< Tekken 5
Tekken's controls are split into two sets, attacks and directions.
- Four attack buttons: left punch, right punch, left kick and right kick.
- Eight directional inputs: up, down, left, right and the corresponding diagonals
Universal Inputs
Movement
- Holding forward () will make you walk forward
- Holding back () will make you walk backwards and guard mids and highs.
- Holding down () will make you crouch and duck highs.
- Holding up () will make you jump.
- Tapping forward () twice will make you dash forward.
- Tapping backward () twice will make you backdash.
- Tapping up () will make you sidestep into the background.
- Tapping down () will make you sidestep into the foreground.
- Tapping up and then pressing and holding the input () will make you sidewalk into the background.
- Tapping down and then pressing and holding the input () will make you sidewalk into the foreground.
Knockdown Options
Misc
- Tapping diagonally down-forward () right as a low attack connects with you will make your character do a low parry.
- Tapping back,back then diagonally up-back () while your back is against the wall will make your character do their wall jump attack.