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- Japanese Arcadia magazine reported that Namco's new arcade fighting game Tekken 5 will run on a new arcade board, which is not one of the console friendly board System 246, Chihiro or Triforce. Other tidbits of Tekken 5
- Tekken 5 will have an infinite battle arena with no boundaries like in Tekken 1-3.
- Raven is a ninja who controls ninjutsu
- Asuka Kazama is the cousin of Jin
- Feng Wei uses martial art to battle, but fighting style is similar to Paul
- The Wall / Obstacle system is improved to make the game more interesting
- Some levels will have destructible objects
- Kuma / Panda are once again time release characters
- Position change function in Tekken 4 is removed, so left/right throws are possible again
- Juggles are possible like in Tekken Tag Tournament
- Low Parry Maneuver are revised
- There are pitfalls in certain arenas, such as laser beams and fire
- There will be a Beginner Mode and a Conquest Mode similar to Soul Calibur 2