Namco's popular Tekken series returned to the PSP late last month with Tekken 6. A couple of weeks earlier, Tekken 6 was released on the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and our resident Tek-head Eric Layman was impressed. Normally when you think of console to handheld ports, you expect a lot of missing content and other short cuts, but I'm pleased to say Tekken 6 on the PSP is a full featured fighter that is well worth your consideration.

TEKKEN®6 is now available for the PSP® SYSTEM Extensive Gameplay, Challenging Battle Modes, and Fierce Fighting Complete Latest Installment to Revered Franchise SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Nov. 24, 2009) — Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that TEKKEN®6 for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system is now available at retailers nationwide and through the PlayStation®Network. Featuring all the intensity of its console brethren, TEKKEN 6 offers an extensive single player experience, challenging gameplay modes and robust features to make it the perfect on-the-go companion.              Delivering the fiercest brawls ever on a handheld system, TEKKEN 6 allows players to test their portable might in a variety of game modes anywhere and at any time. Fight against a series of AI-controlled characters in Arcade mode or go through a sequence of battles to collect in-game money in Time Attack, Survival and Gold Rush modes. TEKKEN 6 also sees the return of many familiar faces and new characters to create the largest line-up in franchise history. With a robust customization feature, players will be able to personalize their favorite warrior with almost limitless possibilities. In addition to containing all 18 battle stages found in the home console version, TEKKEN...

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Be sure to check out our previous coverage of Tekken 6, including a review of the PS3 version!    

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You get a great amount of screens for the next-gen systems and for the PSP.  Enjoy them, embrace them, love them. Screens to your right. -----------------

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Namco Bandai has had a huge day at Gamescom. Here are some new screens for the console and PSP versions.

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Check out these new screens from Namco for the highly anticipated Tekken 6.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., (June 2, 2009) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today revealed a new Scenario Campaign mode for TEKKEN® 6, the latest entry to the blockbuster fighting franchise. The new mode for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system version of Tekken 6 will allow players to participate in single or two player online co-op campaigns while experiencing intense action and large-scale battles.The Scenario Campaign features a unique hybrid control system combining conventional fighting game controls with free movement. This control system allows players to progress through the story and mow down hordes of enemies with relative ease while still enjoying fighting game action. In addition to hand-to-hand fighting, players have an arsenal of staffs, machine guns, flame throwers, and even giant robots at their disposal - a first for the series!Choose from 40 playable characters and play alone or cooperatively online with a friend through a multitude of stages while amassing a wealth of items for customizing and strengthening your characters. Bring these fighters online to deliver bone-jarring punches and dominate opponents globally.A must-have for fighting aficionados, TEKKEN 6 sees the return of many familiar faces as well as...

Tekken is my fighting game of choice. Since 1996, Namco’s premier fighting has been my go-to brawler for versus play. 3 destroyed my life in highschool, Tag ruined my freshman year of college, and 4 dumbed my major down to the near-worthless BA in Communication. Tekken is laced in my gaming DNA, and I was happy to finally see Tekken 6 make its way stateside. I had played it in Tokyo before, but not the new “Bloodline Rebellion” version of the Tekken 6, which is coming here simply as “Tekken 6.” Anyway my time with the game was brief, but it yielded attractive results. My first match, as Yoshimitsu, was against a fellow who obviously had never played the game. I beat the crap out of him despite the fact that I was bound to the 360’s dpad, and I noted that many of my prememorized combos from Tag were still in place. Two of Yoshi’s ten hit’s connected, and I dropped the dude like a box of rocks. From there I went a few paces over to an arcade machine. There I played some guy whom, I was told, hadn’t gotten off the stick in over an hour (the...