Can you believe that a decade has passed since the premiere of the Tekken series? While Virtua Fighter is considered one of the pioneers of the 3D fighter genre, there's no doubt that Tekken has also contributed its fair share of ideas as well. Not to mention some of the most kick-ass character designs ever conceived, which are miles ahead of the generic "ninja dude" and "karate dude" that permeate Sega's franchise.

Unfortunately, the fourth Tekken game stumbled quite a bit, and was unable to even compete on the same level as Virtua Fighter 4 and the accompany Evolution update. But Namco has learned from their mistakes with Tekken 5. Garnering feedback from the best players around the world, Namco went back to the drawing board and returned with what could be considered the most definitive edition yet. With over 30 characters to choose from, slick visuals and customizable outfits, the latest installment of the venerable series seeks to pick up the slack and close in on Virtua Fighter again.

In this comprehensive Tekken 5 strategy guide, you'll find:

• A basic walkthrough of techniques commonly used in Tekken.
• An advanced walkthrough for those who need a refresher course.
• In-depth analysis of every character in the game, complete with combos and strategies.
• All Tekken 5 secrets

Tekken 5 Online Strategy Guide

To play as Devil Jin, you must complete Tekken: Devil Within mini-game.

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Alternate method: complete story mode with everyone else and devil jin will be selectable.

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Alternate method: You can also beat the game with every character and play more than about 200 games in Story Mode.

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• Anna Williams: Beat Story Mode two times
• Baek: Beat Story Mode three times
• Bruce Irvin: Beat Story Mode 4 times
• Devil Jin: Complete Devil Within mini-game, or fight 200 matches.
• Ganryu: Beat Story, Battle or Time Attack mode 6 times
• Heihachi: Beat Story, Battle or Time Attack mode 8 times
• Kuma: Beat Story, Battle or Time Attack mode 5 times
• Ling (School Girl): Win 50 Versus matches, and press right-punch to select Ling.
• Mokujin: Beat Story, Battle or Time Attack mode 7 times
• Roger Jr.: Beat Story Mode with Kazuya
• Wang Jinrei: Beat story mode/time attack 5 times with different characters.

Buy all the extra costumes for Cristy Montero custom mode.

Beat Story Mode with any character. To play movies in Theater Mode You have to beat Story Mode with the character you want to unlock the movie for (that's self-explanatory). Beating Story mode requires you to play story mode with Christie, Eddy, Panda, and Kuma.

To unlock Jinpachi's movie in Theater mode, you have to lose to him and get a game over using any character in Story Battle mode.

You have to play 200 arcade mode matches.

Make sure you clear Devil Within at Medium difficulty with all the Evil Symbols collected. Go start a new Devil Within or Stage Select. Hold down L2, Select and R3 while selecting.

You have to unlock Star Blade from Devil Within. Go to the first room in Stage 4-2, there is a breakable wall underneath the higher ledge. Transform to Devil Jin and press L1 + SQUARE to blast at the wall.

There will be some tiles appear after the wall is destroyed. Jump over the tiles and move on to the next room. There will be a spaceship from Star Blade in the middle of the room. Collect it and continue to beat Stage 4 to unlock Star Blade. (Unverified)