The Shrine

Tekken 5 is utterly mindblowing. I picked up the Collector's Edition which comes with an arcade joystick and it's a great controller, sturdy and responsive.

I love it! The graphics are amazing, the moves feel intuitive and real, and the art direction is wonderful. I almost hoped it had online play, but I didn't see it in the manual or menu system...

It is a great game. THey defidently made up for the travisty that was 4.

Made by NAMCO, of course it's good. Namco is the next big thing int he industry. As I predicted, they'll be taking over several genres, I do believe within 30 years Square Enix could possibly even lose their throne in the RPG business. They already have a very good hold ont he Fighting game genre.

Namco made #4 as well.

And they're FAR from the next big thing. They were the next big thing (in the US anyways) with the PSX, when they helped make it successful (Ridge Racer and the Tekkens in the first year or so helped legitimize the system)

I would have to agree with Zeus.

Namco makes good games, no doubt about it. But they are not daring or original enough to be the 'Next Big Thing'.

To me they are following Nintendo's lead, falling back on their Staples.

Tekken, Ridge Racer, Pac Man etc. It seems like Nintendo, EA, Capcom and now Namco are doing this over and over again. Releasing the same damn game over and over again (But oohhhh the pretty new graphics!) and the sheep keep thinking it's something new.

Hmmn, is Katamari Damacy Namco? That may be a crazy exemption.

well, at any rate, tekken 5 is juicy good. i've been using it to get me psyched to work out on my punching bag, with some some success it must be said.

That's okay. Naruto makes me want to learn Drunken Fist, even I know that's probably not going to happen.

well, you could always get drunk and start hitting a punching bag...

EDIT: Of course, that could be a good way to hurt yourself too.