Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Deluxe

Artwork of the video game's logo.

**Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Deluxe** (also known as 鉄拳タッグトーナメントDX (**Tekken Tag Tournament DX**) in Japan) is a fighting video game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It is an updated version of the original Tekken Tag Tournament 2. This fighting video game has been released on September 27, 2019.

## Gameplay

As in the original Tekken Tag Tournament, matches involve each player selecting two fighters to fight with. Players are able to switch their fighters out at any time, allowing the inactivating character to gradually recover some life they might have lost. At certain points, an inactive character's life bar may flash, giving them a temporary boost in strength if they are tagged in. If the life bar of either one of the player's fighters runs out, that player loses the round. If time runs out, the player who has the most cumulative life remaining amongst their fighters wins the round.

## Differences from Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Most characters keep their own costumes from Tekken 7. Their other costumes can be unlocked by completing Arcade Mode and winning ghost battles. While in the character select screen, many other characters' full names are heard (e.g. Alisa Bosconovitch, Lars Alexandersson, True Ogre, etc.). In multiplayer fights when either player wins, the announcer will say "Player One wins" for Player One or "Player Two wins" for Player Two instead of just "You win". When winning as a solo character, the announcer will say the character's name. Rage Arts from Tekken 7 are now included during gameplay. In Arcade mode, there are now a total of ten stages to complete. At the eighth stage, when playing as either Heihachi Mishima or Jinpachi Mishima, either Kazuya Mishima or Jin Kazama will appear to replace one of them. But when playing as both Heihachi and Jinpachi then the sub-bosses will eventually be Kazuya and Jin. At the tenth and final stage of Arcade mode, with Jun Kazama and Unknown being the final boss, Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama and Kazumi Mishima (with their devil forms) appear as final bosses as well, however only one final boss can appear at the final stage. With two mini-games, Mushroom Battle and Tekken Ball returning from Tekken Tag Tournament 2 available, two additional mini-games, Tekken Force (when the player completes all three Tekken Ball stages) and Tekken Bowl (when the player completes all four stages of Tekken Force) are now available to unlock.

From Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue, costumes from Tekken: Blood Vengeance for Kazuya Mishima, Devil Jin, Ling Xiaoyu and Alisa Bosconovitch are now included at the start in this game. Exclusive Nintendo Costumes (such as the ones from *Super Mario*, *The Legend of Zelda*, *Metroid*, *Star Fox* and *F-Zero*) for the Nintendo Switch version can now be unlocked by either using the correct amiibo figures to unlock exclusive costumes or winning Ghost Battles.

## Playable Characters

In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, some of the characters now have palette swap characters on their own costume screen and must be unlocked by completing Arcade Mode with the exact character.

### **List of Returning Characters (from Tekken Tag Tournament 2)**

* Alex
* Alisa Bosconovitch
* Ancient Ogre
* Angel
* Anna Williams
* Armor King
* Asuka Kazama
* Baek Doo San
* Bruce Irvin
* Bryan Fury
* Christie Monteiro
* Combot
* Craig Marduk
* Devil Jin
* Devil Kazuya (appears as a transformation for Kazuya)
* Doctor Bosconovitch
* Eddy Gordo
* Emilie "Lili" de Rochefort
* Feng Wei
* Forest Law
* Ganryu
* Heihachi Mishima
* Hwoarang
* Jack-6 (now renamed Jack-7)
* **Jaycee** (can be selected on Julia Chang's costume screen)
* Jin Kazama
* Jinpachi Mishima
* Julia Chang
* Jun Kazama
* Kazuya Mishima
* King
* Kuma
* Kunimitsu
* Lars Alexandersson
* Lee Chaolan
* Lei Wulong
* Leo Kliesen
* Ling Xiaoyu
* Marshall Law
* Michelle Chang
* Miguel Caballero Rojo
* Miharu Hirano
* Mokujin
* Nina Williams
* Panda
* Paul Phoenix
* Prototype Jack
* Raven
* Robert "Bob" Richards
* Roger Jr.
* Sebastian
* Sergei Dragunov
* Slim Bob
* Steve Fox
* Tiger Jackson
* True Ogre
* Unknown
* Violet
* Wang Jinrei
* Yoshimitsu
* Zafina

### **New Characters**

New characters return from Tekken 7 and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. All guest characters who are highlighted in *italics* are DLC characters which is part of the Fated Retribution DLC pack. Some characters (except for Eliza) who are new from Tekken 7 and are highlighted in **bold** can be unlocked during Ghost Battles. Also new characters that were coming to Tekken 7: Fated Retribution appear as unlockable characters as well.

