Take for instance the bound system which allows players to easily bounce each other off the floor to take additional punishment.

However, there can be a few frustrations with mixing the Tag play style wi th Tekken 6 mechanics. If you enjoyed the gameplay of Tekken 5, or Tekken 6 which was an evolution of of its predecessor, then you’ll probably find plenty to enjoy in Tag 2. Juggles are still all over the place, bounding is still prominent (for better or for worse), and the overall speed of the fighting is very fast and very furious. As a whole, the game is plays about the same as Tekken 6. Roster aside, what does this game get right? This is where things get complicated.įirst off, there’s the gameplay. I don’t think there are any characters excluded in Tag 2 other than Gun Jack and Gon, the former being unable to appear anyway due to being a licensed character. So, in regards to the roster and who Namco included, everything is certainly right on the money. Heck, you can even make a tag team of Dr. Jun versus Jin, Michelle versus Julia, Jinpachi versus Ogre? Every dream match is possible in Tag 2, and it’s a lot of fun to behold. So, does Tag 2 do a good job of giving Tekken fans what they want? A quick skim across the roster and catching sight of long lost names such as Alex, Angel, Prototype Jack, Jun, Kunimitsu, Michelle, Ogre, and even Tiger Jackson all point to yes. The Tag games are, after all, nothing other than fanservice. Because of this, Tekken fans who enjoy deep conflicts and enthralling character motivations will feel a little put out by Tag 2, but for good cause. The Tekken Tag games do not follow Tekken canon, so obviously there’s little to no actual story here and everything that happens in this game is completely separate from the main Tekken plot. Sixteen years later, one of the characters who has been asked to return time and time again by Tekken fans finally has, and in a game that has been hotly demanded for years no less! On paper, there are a lot of reasons why Tekken Tag Tournament 2 should be the best Tekken game of all time but, unfortunately, it’s not. I didn’t know it at the time, but that was one of the last times I’d ever be able to use one of the most influential characters in the franchises’s history, Jun Kazama. I remember, many years ago, when I first laid my eyes on a demo of Tekken 2. I’ve long been a fan of the Tekken series.

Tekken tag tournament 2 review