We got all the latest Tekken 5 news fresh from the E3 floor! Storyline hints, new characters, new stages and a trailer report.
Where to begin… how about the new characters? The trailer revealed three new characters but only two are completely new styles, Asuka Kazama is Jun re-incarnated with moves such as White Heron (1+4,2), Mist Palm (1+2) and Can Can Kicks (d+3+4). One of her outfits is a consists of a blue top and shorts with elbow and shin pads, the second outfit is a traditional black and white Aikido outfit. A completely new character is Raven, his style is not obvious at first but his pre-fight animation and moves resembling Kunimitsu Manji Rana (f+1+4) and Ninja Jewel (BT 3) leads us to believe he uses Ninjitsu. The best way to describe Raven’s look is Wesley Snipes in Blade but with bleached hair. The third new character is Feng Wei, a Kung-Fu style monk sporting a colorful outfit and long pony tail. Some of his moves can be best compared to Gato's Shin-Ga and Fuu-Ga (Mark of the Wolves) and he also has a Paul like Iron Mountain (d+1+2).
Other characters confirmed at this point, either seen in the trailer or screen shots, are Jin Kazama, Lee Chaolan, Ling Xiaoyu, Bryan Fury, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Yoshimitsu, Steve Fox, Craig Marduk, Christie Monteiro, Hwoarang, Kazuya Mishima, King, Marshall Law, Kuma, Julia Chang and Lei Wulong. Also returning to action is a Jack. Both outfits, green army attire with mohawk and black armor with red trim, suggest this is a new generation Jack so we'll dub him Jack-3 for the time being. An army of Jacks is also featured in the game intro.
Below are a few pictures we took on the E3 floor today, the hue and saturation is not quite up to par but we'll have have better quality images in the next few days. All the outfits we saw so far are going back the old roots, way to go Namco! Let’s face it the Tekken 4 outfits weren’t all that. The outfits have been redesigned of course, they just feel very familiar. We only saw the majority of the characters in one outfit, below is a list of all the outfits known so far except for those mentioned already.
Kazuya Mishima: purple pimp suit and white pants with new print Lee Chaolan: black tuxedo and blue shirt with white stallion Yoshimitsu: old school green sword style… he looks super buffed by the way Jin Kazama: shirtless black and white pants... that should make a lot of fans happy Ling Xiaoyu: original blue outfit style but the shirt is pink, she looks also more mature this time around Bryan Fury: dark blue pants and ammo belt Nina Williams: cross between her latest blue attire and classic purple outfit Paul Phoenix: orginal red judo gi and scorpion tattoo Steve Fox: boxer outfit with short trunks this time Craig Marduk: both outfit are pretty much the same, defferent print on the lime green pants Christie Monteiro: the shiny pants outfit, hair up in a pony tail King: classic purple spandex Marshall Law: black pants but with a nice dragon print on the side Julia Chang: indian attire with denim skirt Hwoarang: traditional blue, red and white taekwondo attire Lei Wulong: short silk blue kimono and black pants
All the game play footage in the trailer uses quick short transitions between moves so it’s rather hard to notice any new moves at this point, but one definitely catches the eye. Craig seems to have a Giant Swing type air throw that can be executed as part of a combo, it just looks wicked! Marshall finally got a flying kick and Lee links the Acid Rain (f+3:3:3) just frame into Violet Screw kick (SSL+4).
