Tekken 5
If you've seen the Final Fantasy movie, that's about the level the Tekken 5 cinematics hit. Motion blur is everywhere to wonderful effect. Lighting, environments and vfx are all plentiful and just as richly detailed as the characters themselves. After the opening cinematic you're bound to be either scared away or ready to kick some butt. Opening cinematics have a tradition of being a treat in fighting games and the cartoonish nature of Tekken's over the top brag-fests is exactly the adrenaline pumping exercise suited to getting into this universe. The cinematics utilize many modern rendering techniques to create believable muscles, sweat and hair/fur. There doesn't appear to be any MoCap, a very good thing in my book. Characters are highly detailed, beautifully lit and hand animated to near perfection. The cinematics are top-notch, satisfying in almost every way. Naturally, for the purposes of this review, I will focus on the animation and visual effects.
TEKKEN 5 SERIES
Fighting games are a mainstay of any console generation and as the likely final installment of the Tekken series on the PlayStation 2, Tekken 5 is an excellent conclusion. Other highlights of Tekken 5 include lush cinematics, three brand new characters, all new in-game animations, a story mode, all-new environments and unlockable bonus accessories for all characters. This new engine is more than a back of the box check mark, though it truly delivers. This time around publisher Namco is touting the new graphics engine as a main feature.
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Tekken 5 is the latest entry in the more than 10-year veteran fighting game series.
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All images © 2004 Namco Ltd., All rights reserved. Game veteran Tekken 5 delivers on a new graphics engine for this latest entry.