![]() If you’re thinking of getting Tekken Tag Tournament 2 then the chances are good that you’re not going to just sit and watch the opening cinematic over and over again (although I wouldn’t blame you, did I mention how good it looks?), you’re going to want to play some matches, do some punching, kicking, throwing and all the rest, and making sure everybody knows how impressive you are in the process by using the aforementioned “Gloating” method. There has clearly been a lot of work put into making Tekken Tag Tournament 2 look amazing and that fact is evident from before you’ve even played a single match. There’s no menus to navigate as soon as the game starts, you’ll have to press the start button to get there, but you should really only do so after you’ve watched the cinematic in its entirety at least a few times. The title instantly boots into a cinematic with the words “Free Play” flashing along the bottom where an arcade version would have said “Insert Coin” or something along those lines. ![]() The first thing that I noticed about Tekken Tag Tournament 2 when I started it up was just how much it felt like I was playing an arcade game. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the latest in that series and no doubt many people are waiting with bated breath to add it to their fighting game repertoire but is it worth all that attention or is it just another Tekken game that feels and plays just like all the rest? ![]() The Tekken series of games have always been a fan favourite in the genre, tending to be more based in reality than a Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, but requiring just as much skill and finesse in order to perfect. A lot of games are enjoyed in a multiplayer aspect getting people around, having a couple of drinks and enjoying a little bit of competitive gaming, but not many genres are enjoyed in this way more than a good beat-em up. The chance to knock seven bells out of each other, sitting back and gloating at one another when the victim finally crashes down to earth, is an alluring one. Make one mistake against a competent fighter and you’re like to pay a heavy price, something I’ve been experiencing a lot in the past week.People love a good beat-em up. Many combos mix and match these moves, resulting in long strings of indefensible attacks. Each technique can be paired with the tag mechanic, calling upon a second character to really bring the pain. Bounds can be used to follow up launchers, catapulting an enemy back into the air for further the assault. Launchers do exactly what the name suggests, but if timed wrong they’ll leave you open to attacks. That’s called juggling, and it’s really the core of Tekken’s system. Mastery is demonstrated through effective use of techniques like “launchers”, “bounds”, and “tag assaults”, which all tee up an opponent for an undefended beating. Success hinges less on properly executing complex individual moves than it does on picking the right one to do at the right time. A low block, for example, will duck a high attack and stop a low one dead, but is susceptible to a mid attack. Devotees should be thoroughly pleased with what’s in the offering here.įor the uninitiated, Tekken utilizes a combat system that’s a bit like a suped-up roshambo. Tagging in a second character is still as fun as it was in 2000, and there are a few new wrinkles to compliment the strong core mechanics. ![]() In fact, TTT2 features nearly every fighter in the series’ storied history. Like the original tag team game, it offers a fully-stocked roster. It was a great game to share with friends on the couch.Ī proper sequel has been a long time coming, but thankfully Tekken Tag Tournament 2 mostly lives up to its strong lineage. The game’s “tag team” mechanic was a boon, adding dynamism and a deeper layer of strategy to an already established package. With Tekken Tag Tournament, that preference really took root. The fighting system I had found in earlier Tekken games had always just made sense to me its single button inputs coming far more naturally than the directional analog combos sort of thing one finds in other fighters. I fell into my choice back at the turn of the century, when Tekken Tag Tournament was released for Playstation 2.
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