Tekken 2

Tekken 2^[b] is a fighting game, the second entry in the Tekken series. It was originally released for arcades in 1995, and ported to the PlayStation a year later. The arcade version was later released in Tekken 5‘s Arcade History mode for the PlayStation 2.

There are 25 playable fighters in the game, which includes 17 returning veterans and eight newcomers. The home console version also introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series. Tekken 2 was a critical as well as commercial success, becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation games with about 40,000 arcade units and 5.7 million PlayStation copies sold worldwide. It was followed by a sequel, Tekken 3, in 1997.

Gameplay – Tekken

The gameplay in Tekken 2 is much like its predecessor Tekken with a few additions. It continues to use 2D backgrounds in its stages, an infinite playing field and a fighting system that utilizes four buttons: left punch, right punch, left kick and right kick. Distinct additions included attack reversals for some characters, back throws, chain-throws and a sidestep unique to two characters, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima.

Reception – Tekken

Publication	Score
	Arcade	PS
AllGame	[13]	[14]
Computer and Video Games		[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly		34/40[16][17]
Famitsu		38/40[18]
Game Informer		9.5/10[20]
GameFan		291/300[19]
GameRevolution		A−[21]
GameSpot		9.2/10[22]
Hyper		95%[23]
IGN		9/10[24]
Next Generation	[25]	[26]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK		9/10[27]
Play		95%[28]
Mean Machines		94%[29]

Commercial

In Japan, Game Machine listed Tekken 2 on their September 15, 1995 issue as being the most-successful arcade game of the month.^[36] It went on to become a major worldwide arcade hit. In Japan, it sold about 15,000 arcade units and became the highest-grossing arcade video game of 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 as of December 1996.^[37]