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I love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I honestly HATE fighting games. I think they're boring and they don't offer anything interesting to keep me attached to them as the years go by.

Enter Tekken. Tekken has been around for many years. When it first came out, everyone loved it. It used to compete with Virtua Fighter on the Sega Saturn. I was impressed then and I'm impressed now, all these years later.

The action is just a lot of fun. You really couldn't ask for a better fighting game. The graphic updates have really added more depth to the characters and the environments. I love the game and I hope you do, as well.

The Ultimate Fighting Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing Tekken since it's inception and Tekkend 5 most certainly delivers. The moves are intuitive, well developed and a step up from Tekken 4. Having all the old characters and some new ones definitely helps keep the game fun, especially when playing against friends.

A "MUST GET" for all gamers!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tekken 5 is an awesome game. It is worth the full price! I got it 2 days after it's release, and I am satisfied.

This game features many awesome things such as:
1- Amazing graphics.
2- Over 30 characters to choose from for gameplay.
3- Arcade History Mode, which features the earlier Tekken games for Playstation 1.
4- Tekken: The Devil Within Mode, which allows you to play an awesome 3-D adventure game featuring Jin Kazama, and how hw finds out about his past and stuff like that.
5- An awesome feature that allows you to customize characters. You can change the colors of their clothes, buy new costumes, put items on them, such as guns, hats, swords, and more, and you can change character's names.

Tekken 5 features all of those things, but does not include the ability to move around before the battle starts like Tekken 4 featured. You character is frozen until the ref says 'FIGHT!'.
The last thing that I must praise about Tekken 5 is that even with all these features, the game only takes up 57KB from your memory card, despite the amazing graphics, adventure mode (Devil Within), and with Arcade History, so if you are lacking of space on your memory card, and you want this game, worry not, for this game only takes up 57KB from your memory card.

I recommend this game for all gamers who like fighting games such as Street Fighter, the earlier tekken games, Budokai, Mortal Kombat, and SmackDown VS. Raw. It has awesome graphics (Tekken 5), realistic graphics which show the emotions the characters are showing, and it has aesome gameplay.

Tekken 5 is created by Namco, and is rated T=(Teen) for Violence, Use of Tobacco or Alchohol, and Language.

Tekken 5

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

We all love fighting games, with their special moves, swift attacks, and amazing graphics and gameplay, but this game is a master-piece of a fighting game!

This game is a "must buy" for true fans of Tekken, for it has a mode called Arcade History, which allows you to play all the previous Tekkens! This game also has a long awaited adventure mode called "Devil Within"! This game has amazingly fast gameplay and "A+" music! Now we move on to the graphics.......

I have played many, many fighting games, such as Budokai, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Soul Caliber, but this game has incomparable graphics! I would always give the XBOX games an "A+" in the graphics, but this game pushes PS2 graphics to it's limits! The graphics are very detailed, and when, for example, you knock down your opponent, the leaves on the ground would vibrate, showing the effect of the impact of your opponent hitting the ground! The game's graphics are the best graphics you can find around! I don't even think that the Soul Caliber graphics beat this game's graphics!

Now, this game is nothing like other fighting games, in which you would beat the game with all the characters, unlock every character, beat every mode, and then your bored. In this game, you won't get bored when playing with the characters, for you will have to master their techniques which will take a while, since every character has a considerable amount of techniques! This game has action that will keep you entertained for weeks!

Now, the only fault I can see in this game is the fighting area. The fighting area is pretty limited, and you can't move backwards that much. You can only move sideways, which makes it kind of like a wrestling match, in which you can only move from left to right, and nowhere else, but that's no excuse to not like the game! Overall, this game is amazing!

Rating: 9.5/10

Recommendation: I recommend that you rent this game before buying it just to make sure you enjoy it!

