojo. However, in Tekken 2 , his students are soon attacked and his dojo destroyed by Baek Doo San , provoking Law into entering the second tournament to seek revenge. Law would eventually face his villainous assailant and successfully defeated him, dropping out of
5301-461: The first game, the character select screen only displays the ten default fighters, with the unlockable fighters available to select by scrolling past the screen. The screen defaults the character option to Jun Kazama , but the arcade version contains a code that can toggle it to Baek Doo San and vice versa. ^a Unlockable character ^b Skin/palette swap 2 years after the King of
5394-622: The first two games and King II being in the remaining games. Two characters, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima , would come close, having been playable in eleven games but appearing in twelve games. Kuma has also been playable in twelve of the games but as two different characters, with Kuma I being in the first two games and Kuma II being in the remaining games. Comparison table Yes = Playable by default. Yes = Playable via update or unlockable. Costume / Costume = Playable, whether by default, unlockable, or via update, but as
5487-421: The fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament without being found out by the Mishima Zaibatsu. While primarily a main palette swap of Lee in most mainline games since his debut game, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the only game where Violet has his own character slot, even being the main character in the Fight Lab mode of the game. Marshall Law ( Japanese : マーシャル・ロー , Hepburn : Māsharu Rō ) is a martial artist who owns
5580-625: The kangaroo character, as well as Alex the raptor and the devil, was also a way to break with the realism that was offered by rival series Virtua Fighter . Much of the time developing the PlayStation conversion was devoted to rewriting the code to fit the console's memory, which is roughly half the size of the game data used in the arcade version. Tekken 2 ' s port to the PlayStation includes unique CGI endings for every character and numerous modes such as Survival, Time Attack, Team Battle and Practice mode. It contains arranged music, like
5673-446: The latter started. Lee Chaolan ( Chinese : 李 超狼; pinyin : Lǐ Chāoláng ; Japanese : リー・チャオラン; Hepburn : Rī Chaoran ) is the adoptive son of Heihachi Mishima , whose own son Kazuya's defeat is Lee's motivation for entering the numerous King of Iron Fist tournaments held throughout the Tekken series. Lee was adopted by Heihachi to provide a rival for Kazuya, who he felt was too weak to lead his Mishima Zaibatsu company. Lee studies in
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#17327810800055766-477: The local country's trust, Kuma became the final opponent for the Zaibatsu's employment exam. Many young participants either quit or lost to Kuma during the exam: only one participant, a typhoon survivor named Josie Rizal , succeeded - despite Kuma's misgivings about her crybaby attitude. Unfortunately, following the true death of Heihachi at the hands of Kazuya during the seventh tournament, Kuma begins to adopt Heihachi's fighting style and dons his signature gi, with
5859-491: The main video game branch of Bandai Namco Holdings. Tekken 2 Tekken 2 ( 鉄拳2 ) is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Namco . The second entry in the Tekken series, it was released for arcades in August 1995, and was ported to the PlayStation in 1996. The home console version introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series, as well as full-motion video endings for every character. It
5952-616: The majority stakeholder in October 2022. In March 2021, Bandai Namco Amusement announced that withdrawal of the arcade game facility business in North America due to closure of various gaming facilities from the COVID-19 pandemic . Despite the announcement, Bandai Namco Amusement America was not affected by this withdrawal. In April 2021, Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced it would close its Santa Clara office and move to
6045-544: The match on time. At some point during this time, Jun was able to cause an internal conflict within Kazuya, weakening Devil's hold over him. Despite her efforts, Jun fails to prevent Kazuya from going on to meet his father, Heihachi, in the tournament finals, to which Heihachi confronts Kazuya, and they battle once again. Kazuya is too weak to overpower Heihachi because of the internal conflict between his evil side - Devil - and his good side - an unknown entity called Angel, which
6138-422: The most-successful arcade game of the month. It went on to become a major worldwide arcade hit. In Japan, it sold about 15,000 arcade units and became the highest-grossing arcade video game of 1996 . It was also highly successful overseas, selling 25,000 arcade units outside of Japan, for a total of about 40,000 arcade units sold worldwide as of December 1996 . In the United States, RePlay reported Tekken 2
6231-572: The official mascot of the company. The company also owns the licenses to several Japanese media franchises, such as Shonen Jump , Gundam , Kamen Rider , Super Sentai , Sword Art Online , and the Ultra Series . In January 2006, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. announced the establishment of Namco Bandai Games Inc. In March 2006, to be formed by merging Bandai and Namco’s home console game content, arcade game, mobile contents business and part of its new business division. Both companies in
6324-492: The outcome. In Tekken 6 's " Scenario Campaign " story mode, Anna leads G Corporation's defenses against the Mishima Zaibatsu and Lars Alexandersson 's rebel army; during a confrontation with the rebels, Anna's actions indirectly result in the death of Lars' friend, Tougou. She also accompanies Kazuya to Azazel's Temple in the desert. Following Kazuya's stalemate with Lars, Anna flees with him. Anna additionally appears in Nina's 2005 spin-off action game Death by Degrees as
