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Best Fighting Game To Date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: April 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

OK...so there are differing opinions as to how a fighting game should control. You have your Soul Calibur addicts, Street Fighter addicts, Tekken addicts, and a couple more. I'm not going to convince anybody out of their respective school.

However, for those who enjoy Tekken-style fighting, Tekken 5 is THE game to get. First, the game has a roster of atleast 30 fighters- a very respectable number (although I miss Kunimitsu). Not only that, the new characters are really cool (Raven, anybody?) both in design and play style. In addition, all of the characters have been rebalanced. You get the feeling almost immediately that any character can be a true monster if you master their moves. Each character also has some very nice CG cutscenes when you beat the game with their character.

I'd like to be able to say that I don't care about graphics and style, but I do, and Tekken has this in spades. Both the character models and ESPECIALLY the backgrounds look incredible. The lighting in several of the stages is just beautiful (reminds me of the lighting in the Prince of Persia games).

Something that made a big difference for me was the music. The music is far more beautiful and varied than it has been in the past. Each track really brings an atmosphere to each stage, and many definitely put you in the mood to pummel your opponent. (my favorite track has to be "moonlit wilderness")

Finally, Tekken 5 has ALL of the modes that you would expect from a modern fighting game- team, survival, arcade, story, as well as Tekken 1, 2, and 3. Also, Tekken has pulled a Virtua 4 and now allows you to customize the look of your characters with money earned through fighting. Not bad at all.

Overall, Tekken 5 is a winner because of 1) the balance of the characters, 2) the energizing and beautiful aesthetics, and 3) the variety and breadth of gameplay.

The King Of Iron Tournament 5

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When Hon-Maru is destroyed, Somebody starts The King Of Iron Tournament 5. We all really like games like Tekken 5, But some play GameCube, XBox... Tekken 5 is the latest game or tournament. The characters in Tekken 5 are Nina, Anna, Baek, Xiayou, King, Marduk, Lee, Julia, Ganryu, Christie, Kzuya, Heihachi, Jin, Devil Jin, Mokujin, Wang, Kuma, Panda, Roger Junior, Bruce, Raven, Feng, Asuka, Paul, Law....

The Story Battle is the most exciting game. It tells why these characters enter the Tournament 5. After you defeat, Jinpachi mishima, Heihachi's father, you unlock one of the character's movie. You also earn Fight Money to Cosdtumize your characters.

The Arcade Battle is where the Ranking Matches and Demotion Riskes occurs. All you need to do is fight, fight.... I already became a Tekken Lord by using Nina Williams. Before you will be a Tekken Lord, you have to be promoted to 9th kyu, 8th kyu, 7th kyu, 6th kyu, 5th kyu, 4th kyu, 3rd kyu, 2nd kyu, 1st kyu, 1st dan, 2nd dan, 3rd dan, 4th dan, 5th dan, Shihan, Expert, Master, Virtuoso, Champion, Legend, Sage, Warlord, Conqueror, Deity and Tekken Lord. Very long right?. By the way, You can make your player name.

The Practice Mode is where you do your moves, I always use Nina. They have 3 choices. Defense Training, Vs. CPU, Freestyle.

The game is so perfect. Please buy it.

Preview/Opinion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yet again, namco amazes us with eye-popping graphics and stuns us with its painful realism.

All the characters from Tekken 4 return, from the georgous brazilian Christie, to the old favourites, Hwoarang, Jin, Yoshimitsu, and Kazuya. Also 4 characters are new to the Tekken. The fast and furious Raven. The young yet powerful Asuka Kazama. Feng Wei, the most powerful man in China (physically). But also, the one person who is tearing the Mishima bloodline in half- Devil Jin.

Also, another highlight is the attention to detail on everything- the cracks in the floor, the chanting in the background, and all the voices now used (u may have noticed in Tekken 4, that all the voices were either American or Japanese).
Yet, still, Steve Fox (who is British) has been given the worst half londoner/half australian accent.

All in all, the game is brilliant, every aspect will grab you all over.

One thing that is technically not involved in Tekken 5, is Tekken: The Devil Within. A new surprise with amazing grahics, and brilliantly made, this part is a game for real thinking! Yet, it can be done (maybe after you've steamed out a few times, i did).

