Tekken 3

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Description

Tekken Force, a paramilitary organization protecting the Mishima karate fighters, is nearly obliterated by the might Ogre. Heihachi Mishima's only hope is his grandson Jin Kazama, who lives with his mother Jun, unaware of his legacy. When Ogre attacks his home and presumably kills his mother, Jin seeks out his grandfather and learns the martial arts of the family. On his nineteenth birthday, Heihachi announces the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 3, hoping to use Jin to remove Ogre out of his way.

Tekken 3 is a versus fighting game similar to its predecessors in the series. Differences include prominently featured side-stepping, allowing characters to retreat into the background and back during fights, new combo throws, and reduced jumping capabilities aiming for more realistic combat. Fifteen new characters have been added to the roster. Also included are two minigames, Tekken Force (a beat-em-up stage that unlocks a new character) and Tekken Ball, a beach volleyball variant where characters are hurt by the ball.

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Alternate Titles

• "铁拳3" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation
• PlayStation Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• PlayStation the Best series
• Tekken series

User Reviews

Tekken 3 is King of Iron Fist!	PlayStation	Anatole (61)
Lots of value to cover up another gameplay-impaired Tekken title	PlayStation	Zovni (10633)
One of the greatest fighters ever made. CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	PlayStation	Joshua Price (28)
A giant step forward for the Tekken series	PlayStation	ToMegaTherion (7)
Tekken 3 takes Tekken series to a new level.	PlayStation	ABGamer (107)
The graphics, cinematics, and gameplay are all excellent. But for total enjoyment, play DoA or the original Tekken.	PlayStation	Jim Fun (243)

Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	PlayStation	Jul 15, 1999	A	100
PSM	PlayStation	Jun, 1998	5 out of 5	100
CyberGames	PlayStation	May 13, 1998	10 out of 10	100
The Next Level (USA)	PlayStation	Dec 22, 2003	A+	100
PSX Extreme	PlayStation	Sep 27, 2006	9.9 out of 10	99
Super Play (Sweden)	PlayStation	Sep, 1998	94 out of 100	94
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	PlayStation	Aug 15, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Jun 19, 2009	18 out of 20	90
Edge	PlayStation	Apr 23, 1998	9 out of 10	90
Video Games	PlayStation	Aug, 1998	87 out of 100	87

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Tekken 3 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

bleemcast!

One of three games to be emulated on the short-lived bleemcast! PlayStation emulator for Dreamcast.

Western versions

In the Western versions of the game, Anna's ending video was cut and changed. A detailed list of changes can be found on schnittberichte.com (German).

References to the game

This game is referenced in the Eiffel 65 song, My Console.

Information also contributed by Ace of Sevens

Related Web Sites

• Tekken Zabaitsu (Great fan page with information on Tekken 3, including FAQs, secrets, soundtrack info etc.)
• Wikipedia: Tekken 3 (Information about Tekken 3 at Wikipedia)