Tekken 6

PSP version safely "gold".

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Nov. 25, 2009

CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 25 November 2009 – The killer stocking filler is on its way as NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announces that development is complete on TEKKENTM6 for PSP, with the game hitting retailers across EMEA and PAL Asia on 11th December. Containing all the bone-crushing, over-the-top excitement of its big brothers released on Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 in October, plus ad-hoc wi-fi versus battling, TEKKEN 6 for PSP lets players fight for the status of TEKKEN god whenever and wherever they choose.

In addition to containing all 18 battle stages and 40 playable characters in the home console version of TEKKEN 6, the PSP game also supports ad-hoc multiplayer versus battles fought across four additional stages. Battle modes include Arcade, Story, Ghost, Challenge and Practice, while the ad-hoc wi-fi features include the ability to send and receive ghost data allowing fights against opponents' characters even when not connected with them.

Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., TEKKEN 6 brings the blockbuster fighting series onto multiple platforms for the first time in the history of the TEKKEN franchise with stunning realism, uncompromising quality, major gameplay enhancements, and the largest character roster ever seen in the TEKKEN series.

With an illustrious 14 year legacy, TEKKEN is among the world’s most popular and well-known gaming brands with franchise sales of more than 34 million units to date. The blistering new features and electrifying fight action of TEKKEN 6 make it an experience not to be missed.

TEKKEN 6 for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® is available now, with the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) version launching on 11th December 2009 across EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more TEKKEN 6 information visit the official site at www.tekken.com.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe:

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, Tamagotchi™, Digimon™, Dragon Ball® and Naruto™ brands.

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