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How fights pan out with dynamic shifts in momentum and match control are a testament to the series and skills required by it. Game controls are basic to the series and while you will hardly be touching the ground for your first few matches online вЂ“ theyвЂ™re tight and solid. Aside from the tag-centric combos, there is little new to Tag 2 and the system borrows mechanics from Tekken 6. Such was the case in Tag Tournament 1, which is one of the seriesвЂ™ most highly praised titles. Tag fighting games are often seen as a more arcade-like experience, and the tongue in cheek style of Tekken is much more appreciative in a tag team setting. Tekken as a series benefits from this without a doubt. Tagging is a definite trend in fighting games right now. Tekken Tag 2 just doesnвЂ™t go far enough in making this possible. Simplicity has been eschewed for deep mechanics that Namco really wants casual players to learn, encouraging them to rise up to the significant challenge. Unapologetic and difficult to learn, this is Tekken through and through.

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To add to the madness there is a huge amount of customization, that doesnвЂ™t really add anything to the experience, unless throwing pizza and grenades mid-fight is something that interests you.Д®ven just playing through the tutorial вЂ“ which can only be described as a trial by fire вЂ“ leaves you with just the bare scraps required to fully understand the fighting system. Tekken also draws on a history of unique and odd stylizing of moves, characters and costumes вЂ“ and that style is here in droves with a fat pseudo Ryu (of Street Fighter) boss, and characters like the fighting Oak tree Mokujin.

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This tutorial tries to make it as pain free as possible, with varying results. Those new to Tekken beware, as there is no easy way to get into Tekken.

New players should attempt to work their way through the tutorial (that also doubles as the gameвЂ™s story mode) before they move on to any of the many, many other play options available from the main menu. This cycle has not been broken in Tekken Tag 2, though itвЂ™s really trying to make things easier, and to its credit, this effort was noticed. This extends not only to its absolutely crazy story but a very difficult combo and juggle system that can bewilder and demoralize players. Tekken as a series has an enigmatic history. Despite NamcoвЂ™s best efforts Tekken is still a brutally difficult game.

Whereas most current fighter reinventions have involved a modern throwback, Tekken has tried to challenge the formula by attempting to break through the glass ceiling of fighting game complexity, a complexity of which Tekken is legendary for. Tekken Tag is very good example of bringing a franchise forward. The diverse cast of characters вЂ“ numbering at more than 55, and the countless hours youвЂ™re able to tinker with optimum tag teams is all very nice, but they are all small parts of making the Tekken puzzle whole. The вЂfighting gameвЂ™ is a difficult genre to tackle, and while Namco approaches it with a proven pedigree, this particular series has suffered while others have shone due to its difficult barrier of entry. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 brings the franchise back into relevance during the most powerful renaissance fighting games have seen in the last 12 years. There have been a lot of fighting games in the last couple years вЂ“ but there havenвЂ™t however been many (see: any) Tekken games.