Superb game with a few defensive issues

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Very nice...very nice. Infact Namco has outdone themselves (until the PS3 arrives that is) in this remarkable game. Now, everything you read from the other people who have owned the game longer than a month, and reviewed it, is TRUE. However there's one thing they forgot to mention:

In respect to the fighting system, there's a little shortage of defense here even as impressive and balanced the fighting is. Comparison to Tekken 4, side-stepping, recovery from knock downs, walls (especially) have been limited to an extent. Side stepping (from Tekken Tag) has been brought back as "tap, quick tap and hold to strafe", unlike the relatively more useful "tap to move, tap and hold to strafe" in Tekken 4. This problem is really a massive headache (especially in difficulty Ultra Hard) when you ABSOLUTELY need to evade (i.e., Jinpachis' cheating, Irvin, Asuka Kazama), because if it is a failed attempt and you rush the D-pad command to side-step? You'll end up JUMPING straight up and making yourself 10 times more vulnerable than you were crouch-gaurding and praying they won't make a Mid-attack.

Tekken 5 is a close-knit match of trying to excecute the best counter move, and unleash a string of mid-air combos to gain the advantage. This in part (taking away the multi-tierd levels in Tekken 4), walls are a problem. What makes it worse, Namco has decidedly taken out "Wall Ukemi" or Wall recovery to make the situation more dramatic and strategic. But this is where I see a conflict in the system: it's strictly YOU or THEM that gains a sudden advantage you suddenly can't escape from. Tekken 4 for instance gave you the opportunity to press either "square" or "triangle" right at the moment your opponent throws, kicks, punches etc., you against a wall; allowing you to quickly back from against it and turn-evade (which was interesting in itself, because if you THOUGHT you had an advantage by cornering your foe against a wall, and your opponent is still in the game...adding MORE strategy on how to defeat him). Well...that's gone. You hit the wall (doesn't have to be a strong attack, counter or clean) you'll be suspended against it TRYING to fall to the ground, while your opponent completes a "remarkable comeback".

A lot of elements from Tekken Tag have been refitted and brought into a new source of goodness. However this means the speed you roll away from being knocked down, and the distance you DO roll away has been limited. Tekken 4: knocked down? Press "square" to continue to roll at least 3 or 4 times, giving yourself a good distance to recooperate from the enemy. Quickly I might add. Tekken 5: knocked down? Prepare to roll away and get hit anyway by a low kick. It's a frame or 1 and 1/2 frame slower to get up in Tekken 5 than Tekken 4, and this makes a great difference in those moments you NEED that extra little handicap.

Besides all of that, I'm pleased with the GREATLY IMPRESSIVE additions to the series. My Sister doesn't understand how I can play arcade mode and fight until I get to stage 115. It's so ADDICTIVE and intriguing to fight "ghosts" of great Arcade fighters (particularly Tekken Lords [highest rank]), on Ultra Hard and get all that money. So I came down on the defense in this game...it's no reason for anybody not to buy or at LEAST rent it. It's truely a game for the ages, and trust me: it'll still be in my archives when the PS4 comes around.

One of the best fighting games on the ps2.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Fans of this game's genre are always looking for a great fighter for their console, and because their are comparatively far less fighting games, it's quite rare to find a trully impressive one. Tekken, however, has always taken the cake when it comes to a deep, fun, and proffesional fighting experience, and does Tekken 5 have all these great qualities? Definetly.

Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just want to have some fun with your buddies, you've found the perfect title. Namco does an extremely fluid job of breaking all the barriers of fighting game entertainment. There is so much veriety, so much to do, to unlock, to enjoy, that whether you like these types of game or not, you will be hooked.

Take me, im a critic, a tough one for that matter, and I can't find a single thing wrong with this game, other then the fact that an online mode wasn't included. But how much will it matter when you have a rich, deep gameplay system, extrodinary visuals, outstanding replay value, and 30, count them, 30 intruiging playable character to battle with and master? I say this without a studder, this will have you playing for hours upon hours with a friend or relative, becuase this is one of those games where there is little more to ask for.

5/5

Amazing game, but difficulty kills it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tekken 5 is to put it quite simply, one of the best fighting games out there. You have Virtua Fighter 4 EVO for the absolute hardcore, you have Soul Calibur II for the casual fighters, and you have Tekken 5 which appeals to button mashers, casual players, and the hardcore alike.

