This allowed for deeper gameplay strategies during fights. The new tag system allowed players to change at almost any point during the round. Both games feature similar characteristics in their basic strikes, special moves, throws, side stepping, and air juggles. The two games ran on the same engine and it is often considered to be an upgraded version of Tekken 3.
The gameplay of Tekken Tag Tournament is very close to its predecessor, Tekken 3. The round is considered to be won if either of the characters’ life bars are depleted. Each player selects two characters before the round begins. It is the first game of the series that features tag battles. Tekken Tag Tournament features a similar play style to the previous Tekken installments. The PlayStation 2 version was also remade with graphics improvements in the bundle collection Tekken Hybrid under the title of Tekken Tag Tournament HD. The PlayStation 2 version featured updated graphics but played nearly identical to the arcade version. Tekken Tag Tournament was later ported to the PlayStation 2. It was marketed as a ‘Dream Match’ that featured all characters in all of the previous Tekken installments. It is the fourth game in the Tekken series however, the game does not follow the Tekken story line. The game was created, developed, and published by Namco.
Tekken Tag Tournament (鉄拳タッグトーナメント) is a tag-team fighting game initially released as an arcade game in July of 1999.
