#41 - Tekken Tag Tournament

To me, Tekken was the series that moved fighting games forward from where they were prior to its release. It flowed better than Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2, and it wasn't nearly as complicated as all those fighting games released by SNK. In other words, it was a fighting game you could pick up and play. Same with... pretty much the rest of the series.

Tekken Tag Tournament stands out due to the fact that I felt it made the most significant improvement over the formula. It flowed a fair bit better than the older games, and I dare say it flowed better than Tekken 4 did. This is what a jump to the next generation ought to feel like - a much better version of the older game(s) on the older system(s). It does feel a bit more complicated, but since it initially starts off easy to play, it eases you into getting into the harder stuff. Not to mention the tag team system... this is just another reason why I prefer this to the others, even Tekken 6, which I feel does its style the most justice. I mean, it's one thing to just have one fighter - it's another to have a combination of two fighters. Then there's just a lot of characters to use and a lot of shit to unlock, and yeah, this will last quite a while.

Summary - A fighting game that's easy to pick up and play while allowing you to mess with different tag combinations.
Rating - 9/10

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