I like how they removed the “5” from the title to make it look as if it was a brand new game, but with no other Tekken games on PSP it does the trick.

Tekken (not5): Dark Resurrection is somewhat of an original demake of both the original release on PS2 and the updated version on PS3 featuring a story mode like the original but lacking extra game mode like Devil Within like the PS3 version, it’s a really weird release that just mash up a bunch of features into one big package that would try to act as its own thing.

It’s overall a pretty meaty package, online right out of the box unlike the PS2 version at all or how the PS3 version forced you to buy a DLC, the whole roaster of Dark Resurrection while still featuring a story mode, the whole extravaganza of side modes we are used to see and a brand new game mode that I am not all too familiar with but is the usual fighting for getting higher ranks to become number 1 and fight the final boss, it’s a nice addition to the single player content of the game which is already packed.

Overall a fine lookin, well playin, portable, meaty, game that had more work put into it than the PS3 version, while they might not share the same quality in gameplay it’s still pretty good for a PSP game in 2006. I honestly don’t really plan on going back to this game but I wouldn’t be surprised to see if anyone still cares about it, it’s nice.

Reviewed on Jan 30, 2024


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