Tekken 6 still on track for PS3 in 2008 + Total of 41 characters+list

Tekken 6 will have the largest number of characters ever seen in a Tekken game with a total of 41 characters, according to director Katsuhiro Harada (who also did Tekken 5). All Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection characters will be returning (except Jinpachi Mishima) with 6 new additional characters added. Namco Bandai's fighting game is expected to arrive on PlayStation 3 in late 2008 after Soulcalibur IV's release. When you click on each Tekken 6 character's name below, a window will pop up with a picture of him / her.

New characters are:

1. Bob

2.Leo

3. Miguel Caballero Rojo

4. Zafina

5. Azazel (final boss)

6. NANCY-MI847J (bonus boss before fighting Jin Kazama)

Returning characters are:

7. Anna Williams

8. Armor King

9. Asuka Kazama

10. Baek Doo San

11. Bruce Irvin

12. Bryan Fury

13. Christie Monteiro

14. Craig Marduk

15. Jack-6

16. Devil Jin

17. Eddy Gordo

18. Feng Wei

19. Ganryu

20. Heihachi Mishima

21. Hwoarang

22. Jin Kazama

23. Julia Chang

24. Kazuya Mishima

25. King

26. Kuma Jr.

27. Lee Chaolan

28. Lei Wulong

29. Lili

30. Ling Xiaoyu

31. Marshall Law

32. Mokujin

33. Nina Williams

34. Panda

35. Paul Phoenix

36. Raven

37. Roger Jr.

38. Sergei Dragunov

39. Steve Fox

40. Wang Jinrei

41. Yoshimitsu

Here's an introduction of the new characters in Tekken 6. The first new character, Zafina, is a female who will have moves Harada likened to that of a "spider" and who enters the tournament to prevent the clash of the "two evil stars." The second character, Leo, is a German who is intended to be a character who can be played by beginners and experienced players alike. The death of Leo's mother prompts Leo to begin investigating the Mishima Zaibatsu. The third character, Miguel, 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 is 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. 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. NANCY-MIS47J is a hidden sub-boss, whose story says she is an upgraded version of the Jacks for the Mishima Zaibatsu. The official Tekken 6 website shows one more space on the selection screen which may be used for Azazel or another unlockable character. Watch 9 minutes of Tekken 6 fighting gameplay from the arcade version that was released in Japanese arcades on November 26th, 2007. It includes a look at the full character select screen as well.

Tekken 6's storyline has also been reported by Wikipedia: "Jin Kazama has been revealed as the winner of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, and has begun using the Mishima Zaibatsu for world conquest, declaring war on several nations and even space colonies until the entire world is at war.

Meanwhile, Kazuya Mishima has discovered the division of G Corporation that tried to kill him, and takes his revenge by murdering them all. Kazuya then takes control of G Corporation and uses it as the only power in the world to counter the Mishima Zaibatsu. By this time, the world sees G Corporation as its only saviour and Kazuya is viewed as a hero, although his true intentions are to kill Jin and steal his part of the Devil Gene to stop him interfering with his own plans for world domination. Using G Corporation's newfound popularity to his advantage, Kazuya puts a bounty on Jin's head, dead or alive. — Jin, having anticipated this, announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 to rid himself of Kazuya and his enemies once and for all."

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lets hope the online is a lot better than Tekken 5:DR on PSN.

MGS 4, Tekken 6, Street Fighter IV and Ninja Gaiden 2 are my most anticipated games.

since tekken 3 all the tekkens has been trash, rehash and rehash, i have no faith on this oneliberty71441

guess you didnt play tekken 5...

This is one reason why I got a ps3. But, i can't help but wonder what kept them from releasing the game. Thought it was out on the arcade already.tonyleo01

Yes, but with the arcade version Namco have been releasing patches to balance out the fighters. For example, when first released Leo was considered an awful character to play as but new patches have made her a favourite. They're releasing the console version late so that they can:

a) Keep their arcade business going strong, (If they released both versions at the same time they'd get virtually no money from the arcades)

b) Release the console version with all the relevant patches to make it as balanced as possible from the get go.

Edit: Oh yeah, and I can't wait for Tekken 6 either. Obsession is too small a word when describing my feelings for the Tekken series... Dragunov FTW!

best tekken = tekken tag tournament ! fishfake

agreed.

Two words: SOUL CALIBUR!

Namco should just take their time with Tekken, because I can't imagine anyone picking this up before SCIV.

People still care about Tekken with Soul Calibur 4 coming in 2 months?bstarter29

uhh...yeah.

Tekken 6 looks pretty sweet. 40+ characters = win

All Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection characters will be returning (except Jinpachi Mishima)

Jeremiah123456

Jesus, lord, Allah, God, Buddha, Lenin, Clinton, thank you! :cry:

I honestly can't wait. If it's better than Tekken 4 I'll be happy, Tekken 4 was pretty unremarkable for an official sequel to Tekken 3, which was one of the best games on the playstation.

We need more previews, but the gameplay videos circulating around youtube look great, new rage system looks like it'll add an extra notch of intensity, it's also about time that Jin became a sub boss too.

Cant wait for the game too... I still enjoy Tekken DR on both PS3 and PSP...