Friday, September 14, 2012

TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2

WE ARE TEKKEN

Tekken (鉄拳) is the kind of fighting game for people who want to move about in a big pantomime or massive west end musical full of color and noise and to hell how cool you can thrash your favorite characters against your rivals across the globe.

Unfortunately, back in the new millennium or 2000 to be precise, Tekken Tag Tournament (鉄拳タッグトーナメント), a different kind of Tekken because of its unique tag battle system, never really cut a mustard. As you'd expect, it isn't quite as enjoyable as the other Tekken games where one-on-one duels are more fun. Tag battles are fine but in the world of Tekken, that's not my kind. It's still isn't a proper Tekken game and it feels like something else...

鉄拳タッグトーナメント2
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2

Now though, the sequel to the 2000 video game, TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2, has arrived and I'm delighted to say, the lunacy's back! What to expect? It comes with a pair-play multiplayer where up to four players are ready for some tag team battles. A one on one, two on two, or even a one vs. two battle, which sounds pretty unique. It now comes with a different kind of training mode called Fight Lab where you can customize your own COMBOT with new moves and attacks that will edge out your friends. Also, this game says that it even features the longest list of characters, over 50 fighters with different ending clips after clearing Arcade Mode. I DON'T CARE!!!

Sure, you're gonna get people coming up to you saying "Oh! You think your's better than me" and then "Oh! You know you have the longest playable characters to choose from" but it doesn't matter. I even prefer Tekken fan faves such as the iconinc Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama, the antagonizing Heihachi, Law, Paul Phoenix, King, Xiaoyu, and then listen to this!!!

AAAARRRGGHHHH!!!!! HO HO HO HO!!!!

That's the sound of the largest choice of playable characters that fits your choosing and the globe-trotting backgrounds you can thrash around your foes for a change. They're more like a balls-out continental crushers, delicious enough to mess around someone else's for good.

One of the things I like most about this game is how did the sheer lunacy poured out to make Tekken Tag Tournament 2 great thanks to its vivid graphics. What amazes me the most is some environmental effects, seeing our favorites got smothered with water & dirt effects. Best of all, they all got new moves ranging from their tag-throws & tag-combos. That sounds pretty bonkers but that's just half of the story.

Sure, you want to get your hands busy playing Arcade Mode by yourself to watch every character's ending clip after clearing the last stage but that would be too obvious for a Tekken enthusiast. If you're new to Tekken, don't worry about it but the great thing about this game for enthusiasts and newbies alike is online connectivity. That is pretty seamless because thanks to its online multiplayer, you can form teams or play by yourself and show the world how good you really are. Most players wanna be the King of Iron Fists but there can be only one and that's it. Rather than just for bragging rights, online multiplayer is a bit more enjoyable if you're smash talking your rival with your mic.

For added enjoyment, Tag Tournament 2 features World Tekken Federation. For registration, you can track down your fight history, win percentage, battle points, achievements, and much more. This is all common sense but if you're playing Tekken Tag Tournament 2, have it ready on this website: http://tag2.tekken.com/

What we have here then is not by any means the best fighting game in the world but you can play this game everyday if you want it to and it has the most characters that I look forward on this game and the combos I want to thrash to destroy all of my rivals alive. It's a laugh. This game makes me act like an idiot and I think it's absolutely tremendous. You had to be bonkers to play this game and that is why it should.


OFFICIAL JAPANESE SITE: http://www.tekken-official.jp/

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