Game Music Showcase: Tekken

Tekken is one of Bandai Namco's flagship franchises and perhaps the most famous and successful 3D fighting game series, spanning both arcade and console. Its draw comes from the fighting styles of the varied and colorful characters, inspired by real life martial arts. Plot-wise, the central story is the various happenings within the Mishima family, with drama, backstabbing, revenge, and... pacts with ancient deities, and super-science? In any case, there's always more to the recurring King of Iron Fist tournament that draws all these competitors together for a good competitive slugfest, and it's the same for the characters in the game too.

Namco has tapped Tekken's songs several times just as it did fellow 3D fighting game Soul Calibur, due to the widely varied soundtrack of the series. The genres may span several musical styles, but have a central electronic theme to them, which lends itself to many different and varied charts.