Developer : Namco
Release date : September 12, 1998
Synopsis :
Tekken 3 (鉄拳3) is a fighting game, the third entry in the Tekken series. The original arcade game was released on 20 March 1997, before being ported for the PlayStation in 1998. The original arcade version of the game was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 as part of Tekken 5’s Arcade History mode. The game was re-released in 2018 as part of Sony’s PlayStation Classic.
Tekken 3 features a largely new cast of characters, including the debut of several now-staple characters such as Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, Bryan Fury, Eddy Gordo, and Hwoarang, with a total of twenty-three characters. The home version includes a new beat ’em up mode called Tekken Force, and the bonus Tekken Ball mode.
The game was a major hit for both arcades and consoles, selling 35,000 arcade units and more than 8 million PlayStation copies worldwide, making Tekken 3 the fifth best-selling PlayStation game. Since its release, Tekken 3 has been lauded as a landmark title in the fighting game genre and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. It was followed by Tekken Tag Tournament, a non-canon installment in 1999 in arcades and in 2000 for the PlayStation 2. The direct sequel, Tekken 4 was released in arcades and on the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and 2002, respectively.
The arcade version features a total of 21 characters. Because the game takes place 20 years after Tekken 2, only six characters from the previous installment return, with the rest being new. Unlike the previous two games, the character select screen displays all characters at once, instead of hiding some offscreen and requiring players to scroll past the screen to select them.
The console version adds two new characters, Dr. Bosconovitch and Gon, and also makes Anna Williams, a palette swap of Nina Williams in the arcade version, into a distinct character with her own moveset, voice clip, and ending. There is also an unplayable enemy, Crow, faced only during the Tekken Force minigame. The console version only features 10 characters available by default, with the rest being unlocked by fulfilling various conditions.
New characters :
– Bryan Fury : A cyborg kickboxer sent by mad scientist Dr. Abel to kidnap rival scientist Dr. Bosconovitch.
– Crow : A code name and member of the Tekken Force. Crow has the lowest rank.
– Dr. Bosconovitch : The silly, elderly genius scientist who is Yoshimitsu’s friend and a prisoner of the Mishima Zaibatsu.
– Eddy Gordo: A Capoeira prodigy seeking revenge against the Mishima Zaibatsu for having assassinated his parents and ruined his family’s business.
– Forest Law: The son of Marshall Law (whom he heavily resembles and fights like), now competing to earn money to help him out.
– Gon : A special guest character from the manga of the same name.
– Gun Jack : The third model of the Jack series sent by his creator, Jane, to retrieve Jack 2’s memory data.
– Hwoarang: A Tae Kwon Do student of Baek Doo San wanting to take revenge against Ogre for apparently murdering his teacher.
– Jin Kazama: The grandson of Heihachi Mishima and son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama practicing both his parents’ martial arts who seeks revenge against Ogre for having supposedly killed his mother.
– Julia Chang a: The adopted daughter of Michelle Chang sets out to rescue her kidnapped mother from the Mishima Zaibatsu.
– King II: The successor of the original King who participates to save his predecessor’s orphanage after the original is killed by Ogre.
– Kuma II : The son of the original Kuma also serving as Heihachi’s loyal pet and bodyguard.
– Ling Xiaoyu: A Chinese teenager practicing Baguazhang and Piguaquan who wants to build her own amusement park by winning the tournament.
– Mokujin : A 2,000-year-old wooden dummy who comes to life as a result of Ogre’s awakening and is able to switch between every other characters’ fighting styles.
– Panda c: Xiaoyu’s pet and bodyguard.
– Ogre : A mysterious immortal humanoid known as the God of Fighting. Ogre is the main antagonist and final boss, responsible for the disappearances of numerous martial artists.
– Tiger Jackson : A disco man with an afro.
– True Ogre : Ogre’s second transformation.
Source : Wikipedia
