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Tekken Tag Tournament for PlayStation 2
Tekken Tag Tournament for PlayStation 2 is a three-dimensional fighting game in which you enter the arena with a team of two characters. You choose two fighters from earlier Tekken games and switch between them during the round. This combines different styles, such as King’s throws with Hwoarang’s kicks. A well-timed switch can also form part of a combination that keeps your opponent under pressure.
Both teammates have their own health bar. If either is knocked out, you lose the round, even if the partner can still fight. You must therefore decide in time whether to keep fighting or send someone to the sidelines. The resting character can recover some lost health. Distance, defence and the right time to switch together determine how you protect a lead.
Training lets you practise attacks and tag combinations before starting the tournament or a local duel. Versus supports up to four human players with a PlayStation 2 Multitap. That accessory is required for four people to take part. The disc also includes Tekken Bowl, in which the fighters pick up a bowling ball. It is a separate game alongside the fights and lets you control the characters in another way.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Tekken Tag Tournament for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken Tag Tournament appeared in arcades in 1999 and came to PlayStation 2 in 2000. Namco built on Tekken 3’s combat and brought together characters from earlier instalments. The biggest change was choosing two fighters per team. Part of the strategy therefore shifted towards combining styles and planning switches within the same round.
The home version became one of the games accompanying PlayStation 2’s introduction in North America and Europe. Characters and environments were graphically reworked for the console. Tekken Bowl was also added as an extra game. Rather than directly continuing the numbered instalments’ story, Tag Tournament used the existing cast for a separate tournament. This made encounters between characters from different earlier periods possible.
Tekken 4 later followed as a new numbered main instalment and returned to regular one-on-one combat. Tag Tournament therefore remained its own branch of the series. The tag system took longer to return, with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 appearing in a later generation. This PlayStation 2 release preserves the original start of that branch: teams of two, a new console appearance and an extra bowling game included with the home version.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Tekken 4 uses one fighter per player and gives enclosed arenas and changes in elevation a bigger role. Tekken Tag Tournament builds its rounds around a pair that you can alternate. Both use four buttons for arms and legs. In Tag, you must watch your own team’s switching opportunities as well as your opponent’s attacks.
Tekken 5 adds other fighters, cosmetic customisation and a separate action adventure with Jin. Tekken Tag Tournament keeps its main addition centred on cooperation between two selected characters. Movement and linking attacks remain related. Tag also asks you to consider which partner can take over a situation before a health bar runs out.
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore also contains tag fights and uses reversals and arenas with several elevations. Tekken Tag Tournament gives switching a place within its own punch, kick and throw controls. Both make team selection matter during a duel. How defence and the environment create an opening differs between the two systems.
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution focuses on one-on-one fighting and precise learning of timing, defence and throws. Tekken Tag Tournament adds a second teammate to a similar attention to movement. In both, training helps you understand responses. In Tag, you must also apply that knowledge to the moment when you change characters.
Soulcalibur II mainly uses weapons and lets fighters move freely in multiple directions around the arena. Tekken Tag Tournament emphasises unarmed styles and switching between partners. Both require you to read reach and position accurately. Tag’s team structure adds protecting two separate health bars to those decisions.
