Tekken Forces version 7.0 : Game System

This little tutorial learns to you the basic knowledge of Tekken. Being a master at Tekken will be only possible if you know how and when use the most subtle moves. Learn what is an ukemi, use the reversals, and begin your true training of Tekken.

Basic gameplay - Running attacks - Special basic moves
Getting up - Tagging - Buffering
Game modes

Basic gameplay

right punch

left punch

right kick

left kick

or walk (black arrow: tap, white arrow: hold)

or move back, block high and middle hits

walk quickly

move back quickly

run

jump

jump back jumps back smaller and faster (until Tekken Tag Tournament)

jump fforward jumps forward smaller and faster (until Tekken Tag Tournament)

crouch

or move back while crouching, blocks low hits

or move forward while crouching but you can't block hits

sidestepping on right side

sidestepping on left side

or basic throw (and Position Change in Tekken 4)

Supercharger, your character is stronger

change your character during battle (TTT only)

while pressing any buttons, your character automatically blocks high and middle hits.

Running attacks

You can only do the following while running

Tackle : run toward the ennemy, he falls automatically and you can it him with :

Unblockable tackle : when you're far from the ennemy and you're running, you'll automatically make an unblockable tackle.

Trample attack : when you're far from the ennemy and you're running, you will trample him if he's on the ground.

Sliding dash : while running when you're near the ennemy. It is a low hit.

Plongeon : while running when you're near the ennemy. It is a middle hit.

Special basic moves

Ukemi : This is a difficult move. When your character is about to hit the ground (or a wall), you can roll to stand up instead of fall on the ground. Enter the command just as you hit the ground or the wall :

or Ukemi into the background
or Ukemi into the foreground
press Tag when you hit the ground, you will change your character by your second one with a roll.

Throws : When you throw your opponent, your guard disappears a few time but if the throw is successful, you make major damages.

or basic throw for all characters. It can be performed in front, at left, at right or by behind your opponent. LP + LK allows you to change your position with your opponent Tekken 4 (Position Change). Use it when you're blocked by a wall.

Escape : When your opponent throws you, you have one way to escape. Press several times the same button when he throws you :

escape from a throw like (works again a tackle too)
escape from a throw like (works again a tackle too)
when the opponent tackles you, press several times when you're about to hitting the ground to reverse him and hit him.

Opponent on the ground : With low kicks and special moves of some characters, you can do the following when you're opponent is on the ground :

jump and hit the opponent with a right punch
trample him if you're enough far away from him to run

Crouch Dash : duck your opponent with this move, you will avoid high attacks and you will perfom a lot of low, middle and high attacks. The characters who can perfom thr crouch dash are : Anna, Armor King, Baek, Bruce, Bryan, Devil/Angel, Heihachi, Hwoarang, Jin, Kazuya, King, Nina, Paul , Roger/Alex, Wang.

Reversals : or block a middle or high attack with a throw. The characters who can make reversals are : Anna, Jin, Jun, King (only kicks), Nina, Paul, Wang, Heihachi, Asuka.

Chickens : (attack with a left limb) or (attack with a right limb). This difficult move escapes you from a Reversal. You must anticipate the Reversal of your opponent and make the Chicken at the same time. A voice says "Chicken" if you're successful.

Parries : if your opponent makes a low kick or punch (for example in a combo), you can end this with a Parry. The limb of your attacker will be knocked aside leaving him vulnerable for a split second.

Getting up (on the back, the feet towards the opponent)

stand up

or roll away or toward your opponent

or roll to the side

many times, to stand up quickly

stand up with a low kick

stand up with a middle kick

ankle kick, then stand up (from Tekken Tag Tournament)

roll toward your opponent then plunge

roll away your opponent then plunge

jumping kick while standing

Tagging

Only in Tekken Tag Tournament.
When you tag, your second character can perfoms three moves when he arrives :

runs then tackles
high jumping kick
sliding dash

Buffering

Use buffering for commands that involve more than one button press at time, allowing for quicker and easier input with less chance for error. Here three buffering practice, find the others !

Heihachi : Demon Shout normal : Demon Shout buffered : (hold) (press)
Christie : Ipanema Wings to Slippery Kick normal : IW to SK buffered : (hold) (press)
Xiaoyu : Fan Dance to Pushing Hands normal : FD to PH buffered : (hold) (press)

Game modes

- Arcade Mode
Tekken 1, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Play the Iron Fist Tournament. Each time you finish the Arcade Mode, you get a new character and see the ending movie of your character. In Tekken 5, you can only get new characters in Story Mode, the Arcade Mode is endless and you fight against "ghosts" to gain rank.

- Story Mode
Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Looks like the Arcade Mode; but you can follow the story of your character with drawings and cutscenes..

- VS Mode
Tekken 1, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Challenge an other player ! Tekken Tag Tournament allows four players in pair play mode.

- Option Mode
Tekken 1, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Change the options for new challenges : difficulty, number of round, guard damage, time...

- Practice Mode
Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Practice your skills in Practice Mode. You don't loose life and you can change a lot of parameters : position of the CPU, name of the moves, damages...

- Team Battle Mode
Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Challenge the CPU or an other player with your team to 1 at 8 characters.

- Survival Mode
Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Win the most possible fights until you loose and beat the records.

- Time Attack Mode
Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Finish the game as soon as possible and beat the records.

- Theater Mode
Tekken 3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Watch the intros/endings you freed and listen the soundtracks.

- Tekken Force Mode
Tekken 3, Tekken 4
Fight against the Tekken Force in different levels.

- Tekken Ball Mode
Tekken 3
Beach volley mini game. Fight with a ball !

- Tekken Bowl Mode
Tekken Tag Tournament
Bowling mini game.

- Tekken Gallery Mode
Tekken Tag Tournament
You can take pictures during your fights, view them in the Tekken Gallery Mode.

- Devil Within
Tekken 5
Beat'em all with Jin Kazama as hero.

- Customization Mode
Tekken 5
Buy accessoiries for your characters and change the color of their clothes.