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Tekken coming to PSP

  • By Staff, GameSpot
  • Posted Feb 10, 2006 9:33 am PT

Namco is bringing the King of Iron Fist tournament to Sony's portable, details to be unveiled next week.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Namco is currently developing a Tekken title for release on Sony's PSP. It isn't known whether the game will be a new installment of the series or a port from the arcades. Details are set to be revealed next week.

While not developed by Sony, the Tekken series has been largely exclusive to that company's consoles. The first three Tekken arcade games were ported exclusively to the PlayStation, with the PlayStation 2 being the sole home to ports of Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, and Tekken 5. A port of the Tekken 5 arcade upgrade, Dark Resurrection, has yet to be announced for any system.

The next Tekken installment set for home consoles is the series' debut on the PlayStation 3. No details or even a name for that project have been announced, but it was included in Sony's reel of PS3 trailers at the system's unveiling during last year's Electronics Entertainment Expo.

While Tekken has been a Sony exclusive on the home front, the series has twice ventured onto other company's portable machines. Tekken Advance approximated 3D fighting for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, while Namco and Bandai (now the same company, thanks to a merger) worked together on the card battle game Tekken Card Challenge for WonderSwan in 1999.

74 Comments

  • kd_Depressor

    Posted Jan 11, 2009 9:31 am GMT

    hellz fukkinz ya

  • greg_ros

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 2:55 pm GMT

    Luck's the people of the Namco Inc. has created another adaptation of a tekken episode, Tekken For PSP lock's like an adaptation of Tekken 5 for the PSP, but it's dosen't matter so much, by the way we all of the tekken fans will be thankful for this adition of tekken for PSP

  • regulesblade

    Posted Feb 14, 2006 6:00 pm GMT

    I'm quite happy about this, but I hope its new and not some remake

  • 14gunners14

    Posted Feb 14, 2006 5:23 am GMT

    Tekken coming 2 psp!! its a dream come true

  • Seraphim_24

    Posted Feb 13, 2006 9:51 am GMT

    If it's a new game great, I may get a PSP again just for that, if it's a port or remake, shame on them, I want something new, and the lack of originality is precisely why I gave up on PSP already and sold mine. It'll be very interesting to find out what this Tekken game ends up being, but I have a feeling we can expect yet another measly port.

  • Iz-GOod

    Posted Feb 13, 2006 9:16 am GMT

    More Tekken is always good in my book. That is, if you don't consider the spinoffs or cameo games like Death By Degrees or Urban Reign. I played Urban Reign during the weekend, and everything just feels wrong.

    Oh, and I like Tekken Advance. I play it almost everyday on the train. Not as good as the console Tekkens, but it satisfies my craving when I'm on the go.

    That being said, I think Tekken for PSP is very promising and I might consider getting a PSP if the game is really good.

  • M453nk0

    Posted Feb 13, 2006 8:16 am GMT

    I hope they won't do a port, but a whole new game especially designed for the psp...with extra fighters etc.
    But how about a Collection of the PSX-Tekkens on one UMD for the PSP...i would love to play Tekken 1-3 on it.

  • jaefrmbk2k

    Posted Feb 13, 2006 6:35 am GMT

    i love tekken cuz tekken loves me too. tekken psp? i can't imagine the controls being nearly as tight. but i'll never know cuz i'm not feelin' the psp

  • zefrin

    Posted Feb 12, 2006 11:04 pm GMT

    I have a feeling that this will just be a port. Maybe a port of Dark Ressurection? But anyways, I hope Namco puts in infrastructure support for that little online tekken match. If they do that, I'm sold.

  • Shingko

    Posted Feb 12, 2006 6:50 pm GMT

    i am definetly buying this...this will be off the heezy fo sheezy

  • Alila

    Posted Feb 12, 2006 10:12 am GMT

    wow! cool I can hardly wait to see it running on psp.

  • Mamuth

    Posted Feb 12, 2006 6:56 am GMT

    YYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

  • southy787

    Posted Feb 12, 2006 1:29 am GMT

    Looks like it will make a pretty cool PSP game, can't wait

  • neoand12

    Posted Feb 11, 2006 9:50 pm GMT

    Better than dead or alive!

  • jimmy-fly

    Posted Feb 11, 2006 11:25 am GMT

    awesome, finally some tekken for the road

  • mickel_darmawan

    Posted Feb 11, 2006 6:16 am GMT

    SLURPH!!! I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • raichu79

    Posted Feb 11, 2006 4:49 am GMT

    Cool! Now I can woop some 3D butt on the go.

  • RandomHajile2

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 11:59 pm GMT

    last month in london, the arcade show ATEI, a namco rep there from usa, told me an someothers that tekken 5 DR (dark resurection) will ONLY becoming out on PSP in 8 months time!

    it will not be coming out on ps2 as he said this hurts the arcade market

    (kinda like what sega did with Virtua Fighter: Final Tuned, arcade ONLY)

    but i still think T5 DR will hit ps3

  • nikita_acid

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 11:55 pm GMT

    sounds good. hope its not a port

  • aaronwilkins

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 11:49 pm GMT

    Donkeljohn
    "It was only a matter of time. It is Namco Bandai's way of making amends with Sony after running off with Microsoft."

    What are you talking about? Or are you just another MS fanboy?

