Reception
Tekken Tag received positive reviews from critics. GameSpot gave it a 9.6 out of 10. It has an aggregate score of 85 on Metacritic. IGN gave it an 8.7 out of 10 praising its graphics and character moves. In 2007, IGN listed Tekken Tag Tournament as the 23rd best game on the PlayStation 2. As of 2008 PSM states "Tekken Tag is regarded as the best installment in the series". In an article by GamePro, Prince Paul praised Tekken Tag Tournament for its visuals stating such things as, "The fighting backgrounds were also astounding-especially Eddy Gordo's stage where you could see individual blades of grass!"
In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the PlayStation 2 version of the game a 38 out of 40.
Tekken Tag has sold 4.63 million copies worldwide.
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