| Tekken 3 | |
|---|---|
 PlayStation cover art depicting protagonist Jin Kazama | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco[a] |
| Director(s) | Masamichi Abe Yutaka Kounoe Katsuhiro Harada |
| Producer(s) | Hajime Nakatani |
| Designer(s) | Masahiro Kimoto Katsuhiro Harada |
| Programmer(s) | Masanori Yamada |
| Artist(s) | Yoshinari Mizushima |
| Composer(s) | Nobuyoshi Sano Keiichi Okabe |
| Series | Tekken |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Arcade PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Namco System 12 |
Tekken 3 (鉄拳3) is a 1997 fighting game developed and published by Namco as the third entry in the Tekken series. It was released to the arcades in March 1997, before being ported to the PlayStation in 1998. The 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 also re-released 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, Hwoarang and Julia Chang, with a total of twenty-three characters. Compared to Tekken 2, this game runs 1.5 times faster due to the processing speed of the System 12 hardware, having a noticable impact on gameplay.[5] 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 8.36 million PlayStation copies worldwide, making Tekken 3 the fifth best-selling PlayStation game. Since its release, Tekken 3 has been cited as one of the greatest games of all time. It was followed by Tekken Tag Tournament in 1999. The direct sequel, Tekken 4, was released in 2001.
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