My conversations with the authors of the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 strategy guide continue with Rene “Kor” Maistry. A two-time winner of the Evo Championship Series and frequent winner of MLG tournaments, Kor is one of the best players on the Tekken scene today. Here’s an excerpt of Kor talking about how his fighting style and character selection has changed with the series:
My style has actually evolved throughout the various Tekken games. I’ve changed from a defensive fighting style to an offensive fighting style. Now I’ve combined the two, using both defensive and offensive techniques, using something that’s a mix between the different fighting styles I’ve used.
I started out with Ganryu in Tekken 5. He was a great character for a defensive style. He’s great for being patient and waiting out your opponent’s mistakes. Then I moved over to Bob Richards in Tekken 6. He’s great for a very offensive style, where you make move after move against your opponent, forcing them to guess or block. I combined what I learned with those two characters and put them into Lars Alexandersson. You can be successful with him both as a defensive character and as an offensive character.
