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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 arcade bound

TGS 2010: Japanese-arcade-only sequel to dual character fighter confirmed for summer 2011 release; no confirmation of home console ports or international access.

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TOKYO--The original Tekken Tag Tournament was one of the premium fighting games of its generation and was a big hit both in its original arcade form and later when the highly regarded PlayStation 2 version hit homes. Now, almost 10 years since its PS2 release, the popular fighting game is finally getting a sequel, simply titled Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

And they came in, two by two.
And they came in, two by two.

Series producer Katsuhiro Harada made the announcement at the Tougeki Space Battle Opera finals, a fighting game event held concurrently with the Tokyo Game Show. Harada showed a teaser trailer for the game to the Tougeki crowd--when the trailer first began, it simply looked like a regular Tekken 6-type match between Kazuya and Jin Kazama. Suddenly, Asuka Kazama tags in, which caused the Tougeki crowd to cheer as they realised a new Tag game was being unveiled. The trailer then showed a few rapid cutscenes of battle, and it seems that as well as featuring the fast character switching of the original, Tekken Tag Tournament will allow players to set up combos directly from tags.

And now for the bad news: Tekken Tag Tournament is confirmed for release only in arcades, and only in Japan. No confirmation was given as to whether the game will eventually make it to home consoles. The last Tekken game--Tekken 6--was released last year for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 over a year after the original iteration hit the arcades. Tekken 5, however, took a mere three months to make the transition, while Tekken 4 took almost a year.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is due out in Japanese arcades some time in the summer of 2011, according to the teaser trailer, with other regions to be confirmed. Keep it tuned to GameSpot for more news on Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as it emerges.

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Well this was a waste of time to read, seeing how its in Arcades and Japan only -rolls eyes-

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Alright just b4 checking gamespot i felt like playing tekken tag and I thought to myself that it was the best tekken ever. And as soon as I check Gamespot there it is announcement of Tekken tag 2 with no release date. Why. Why me. Why now. Whyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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@MEDzZ3RO that's what i mean.... get it rdy for console release as well or there's no point in us knowing about it. what does PC have to do with this????

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Good thing Takken is getting back into the fray because it'll be a long time before Takken x Capcom will be ready.

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There's no doubt it will come to consoles here. Arcades in the US are DEAD. It would be poor business to release it arcade only on these shores.

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Finally! I'm sure they will release it to consoles.

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Tekken Tag is why I bought a PS2 (when I finally found one back when they were always sold out)... Please don't make me buy a Japanese Arcade Machine.

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this better come to PS3

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nooo it needs to come here

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awesome yah!

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Looks like the fight is back on baby! Save your quarters and I'll see you all at the arcad... er, I mean online.

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i love tekken, i wish i have tekken for pc game.

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in 2020 tekken will have more then 100 characters can you imagine that

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LOL @ gamespots mods. Modding me because I said I am not interested because I think the series is bad Gamespot doesn't believe in opinions

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeet

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@warrner11 Why?,PC isn't known for it's fighting games or any other genre other then FPS and MMO.The original sold really when on PS2 (a console).

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cheolhoPosted Sep 18, 2010 5:56 pm GMT. DOA 2 was the first game to use this fighting system. ^^Actually i think Capcom Rival School beat DOA2 to the punch.

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*ahem* #$%@ YES!!!!!!!!

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cool can't wait.

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console release or this will b completely pointless.

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omg! what are we all going to do?? next year all stupid games like marvel vs capcom 3,gears of war 3,crysis 2,DMC 5,Fifa 11,Pes 11,etc etc.TEKKEN tag tornament 2 is the only respite we have from all these terrible games!!(very heavy sarcasm):P

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Lame. I go on to Gamespot. The first thing I see on the main page is "Tekken Tag Tournament 2 revealed!". I click on it and find out it's not even coming to consoles. My hopes were raised and swept away in an instant. I hate you Gamespot!

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i want now :(

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At times like this i wished i lived in Japan

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TOOOAAASSSTTTYYY!!!!!

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bringing this to Arcades would be rather dangerous when they are being closed all over the world (including Japan) where Namco closed about an approx 13 of its Amusement houses it would be a waste motoin looks like it use the Tekken6 graphic engine which is PS3 HARDWARE although i guess it will not appear for another 2/3 years owing to the fact that Harda-san is busy with Tekken X Streetfighter & the fact that he has a 100 r&d staff working on the Arcade version of Tekken7 it may well come as a late entry only time will tell though

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Bull S***

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Bring back bowling from the 1st tekken tag along with the current new endeavour

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looks more like a dlc project than a stand alone game

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Holy crap! I never they'd make another Tag game. The first was possibly my favorite Tekken. That or the Tekken 3.

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nice

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I wont be buying exactly the same game again only with 1 more mode. If they improve the customization, add 5 more characters, and 20 more stages, I might consider it.

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Is it just me or did Heihachi sort of look much younger than he should o_O

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looks like the graphic is better then tekken6, which looked dated and upscaled for this gen compared to soul calibur 4.

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DOA 2 was the first game to use this fighting system.

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Better late than "MGS4".

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I hope it has 2 player team up in online.

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Very nice. I've been wanting a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for a while and it's about time!

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Everyone knows it will eventually be released for PS3 and 360 worldwide after some time

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Better late than never.

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well, guess i gotta plan a trip to japan.....

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Ten years later! hehehe

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Really by now this should be in by default in all future Tekken games. None the less i want a Tag version of Tekken much more than the normal standalone.

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Awesome!!!!!

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How are Namco doing this and Tekken vs Street Fighter?

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The tag system in Mortal Kombat 9 looks much more interesting.

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the first tekken tag tournament was the first tekken game i ever played, i can't wait for the ps3 port

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