Most likely the best fighting game you'll play this year, if you're into the genre. If you haven't been a fan of previous Tekken games, at least rent this one and give it a try.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 doesn't add much new to the fighting scene, but it's still one of the great fighting games out there with a huge roster, tons of combos to learn and a campaign that is willing to teach you most of them, it's not perfect and it doesn't exactly do everything to welcome...

It's hard to believe it's been 12 years since the original Tekken Tag Tournament. It seems like only yesterday when my mother and I went to EB as quickly as possible on the PS2's launch and picked this game up alongside the system.

For one, there isn't anything here other than the core fighting – no bowling, volleyball, or even a game of Galaga to pass the time. Thankfully, that fighting core has been improved tremendously. There are a ton of double team attacks and the pace is the fastest yet for a Tekken game.

It has been almost three years since gamers received a new Tekken game. The last title, Tekken 6 , released just after the rebirth of fighting games (due to the fantastic Street Fighter IV) back in 2009.

I wanted a fighter that wouldn't be re-released 2-3 times down the road. Namco does a good job with their fighters the first time and all of the DLC characters will be free over time and balancing will be done via updates.

Best competitive Tekken to date - Most complete character list to date - Just a whole lot of fun if you're a Tekken fan - Fight Lab is pretty hysterical - Tag and solo fighting - up to 4 players at a time - tag ins and outs yelling at your friends is awesome

- Online pass - Xbox D-Pad control (get the silver controller or just stick with it) - No single player mode a la Tekken Force mode

Namco Bandai has a tendency of allowing three to four year gaps between Tekken titles and this lengthy development cycle certainly pays off in Tekken Tag Tournament 2's case. Simply put, TTT2 is a massive improvement over the original Tekken Tag Tournament and is the best Tekken game yet in terms of...

Over the years, my favorite Tekken game wound up being Dark Resurrection , originally released as a Sony PSP exclusive. I think it was because that Namco built a fighting game that was just so well-suited for the PSP hardware, and without being able to rely on multiplayer to include depth, they were...

The Tag series returns with a boatload of content. Can it hold up to other recent greats?

+ Tons of content; + Deep fighting system; + Online is smooth; + Lots of stages and characters

Barrier to entry; Some graphical inconsistencies

While some fighting favorites have recently issued bold, sweeping new iterations, Tekken has contentedly maintained its pattern of gradual refinement. And that trend continues with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 , which largely resembles the last core release (2009's Tekken 6 ), albeit with the addition of...

+ Unique tag approach offers strategic choice; + Loads of customizable fighters; plus sleek backdrops

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