6417-433: The player to select up to eight characters to participate in single-round matches. Like Survival mode, any health lost during a match will carry over to the next match, but the player will regain a small amount. The player will also keep their character for the next match until they are eliminated, in which the next character will take their place. The mode ends when all characters on either team are eliminated. Time Attack mode
6510-471: The port of the first game. Tekken 5 on the PlayStation 2 features the emulated arcade version of Tekken 2 ( Ver. B ) as a playable bonus in the Arcade History mode. Tekken 2 standalone is also available for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable (both based on the PlayStation version), on Zeebo via ZeeboNet, and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via PS Plus Premium (also based on
6603-470: The process. However, he is defeated in the later stages by Kazuya, whom Lee believed to be dead, but he then learns someone else has controlled the Zaibatsu in Heihachi's absence. Believing it to be Kazuya, Lee enters the fifth tournament in Tekken 5 to take him out personally and regain control of the Zaibatsu, but upon learning that the culprit is Kazuya's paternal grandfather Jinpachi , he drops out of
6696-468: The same year. Each of the characters in Tekken 2 is composed of roughly 800 polygons and took between three days and a week to model. Roger the Kangaroo originated as a pet project of one of the development team members, who designed and modeled the character in his free time. When he showed Roger to some of his colleagues in the development team, they pushed to include the character in the game. Adding
6789-707: The series' "worst ever characters": "If losing some weight and not wearing a massive nappy all the time isn't the first thing you do to attract someone whose mother you've already failed to hit on, then you're doing something terribly, horribly wrong." The various Jack models were originally created by the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corporation for different purposes: The Jack series robots also appear in Tekken Tag Tournament (Jack-2, Gun Jack, and Prototype Jack) and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Jack-6 and Prototype Jack). The player's Jack character (barring original Jack, Prototype Jack, Jack-X and Jack-4) in most series
6882-400: The series. These include Survival mode , Team Battle mode, Time Attack mode and Practice mode. Survival mode takes the player through an endless number of matches to see how many opponents they can defeat without being defeated themselves. In addition, any health lost during a match will carry over to the next match, but the player would regain a little bit more health. Team Battle mode allows
6975-674: The seventh tournament. Ganryu's occupations have varied in alternate Tekken media; in the animated film Tekken: The Motion Picture , he is Lee Chaolan's bodyguard, and in Tekken: Blood Vengeance , he is a PE teacher at the Mishima Polytechnic School. GameSpy named Ganryu as one of their "25 Extremely Rough Brawlers" in video gaming: "Ganryu is more of a tragic character as his unrequited love for fellow fighter Julia fuels his brutality." In 2011, Computer and Video Games deemed Ganryu one of
7068-490: The sisters' reunion triggers Nina's repressed hostility towards Anna. Anna retaliates, leading to a prolonged gunfight lasting several days. Eventually, the sisters reach a deadlock and agree to settle their grievances once and for all, with a glimpse of their battle appearing in the game's opening sequence. In the following tournament, both sisters agree that only one will emerge alive. However, despite Nina's victory over Anna, she decides to spare her life, feeling unsatisfied with
7161-412: The third tournament Kuma was once again easily defeated by Paul. Kuma would finally accomplish his goal of defeating Paul in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 . However, Kuma's happiness was brought to an abrupt end with the death of his master Heihachi. Kuma lived in sorrow over Heihachi's presumed death, but on seeing the uncertainty surrounding the Mishima Zaibatsu, Kuma realized that saving it would be
7254-429: The top of the heap, though the game is still not truly 3D in viewing perspective." In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 12th on their "Top 100 Games of All Time". In 1997, PSM named the PlayStation port of Tekken 2 one of the "Top 25 PlayStation Games of All Time" at number three, describing it as better than the arcade version in many regards due to added features and "one of the best fighting games ever." In
7347-438: The tournament after achieving his goal. In Tekken 3 , his storyline details that he rebuilt his dojo while running a successful restaurant chain called "Marshall China" in the United States. Meanwhile, Paul convinces Marshall's son Forest Law to enter the third tournament, which causes friction between Law and Paul. Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. , formerly Bandai Namco Games until 2015,
7440-440: The tournament and returns to his business. After Kazuya legitimately takes control of the company, Lee enters the next tournament in attempt again to come in contact with Kazuya. In the game's "Scenario Campaign" story mode, Lee joins forces with Julia Chang , Lars Alexandersson , and Dr. Bosconovitch's android daughter Alisa , with a shared objective of stopping Kazuya and Jin, but Lee and Lars are not aware at first that Alisa
