This list is updated to include a spin-off from the Tekken franchise.
As a result, fans should know which games series deserve their time and where they rank on Metacritic. It is a complex narrative with several twists and turns. The story centers on the Mishima Family and the Iron Fist Tournament. The game was released in Japanese arcades on September 14, 2011, with a playable demo for the PlayStation 3 included with the Tekken Hybrid collection, released in North America and. Iron Fist Tag Tournament 2) is a 3D fighting game in the Tekken series and the successor to 1999's Tekken Tag Tournament. Updated September 27, 2023, by Michael Llewellyn: With the launch of Tekken 8 drawing closer with preorder bonuses and more, now would be a good time to revisit the fighting series that positions itself among the best in the genre, like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2, Tekken Taggu Tnamento, lit. Here’s hoping the upcoming Tekken 8 is more like the top-ranked game, according to Metacritic, rather than the lowest. With a long and storied history of lore and characters, the next Tekken will hopefully break new ground. Tekken 8 already showcased a demo of Namco's flagship fighting series on Unreal Engine 5. RELATED: PS2 Games That Still Hold Up Well Today One of these titles is the next entry in the Tekken series. Now that the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 have firmly established themselves as the current-gen systems, the more prominent titles are slowly coming through.