What other games are the 'Tekken 4' of their franchise?

[Jimnymebob]

Ratchet: Deadlocked comes to mind. While still a hilarious game, its tone is still very different overall to the rest of the series. It's even the 4th entry to match Tekken 4.

Unlike Tekken 4, however, Deadlocked is actually good. Really good.

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That's actually a good comparison.
And yeah, Ratchet Gladiator is one of my favourites of all time.

 

[Yossarian]

Grand Theft Auto IV. Very hated by many for legit reasons, but still there's so many things GTA IV does that are above any other GTA game. It was certainly unique and quite the divisive game. My opinion of GTA IV is much higher today than it was on release.

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Unashamedly my favourite in the series by far. Loved what it was going for. Niko and Luis are series best protagonists too.

 

[Dust]

Tekken 4 is the classiest fighting game ever created, infinite front wall splat combos be damned.