Like the original Tekken Tag Tournament, matches involve each player selecting two fighters to fight with.

See also: Gameplay in Tekken Tag Tournament The new game engine of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 allows up to four characters to appear on the screen at the same time Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has been positively received by critics, earning averaged review scores in the range of 82-83% at both GameRankings and Metacritic for the PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360 versions, as well as several fighting-game-of-the-year awards. Players can choose either a team of two characters on each side or a solo character. It was ported to the Wii U as one of the system's launch titles in November 2012, subtitled Wii U Edition.Īs with the original Tekken Tag Tournament (1999), the game includes almost every character from past Tekken games, giving it the largest playable roster in a Tekken game to date. A console version based on the update was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2012, prior to the update. It received an update, subtitled Unlimited, in March 2012. It was released for the arcades in September 2011.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the eighth installment in the Tekken fighting game series and the sequel to Tekken Tag Tournament.