Tekken - 5 Ps2

Just a green disc, a blue DualShock 2, and the words: "Get ready for the next battle."

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It’s janky? Absolutely. The camera is terrible? You bet. Is it awesome to punch a Tekken Force soldier through a wall, collect health pickups, and fight a giant monster? Just a green disc, a blue DualShock 2,

Let’s set the scene. It’s late 2004 in the arcades, and early 2005 on the PlayStation 2. The fighting game genre is in a weird spot. Street Fighter is quiet. Virtua Fighter is for the hardcore. But Namco? They drop the needle on Tekken 5 , and suddenly, everything feels right again. You bet

It was Namco showing off, and it gave solo players something to do besides getting perfected by Eddy Gordo players online (well... offline, because...). Modern Tekken 7 and 8 have customization, sure. But do they let you put a leopard print thong on a 300-pound bear?