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Tekken 5

Tekken 5 (XSX) game cover art
Platform: PlayStation 2
Tags: Fighting
Developer: Namco

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
06/24/2005
EU
09/09/2005
JP
03/31/2005

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Reader Reviews

Tekken 5 review

Reviewed December 05, 2018

CptRetroBlue says: "5 is a great number. This sequel proves it."
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Tekken 5 review

Reviewed September 11, 2005

draqq_zyxx says: "Namco finally gets its act together in Tekken 5. Taking a back-to-basics approach, Namco has returned to the combat fundamentals of Tekken 3 in response to the mixed reactions towards Tekken 4. Experimenting with position changes, a narrative dialogue, and walled environments, Tekken 4 felt out of character. To offer some leniency, its failures were a necessary sidestep toward the development of Tekken 5, which rightfully removes the position changes, incorporates narrative dialogue, and deempha..."
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Tekken 5 review

Reviewed April 26, 2006

True says: "Tekken 5 was out for more than a year before I even realized it existed. Kind of sad, really, when you consider I’m the guy who spent most of his teenage years pumping enough quarters into Tekken 3 to pay for college. Why? I just didn’t care anymore. Tag was boring and 4 never entered my thoughts let alone my collection, but in browsing I had hope for 5. “Rebuilt engine, customize your characters.” I read. “Prepare for the deepest, most relentless fighting acti..."
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Tekken 5 Reviews Around the Internet

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AVG
8.8

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4/5

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