The mysterious G Corporation launches a full-scale attack involving military helicopters and combat cyborgs on the building Heihachi and Kazuya Mishima were in during the final scene of the previous game. Kazuya betrays his father and escapes, while Heihachi is presumably killed. However, the Mishima Zaibatsu continues operating as usual under undisclosed leadership. When the fifth King of the Iron Fist tournament is announced, both Kazuya and his son Jin enter in in an attempt to solve the mystery.

Tekken 5 is a versus fighting game that reduces the unusual stage design elements introduced in its immediate predecessor, thus resembling earlier installments. Five new characters join the growing regular cast, and the special modes from the previous games return, with the addition of a platforming ("Devil Within") and fighting minigames starring Jin Kazama in a sub-story of his own. Also new to the series is the ability to customize the characters with colored outfits, additional costumes, and items that can be bought with money gained in the fights and equipped.

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Alternate Titles

"铁拳5" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Tekken	PlayStation 2
	Tekken 5	PlayStation 2	$6.17
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User Reviews

Back to basics	Elliott Wu (39)
Good If you like fighting games	Alex Donovan (3)
An insulting mishmash of copycatting and stupidity.	Greg Mitchell (71)
Not another mediocre Tekken game...	lord of daedra (63)

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The Press Says

GameSpot	Feb 24, 2005	9.2 out of 10	92
Daily Game	Mar 27, 2005	9.1 out of 10	91
1UP	Feb 22, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Softpedia	Feb 09, 2006	8.6 out of 10	86
Jeuxvideo.com	Jun 28, 2005	17 out of 20	85
Gamezine	Mar 06, 2005	17 out of 20	85
Game Revolution	Mar 10, 2005	B+	83
TTGamer	Jul 28, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Apr 12, 2005	8 out of 10	80
3DAvenue	Jul 28, 2005		80