Heihachi Mishima, the head of the powerful Mishima Zaibatsu, has been dethroned and defeated by his son Kazuya, backed and possessed by the Devil himself. Under his leadership, the organization has grown even more corrupt, and is involved in illegal animal experiments. An animal rights activist named Jun Kazama is sent to confront Kazuya. Meanwhile, Heihachi is plotting to overthrow his son. In attempt to draw his father out, Kazuya organizes the second King of the Iron Fist tournament.
The follow-up to Tekken is a versus fighting game featuring similar mechanics, with four buttons assigned to left and right punches and kicks. New moves include back throws, chain-throws, and a sidestep unique to Kazuya and Heihachi Mishima. Tackles now inflict damage depending on the distance.
The game also introduces three new gameplay modes: Survival, Team Battle and Time Attack mode. Survival mode is an endless series of matches, keeping track of the number of opponents the player defeats and not restoring the controllable character to full health after each battle. Team Battle is a two-player mode with up to eight selectable characters. Time Attack offers the opportunity to establish records in timed combat.
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King's ending (as the only one) actually contains some live action footage.
References in movies
Tekken 2 is mentioned in the zombie-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead.
Awards
Electronic Gaming Monthly
March 1997 (Issue 92) - PlayStation Game of the Year + Fighting Game of the Year (PlayStation version) + PlayStation Game of the Year runner-up (Readers' Choice) + Fighting Game of the Year (PlayStation version) (Readers' Choice) + Game of the Year runner-up (All Systems) (Readers' Choice)
Game Informer Magazine
August 2001 (Issue 100).- voted #59 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll
