If time runs out, the player with the entire lives left for their combatants at the end of the round is declared the winner.
The game is over for a player whenever the health meter of any one of their characters has been depleted entirely. When specific conditions are met, the life bar of an inactive character may flash, providing a momentary increase in the character’s power if they are tagged in at that time. Players are free to swap out their active combatants at any moment, and doing so will allow their deactivated character to slowly regain whatever health they may have lost due to the fight. In September of 2011, it was made available for play in arcades.ĭuring matches, as in the original Tekken Tag Tournament, each player chooses two different characters to compete with.
The Tekken fighting game series continues with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, the latest installment in the series.