Tekken 2 (1995)

Tekken 2 (1995)

Namco Hometek, SCEE, Namco
Release date: 1995-09-29 | Platforms: PLAYSTATION1.

Tekken 2 (鉄拳2) is a fighting game, the second installment in the Tekken series. It was released in arcades in August 1995, and later for the PlayStation in 1996. The original arcade version of the game was released in Tekken 5's Arcade History mode for the PlayStation 2, in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network, and in 2009 for Zeebo.
There are ten playable characters in the game's arcade version and up to twenty-five fighters, including eight new ones in the console version. The home version also introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series. Tekken 2 was a critical as well as commercial success. It was followed by Tekken 3 in March 1997.

Background

DEVELOPERS

Background for Masanori Yamada
Masanori Yamada

Masanori Yamada

programmer

Masanori Yamada is a games programmer. Yamada has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, NAMCO and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe. Yamada started in 1995 as the programmer of Tekken 2 (1995). Then, Masanori Yamada went on to work on Tekken 5 as the programmer. Most lately, Masanori Yamada worked on Tekken Arena.

Background for Yoshie Arakawa
Yoshie Arakawa

Yoshie Arakawa

composer

Yoshie Arakawa is a games composer. Arakawa has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, Bandai Namco Entertainment and NAMCO. Arakawa's first game was Tekken (1994) published by SCEE for iOS, Android and PlayStation in 1994. Next, Yoshie Arakawa worked on Tekken 2 (1995) taking on the role of composer. Later, Arakawa also was part of the team who developed Star Fox Assault (2005) published by Nintendo for GameCube. The latest work of Yoshie Arakawa was Tekken Arena, published in 2014.

Background for Yoshie Takayanagi
Yoshie Takayanagi

Yoshie Takayanagi

composer

Yoshie Takayanagi is a games composer. Takayanagi has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, NAMCO and Milestone. Takayanagi started in 1994 as the composer of Tekken (1994). After that, Yoshie Takayanagi took part as the composer of Tekken 2 (1995). Later, Takayanagi also was part of the team who developed MotoGP published by Capcom for Wii. Most lately, Yoshie Takayanagi worked on Tekken Arena.

Background for Hajime Nakatani
Hajime Nakatani

Hajime Nakatani

producer

Hajime Nakatani is a games producer. Nakatani has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, NAMCO and Project Soul. Nakatani's first published game was Tekken (1994) released in 1994. Then, Hajime Nakatani went on to work on Tekken 2 (1995) as the producer. Afterwards, Hajime Nakatani worked on Tekken 3 developed by NAMCO in 1997. Most recently, Hajime Nakatani was involved in the development of Tekken Arena.

Background for Seiichi Ishii
Seiichi Ishii

Seiichi Ishii

director,designer

Seiichi Ishii is a games writer, director and designer. Ishii has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, SEGA, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Ishii's first published game was Virtua Fighter released in 1993. Then, Seiichi Ishii went on to work on Tekken (1994) as the director. Afterwards, Seiichi Ishii worked on Tekken 2 (1995) developed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America in 1995. Most recently, Seiichi Ishii was involved in the development of Tekken 8.