

Online matches were also not available until half a year after release. The PS3 version was created as an arcade-perfect port and does not feature Story Mode. It also sees the return of Tekken Bowl and Command Attack from Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 4, respectively. The PSP version adds Tekken Dojo, where you advance through six dojo by winning battles, and Gold Rush, whose objective is to earn gold by winning matches. The interface is completely changed and every character's clothing has different color palette (for example, Xiaoyu's qipao is recolored orange from pink).ĭark Resurrection was ported to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via online download (in the former as Tekken: Dark Resurrection), marking the first time that a Tekken game was released for a seventh-generation console as well as the first with online play. It adds 3 new characters, a slew of new items, and thematic variations of all stages and BGM in the original game. The second, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, is a bigger deal. Rebalancing aside, the first, Tekken 5.1 adds no new content, other than recoloring the health bar from yellow to green.

Some of the most radical changes in characters' costumes (such as Hwoarang's military uniform and Heihachi's mawashi note Often mistaken to be diaper) have also been removed.


4 is noted for attempting to ground the series to reality, something that 5 brushes off in favor of the fantastical elements of older games. While the art style is carried over from the previous game, the characters' costuming, stage designs, and story are more in line with the pre- 4 games. Revisiting the roots also extends to non-gameplay areas as well. In general, the game feels much faster compared to its predecessor. Though wall juggling returns, it has been modified so it can be abused less, so characters will not be able to juggle their opponent again and again. Uneven stages have been discarded, with the game being strictly set on a flat plane, and infinite stages also make a comeback. New to the series is Crush, a feature in which different moves have different vulnerabilities (such as a jumping attack being unable to be countered by a low kick). The game is mainly noted for bringing the series " back to its roots" after Tekken 4, whose radical gameplay changes garnered mixed reception among the fanbase.