Starting with graphics, Tekken 5 is absolutely gorgeous. This game is simply beautiful as they come. Amazing backgrounds, character models, lifelike expressions, amazing handrawn narratives and incredibe CG movies are just a testament to Namco's efforts to up the graphics. Tekken 5 is easily one of the best looking PS2 games, and no joke, it would also be one of the best looking GC or Xbox games at least. One level in particular, Moonlight Wilderness is just amazing. The soundtrack is very good, and seriously help to transform the fights beyond the screen. One track in particular from the Moonlight Wilderness level is phenomenal.

Gameplay has remained unchanged since Tekken 3. The game is still very well balanced, but rewards players that practice and master a handful of characters. There is a very large cast of characters that are incredibly diverse, unlike say VF4 EVO's cast. Still, it rewards speed, and if you're looking for something fast, this is your game no doubt.

As for extras, Tekken 5 is loaded with them. It's got a ton of CG endings, Tekkens 1-3, a Devil Within Action minigame, trailers, a theater mode for watching the various character endings again (which you will want to do), the entire game sountrack for your listening pleasure and even trailers from the various shows of the game! It's brimming with unlockable characters which surprisingly, are not too difficult to get.

So what drags down the game to 4 stars? It's not the lack of innovation. Sure the game hasn't changed much, but why would you want it to? Look at any good game series, Halo, Gran Turismo, Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur, they all are mostly just upgrades rather than full on brand new games. No that's not the problem. For one thing, the game has no online play. It is simply a shame especially considering that you can customize your character to an amazing extent. But even more so, it's simply too difficult. For the newbies, there is no tutorial mode. I'm pretty bad at fighting games, but I always liked Tekken for its accessibility. Unfortunately, the difficulty tends to spike often in the Story Mode, and as usual, there are plenty of moves which are still difficult to execute due to their insane amount of button combinations. Furthermore, the final boss must go down as the cheapest boss in history. He has an insane amount of overpowered moves such as a fireball that takes out at minimum 50% of your health, and at max 90%. And not only is it a fast attack with no cooldown period (he often uses it 3 or 4 times in a row) there is no way to dodge it unless you quickly sidestep. What a shame that the entire game is so balanced, but the final boss just kills it even on the easiest setting. With such a large cast, only the most powerful characters with powerful single moves such as Jin or Kazuya will be able to win the final battle, while people like Xiayou or Kuma will have a hellishly impossible time trying to beat the boss.

Ultimately, Tekken 5 is a great game. If you liked previous Tekkens, you will like this game. But the stunning difficulty, and the completely overpowered and incredibly cheap final boss almost destroys the best part of the game, the story mode. It takes a whole lot of patience, and quite possibly some broken controllers to beat the final boss. Still, this game is worth, at least, a rental. You really need to play this game to appreciate how awesome it is, shortcomings and all.

The Tekken continues...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Like a sleek, devastating cruise missile, Tekken 5 streaks onto the PS2 with little advance warning. Who knew that Tekken 5 would become not only a series high point, but also an early favorite for Fighting Game of the Year? Hey, if you were expecting Grand Theft Auto: Halo 2 Edition, that's your fault. Tekken 5 rocks. When Tekken 4 arrived, fans immediately frowned upon the weakened juggle combos and the emphasis on pinning opponents against walls. Tekken 5 casts off those shackles and makes a decisive return to the glory days of Tekken 3. Brian, Paul, and Nina are back to their old lethal selves, the cruel mass nerfing from Tekken 4 just a distant memory. Juggle combos again reign supreme. Wall hits are present but are no longer a constant, overpowering element. The new characters (including the Wesley Snipes look-alike Raven) and hardcore returning favorites (such as Jack-5, Wang and Anna) form a truly all-star Tekken roster. For series fans, this is all incredible news. Of course, some folks won't be satisfied by Tekken 5's incremental but much-needed, tweaks. Players who expect a completely fresh experience here are missing the point. Like Gran Turismo 4, Tekken 5 sets out to right past wrongs and make sweeping but subtle changes to the core gameplay. In these tasks, the game succeeds brilliantly. If it's okay for GT 4, why not Tekken 5? Where Tekken 4 took place in dull locales like airports and parking garages, Tekken 5 showcases some of the most beautiful, creative environments ever seen in a fighting game. One memorable example is the moonlit match set in a vast, shimmering field of dandelion tufts. The character models also look more convincing, as Namco has finally updated the character animations to create smoother, more graceful combos. Tekken 5 makes a few audio strides, too, with explosive sound effects and driving background music that is noticeably less techno-driven than prior installments. Tekken 5 is an excellent game, better than it has any right to be. But the premium bonus content (including arcade-perfect ports of the first three Tekken titles, plus a spiritual successor to Tekken Force) catapult the entire package to "must-have" status. If you missed out on Tekken before, this is the perfect chance to get acquainted. In the end, Tekken 5 is so energetic and refreshing that you have to wonder why Namco saddled series mainstay Nina with the cheesy adventure spin-off Death by Degrees. Judging by Tekken 5's success, the old girl can still stand on her own merits just fine, thank you.

