, ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁game play , ▁T ek ken ▁makes ▁T osh inden ▁look ▁more ▁like ▁pretty ▁fighting ▁than ▁a ▁real ▁fight ." ▁Max imum ▁called ▁it ▁" far ▁and ▁away ▁the ▁fin est ▁beat ▁' em ▁up ▁to ▁grace ▁this ▁super ▁console ▁so ▁far ", ▁cit ing ▁the ▁well - bal anced ▁player ▁characters , ▁" inn ov ative " ▁control ▁mechan ic ▁of ▁assigning ▁one ▁button ▁to ▁each ▁lim b , ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁moves , ▁and ▁ten ▁play able ▁b oss ▁characters , ▁and ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁superior ▁to ▁T osh inden ▁in ▁both ▁game play ▁and ▁graphics . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁critic ize ▁the ▁poor ▁P AL ▁optimization ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁release . ▁Like ▁Game Pro , ▁Next ▁Generation ▁considered ▁the ▁game ' s ▁graphics ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁weak est ▁point , ▁specifically ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁animation ▁on ▁the ▁background s . ▁They ▁non eth eless ▁considered ▁it ▁a ▁new ▁standard ▁for ▁pol yg onal ▁fighting ▁games , ▁remark ing ▁in ▁particular ▁that ▁the ▁controls ▁are ▁easy ▁to ▁master ▁and ▁every ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁and ▁comp elling ▁special ▁move . ▁ ▁Sales ▁T ek ken ▁was ▁a ▁best s eller ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Play Station ▁game ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁units . ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁awarded ▁T ek ken ▁with ▁multiple ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁G amer ' s ▁Edition ▁ 2 0 0 8 .