<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
5s	I-Application
Arcade	O
History	O
mode	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
10+	O
playable	O
Tekken	B-Application
Fighters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
25	O
on	O
the	O
roster	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
including	O
eight	O
new	O
ones	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	I-Device
with	O
about	O
40,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
much	O
like	O
its	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
with	O
a	O
few	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
various	O
modes	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
staples	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Mishima	O
Zaibatsu	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
corrupt	O
and	O
powerful	O
than	O
ever	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
many	O
illegal	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rid	O
himself	O
of	O
Heihachi	O
and	O
his	O
enemies	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
Kazuya	O
announces	O
the	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
cash	O
prize	O
of	O
one	O
trillion	O
dollars	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
Heihachi	O
will	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
Kazuya	O
is	O
not	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
overpower	O
Heihachi	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
conflict	O
within	O
him	O
,	O
between	O
his	O
evil	O
side	O
-	O
represented	O
by	O
Devil	B-Application
within	I-Application
him	O
-	O
and	O
his	O
good	O
side	O
-	O
represented	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
entity	O
called	O
Angel	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
brought	O
forth	O
after	O
his	O
meeting	O
with	O
Jun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
roughly	O
800	O
polygons	O
and	O
took	O
between	O
three	O
days	O
and	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
developing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
devoted	O
to	O
rewriting	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
memory	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
roughly	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2s	I-Application
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
includes	O
unique	O
CGI	O
endings	O
for	O
every	O
character	O
and	O
numerous	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Survival	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
,	O
Team	O
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
Practice	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
the	O
emulated	B-Application
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
standalone	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
via	O
ZeeboNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
about	O
15,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
also	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
worldwide	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
October	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
420,000	O
copies	O
by	O
December	O
1996	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
,	O
earning	O
more	O
than	O
or	O
by	O
December	O
1996	O
and	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
UK	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
increasing	O
to	O
750,000	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
exceeded	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
holding	O
a	O
93%	O
rating	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispen	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
3-D	O
fighting	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
find	O
for	O
any	O
system	O
"	O
and	O
GamePro	O
,	O
further	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
fighting	O
games	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
assured	O
gamers	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
topped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
PSM	O
named	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
at	O
number	O
three	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
in	O
many	O
regards	O
due	O
to	O
added	O
features	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