This game will freeze, its that cool!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First of all that kid who had animal porn on his review, that is so gross!!!. Also learn how to "Punctuate" and don't make a review like that again, maybe your a porn star for talking inappropriate like that. So anyway this game is so cool. I played it over my cousins house. Its mostly about that dude named Jin (off of tekken 4, a must have) and he is trying to figure out his past. This game has some new characters like devil jin (jin who is completely controlled by his devil gene and doesn't remember anything) and some of the original characters from tekken 4. It has a story mode, practice, arcade and devil within which is almost like tekken force. This game has a user manual which has the most pages i ever seen. The moves seem more complicated than tekken 4 but i was able to bust them out. Also they have moving scenery, when you slam a person in the ground bits of rubble fly into the air and drop. On tekken 4 they just had poorly done dust. They also have some dude who broke chains from himself and i think you have to fight him as the boss (they had him shadowed, sorry i couldn't make him out). Heihachi is dead so they don't have him anymore. Plus its a little corny because they made that chinese girl a wimp now. They also have my favorite character law. This game is great, get it now. Its only up for rent at some blockbusters.

Kai Kahardi

peace ya'll

KOF? Where have I heard of that before?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best fighting game ever. Almost everything in this game rocks... except maybe the last boss fight (Jinpachi Mishima) that is going to recieve an even heavier beating than my customised Christie Monteiro got while battling Anna Williams with a Warlord ranking in Arcade mode. Anyway, the show must go on.

I have unlocked EVERY... SINGLE... FIGHTER in this game. All from the crappy Roger jr. to the surprisingly useless Devil Jin... I got them all. The characters are mostly very good, like: Asuka, Jin, Christie, Xiaoyu, Kazuya, Mokujin, Anna, Nina, Bryan, Law, Lee and Marduk. Some are average, like: Yoshimitsu, Lei, King, Heihachi (Not in his nappy outfit), Kuna/Panda, Devil Jin, Wang Jinrey and Hwoarang. Some are just rubbish, like: Ganryu, Roger jr., Julia, Devil Jin and some others. Unfortunatly unlocking characters takes a lot of hard work. Meaning that boss fight I mentioned earlier. And I created an article just about him, LOOK!

Jinpachi Mishima.
A lousy, cheap excuse for a boss fight. He cheats with a fire ball attack that reduces your health by 80%. He is a loser only tough guys can beat like Christie, Steve, Jin, Kazuya and other tough dudes. He sucks.
The End.

*Sniff* What a toughing story. But let's talk about the story. Many game stories have a moral. In the Ratchet & Clank triology for instance: R&C1 had: Never trust a big green clad clown to help you out. R&C2 had: Looks are far from everything. R&C3 had: A good game can get worse. Sonic Adventure 2 and the excellent TV anime series Sonic X both were screaming in your ear: ECHIDNAS AND BATS MIX, LIVE WITH IT!!! This one has: Never murder a group called the Manji clan, a maniac with a huse glowing sword could charge at you. And also: Never let your son ride a famous fighter's bike, things can get pretty ugly. And many others,. The story is great and the endings of Marshall Law and Asuka Kazama are really funny.

The fighting has improved. 2 grapple moves instead of 1 grapple and an entirely useless Position Change.

Don't have time to write more. Unhelpful review, I know but hey, I have to go back watching Friends and draving KnuxRouge (Knuckles x Rouge pairing from Sonic) pictures. Bye.

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