Well done namco

All fighting games have officially been beaten!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: July 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard about Tekken 5, I did not expect much. Then I saw a clip from the gameplay on a video gaming show and thought: Hmm... I could give it an try. Then I got it. I did not like it at first and stopped playing it. after a day or two I picked this game up from the shelf where it was collecting dust. I played it and I couldn't stop. I played, and played, and played, and played, and played until it was time for bed, then I woke up and played more.

The graphics are basically amazing, the animation, the characters, the arenas, it rocks. Beats KOF: Maximum Impact, really. But there are some flaws and glitches but they rarely appear! Total 10/10 material!

The sound is good. The SFX and music are incredible but some voice glitches. Some speak english and are fully understandable, but some speak chinese or japanese and that is impossible to understand, thank god for the subtitles, if it weren't for then, the only thing you would notice was endless: Chang, win, wang, walla, kunami, fimatamu, chingfaro, lang, lungfurcen etc.

The gameplay is great, lots of moves and characters to unlock. However, I HATE THE LAST BOSS: JINPACHI!!! He is basically unbeatable and the only thing he says is: Hahahahahaha... that's it. He says nothing smart like Nina Williams does: Come on, baby. Show me what you got! Time to die! Isin't it past your bedtime already! And he is basically unwinnable. When I finally beated him (With Nina, my favorite!) I was treated to an lousy cutscene and another. The second was a movie starring Nina and her sister, Anna, fighting with swords. Nina dies (only in the movie, her death is fake, whew.) and Anna gets all the credit for the film while Nina just walks away... then picks up a button, puses it and the castle the film was set in, explodes, probably with Anna still in it and she dies! MWHUHUHUHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!

Graphics: 9.9
Sound: 8
Gameplay: 10
Peplay value: 10
Overall: 10

Final Verdict:
Perfect, nuff said.

Buy it now.

Haven't buyed it already? DO IT NOW, YOU IDIOT!!!

Move on. Buy!

BUY IT; STUPID!

Don't wanna buy it? RENT it, then BUY it!!!

Good bye!

Superb PS2 fighting game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

From the moment i popped Tekken 5 and got a look at its graphics i was hooked. The environments, backgrounds, and characters look beyond awesome.

But what about the gameplay? It rocks!

The fighting and special moves is surprisingly very deep with numerous of throws, combos, blocks, and counters. I have barely even scratched the surface in terms of learning moves...

Though i do have a few gripes with this game.
1) Money is tough to get. There are tons of custom items and colors for every character and they costs tons of money. After beating story mode with each character the only way to earn quick money is through arcade mode. Arcade mode gives you about $1000 per win but when items cost as much as $500000 it can take a bit of fighting to get that high...

2) The mini-game Devil Within is pretty lame. Sure the boss fights were pretty cool but the game is way too long for what it is. You fight the same enemy over and over and fight through identical rooms over and over. It gets boring real quick...

Still, in the end this game has tremendous replay value with its 30 characters and will keep you kicking and punching away for a long time... well at least until Soul Calibur 3 is released.

Think Before U Complain

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For those who are considering Tekken 5, I would personally tell you to go for it.

Graphics: Yes, it has improved on this issue. Taking a page from TECMO's Dead or Alive series, NAMCO has upped interactivity with the environment. The effects of this factor is limited, but adds just the right touch of flare for people to take note.

Gameplay: For the people familiar to this series, many "hardcore" gamers have complained about many issues. Examples of this are the drastic changes of Jin's fighting style or the unfair advantages certain characters have (*cough* hwoarang). However, many of these problems have been solved in this new version. For those who prefer Jin's old fighting style, Devil Jin mimics it quite well. For those who gripe about Hwoarang, they'll be glad to know that his moves have lost the "punch" they had. I can guarantee you that many characters can easily counter his attacks and don't need to land that many hits to deal the same damage (This doesn't mean that those who actually know how to use such characters can't still beat u). In other words, button mashers beware (Note: you can easily get through the game by button mashing or luck, but it's completely different in arcade mode going against Tekken Lords or Deities). On a bright note, the majority of the old cast is still around (Eddy's still there, just needs to be unlocked as a costume).

Overall: Yes, it's worth buying. But don't just take my word for it, go test it out for yourself. For those still disappointed afterwards, well you gotta understand that no game is gonna be liked by everybody.

