Tekken 7 (Ratbrute)

Tekken 7 is a 3D fighting game created by Namco. It is the ninth main installment in the Tekken series (including the Tekken Tag Tournament games). Released for Arcade (Namco System 369), XBox ONE, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

Gameplay
The gameplay remains the same from Tekken Tag 2, with the stage gimmicks and stuff introduced in the game kept intact. New gameplay mechanics are also included. Custom-chain combos allow the player to hit a certain comnbination of buttons to create a chain combo if up to 10 hits. This replaces the 10-hit combo from the preceding Tekken games and can be used in juggles for additional hits. Another new feature is the breaker, which allows players to interrupt the opponent's move by quickly pressing LP+RK or RP=LK (basic throw input) before the opponent's attack lands. This require precise timing as the combination must be done the second the opponent attacks or else it will backfire. Breakers are seperate from parries and reversals in that breakers stun the opponent, leaving them open for juggles. The special arts and critical arts from Tekken Revolution are also added in the game.

Story
In the middle of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6, Jin Kazama, leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu, was reportedly seen escaping from the premises by helicopter. After this, Jin decided to enter Azazel's temple in order to fulfill his goal to remove the Devil Gene within him. Jin sucessfully defeated Azazel but barely survived and was subsequently put to comatose. By this time, G Corporation, led by Kazuya Mishima, declared their intentions of world domination. Meanwhile, a younger Heihachi Mishima returns and reclaims his position as the leader of Mishima Zaibatsu, the Zaibatsu then started working on Azazel's remains, which was retrieved by the Zaibatsu after the battle, which then allowed them to create a completely new creature by infusing the DNA of Azazel with Ogre's remnants: Prometheus. After  the completion of the Prometheus project was Jin's awakening from the coma after three years. He then discovered about Heihachi's leadership and the Prometheus project. Heihachi then announced The King of Iron Fist Tournament 7, with the leadership of the Zaibatsu on the line.

Characters
The game features the entire roster of Tekken 6 along with Sebastian from Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Four new characters are included, not including Prometheus, the final boss of the game.

This is the first Tekken game to include seperate English and Japanese voices, as opposed to characters speaking unmatching languages (one speaks English, one speaks Japanese).

one asterisk (*) denotes DLC Characters, two asterisks (**) denote a non-playable boss

Returning Characters

 * Alisa Bosconovitch
 * Anna Williams
 * Armor King
 * Asuka Kazama
 * Baek Doo San
 * Bob Richards
 * Bruce Irvin
 * Bryan Fury
 * Christie Monteiro
 * Craig Marduk
 * Devil Jin*
 * Eddy Gordo
 * Feng Wei
 * Ganryu
 * Heihachi Mishima
 * Hwoarang
 * Jack-7
 * Jin Kazama
 * Julia Chang
 * Kazuya Mishima
 * King
 * Kuma
 * Lars Alexandersson
 * Lee Chaolan
 * Lei Wulong
 * Leo Kliesen
 * "Lili" de Rochefort
 * Marshall Law
 * Miguel Caballero Rojo
 * Mokujin
 * Nina Williams
 * Panda
 * Paul Phoenix
 * Raven
 * Roger Jr.
 * Sebastian
 * Sergei Dragunov
 * Steve Fox
 * Wang Jinrei*
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Zafina

New Characters

 * Tony Ryder (A kickboxer from America)
 * Irene Rose (A mixed martial artist from Canada)
 * Satsuki Kazama (A Kazama-style Self Defense practitionist from Japan)
 * Alfredo Reyes (An arnis fighter from the Phillipines)
 * Prometheus** (A test subject by the Mishima Zaibatsu. Prometheus is created by infusing the DNA of Azazel with Ogre's remains.

Stages

 * Ancient Temple
 * Boulevard
 * Caged Arena
 * Dusk Palace
 * Forest
 * Ground Zero
 * Japanese Temple
 * Last Resort** (Prometheus' stage)
 * Mountains
 * Mishima Zaibatsu Facility
 * Mishima High
 * Parking Lot
 * Shopping Mall (front)
 * Shopping Mall (inside)
 * Subway
 * Underground Fighting

Offline mode

 * Story Battle
 * Arcade Battle
 * Ghost Battle
 * Versus Battle
 * Time Attack
 * Team Battle
 * Gold Rush
 * Survival
 * Scenario Campaign (preety much the same in Tekken 6, but with a different story)
 * Practice
 * Profile (player name, character customization, battle records and ghost data)
 * Options

Online mode

 * Network Battle (fight with other players online)
 * Profile (player name, character customization, battle records and ghost data)

Expansion/Update
An update to Tekken 7 is on the works. It will feature new characters, stages, items and customizations, as well as adding Wang and Devil Jin into the default roster (arcade version only). The console ports of the game for the PlayStation 4, XBox ONE and PlayStation Vita will be based on the update.

Trivia

 * Apparently, Jin was not cleared of the Devil Gene as he did not hold Azazel's orb. Azazel's orb, when held by a person with the Devil Gene, would negate the effects of the Devil Gene, as seen in Devil Jin's Tekken 6 ending.
 * The game follows some of the events in Tekken Tag 2, such as Heihachi's rejuvenation serum and the link between Steve Fox (NT01) and Leo's mother Emma Kliesen.
 * It is speculated tha Prometheus was an offspring of the Hybrid Gene, once seen in Leo's TTT2 ending, as he was built from a combination of Azazel, which has the Devil Gene, and Ogre.
 * The game is a launch title for the PlayStation 4 and XBox ONE.
 * Prometheus was named after the Greek mythology Titan Prometheus, who, according to Greek mythology, was punished by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to people.
 * The characters use the same voice actors they had in Street Fighter X Tekken, with a few exceptions.
 * Pre-orders of Tekken 7 would include special customization items for a few characters as well as a second disc containing remastered HD versions of the first three Tekken games (Tekken, Tekken 2  and Tekken 3).
 * The song in the game's intro, as shown in the intro above, is "Ignorance" by Paramore.
 * Tony Ryder's debut in the Tekken series was in Tekken 6, where he made cameo appearances in Lei's (as the purse snatcher) and Anna's (as the thug Anna and Nina beat up) endings.
 * Irene Rose's style (described in-game as mixed martial arts) is mostly kickboxing, but she also has a few moves from other fighting styles such as Muay Thai and Wrestling. Hence, mixed martial arts
 * Satsuki Kazama has Jun's TTT2 moveset and will apparently fill up for Jun's spot in Tekken 7, though it is still possible that Jun may be included in a later game expansion.
 * Alfredo Reyes is the second Filipino character in a Namco fighting game franchise, the first is Talim from the Soul series
 * Some of the stages, such as Underground Fighting and Mishima High have similarities to some of the stages in earlier Tekken games.