Tekken 2

Not to be confused with Taken 2.

Tekken 2
An arcade flyer for Tekken 2
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco[a]
Director(s)
Producer(s)Hajime Nakatani
Designer(s)Seiichi Ishii
Programmer(s)Masanori Yamada
Composer(s)
  • Yoshie Takayanagi (Arcade)
  • Yoshie Arakawa (Arcade, PS)
  • Akira Nishizaki (PS)
SeriesTekken
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNamco System 11[7]

Tekken 2 (鉄拳2) is a fighting game developed and published by Namco. The second entry in the Tekken series, it was released for arcades in August 1995, and ported to the PlayStation in 1996.

There are 25 playable fighters in the game, which includes 17 returning veterans from the original Tekken and eight newcomers, including Jun Kazama and Lei Wulong.[8] The former boss, Heihachi Mishima, is now playable from the start as he seeks revenge in the plot, with Kazuya Mishima becoming the new antagonist. The home console version also introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series,[8] as well as full-motion video endings for every character.[9]

Tekken 2 was a critical as well as commercial success, with about 40,000 arcade units and 5.7 million PlayStation copies sold worldwide, and becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation games. Critics praised its graphical visuals and light sourcing, as well as its deep system of moves and combos,[8][10][9] and the soundtrack.[11] It has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. Tekken 2 was followed by a sequel, Tekken 3. The arcade version was later released in Tekken 5's Arcade History mode for the PlayStation 2.

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  4. ^ "The Wait Is Over! Namco's Highly Anticipated Release of Tekken 2 Sets a New PlayStation Sales Benchmark". PR Newswire. August 27, 1996. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "Tekken 2". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 403. p. 13.
  6. ^ "CTW Games Guide". Computer Trade Weekly. No. 607. United Kingdom. September 30, 1996. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Tekken 2". MAXIMUM: The Video Game Magazine. No. 1. p. 21.
  8. ^ a b c "Tekken 2". Game Players. Vol. 9, no. 6. June 1996. pp. 48–49.
  9. ^ a b "Full motion". Game On! USA. No. 3. Viz Media. 1996. p. 72.
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  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference gamefan52 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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