Heihachi has now set up a mercenary arm of the company called “Tekken Force”, and during an expedition to Mexico, they stumble upon an unknown creature named “Ogre”, who quickly beats the tapioca out of them with brutal efficiency. No, I’m not making that up, that’s actually how the story ended in the last game. Set fifteen years after the conclusion of Tekken 2, Tekken 3 carries on from that story with Heihachi Mishima once again the head honcho at the Mishima Zaibatsu after throwing his son Kazuya into an active volcano during the final bout of the tournament. You block opponent’s strikes by walking backwards as in the Street Fighter series and, if you manage to get close enough, you can splat your rivals with an unforgiving array of slams/throws, as well as turn them to mush with some punishing combos. By contrast, Tekken 3 holds up extraordinarily well, with fluid gameplay and a near perfect difficulty curve that allows players of all levels to become top brawlers with time and copious practice.Īs in the previous games in the series, each of the face buttons controls one of the player’s limbs. It feels lethargic when compared to the fighters of today, and the CPU opponents can be downright cheap, especially when you get towards the latter stages of the game. Being that I’d played the other Tekken games in the arcade and enjoyed them, I was utterly thrilled to see Tekken 3 alongside Crash Bandicoot when my birthday rolled along that October.Īs I mentioned back in a previous article, the original Tekken game is showing its age a bit these days. I’ve explained in the past that I didn’t finally get my grubby mitts on some fifth gen hardware until late 1998, upon which Tekken 3 was one of the most popular games on the market. To lay all my cards on the table, I should be immediately upfront with you all and explain that Tekken 3 was one of the two games I initially got with my PlayStation. To me, the third iteration of Namco’s famed fighting opera provides the most balanced gameplay, the most enjoyable mini-games and the most varied roster over any of its younger or elder siblings.

Tekken 3 is without question my favourite game in the Tekken series. I’m not sure if what I’m about to write is going to be controversial or not, but I’m going to write it anyway.

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