Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Can this bargain download stand up to VF5?
 | Version PS3 | Developer Namco Bandai | Publisher Namco Bandai | Genre Fighting |
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Sony decided to treat us all - well, "us" who could afford a PS3 - to a nice, shiny HD version of the arcade and PSP versions of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection as an advertisement for their online download service, the PlayStation Store.
I say "treat," but they still charge money for it of course - yet that's where the first nicety comes in: the game is just $20 in the United States and a mere £6.99 in the UK (until the end of May at least, when it'll go up to £9.99). Either way, it's bargainous for the game that you end up getting.
Any fans of Tekken will know what to expect - no, it isn't the tech-insanity that is Virtua Fighter, and fans of that series should stay away instead of slagging it off, but for what it does, the Tekken series is sublime. It's simple enough for an idiot to play and it's got enough depth for real masters to forge their craft - but at the same time it doesn't drown itself in ridiculous technicalities that force persons with a much shorter attention span (yo) to seek something with more thrills.
That's basically a roundabout way of saying: 'I don't like Virtua Fighter because I can't do it, whereas I've been able to do King's five-throw combo since Tekken 2.'
"The game does look lovely in HD - not stunning, but still damn good."
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The price point for the game isn't something to be sniffed at, as the package includes the full arcade mode, a ghost battle mode - fighting against the records of Tekken players from across the globe - and the obvious versus mode. All this, along with a plethora of customisation options and downloadable content (movies, music etc.) make for a thoroughly lovely package, at a great price.
The game itself is another version of Dark Resurrection, which we're obviously used to. There are a load of characters, two of which new, and there is the ability to play as cheating arse BASTARD Jinpachi, who feels so less cheaty when you are in control of him. Hmm. Anyway, it's standard Tekken fare. And I love it. The game has a flow that keeps everything feeling far too sexy and in multiplayer it's one of the best games to piss about on for a couple of hours. Though that last point is mainly because I win a lot.
Of course, there are bad points - the ghost battle mode seems pretty pointless, as the 'people' you fight don't seem to have any kind of different style to them, merely the 'better' ones appear to be set to a higher difficulty level. Pah. The depth of the game certainly won't appeal to the fighting game purists, but shut it - it's dirt cheap and it's brilliant.
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Tekken: Dark Resurrection Direct feed gameplay (PSP - Namco) |
03:35 | 79MB | DF, ED, 16:9 852x480p30 3.0Mbps |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Rendered Intro Sequence 1 (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.56m | 24.1 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Rendered Intro Sequence 2 (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.51m | 23.7 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Rendered Intro Sequence 3 (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.11m | 13.9 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Xiaoyu at waterfall (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.17m | 16.3 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Kazuya on penguin snow (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
0.33m | 6.71 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Christie in Space (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
0.37m | 7.52 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Feng in night meadow (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.14m | 15.8 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Lee in fight club (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.09m | 14.6 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS King in garden (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.06m | 13.9 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Raven in burning courtyard (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.29m | 18.9 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Asuka VS Bruce at red sky (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.11m | 14.2 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Bruce VS Junpachi in swamp of doom (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
0.59m | 11.7 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Bruce VS Steve in fight club (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.11m | 14.3 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Feng VS Nina on concrete tower (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.03m | 12.6 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Hwoarang VS Bryan at waterfall (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.00m | 12.1 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Raven VS King on concrete tower (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
0.42m | 8.40 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Raven VS Christie at red sky (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
0.57m | 11.5 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Raven VS Lei in city (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.01m | 12.1 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Devil Within Mode 1 (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.20m | 16.3 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 (PS2 Version) PS2 - Gameplay - Devil Within Mode 1 (640x480, 1.8Mbps) |
1.06m | 13.3 MB | WMV |
Previous Videos (Tekken 5 Arcade) |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on breathtaking burning temple stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.51m | 27.1 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on comedy penguin ice stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.29m | 21.5 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on waterfall mountaintop stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.16m | 18.3 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on city scyscraper stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
2.14m | 33.0 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on swamp stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.22m | 19.9 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Asuka vs Kazuya on stone dragon stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.04m | 15.3 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on shipwreck stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.26m | 21.0 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on stone dragon stage again (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.22m | 19.9 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuga on courtyard stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.40m | 24.5 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on burning temple again (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.42m | 25.0 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Jack 5 on courtyard stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
1.07m | 16.1 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Christie vs Kazuya on stone dragon stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
0.42m | 9.81 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed gameplay - Kazuya vs Kazuya on swamp stage (640x480, 2Mbps, 60fps) |
0.51m | 12.0 MB | WMV |
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Tekken 5 Direct feed trailer (640x480, 1Mbps) |
3.56m | 29.96 MB | WMV |
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