Tekkenomics Vault: PS2 Fighting Game Face-Off #3

• Originally written: July 2, 2005
• Revised: June 1, 2006
• My Comments: Article #3 of 3 about comparing several 3D fighting games using several features that you might find in those games.

Later,
Wild Man X

Fighting Game Face-Off #3

In this article, I compare the PS2 version of Tekken 5 with other PS2 3D fighters
(King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, Mortal Kombat: Deception, and Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3)
in categories relating to gameplay and game modes.

Fighting Game Face-Off #3	Tekken 5	King of Fighters: Maximum Impact	Mortal Kobmat: Deception	Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
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Publisher	Namco	SNK NeoGeo	Midway	Atari
U.S. Release Date	2/25/2005	10/12/2004	10/4/2004	10/16/2004
Console	PS2	PS2	PS2	PS2
Format	DVD-5	DVD-5	DVD-5	DVD-5
Playable Fighters	Start off with 20 fighters, but can unlock 10 for a total of 30 (not including palette swaps)	Start off with 19 fighters	Start off with 12 fighters, but can unlock 12 for a total of 24	Start off with 8 fighters, but can unlock 37 for a total of 45
Selectable Stages	16 total enclosed and infinite stages that vary in size	11 enclosed stages (with varying fighting locations) that are all about the same size	24 multi-tier levels	13 total unenclosed stages
Costumes	At least two costumes for every fighter (including palette swaps)	Two costumes for every fighter with an alternate color for each costume	Each fighter has a 1P and 2P costume that differ only in color, and one unlockable alternate costume	2 or 3 costumes for every fighter
Customization	Ability to customize the costumes with buyable items	None	None	Customize fighter abilities
Ending Movies	CG ending movie for every fighter	Same exact ending movie for every fighter	Ending movie for all fighters using pictures	In-game scenes from the cartoon show
Storyline	Yes, unique for each fighter	Yes, but same basic storyline for all fighters	Yes	Yes, unique for each fighter
Buttons	Left and right punch and kick	Regular and special punch and kick, provocation	4 different attack buttons, block, change fighting style, grab	Punch, kick, guard, energy attack
Match Replay	None	None	None	None
Personal Combo Saves	None	None	None	None
Fatalities	None	None	Two for every fighter	None
Profile / Stat Tracking	One profile per memory card to keep track of all unlockables, cash, customizations, and fighter rankings	None	Profile for each human player to keep track of cash and win/loss record	None
Mini-Game	Tekken: Devil Within	None	Chess Kombat, Puzzle Kombat	None
Weapons / Projectiles	Yoshimitsu’s sword, Raven’s knife, Devil Jin’s laser	Many different projectiles	One unique weapon for every fighter, and many projectiles	Many different projectiles
Ring Out	Not possible	Not possible	Possible on some stages	Possible on one stage
Conquest Mode	None	Attempt various missions	“Explore the MK universe”	Dragon Universe
Team Battle Mode	Up to 8 fighters	Exactly 3 fighters	None	None
Tag Battle Mode	None	None	Only one team have the ability to tag	Certain fighters have an ability to tag an opponent if a certain ability is equipped
Theater Mode	View unlocked movies, and listen to Back Ground Music (BGM)	View unlocked character profiles, change to “Rigging” model	View movies, images, and other unlocked items	Voice data story reenactment
Other Unlockables	Arcade version of Starblade	None	Many unlockables, such as artwork, comic book pages, photos, and many other things	None
Online Mode	None	None	Chess Kombat, Puzzle Kombat	None
Extra Modes	Arcade versions of Tekken, Tekken2, Tekken3, and Starblade	None	None	Tournament Mode

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