Players who pre-order Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Deluxe along with the DLC Fighter Pass by its release date, September 27, 2019 gets a chance to play as *Pac-Man* (a.k.a. *Pac-Mokujin*), who previously appeared playable in *Street Fighter X Tekken* as the first DLC character, while the other DLC characters get released as it goes. On October 18, 2019, *Leonardo*, one of the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* was announced and makes his appearance in his reveal trailer as the second DLC character which is part of the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* DLC pack. He was later available to purchase on November 1, 2019 along with the *Shredder* costume for Yoshimitsu. Leonardo's palette swap characters, *Michelangelo*, *Donatello* and *Raphael* can be selected on his costume screen. On February 28, 2020 while celebrating the COVID-19 pandemic, *Mikasa Ackerman* from the *Attack on Titan* franchise was revealed and is available to purchase on March 13, 2020. On September 18, 2020, *Aang* from *Nickelodeon's* *Avatar* franchise was announced and was available to purchase on September 30, 2020. On January 8, 2021, *Yugo Ogami* from the *Bloody Roar* franchise was announced and was available to be purchased on January 22, 2021. On April 9, 2021, *Ladybug* from the *Miraculous Ladybug* franchise was announced and was available to be purchase on April 16, 2021. On August 6, 2021, *Naruto Uzumaki* from the *Naruto* franchise was announced and was released on August 13, 2021.

With the first DLC Fighter Pass being finished, the Season 2 DLC Fighter Pass was announced on the same date as the release of Naruto Uzumaki. On January 7, 2022 of the Season 2 DLC Fighter Pass, *Rin Tohsaka* from the *Fate* franchise was announced and was released on January 14, 2022. On April 8, 2022, *Izuku Midoriya* (also known as *Deku*) from the *My Hero Academia* franchise was announced and was released on April 15, 2022. On July 8, 2022, *Monkey D. Luffy* from the *One Piece* franchise was announced and was released on July 15, 2022. On November 4, 2022 *Ryo Hazuki* from *Sega's* *Shenmue* franchise was announced and was released on November 11, 2022. On March 3, 2023, *Rena Rouge*, another character from the *Miraculous Ladybug* franchise was announced and was released on March 10, 2023. On July 7, 2023, *Luviagelita Edelfelt*, another character from the *Fate* franchise was announced and was released on July 21, 2023.

### **List of New Characters**

* ***Aang***
* ***Akuma***
* **Claudio Serafino**
* **Devil Kazumi** (appears as a transformation for Kazumi)
* **Eliza**
* **Fahkumram**
* ***Geese Howard***
* **Gigas**
* ***Izuku Midoriya***
* **Josie Rizal**
* Julia Chang
* **Katarina Alves**
* **Kazumi Mishima**
* **Kinjin** (can be selected on Mokujin's costume screen as of the version 2.0.0 update)
* **Kunimitsu II** (can be selected on Kunimitsu's costume screen as of the version 1.5.0 update)
* ***Ladybug***
* **Leroy Smith**
* **Lidia Sobieska**
* **Lucky Chloe**
* ***Luviagelita Edelfelt***
* **Master Raven**
* ***Mikasa Ackerman***
* ***Monkey D. Luffy***
* ***Naruto Uzumaki***
* ***Negan Smith***
* ***Noctis Lucis Caelum***
* ***Pac-Man*** (renamed *Pac-Mokujin*)
* ***Rena Rouge***
* ***Rin Tohsaka***
* ***Ryo Hazuki***
* **Shaheen**
* **Super Combot DX** (can be selected on Combot's costume screen as of the version 2.0.0 update)
* ***Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*** (either *Leonardo*, *Michelangelo*, *Donatello* or *Raphael* can be selected on the costume screen)
* **Tetsujin** (can be selected on Mokujin's costume screen as of the version 1.5.0 update)
* ***Yugo Ogami***

## List of Arcade/Survival Mode Partners

From Tekken Tag Tournament 2, these partners can be fought in Arcade Mode and Survival Mode. Combot, who was NOT a CPU opponent since Tekken Tag Tournament 2 can copy the player's special moves based on the character(s) he or she has chosen. Same thing happens for Super Combot DX, a palette swap based on Combot. However, it is possible to face one character where he or she might have a chance to appear.

## Stages

### **Returning Stages**

* Arctic Dream
* Arena
* Bountiful Sea
* Coastline Sunset
* Condor Canyon
* Dusk After the Rain
* Eternal Paradise
* Extravagant Underground
* Fallen Garden
* Festive Parade
* Fireworks Over Barcelona
* Fontana Di Trevi
* Hall of Judgement
* Heavenly Garden
* Historic Town Square
* Modern Oasis
* Moai Excavation
* Moonlit Wilderness
* Naraku
* Odeum of Illusions
* Riverside Promenade
* Sakura Schoolyard
* Snoop Dogg
* Strategic Space
* Tempest
* Tropical Rainforest
* Tulip Festival
* Wayang Kulit
* Winter Palace

### **New Stages**

Exclusive stages that are highlighted in bold are DLC stages. So far, there are two sets of two DLC characters who share the same stage. Purchasing either Ladybug or Rena Rouge will eventually unlock the Eiffel Tower stage, while purchasing either Rin Tohsaka or Luviagelita Edelfelt will unlock the Clock Tower stage.

