Want Tekken 6, but don’t have an arcade stick for that authentic fighting game experience? Why not try and win one.
From Monday to Friday this week, we’ll be giving away one Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition on Xbox 360 each day. It comes with a wireless arcade stick from stick specialists Hori, a 100-page art book and, of course, a copy of the game.
To win, you’ll need to once more impress us with your literary creativity. Yes, it’s haiku time again on Kotaku. We want you to write an ode to Tekken (or perhaps just fighting games in general) in haiku form. And the haiku form we’re counting is three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.
Leave your haiku in the comments below. You must leave it before midnight today to be eligible for today’s draw. Check back tomorrow at 10am to see if you’ve won and, if you didn’t, to enter tomorrow’s draw with a brand new haiku.
Please note: As per usual, only one entry per day is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first haiku will be considered.
Wednesday’s winner is jawbreaker982, for this tragic tale:
Circuits fried. Small fire. Turns out I can’t build my own. Really need that stick.
UPDATE: Thursday’s draw is now closed. Stay tuned for Friday’s at 10am.
Noobs! Oppressing me!
I need more leet skillz or hax!
Oh well, back to porn.
am tenth dan black belt.
destroy steel with iron fist.
lost in the first round.
I’m out of ideas.
Win or lose, Tekken is great
So I’ll just buy it.
Tekken Tournament;
World’s fighters applaud new champ,
Boxing Kangaroo.
Ancient Hitachi
Still kicks like an angry mule
Old Spice vapors rule
I am confused when,
thrown from up on high,
these Michimas just won’t die,
Breakdancing kills now?
My type only kills my luck
With pretty ladies
Cookie monster has.
Huge fat fingers, thick blue fur,
Need stick or cookie!
Tekken can be shared
With easy domestic bliss
Wife has hots for Jin
You need a Fight Stick
If you want to juggle foes
Real men don’t use pads
How could this happen?
My sister beating me down,
Need stick to pwn her!
Fell off the wagon,
after seeing Tekken 4.
Do you still fight Roo’s?
Robot maids, old men
spetznaz, wrestlers, teenage girls
who cares about physics?
Shapeless like water,
It can flow, or it can crash.
Be like Water Friend
Ref to Bruce Lee quote
New characters true
Their back-stories make you blue
Cry not! Just fight through
Blisters on fingers
No pain no glory no win
Tell wife chopping wood
button mashing skillz,
or technical procession,
i WILL still own thee!
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Jin’s Haiku
Father, Grandfather,
Your cursed blood will never match
this devil of mine
*I posted this in the wrong place this morning 🙁
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left
Right, Left, Right, B, A, say what?
Oh shit, it’s namco…
kick ass combos and
five hundred hours of gameplay
but need more zombies
Ready to face King,
Of Iron Fist Tournament,
Stick it to the man.
on. line. seems. to. lag….
wai-ting. for. punch. to. con-nect…..
but. it. comes. too…. late…..
So, Tekken 6 has
Some characters with short names;
That’s great for haiku.
Eddy Gordo…no…
Christie Monteiro…
No line left to write…
Must see all endings,
Even for bland characters,
Change rule to one round.
Girth of power fly.
Obese, rolling and fatal.
Bob, never picks up.
SHORYUEPPA!
ULTRA COMBO FINISH! Score!
Oh wait, wrong series.
No Hadouken Here
But is that a panda bear?
RSPCA
Fist… of the Dragon
The Big Boss of Martial Arts
Enter the… Game of Death
Fist… of the Dragon
The Big Boss of Martial Arts
Enter… Game of death
Sorry I messed up my entry, then I tried to correct it, etc. Pretty please make sure my only entry today is exactly as below. Thanks!
Fist… of the Dragon
The Big Boss of Martial Arts
Enter… Game of Death
Tried to whore myself,
FAILED. Need stick to improve skills,
must impress clients.
Tekken 6 cries out
Modern Warfare laughs triumphant
But Fight Pad may win.
Yoshi the ninja
On last health Hara Kiris
Honourable death
she has chainsaw hands,
jet pack rocket wings and boobs,
no way she can lose.
i fight day and night
a mean swirling maelstrom
without leaving home
Arcade in city
Cab’s broke, drug deals – play at home
Avoid being stabbed
Half-circle forward
Diagonals hard to hit
Cheap shot lose again
You cant win the match
if your last name is not
Mishima all right.
A Solid Fighter
With a huge character choice
Won’t outsell Wii Fit
With this stick, perhaps
Walk into arcade, not lose
Dignity…as quick.
Just press a button,
And a Panda kicks a man.
Stress levels decrease.
The king of Iron Fist,
Rests on shoulders of the corrupt.
And six more enlist.
I’m bad at these games
Arcade stick might help me win
But probably not
Two Great games collide,
Hadouken vs hwoarang,
Which game is better?
tekken six rage
final battle azazel
lose blame pad
I need the stick. Why?
Xbox controller not good
for neanderthals
money money money
play scenario campaign?
Nightmare train…..
About Mokujin:
Multiple Identities,
Made of wood – and love!
Meet your final enemy!
The Great Azazel!
Giant Frozen Chicken!
come play tekken 6
i have mastered the combos
leave this place in shame
Unless I get stick,
The key for beating Nancy,
May I rest in peace!
iron fist is
not my porn name but
a way of life
Whoa, tekken stick comp!
Madcatz, sanwa or hori?
Don’t care, goodbye pad.
Mastered a combo.
Unlocked achievement award:
Thumb dislocation.
Marduck the Aussie
Struck by the man he once killed
He hunts for the truth
So disappointed
My brother bought UFC
Where is the Panda?
If you take his kid
Liam Neeson will kill you
Oh…you said Tekken