10 Best Launch Video Games Ever

10. Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2)

There’s so many great fighters around these days, with Mortal Kombat, Smash and Injustice all genuine contenders in what had once been a two horse race between Tekken and Street Fighter.

Back in 2000 when the PlayStation launched, Street Fighter and Tekken were duking it out with release titles from the pair of them, but Tekken won the battle even if the war rages on.

Tekken’s 3D approach over Street Fighter’s 2D fighting style already give it an edge. Personal preference is fine, but in terms of how important the PS2’s upgraded graphics were, Tekken Tag Tournament is clearly the better poster boy for that. Even without taking any rivalry into account, the added tag team mechanic meant this felt like a fresh game with new ideas rather than just the next instalment of a popular franchise too.

The tag team system also meant more options for multiplayer; something hugely important when multiplayer meant everyone going around to the same house to play on the same TV.

It came in between Tekken 3 but even now that we’re up to 7 with a second Tag Team game, this is still held up as possibly the franchise’s finest.