* **Abandoned Temple** (comes with playable character Akuma)
* **Clock Tower** (comes with either playable character Rin Tohsaka or Luviagelita Edelfelt)
* Dragon's Nest
* **Eiffel Tower** (comes with either playable character Ladybug or Rena Rouge)
* G. Corp Helipad
* **Hammerhead** (comes with playable character Noctis Lucis Caelum)
* **Hidden Leaf Village** (comes with playable character Naruto Uzumaki)
* Jungle Outpost
* **Last Day on Earth** (comes with playable character Negan)
* **New York City** (comes with playable characters Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael)
* **Omashu** (comes with playable character Aang)
* **Pac-World** (comes with playable character Pac-Man)
* **Sports Festival Stadium** (comes with playable character Izuku Midoriya)
* **Thousand Sunny** (comes with playable character Monkey D. Luffy)
* Violet Systems
* **Tylon Lab** (comes with playable character Yugo Ogami)
* **Wall Maria** (comes with playable character Mikasa Ackerman)
* **Yamanose** (comes with playable character Ryo Hazuki)

## Exclusive Character Costumes

Exclusive costumes besides the ones from the Nintendo franchise highlighted in *italics* are DLC costumes. The Nintendo costumes in the Nintendo Switch version can be unlocked during Ghost Battles and using any amiibo figures (*Mario*, *Luigi*, *Peach*, *Toad*, *Bowser* (or *Bowser Jr.*), *Link*, *Zelda*, *Sheik*, *Ganondorf*, *Zero Suit Samus*, *Fox* and *Captain Falcon*). So far, Yoshimitsu's Shredder costume, Ling Xiaoyu's Xiuying Hong costume and Anna Williams' Medusa costume are the only exclusive costumes available for purchase along with the exact contents: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the New York City stage, Ryo Hazuki and the Yamanose stage and Rin Tohsaka / Luviagelita Edelfelt and the Clock Tower stage.

### **Bowser**

* Alex
* Ganryu
* Gigas
* Mokujin
* Pac-Mokujin (Pac-Man is dressed like Bowser Jr. while the Mokujin head mech is modeled like Bowser)
* Roger Jr. (Roger Jr. is dressed like Bowser Jr. while his mother is dressed like Bowser)
* Leonardo (w/ Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael)
* True Ogre

### **Captain Falcon**

* Bryan Fury
* Bruce Irvin
* Craig Marduk
* Forest Law
* Leroy Smith
* Raven

### **Fox McCloud**

* Baek Doo San
* Dr. Bosconovitch
* Hwoarang
* Lee Chaolan
* Ryo Hazuki
* Steve Fox

### **Ganondorf (Twilight Princess)**

* Akuma
* Ancient Ogre
* Armor King
* Claudio Serafino
* Combot
* Devil Jin
* Sergei Dragunov

### **Link (Twilight Princess)**

* Jin Kazama
* Kazuya Mishima
* Lars Alexandersson
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* Shaheen
* Yoshimitsu

### **Luigi**

* Marshall Law
* Miguel Caballero Rojo
* Monkey D. Luffy
* Negan Smith
* Prototype Jack
* Sebastian
* Slim Bob
* Wang Jinrei
* Yugo Ogami

### **Mario**

* Aang
* Eddy Gordo
* Heihachi Mishima
* Izuku Midoriya
* Jack-7
* Kuma
* Naruto Uzumaki
* Paul Phoenix
* Robert "Bob" Richards

### **Peach (Long Dress)**

* Emilie "Lili" de Rochefort
* Julia Chang (w/ Jaycee)
* Ladybug
* Panda

### **Peach (Short Dress)**

* Christie Monteiro
* Josie Rizal
* Ling Xiaoyu
* Lucky Chloe
* Rin Tohsaka

### **Samus (Zero Suit)**

* Anna Williams
* Katarina Alves
* Kunimitsu
* Unknown
* Zafina

### **Sheik**

* Forest Law
* King
* Leo Kliesen
* Lidia Sobieska
* Miharu Hirano
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Violet

### **Toad**

* Fahkumram
* Feng Wei
* Geese Howard
* Jinpachi Mishima
* Lei Wulong
* Tiger Jackson

### **Zelda (Twilight Princess)**

* Alisa Bosconovitch
* Angel
* Asuka Kazama
* Eliza
* Jun Kazama
* Kazumi Mishima
* Luviagelita Edelfelt
* Master Raven
* Michelle Chang
* Nina Williams
* Rena Rouge

## Trivia

* This is the first Tekken Tag Tournament video game to feature guest characters since Tekken 7.
* All guest characters in this game now have Nintendo Costumes.
* With Tiger Jackson's ending not being shown in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, he now has his own ending taken from Tekken 3 in this game.
* Mokujin is the only character to have two different palette swaps on his costume screen. However, Leonardo counts alongside Mokujin since Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael count as his palette swaps.
	+ However, it is possible to have two palette swap characters selected (e.g. Kunimitsu and Kunimitsu II who share the character select slot selected) in the character select screen during gameplay.
* This is the first time Roger Jr. and Pac-Man being dressed up like *Bowser Jr.* in their own *Nintendo* costumes (as *Bowser*).
* From the original Tekken Tag Tournament 2, DLC music from Tekken 1-6 and Tekken Tag Tournament can be unlocked by revealing lucky boxes and winning ghost battles in Ghost Battle mode.