I got this idea mainly form the "Deception vs. DOA" thread, but also because if you've invested any amount of time in the "Tekken" series, you may notice that DOA seems to heavily borrow from Tekken in terms of the gameplay engine. Specifically what I mean most is the fighting style-all physical, no special moves (like fireballs, projectiles, Super Moves, etc.) and also characters-most notably Hitomi, Ayane, & Jann Lee. Hitomi almost rips off Tekken's Paul, Jann Lee is like Law (himself a Bruce Lee imitation) and Ayane's like Nina & Anna. And Tengu perhaps is reminiscent of Ogre from Tekken Tag Tournament.
If you've played Tekken and DOA, which do you prefer more? And if so, do you think DOA does rip off Tekken to a certain degree like I now do?

Yea, your right. Tekken and DOA do share a lot in common, although many people concider the Tekken engine to be much deeper than DOA's. Tekken is alright, I still prefer DOA though.

Never noticed the characters, but your are right about that. Guess it's a game of "If it works than lets copy it"

Yeah-even though Hitomi's a girl the styles are too simailar-the one punch move she has where she rears back then delivers a hard punch forward is almost exactly like Paul's similar move in Tekken, which is where I draw the biggest comparison from. Additionally they both have a real sense of cockiness in their attitude, namely in the victory poses. Ayane's similarity seems to mostly be in attitude/personality, given both her & the Williams sisters technically are assassins.

The hand to hand combat and combos etc are so much better and technical on Tekken but lets be honest, no-one can say the character designs arn't better on DOA ultimate.

I have to admit I enjoy Tekken games more than I do with DOA. I still like DOA games though.

I prefer DOA, although I do get frusterated at times with it. It's way too button-masher friendly. It gets very annoying very quickly when some random person picks up a Xbox controller for the first time and looks like a pro.

DOA PWNZ!
I like tekken but i dont have a playstation so ill go with doa.

Tekken and DOA are two totally different types of fighters really.

DOA is a more natural style fighter although it does have those mega super hits that will send you flying across the stage it still keeps it real with real life martial arts, but then it goes unreal in the fact that you launch a guy out a 7 story building down through an electric show light and then have him come crashing down onto cement and still be alive? yeah it's not real but it sure does look badass!.


as for Tekken it's got it's own style of fighting and yes it may seem that all fighters from different games are ripping off of each other but that not entirely true, as martials arts can be used by anyone now if you're going into character models sure some characters might share similiar characteristics but it's common in fighters, hell look at Street fighter they've got Ryu Ken Akuma and Dan who all almost have the same moves and style.

but me im going with the DOA engine over Tekken although I would say if it were in the discussion, SC would win over them all.

I'm going to go with DOA, hands down. The fighting in DOA may be simple, but it just feels more fluid than any other fighter I've played. And yes, I love the character designs. I honestly can't say I see any similarities between the two games. I'm not bashing Tekken either. I still like Tekken, but just not quite as much. Both great games.

It's great that they offer us the variety of characters through different games and im glad they have made a fighter in almost all fighting games who represents or mimics Bruce Lee and his Jeet kun do fighting style, it's a contribute in the memory of him.

DOA >>>>>> Tekken

Another comparision in characters I just thought of: Bruce, who appeared in most Tekkens except 1, is a lot like DOA's Zack with regards to looks& fighting style (both favor the Muay Thai style of kickboxing).
Also with gameplay, I do prefer DOA over Tekken personally, but do think Tekken's style is better & more unique, namely in how you use each button to control an individual arm or leg rather than the CPU doing it. Adds some great depth to the game.

Tekkens is more realistic in the sense that after a 3rd hit you're not going to launch the person across the screen like they've been hit by a rocket launcher.

and in sense Tekken is a homestyle fighter with some moderate acrade feel to it as opposed to DOA's complete arcade feel.

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Tekkens is more realistic in the sense that after a 3rd hit you're not going to launch the person across the screen like they've been hit by a rocket launcher.

and in sense Tekken is a homestyle fighter with some moderate acrade feel to it as opposed to DOA's complete arcade feel.

The graphics almost seem to be the same on both games, and have been since the beginning: The first few titles in each series (DOA 1 & 2, Tekken 1-3 & Tag Tournament) both had largely boxy characters with some rough edges, but in DOA3 & Tekken 4 the graphics were sharply improved and the characters looked much more realistic. This of course is largely due to the programming and limitations being much different back then compared to what they are now.