Sidenote: For those whining about Jinpachi...plz try to understand he's the BOSS. Naturally, he's supposed to be difficult to beat and may seem to possess unfair advantages. Then again, that's why he's the BOSS. For those who just cannot beat him...*cough*...maybe you should go play Pikmin or something instead.

Less than ideal

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 22
Date: August 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have always been a fan of fighting games. As far as 3D ones go, I have great experience in the Dead or Alive series and proficiency with Soul Calibur 2. I fear that Dead or Alive and Soul Calibur may have spoiled me though. Recently I bought Mortal Kombat Deception and found it horribly awkward* compared to the fluid battles of Soul Calibur or Dead or Alive. I felt the same way when I played Tekken 5. Unlike the graceful and awesome animations of Dead or Alive or Soul Calibur, the movements of the characters in Tekken 5 are unrealistic and absurd. Try out Christie in Tekken 5 for example. Her idle animation is preposterous. If you have access to Dead or Alive 3, try putting out Leifang. Her idle animation is a thing of beauty. Every one of her moves flows perfectly from one to the next. This kind of grace is seriously lacking in the clunky Tekken 5.

And now let us speak of character design. Tekken 5's characters are boring and uninspired. They run the gamut from miscellaneous boxer 1, 2, 3, and 4, to miscellaneous karate fighter 1, 2, 3, and 4. Oh. There are also a few shrieky girls in tight clothing, some of which seem to be Asian, if that's your thing. And then there's a guy in a cat mask. As awesome as that sounds, it looks silly in the game.

If you have ever played Practice Mode on Dead or Alive you will probably recall with fondness that there is a feature that shows each move command at the top of the screen and keeps it there until you successfully perform that move. This feature, as useful as it is, is not present in Tekken 5. To be fair, it isn't found in any other fighting game that I have played, but it really should be.

Without further ado, let me simply say that I do not recommend buying Tekken 5 if you have ever played Soul Calibur or Dead or Alive. The intro video is about as much excitement as the game can offer (I especially enjoyed the suicidal bicycle girl that rescued the kitten).

*But at least Mortal Kombat Deception had Puzzle Kombat, which rocked my socks.

The best tekken ever made...finally here!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

wow!! this is by far the best tekken they've made so far, tekken 5 excels in everything, the game speed is great, graphics are fantastic, there is a LOT of moves for each charater, specially King he's got 100 something moves (no kidding).
This is one of those games you'll be playing for the rest of your life, or until a better tekken comes along.
Before tekken 5 came out I was playing tekken tag and soul calibur 2 (also a must have for fighting game lovers), because tekken 4 really was dissapointing.
In fact I been playing tekken since the first one came out for PS1, and guess what?, you get the arcade versions of tekken, tekken 2, tekken 3, and starblade (I think that's the name).
now you'll have rankings for each character, and your ranking will be increasing as you play arcade mode, you start as a "begginer" all the way to "tekken lord", in arcade mode you'll also earn money to buy costumes and other cool stuff for your outfits.
Some people is saying that the boss(jinpachi) is to hard and I agree with that but of course all you need is PRACTICE, but also it won't be a big issue since once you have all the endings you'll be playing arcade mode to raise your ranking (each charater has its own ranking). Anyway this is not one of those games that you beat once and then you forget about it, NO!!, is fun to kick your friends asses lol, and to fight gainst people that know how to play, and etc and ect....
oh and there is also a mini game where you play as jin kasama, you have to fight in different levels where you climb walls, run, jump, ect.

ANYWAY THIS IS ONE HELL OF A GAME, A MUST HAVE. ONCE YOU MASTER THIS YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGHT ME TO SEE WHO REALLY IS THE TEKKEN LORD, LOL.

Tekken 5

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i think tat this game is the overall game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it has the fighting the story the adventure anything that u want

You should buy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This in every way can be better than the other four. The fighting is better and the character custimazaion is good but not as good as virtua fighter. The characters are all better. There are some strange ones but that dosent matter it's still fun. Also the story is much better. But the boss is extremely diffucult and he is very cheap. But that hust takes a little practise to gt by. Also it adds acade history which fetures the first 3 tekkens. It is a very cool feature. And than Devi wiithin which is sorta like the privious Tekken force modes but it is its own story.

So if you are like me and a huge fan of everything Tekken this will be a great piece to your collection it is worth it.

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