Tekken 2 (鉄拳2) is the second installment in the Tekken fighting game series. It was first released in arcades in August 1995, and later released for the PlayStation in 1996. The original arcade version of the game was released in Tekken 5's Arcade History mode for the PlayStation 2, in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network, and in 2009 for Zeebo. There are ten playable characters in the game's arcade version and up to twenty-five fighters, including eight new ones in the console version. The home version also introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series. Tekken 2 was a massive critical as well as commercial success. It was succeeded by Tekken 3 in March 1997.