Namco announces release date, pre-order program and Collector's Edition for Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Namco has today announced that Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will release worldwide the week of September 10th, 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Fighting game fans who pre-order the game at select retailers can look forward to playing with one or more of these additional DLC characters: Michelle Chang, Angel, Kunimitsu or Ancient Ogre immediately at launch.

In the UK fans that placed their pre-orders with Shopto.net will have access to Michelle Chang and Angel DLC, whereas Zavvi.com will offer Kunimitsu and Ancient Ogre.

European Tekken fans will also have access to the “We are Tekken” edition of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 exclusively from GAME. This collector’s edition is packed in an exclusive metal case including the following content: the original soundtrack of the game and an additional music CD with remixes, an art book with more than 200 pages, a behind the scene video with Harada San and other special guests giving you their best Tokyo tips.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 sees the introduction of a new Fight Lab mode, where players can customize the moves and appearance of a new training character, Combot. Players that clear the innovative Fight Lab will have mastered the complexities of Tekken and own their own customized Combot, which can be used in offline and non-ranked online play.

In addition to this, one-on-one fighting and solo fighter vs. tag-team battles have been added to enhance the range of gameplay options for seasoned Tekken fans while providing an easier point of access to new players. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 also includes Pair Play, where up to four players can each control a character in the ultimate team battle.