After the completion of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, a fierce battle between father and son unfolded at Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters. Jin emerges as the victor in this battle, and continues to defeat Heihachi, his grandfather - but spares both Kazuya and Heihachi's lives in honour of his mother who loved peace.

Soon after Jin's departure, a swarm of Jacks arrive at Honmaru, and begin to attack Heihachi and Kazuya - and in order to escape, Kazuya thrusts Heihachi into the swarm of Jacks. A great explosion destroys Honmaru, and a man watching from afar reports "Heihachi Mishima is dead".

While many presume the death of Heihachi Mishima will end the reign of Mishima Zaibatsu, an announcement is made for the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament, with an unknown replacement leading the organisation. The fight begins...

Tekken 5 is set to deliver the next generation of blistered fingers and bleary eyes as it brings players the ultimate, most visually stunning fighting experience ever seen in a Tekken game.

Tekken 5 brings back the popular cast of characters from the previous games along with three new characters for a total of 20 default characters to start, with even more to unlock as you progress in the game. The game allows players to use fight money to customise their character with various accessories such as hats, glasses and an assortment of different costumes.

Each of the new characters is equipped with a variety of deadly techniques, and the returning characters have been updated with new moves and combos. New to Tekken 5 is a bonus action adventure game that unfolds a side story to the action-packed fighting sequences.

Features:

• A completely new graphics engine delivers the most beautiful fighting game experience on the PlayStation®2
• Play as one of many characters, including three new characters - Asuka Kazama, Raven and Feng Wei
• Interactive, beautifully realistic environments with a variety of destructible objects pump up the action. See the characters inside the inferno of flames, and in the soft moonlight in the fields
• An action-adventure game unfolds a side story to Tekken amidst action-packed fighting sequences
• Use your fight money to customise your characters - with accessories like beanies, glasses, different costumes, and more
• Beautifully rendered CG movies for individual characters bless you when you reign as the champion of the Tournament
• Inclusion of Tekken 1, 2b and 3 arcade games

IGN Review Comments:

And while I'm just as bummed as you are that there isn't an online mode included in the package, Tekken 5 still packs enough value to be an easy recommendation for fighting game fans of any and all skill levels. Namco's last PS2 Tekken is definitely its best... even if Jinpachi Mishima is a cheap little he-bitch."

Rating	Description
out of 10
9.0	Presentation You can tell that Namco poured all of its resources into making this game as cool as possible. Fast loading times, awesome character designs, and plenty of extras go a long way.
9.5	Graphics Easily the best looking fighter since Soul Calibur 2, Tekken 5 does almost everything right. The models, backgrounds, and animations look terrific and the progressive scan and 16:9 support rocks.
9.0	Sound Every character has a unique voice and the quality of the actors is top notch. Musically the game is just as strong and the sound effects hit your speakers hard.
9.0	Gameplay A very balanced fighting system made up of several classic elements make Tekken 5 extremely playable. The CPU's AI is extremely tough too, so you'll have a nice challenge even when alone.
9.5	Lasting Appeal Arcade-perfect versions of Tekken 1, 2, and 3 and the deep character customization options are great, but throw in an adventure mode and plenty of other classic Tekken goodies and it's phenomenal.
9.3 Outstanding	OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)