The second entry in the Tekken series, it was released for arcades in August 1995, and was ported to the PlayStation in 1996. The home console version introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series, as well as full-motion video endings for every character.

The Story Behind Tekken 2

In the United Kingdom, it was a best-seller earning more than or by December 1996, and contributed to the PlayStation's UK installed base increasing to 750,000 units at the time. It contains arranged music, like the port of the first game. Roger the Kangaroo originated as a pet project of one of the development team members, who designed and modeled the character in his free time.

In Japan, it sold about 15,000 arcade units and became the highest-grossing arcade video game of 1996. It received a number of Game of the Year awards from various publications. Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, and stated: "It's the style of body slamming and wrestling moves that sets this game apart from its closest cousin, Virtua Fighter 2, which makes it of interest.

How Tekken 2 Plays

Tackles were also modified to inflict damage when running from a greater distance. Each time the game is beaten with one of the default available characters in arcade mode, the associated sub-boss character becomes selectable. The mode ends when all characters on either team are eliminated.

Distinct additions included attack reversals for some characters, back throws, chain-throws and a sidestep unique to two characters, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima. These include Survival mode, Team Battle mode, Time Attack mode and Practice mode. Finally, Practice mode allows a player to train their skills in using a selected character's moves and techniques against a training dummy.

Why Players Still Load It Up

And the variation of moves and combinations surely place this game near the top of the heap, though the game is still not truly 3D in viewing perspective." In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 12th on their "Top 100 Games of All Time". The arrangements in the console version were handled by a large team ("Namco Sound Team") consisting of Yoshie Arakawa, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, Takayuki Aihara, Hiroto Sasaki and Keiichi Okabe. At some point during this time, Jun was able to cause an internal conflict within Kazuya, weakening Devil's hold over him.

In Australia, it was the fourth top-grossing arcade conversion kit in March 1996. It was also highly successful overseas, selling 25,000 arcade units outside of Japan, for a total of about 40,000 arcade units sold worldwide . It was also listed among the best games of all time by Next Generation in 1996, Electronic Gaming Monthly (both staff and readers) in 1997, Game Informer in 2001, GameSpot in 2006, Empire in 2009 and Guinness World Records in 2009.

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