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Tekken 2

The console version of Tekken 2, which adds more content to the original arcade game, such as new characters and additional game modes.

29 March 1996

Tekken 2 is a fighting developed by Namco, released 29 March 1996 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Tekken 2 is

Tekken 2 is a fighting game developed by Namco and released in 1996. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two years have passed since Kazuya Mishima won the first King of Iron Fist Tournament and threw his defeated father Heihachi Mishima off of a cliff. Kazuya being now the owner of the Mishima Zaibatsu chooses to hold a second tournament to mark another step on his path to domination, even as rumors that he has made a deal with the devil begin to circulate.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tekken series

Tekken 2 is the fourth of 84 entries we hold in the Tekken series. It arrived 9 months after Tekken 2. The next entry was Tekken 3 in 1997.

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What it launched against

Tekken 2 launched on 29 March 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Resident Evil, Duke Nukem 3D and Kirby Super Star.

Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Resident Evil, Duke Nukem 3D, Kirby Super Star.

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When did Tekken 2 come out?
Tekken 2 was released on 29 March 1996 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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