The frame-rate never slows down, colours are vibrant and character models are full of detail.
You can customise your character with some accessories, too. You can do special techniques such as tag throws, which can be countered if your timing is good enough.Īnd there are also loads of different items that can alter gameplay – ranging from weapons such as firearms and hammer hats, to superficial KOs. Players are able to switch their fighters at any time, which lets the resting character gradually recover some life they might have lost. This lets you challenge your friends in a 2-on-2 tag-team battle, 1-on-1 or 1-on-2. There’s even a (sort of) story there to keep you playing and to stop it feeling like a boring tutorial.īut the real reason why you’d buy Tekken is for the multiplayer. Here, you take control of a Combot who is taught a load of moves through various stages. It’s off to a good start, offering the largest roster yet in the series with 50 new and returning characters.Īlong with returning modes such as Arcade, Versus, Team Battle, Time Attack and Survival, there’s a new mode called Fight Lab for Tekken 'noobs'. Its mission…to restore faith in the struggling genre. Three's a crowd: You'll be able to perform tag throwsīecause like a roundhouse kick to the head, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is exploding on to consoles. Indeed, it looked like gamers had been treated to the last taste of true, arcade-style fighting. It had transcended the world of video games and had become a brand.īut, like with any good thing, the dream had to end, and slowly but surely Tekken’s impact on consoles blunted – swamped by mediocre copycats that cared more about the size of their characters’ ‘assets’ than gameplay. Tekken had managed to do what many had failed to achieve. The inevitable sequels, spin-offs and (lame) movies soon spawned. But one that rewarded you to spectacular fist fights for the long hours spent honing your moves, learning combinations and studying your challenger’s weak points. A game not bought for its gruesome fatalities or buckets of blood. It kept its identity and it blossomed, punching and kicking its way into thousands of homes. A fighting game of such pedigree that not even breaking it from its arcade shackles, and swapping 'insert coin' for 'press start' could drag it into mediocrity. Alive and kicking again: Tekken is set to explode on to consoles on September 14Īll except one.Tekken.
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