Tekken 3

Tekken 3
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Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation
Release	Arcade: 1996 Playstation: 1998
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Tekken 3 is the third installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series. It was the last installment of Tekken for the PlayStation.

Gameplay

Tekken 3 continues to uphold its popular fighting engine, but improves upon the installment further by introducing more detailed graphics and animations, 14 newly selectable characters, and a faster and more fluid game engine, taking advantage of 3D space, which was quite useless in first two games, without side-steps and other moving of players around each other, that was quite a backdraw, assuming many 3D games of this era already taken all advantage of three dimensions. The improved engine allowed for quick recoveries from knock-downs, more escapes form tackles and stuns, and newly-created combo throws. This iteration also implemented a sidesteping feature and the 8-way run for increased mobility. This was also a first Tekken to feauture a beat-up mini-game Tekken Force, that was continued in Tekken 4 and succeded by Devil Within in Tekken 5.

Story

Template:Spoiler In the conclusion of the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, Heihachi Mishima defeats his son, Kazuya, and takes back control over the Mishima Zaibatsu. Shortly after taking control, he learns of a mysterious, ancient power in Mexico, Ogre, and dispatches his Tekken Force to investigate. However, things go awry, and Heihachi arrives to find all his troops destroyed en masse. Now intrigued and brimming with an insatiable lust for Ogre's power, he announces the third King of Iron Fist Tournament..

Character Roster

Returning Characters

• Heihachi Mishima
• Paul Phoenix
• Lei Wulong
• King (it should be noted however, this is a successor to the King in Tekken and Tekken 2; the first King was killed by Ogre)
• Nina Williams
• Yoshimitsu
• Anna Williams (must be unlocked, and she did not enter the third tournament storywise, in Arcade version was just an alternate costume of Nina, sharing the same moves and stance)
• Kuma (unlockable; Like King, this Kuma is a successor, more notably a son to the first; the first died of old age)

New Characters

• Jin Kazama
• Forrest Law
• Hwoarang
• Eddy Gordo
• Ling Xiaoyu
• Bryan Fury (Unlockable)
• Gun Jack (unlockable, incarnation of both Jack-2 and P.Jack)
• Ogre or Toshin in Japan (unlockable)
• True Ogre or Shin Toshin in Japan (unlockable)
• Julia Chang (unlockable)
• Panda (unlockable)
• Mokujin (unlockable)

Bonus Characters

• Gon (unlockable)
• Dr. Boskonovitch (unlockable)

Trivia

• Released at the height of the PlayStation's popularity, Tekken 3 sold 5,000,000 copies worldwide, which is 2,000,000 more than what Tekken 2 ever sold.
• It was deemed by GameSpot as "the best fighting game for the PlayStation."
• The arcade version of Tekken 3 does not include Dr. Boskonovitch or Gon as playable characters.
• Arcade sountrack feautured one theme for all lower row (unlockable on PS) characters, the console got brand-new individual tracks for each character, but still had an option to change the songs to Original.

See also

• Tekken