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SUMMARY
As the curtain falls on Iron Fist Tournament 4, Jin Kazama carves a vengeful swathe through his family, defeating Kazuya and Heihachi in furious battle at Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters. Suddenly an army of Jack bursts through the wall and ambushes the Mishima plan. Jin flees and Kazuyabetrays his father by heaving him into the path of the murderous Jack to escape himself. Seconds later, Honmaru, Heihachi is personal residence atop the Zaibatsu is consumed in a titanic explosion with the elder Minisma still inside. A mysterious man in black who has been observing the struggle scans the flaming ruins and intones into his radio 'Heihachi Mishima is dead'
A month later, the announcement the world was waiting for is made; KIng of Iron Fist Tournament 5 is set. The battle begins to determine the fate of entire Mishima Zaibatsu conglomerate and its fallen ruler, Heihachi Mishima.
REVIEW
Namco have attempted to extend the single-player appeal by including an arcade mode that allows you to level up your character from beginner to Tekken Lord. You'll also earn money in this mode to be spent customising your character with added costumes and ever crazy accessories. Fancy a giant fan for hard-man grandpa Heihachi? Done. Fancy mushrooms growing out of Yoshimitsu's hat? Done. Fancy a skateboard tied to Xiaoyu's back? Done. Want to turn Law into a chef? Done (really! You can buy him a chef's hat, ladle and frying pan to wear). Is it worth the hours you'll have to put in to fill every character's wardrobe with crap? For some die-hards maybe, but not for the average Tekken 5 player.
But arcade mode reveals glimpses of what could have been. You can name your character whatever you want, and it appears underneath your life bar, and above your rank. A random name also appears in the same way when fighting computer controlled enemies in arcade mode, some of them quite clearly thought up by members of the development team to appear as if facing other Tekken gamers across the world. It's like they included everything you needed to play the game online except the online option itself.
For now, enjoy the most explosive beat-em-up available on the PS2. I'm not going to mention the optional mode Devil Within (a third-person adventure based on the character of Jin that brings new meaning to the term 'repetitious gameplay'), which was quite obviously someone at Namco's sadistic idea of a joke. That's an aberration I can forgive, since I don't have to play the thing to unlock anything. But other oddities spoil the gamer. Included are complete versions of Tekken, Tekken 2 and Tekken 3, as well as Starblade, Namco's sci-fi shooter from 1991 that quite obviously influenced Nintendo's Starfox in a big way. These blessings satisfy the curious among you who wish to view the franchise's transition from polygonal 3D-fighting to fully fledged side stepping heaven, but you wouldn't play them when you have Tekken 5 to enjoy.
If you've never played Tekken before, or never played a beat-em-up before, you'll love Tekken's instant gratification and spectacular ease with which combos can light up the arena.
SCREENSHOT
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Gameplay : 9
Graphics : 7
REVIEW
Namco have attempted to extend the single-player appeal by including an arcade mode that allows you to level up your character from beginner to Tekken Lord. You'll also earn money in this mode to be spent customising your character with added costumes and ever crazy accessories. Fancy a giant fan for hard-man grandpa Heihachi? Done. Fancy mushrooms growing out of Yoshimitsu's hat? Done. Fancy a skateboard tied to Xiaoyu's back? Done. Want to turn Law into a chef? Done (really! You can buy him a chef's hat, ladle and frying pan to wear). Is it worth the hours you'll have to put in to fill every character's wardrobe with crap? For some die-hards maybe, but not for the average Tekken 5 player.
But arcade mode reveals glimpses of what could have been. You can name your character whatever you want, and it appears underneath your life bar, and above your rank. A random name also appears in the same way when fighting computer controlled enemies in arcade mode, some of them quite clearly thought up by members of the development team to appear as if facing other Tekken gamers across the world. It's like they included everything you needed to play the game online except the online option itself.
For now, enjoy the most explosive beat-em-up available on the PS2. I'm not going to mention the optional mode Devil Within (a third-person adventure based on the character of Jin that brings new meaning to the term 'repetitious gameplay'), which was quite obviously someone at Namco's sadistic idea of a joke. That's an aberration I can forgive, since I don't have to play the thing to unlock anything. But other oddities spoil the gamer. Included are complete versions of Tekken, Tekken 2 and Tekken 3, as well as Starblade, Namco's sci-fi shooter from 1991 that quite obviously influenced Nintendo's Starfox in a big way. These blessings satisfy the curious among you who wish to view the franchise's transition from polygonal 3D-fighting to fully fledged side stepping heaven, but you wouldn't play them when you have Tekken 5 to enjoy.
If you've never played Tekken before, or never played a beat-em-up before, you'll love Tekken's instant gratification and spectacular ease with which combos can light up the arena.
SCREENSHOT
MY RATING : 8 | PRICE : RM10
Recommended : 8 Gameplay : 9
Graphics : 7
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