Tekken Tag Tournament 2
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | |
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Cover artwork for the console version featuring Heihachi Mishima and Jin Kazama
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| Developer(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
| Publisher(s) | Namco (Bandai Namco Games) |
| Director(s) | Yuichi Yonemori |
| Producer(s) | Katsuhiro Harada |
| Composer(s) | See music section |
| Series | Tekken |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U |
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Arcade
Wii U |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Namco System 369 |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (Wii U) 83/100 (X360) 83/100 (PS3) 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | 39/40 |
| G4 | 4/5 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 |
| GamesRadar |   |
| GameTrailers | 8.7/10 |
| Giant Bomb | |
| IGN | 7.5/10 |
| Joystiq |  |
| Awards | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Machinima.com | Best Fighting Game of E3 2012 |
| Game Informer | Best Fighting |
| GameSpot | Fighting Game of the Year |
| Digital Trends | Best Fighting Game |
| Game Revolution | Best Fighting Game 2012 |
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (鉄拳タッグトーナメント2 Tekken Taggu Tōnamento 2?) is the eighth main installment in the Tekken fighting game series, originally released in Japanese arcades on September 14, 2011. It received an update, subtitled Unlimited, on March 27, 2012. A console version based on the update was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2012, accompanied by an extensive promotional campaign. It was also ported to the Wii U as one of the system's launch titles in November 2012, subtitled Wii U Edition.
Like 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. Players can choose either a team of two characters on each side or a solo character. 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.
As in the original Tekken Tag Tournament, matches involve each player selecting two fighters to fight with. Players are able to switch their fighters out at any time, allowing the inactive character to gradually recover some life they might have lost. At certain points, an inactive character's life bar may flash, giving them a temporary boost in strength if they are tagged in. If the life bar of either of a player's fighters runs out, that player loses the round. If time runs out, the player who has the most cumulative life remaining amongst their fighters wins the round.
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