< 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.
