Each of the face buttons is associated with a specific limb. The controls for Tekken are simple, making the game accessible to newcomers. Since you can play with two characters at the same time, it does make it easier to try out different members of the roster in each match.

The best way to discover these nuances is to try all of the characters. Plenty of nuances exist between the speed, strength, and abilities of all the characters. Christie fights more with her hands on the ground and her feet in the air than she does standing up, giving her great range. For instance, Bear (the brown bear) may be powerful, but his short legs and arms make it a challenge to attack from a distance. The typical lightning fast female, the hulking brute, and the Bruce Lee clone are present and accounted for, there are other more unique fighting styles represented. While I could talk about the oddity of having a panda, a brown bear, robots, and a man who wears a mask that looks like a tiger, I’m talking more about the styles of the characters. Some of the most unique fighters are found in this roster. All of the characters from Tekken 6 are available, while a few characters we haven’t seen since earlier incarnations of Tekken show up here. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 comes with more than 50 characters on its roster. These days it seems like fighting games are trying to compete with each other to get the highest number of fighters included. I was able to get a look at the Xbox 360 version. While only Tekken Hybrid ended up on the PS3, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has found its way back on both Microsoft’s and Sony’s hardware. That changed when Tekken 6 was released on both the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Not only were the first five Tekken games exclusive to the PS1 and PS2. The Tekken series has had a long history on the Sony consoles, most likely because the Tekken games used PlayStation-based hardware. Now after over a decade of hibernation, Namco has finally produced a sequel with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. However, this game came out in 1999 in the arcades and 2000 on the PlayStation 2. It put a new strategy into how you would switch characters. While the ability to switch fighters in the middle of the match was nothing new, the mechanic where you lost the round if one of your fighters lost all of his or her health bar was.

While some of the games in the Tekken series haven’t grabbed me, I do remember having a great experience with the original Tekken Tag Tournament in the arcade and on the PS2.

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