- Released
1997
Exact day not announced
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- 1997
- Arcade
About
Tekken 3 is the third installment in the Tekken series. It maintains the same core fighting system as its predecessors but brings many improvements, such as significantly more detailed graphics and animations, fifteen new characters added to the game's roster, more modern music and faster gameplay.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 318 players- Main story
- 2 h
- Main + extras
- 12 h
- Completionist
- 34 h
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 1997 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player · Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
Other versions
Expanded editions 1
Studios
Languages
1 languageEnglish
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- 60 fps on consoles
- adapted to - anime
- adapted to - movie
- alternate costumes
- auto-saving
- bad parents
- book adaptation
- bots
- button mashing
- character select screen
- conveniently obscured nudity
- countdown timer
42 more tags
- counter system
- death
- difficulty level
- game critics awards
- game title announcer
- gods
- grapple
- greatest hits
- hand-to-hand combat
- helicopter
- in-game moves list
- instant replay
- karate
- kung fu
- martial arts
- melee
- mercenary
- minigames
- motion capture animation
- multiple endings
- native american
- no blood
- not-so-bad guys
- original soundtrack release
- playing dead
- playstation underground
- polygonal 3d
- professional wrestler
- random stage selection
- rivalry
- rushdown
- sumo wrestler
- survival mode
- taekwondo
- tag teaming
- tank
- teleportation
- tournament
- unlockables
- villain turned good
- western published japanese games
- wrestling moves in non-wrestling games
Story & names
After defeating Kazuya Mishima in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, Heihachi Mishima reclaimed the Mishima Zaibatsu and created the Tekken Force, a paramilitary organization dedicated to protecting the company. One day, a squadron of Tekken Force soldiers searches an ancient temple in Mexico as part of an excavation project and is almost wiped out by the mighty Ogre. Heihachi Mishima's only hope is his grandson Jin Kazama, who lives with his mother Jun unaware of his heritage. When Ogre attacks his home and presumably kills his mother, Jin goes in search of his grandfather and learns the family martial arts. On his nineteenth birthday, Heihachi announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, hoping to use Jin to get Ogre out of the way.
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Release dates by region
The Tekken series
All 46 games
Tekken1994
Tekken1995 · Expanded edition
Tekken 21995
Tekken 21996 · Expanded edition
This gameTekken 31997
Tekken 31998 · Expanded edition
Tekken Card Challenge1999
Tekken Tag Tournament1999
Tekken 42001
Tekken Advance2001
Tekken 42002 · Expanded edition
Tekken 52004
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.