Since you can pin the move list to the live screen during practice, you can repeat any move ad naseaum until you finally nail it and add it to your repertoire. It straddles a brilliant line between showing you behind the curtain but letting you experiment with what you’ve learned. Sample combos are given for each character, allowing you to see which moves link best together, whether it is a simple or complex string of attacks.

Arguably the most valuable asset in practice is how it teaches you juggle combos. An option even exists to simulate the slight lag during online play. A wide array of parameters (CPU behavior, attack patterns, Rage status, etc.) can be set to ensure you can find the skill that needs improving and hone in on it. Learning extends to the wonderful practice mode as well. Even I, a person who has been playing Tekken since 1999, found myself learning more and feeling more confident in my skills post graduation. The gradual build up is paced well, making you feel like you’ve at least covered the basics by the time you finish. It’ll introduce you to what it is trying to convey (punishing missed attacks, for example), make you do it in a calm setting, then a faster setting, then a “boss fight” stage to test your might. I hesitate to call this mode a tutorial because it is much more involved than that. The team over at Namco Bandai finally came to their senses and cut the fat, offering something infinitely more valuable in its place.Ĭombot Training is this brilliant new mode and it has two goals: to help people familiarize themselves with Tekken‘s (and fighting games as a whole) systems and allowing you to craft a custom fighter. Tekken titles have always forced a half-assed disaster of a story mode filled with a horrific narrative, shoddy controls, and a variety of characters shouting different languages at each other. Tekken fans, you’ve been waiting for this one. Rather than disintegrate into nothingness due to failure to keep up, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 packs enough polish, fighters, modes, and helpful tutorials to kick start its relevancy in the realm of fighting games.

Tekken Tag Tourament 2 has been unleashed upon us when the ante has been upped and interest in the Tekken saga has waned. Being a Tekken aficionado is almost shaming in of itself because of the series’ early peak and failure to grab new players with its recent iterations. Strangely, my affection for the Tekken series isn’t as well-received, especially as of late. In the fighting game community, I’m quick to advertise my passionate love for the most recent Mortal Kombat title. Release Dates: Septem(PS3, Xbox 360) TBA (Wii U)

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