  • IsmirZone

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 11:34 pm GMT

    O..PSP is about to make more sales.

  • Tranceplant

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 9:23 pm GMT

    Hey!! Look at this! A PSP game that's gonna be worth buying! OMG! At last! P

  • best-gam3r

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 9:07 pm GMT

    Yay? All I want is a mortal kombat game to be official.

  • Bluestorm-Kalas

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 9:06 pm GMT

    I haven't played tekken since i was about 6 or 7...i might have to pick this up and reel in the tekken fighting games again should be fun

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 8:46 pm GMT

    cool

  • marcio999

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 8:35 pm GMT

    cant wait for it

  • Mitrix

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 7:11 pm GMT

    That game will most certainly be a good one.

  • AsianGamer

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 7:07 pm GMT

    I wont be surprised by some cross-over from NamcoBandai.

  • tidusjeff

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 6:52 pm GMT

    Putting a tekken game on the psp? THANK YOU NAMCO!! Screw Metal Gear, screw GTA, I want this game!

  • GunslingerMan

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 4:04 pm GMT

    As a tekken fan ... Yeah im all hyped out about this one . Ill buy it no matter what .

  • Father_Time89

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 3:39 pm GMT

    I am so sick of the sheep, complaining about the lack of originality on the PSP, the PSP is a great system, so what if it doesn't have original games, it's a problem that can be fixed.

  • Father_Time89

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 3:30 pm GMT

    hooray tekken is being put on the PSP, I'll bet it'll be a port, and it just might be used to unlcok stuff in Tekken for the ps3 (I have no idea if this is true, but it would be a cool feature for the game). Maybe now Namco will make a Soul Calibur game for the PSP.

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 3:13 pm GMT

    nice a Tekken game for the PSP. Tekken will always be exclusive to Sony.

  • FuguNabe

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 2:34 pm GMT

    Yawn... big woopty doo. Tekken games are getting more played out as they continue the series. If Virtua Fighters 4 Final Tune ever comes out on PSP then I can see plenty of attention of the PSP I have here that's gathering dust. Still can't believe the only decent game I could find is Lumines. Luckily being in Japan I can get RPGs that are on the way. Waiting for that Crisis Core, Suikoden, and Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth. If only there's more quality games like DS. They seem so focus on UMD format movies. Actually it seems like Sony only really shoved PSP out to gain a new foothold and dominance with this UMD format. *goes back to play the fresh DS titles till PSP gets better software*

  • Chrono324

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 2:05 pm GMT

    WOW now i don't to play rpg games all day
    when i feel like it i will play this just to kick
    some but

  • cyprus646

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 2:04 pm GMT

    if it has online then that would be the perfect fighting game for the psp oh yeah and i hope the frame rate dosent chug for the fast action.

  • anthonydavies

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:57 pm GMT

    gr88888888888 stuff

  • Oni

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:52 pm GMT

    Finally! All this PSP news is great, this is just another spot of luck for Son'y's amazing portable game station. I love my PSP and the games on it are great. I'll probably buy this game when it comes out

  • XlpranksterlX

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:50 pm GMT

    Im not much for the 2d fighters, or PSP games anymore.

  • mrimkeit

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:48 pm GMT

    This RUILZ. AdHoc VS Tekken mode will kick azz. This is a must buy for me.

  • CR00K

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:35 pm GMT

    My dreams will soon be fulfilled..........

  • omegasnake

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:29 pm GMT

    Heavy, I was waiting for this. At the start of the PSP era, i was hoping for 4 games to be released, metal gear solid, final fantasy , tekken and timesplitters.

    BUT........

    The PSP D-Pad is really crap for fighting games especially for tekken and street fighter? what you reckon

  • EvIlKiNgKoOpA

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 1:11 pm GMT

    LOL,TEKKEN,B R A V O!!!,SONY,now you can have a good fighting game,too bad it wont make an impact for anyone to buy a psp,or like i call it tne .......... PLAYSTATIONPORTER,ok eough if GTA LC couldnt make an IMPACT for the psp,neither will this game,lol,MKDS,and AC:WW,did way better than the GTALC game,so dont say ok it did,because it is not a seller,if i wanted to play in LIBERTY CITY,i would just play GTA3,which i think is the best games out of all of them,also i heard there was releasing Streeet Fighter Ex Plus Alhpa for the DS,lol i wonder if Wi-Fi will be used,which if the online feature isnt put into TEKKEN,then its really a dead fish in the water

  • D4rThx_xR3Lik

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:42 pm GMT

    Tekken died a long time ago. Why are they doing this it makes no sense! They aren't doing anything smart here...

  • Furbyballistik

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:38 pm GMT

    omg, just thinkin about the possibities of playin Tekken....ONLINE would be tha best ever.....i really wish they make it wit infastructure mode......and gettin to play wit christina on tha go, just tha best......thats all i can say

  • ricricpimp4life

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:36 pm GMT

    any fighting game on psp would be good

  • Kefkamania05

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:27 pm GMT

    still not convinved to get a PSP

  • drakothelight

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:14 pm GMT

    finally i love tekken

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:12 pm GMT

    duh. it was pretty obvious this series would come to the PSP. Tekken is for Sony what Dead or Alive is to Microsoft,

  • jks22112

    Posted Feb 10, 2006 12:03 pm GMT

    How much you wanna bet it'll be a port?

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