7533-407: The ultimate display of loyalty to his presumed deceased master. However, the chaos at Mishima Zaibatsu had already subsided when Kuma arrived, and he was thrown out of the building by security. Kuma had no choice but to return to the mountains. When the Mishima Zaibatsu announced the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 , Kuma decided he would enter the tournament and take back the Mishima Zaibatsu. During
7626-504: The update games. Notes: ^ Not including arcade history mode of Tekken 5 and gallery mode of Tekken 7 and Tekken 8. ^1 NPC in Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: DR (PSP, arcade, and online only)/Unlockable in Tekken 5:DR (PS3 and offline only) ^2 Only in Tekken 5: DR . ^3 Only in Tekken 6: BR (arcade and console) . ^4 Playable in a campaign level. ^5 Only in Tekken 7: FR (arcade and console)/Round 2 . ^6 Only playable in story mode for
7719-476: The war, Kuma sneakily attempts to take Paul and Marshall out, but instead accidentally takes a hit by a rocket meant to hit both men and thereby saves them, to Kuma's dismay. Kunimitsu made her debut in the original Tekken as a thief and rival of Yoshimitsu. A former member of Yoshimitsu's clan, known as the Manji Clan, she was banished from the clan for her theft. In order to make ends meet, Kunimitsu enters
7812-432: The world of fighting and pursuing a career in robotics. Lee returns in Tekken 4 as a playboy with a fast-growing robotics business of his own. Upon learning that the Zaibatsu's rival G Corporation was attacked by the Tekken Force, Lee joins the fourth tournament with a vastly different appearance, competing under the name of Violet in order to conceal his identity, while hoping to test his new " Combot " experiment in
7905-615: Was brought forth after his past meeting with Jun. After defeating Kazuya in the finals, Heihachi throws Kazuya's unconscious body into a volcano before escaping on a helicopter just as the volcano erupts behind him, taking revenge and regaining the Mishima Zaibatsu. In the meantime, Jun, who became pregnant after her past meeting with Kazuya during the tournament, gives birth to Kazuya's illegitimate son Jin Kazama , resulting in her leaving everything behind to raise their child. Tekken 2 development took about seven months before its release in August 1995. The updated Ver. B followed in October
7998-403: Was created to serve Jin, thus acting as a mole for Lars. When Alisa is destroyed at the climax, Lee promises Lars that she will be reconstructed with his company's resources, which he finally succeeds at the same time of Heihachi's return in the seventh tournament , shortly before the latter's true demise at the hands of Kazuya in their final battle. During the seventh tournament, Lee also recruits
8091-400: Was defeated by Kazuya's old rival, Paul Phoenix , in the semi-finals of the tournament. Thus, Paul had earned the right to have a rematch with Kazuya. Later on, the tournament officials reinstated Heihachi, allowing him to replace Paul in the finals when the latter was forced to forfeit after getting stuck in traffic due to a multi-car collision on the expressway and, therefore, unable to make
8184-461: Was dissolved and absorbed into Namco Bandai Games. Just prior to the release of Afro Samurai at the end of 2008, the company announced the Surge publishing label. The new label was an attempt at creating a separate identity for the company, aimed at a Western audience desiring more mature themes in-game content. Following Afro , early press materials indicated that Dead to Rights: Retribution and Splatterhouse would also be released under
8277-583: Was dumped out of a helicopter into the Hokkaido wilderness. Despite that, Kuma survived, traversed the vast forests, and entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 , determined to defeat Jin and take his place as the rightful successor of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Following Heihachi's surprising return as a Mishima Zaibatsu leader since Jin's disappearance, Kuma was found by his master's Tekken Force army, and learned that his master promotes him to lead his own Tekken Force unit. Due to being busy with important tasks as
8370-414: Was immediately defeated by Paul Phoenix again. Just after the second tournament Kuma died of old age, Heihachi trains a replacement, also named Kuma, Just like his father, the second Kuma is Heihachi Mishima's pet and bodyguard. Kuma is in love with the panda bear Panda, but she neither feels the same nor has any interest in him. It is noted that although she does not love him, she does occasionally give him
8463-418: Was re-released as a playable game within Tekken 5 on PlayStation 2 (PS2) in 2005, digitally on PlayStation Network for PS3 and PSP in 2007, and on PlayStation Plus for PS4 and PS5 in 2023. There are 25 playable fighters in the game, which includes 17 returning veterans from the original Tekken and eight newcomers, including Jun Kazama and Lei Wulong. The former boss , Heihachi Mishima ,
8556-457: Was spurred by Namco Bandai's interest in faster development times and tighter cohesion between disparate development teams. It comprises approximately 1,000 employees, who were already part of Namco Bandai. In March 2013, Namco Bandai Games established two new game studios. The first, Namco Bandai Studios Singapore, is Namco Bandai's "leading development center" in Asia and develops game content for
8649-552: Was the second most-popular arcade game at the time. It also topped the Play Meter arcade conversion kit chart in March 1996, and became one of the top five highest-grossing arcade conversion kits of 1996. In Australia, it was the fourth top-grossing arcade conversion kit in March 1996. The PlayStation port also became a major worldwide hit. In Japan, it sold more than one million units by October 1996, and over 1.2 million by
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