Devil Kazuya Game Over Screen in Tekken 8
Game Over is a common term in video games. In the Tekken series, a Game Over signifies the player losing and choosing not to continue fighting. It can also signify the end of Arcade Mode, without the player necessarily having lost.
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When the player loses a fight they are shown the defeat screen, which varies in appearance based on the game. This screen usually shows their selected fighter either laying down on the ground in pain or showing disappointment in their performance, along with the words "You Lose" overlaid on the screen. The game will then cut to a "Continue?" countdown. In most cases, the Game Announcer counts down from "9" to "0", and the player has that much time to insert more coins and then press the Start button to continue. For the arcade versions, inserting more coins resets the countdown back to 9 and grants a time extension, whereas on the console versions, the player simply has to press the Start button. The countdown can be sped up by pressing buttons other than the "continue" button.
If the player continues, their character will recover, and a rematch will start. Alternatively, the player can choose a different character after continuing. If the player does not continue, they are treated to the Game Over screen. In rare cases, losing against the final boss and choosing not to continue will result in a bad ending.
From Tekken 2 onwards, if the time runs out on the final round, the losing character will receive a unique losing animation during the continue screen instead of being shown as knocked out.
Depending on the game the player can submit their initials for the high-score leaderboard, in games like Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, and Tekken Tag Tournament. However in some cases after successfully beating the game and after the character's ending plays, the player may also get the Game Over screen and still be asked to submit their initials for their high score. This feature is removed in later games like Tekken 6 and Tekken 7.
Tekken 8 removed the countdown timer, as well as the ability to reach the Game Over screen via loss. Instead, Game Over screens are only given at the end of the Arcade Mode, and vary depending on which final boss the player defeats.
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- In Tekken Tag Tournament 2 while playing the final stage in Arcade mode, instead of seeing their fighter, the player will see Jun (first round) or Unknown (final round) while she stares at the player ominously.
- After the countdown, Jun walks off-screen while Unknown covers the screen with her hand.
- Similarly, losing to True Ogre in the Arcade mode of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 shows True Ogre hovering over the camera before the shot changes to one of True Ogre seated on the ground from behind, with sounds that imply he is eating the player character.
- Tekken Revolution's game over screen featured official art of characters.