Tekken Tag Tournament
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Release date(s) | Arcade PlayStation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 |
| Input | 8-way joystick, 6 buttons; DualShock 2 |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system(s) | Namco System 12 |
Tekken Tag Tournament is an update to Tekken 3 and is the fourth installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It, however, is not canonical to the Tekken storyline. The game was originally available as an update kit for Tekken 3.
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[edit] Gameplay
Tekken Tag Tournament, being the first Tekken title for the PlayStation 2, featured vastly detailed graphics and improved quality music. It was also notable for having the largest character roster in the series, boasting an extravagant 39 characters, all returning from the previous installments in the series, save for Unknown, the boss character, and Tetsujin, a costume swap for Mokujin. Both Unknown and Tetsujin have only appeared in this game. Finally, its most important feature is its tag system. A player selects two characters and may tag out between them to utilize special combos and throws.
Tekken Tag Tournament included a mini-game called "Tekken Bowl", that challenged the player to use a team of characters to play a bowling game. Depending on the player's selected character, different attributes would be placed into effect in the mini-game. For example, Bryan Fury has a powerful roll due to his super strength, and he can use a targeting system to make more accurate shots because of his cybernetic enhancements. A physically weaker character like Julia Chang would have a much less powerful strike, but would be easier to control when placing the spin and amount of force on the ball.
[edit] Story
Tekken Tag Tournament, being a non-canon game, features no storyline. It is more of a compilation of the Tekken series giving fans the opportunity to play as almost every character in the series up to that point.
[edit] Character Roster
- Heihachi Mishima
- Kazuya Mishima
- Paul Phoenix
Japanese promotional poster for Tekken Tag Tournament, prior to its launch for the PlayStation 2. (February 2000)
- Yoshimitsu
- Nina Williams
- Michelle Chang
- Lee Chaolan
- Kunimitsu
- Armor King
- Ganryu
- Anna Williams
- Wang Jinrei
- Prototype Jack
- Lei Wulong
- Jun Kazama
- Jack-2
- Baek Doo San
- Bruce Irvin
- Roger
- Alex
- Angel
- Devil
- Eddy Gordo
- King II
- Kuma Jr.
- Hwoarang
- Ling Xiaoyu
- Jin Kazama
- Bryan Fury
- Forrest Law
- Julia Chang
- Mokujin
- Gun Jack
- Panda
- Ogre
- True Ogre
- Tiger Jackson
[edit] New Characters
[edit] PlayStation 2 Port
Tekken Tag Tournament was later ported as a launch title for the PlayStation 2 with improved graphics and new modes. Tekken Tag Torunament also enabled players to play one on one as well as an all new Tekken Bowl mode.
In 2007, IGN listed Tekken Tag Tournament as the 23rd best game on the PlayStation 2.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Tekken Tag Tournament was originally for the arcade before a release to the PlayStation 2. The arcade version operated similarly, but ran on a 32 bit graphics engine like Tekken 3. It received upgraded graphics when it was ported to the home system.
- Despite being the first protagonist and later main villain of the Tekken series, Kazuya Mishima was originally going to be removed from subsequent games following Tekken 2, hence his absence in Tekken 3. However, the character's popularity amongst fans meant he would reappear in all Tekken games that followed and in Tekken Tag Tournament, he features prominently on the opening sequence and its promotional art.
- Tekken Tag Tournament is one of the two games in the series to be released in an alternate cover, which can be seen here.(Other is Tekken 4.)
- It took up to three weeks to re-create a character in Tekken Tag Tournament, which included enhancing the graphics, adding new moves and programming.
- On the cover shown above, the area where the characters are clearly seen is actually the outline of Jin's face. However, it is easy to mistake it for Kazuya's face from the alternate cover (see above) due to the similarity in facial structure of the two characters.
- If you choose Kazuya and Devil on the same Tag Team, Kazuya will transform into Devil (and vice-versa) instead of them tagging, since they are alter-egos as Devil Kazuya.
- Tekken Bowling would prove to be such a successful feature that it was reintroduced into Tekken: Dark Resurrection nearly six years later.
- All of the characters that returned from previous Tekken games in Tekken Tag Tournament are the same ages that they were in their last appearance.
- Gon and Doctor Boskonovitch were not included as characters in Tekken Tag Tournament. However Doctor B. makes a cameo in Tekken Bowling.
[edit] External links
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