Tekken Tag Tournament — Getting Started
Learn the controls, defence and a dependable two-fighter team.
Four attack buttons
Tekken assigns one button to each limb: left punch, right punch, left kick and right kick. Check the controller configuration for your preferred layout.
Guard and movement
Hold back to guard standing attacks. Crouch-guard against lows, but remember that mids can hit crouching opponents. Practise sidesteps as well as moving forward and back.
Use the command list
Start with a short poke, a reliable punish and one easy combo for each fighter. Learn their ranges before memorising long strings.
Build a familiar pair
Choose two fighters you can control comfortably. Practise switching in both directions so neither partner becomes a weak link.
This guide covers the original 2000 PlayStation 2 game, following the 1999 arcade release. The 2011 PS3 HD edition and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 are separate releases.
Learn one pair without changing everything
Choose two fighters and practise their basic movement, a dependable attack and a safe tag opportunity. Keep the pair stable for several sessions so you can distinguish an input problem from simply learning another character. Watch both health bars and the situation before a handover. A second fighter gives the team options, but switching under avoidable pressure can turn a manageable exchange into a lost round.