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The King of ALL Fighters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 29 / 32
Date: September 03, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Where do I start! This game is immense. The most addictive and enthralling beat'em-up I've ever played. Tekken has gone from strength to strength without failing to dissapoint each time. The game starts out with the obligatory incredible intro sequence, with some of the facial rendering being absolutly mind blowing! Although not Tekkens strong point, Tekken 3 has a genuine story line unlike the other 2: Kill everyone be claimed winner of the Iron Fist Tournament and win some money. The charecters in T3 all have valid reasons for entering the tournament mostly being revenge or love. The graphics in tekken 3 are all super hi-res and move very convincingly especially with King's painful multi-parts. The inclusion of all charecters being able to sidestep and counter moves in one way or another gives the game an extra dimension in fighting with the side throws added, this only adds to the playability of the game. The extra modes are all very entertaining with Tekken Force being the best: a 3-D Streets of Rage. By completing these extra modes under certain conditions extra costumes, charecters and modes are released. The game boasts the fact that Gon is the only licenced charecter to be in the game. Despite the fact that he's not very good, returning home from the pub and fighting as a 3 foot midgit dino who farts and belches fire will be the funniest thing you would have seen in a long while. The game got incredible reviews every where. If you enjoy the odd scrap then you might like this but if you are a beat'em - up purist you'll be involved in this game literally for months. It's that good I'd give it 10/10, 97%, 5*. You will like this game and your a fool if you don'y have it. I have nothing but praise for the game. The only downside being that despite the 23 odd charecters there is more than a few similarities between their moves. Not anything huge but big enough to be slightly annoying but a magnificent game nonetheless.

Playstation + Fighting = Tekken 3

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Graphics: 9/10
Very impressive, with smooth animations and the requisite cool lightning effects.

Sound: 8/10
While there's no Street Fighter-style semi-incoherent yells, the sound effects are better than what you see in most fighters and the music isn't too annoying either.

Gameplay: 7/10
If you're new to fighting games, this is a good place to start, with lots of easy combo strings and flashy moves, with enough depth to justify spending a week or two learning the ins and outs of your favorite character. Unfortunately, hardcore fans will be disappointed with the emphasis on uncounterable pokes, double reversals and insane float combos.

Replay: 9/10
Lots of new (actually interesting) modes, and plenty of characters for you to trash a friend with. It's just plain fun playing as a giant bear or breakdancing fighter.

Overall: 8/10 (not an average)
If you're reading this review, you probably don't care about the finer gameplay aspects. Go ahead and buy it, even novices can have lots of fun. If you're experienced with 3D fighters, you'll probably want to buy a Dreamcast instead.

Tekken III - the future of combat games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played all games in the Tekken series, and Tekken III is a vast improvement on the previous 2 versions.

Compared to most fighting games its graphics and basic gameplay are increadible. Movement of characters, sidesteps and special moves are brilliant, not to mension the convinient range of moves from simple punch combos to advanced throws. Having these levels of move difficulty makes Tekken entertaining for a much longer period of time than many rival fighting games.

Namco has given the game a realistic feel, with no fireball shooting stuff that many rivals include. Most moves are believable and gravity has been considered in all jumping and flipping attacks. Amazingly this has taken nothing away from the entertainment value, as its charge up moves, uppercuts and throws are just as spectacular as any fireball.

The game begins with only a third of the characters, most have to be earnt through winning arcade battles at each of the 3 difficulty levels; easy medium and hard. Other modes are included like tekken ball (a painful kind of volleyball) and tekken force (kill heaps of hopeless badguys on the streets) are fun for a while but they are just novelties and aren't anywhere near as enjoyable as arcade and versus mode.

Most moves are included in the command list when you pause the game, and more can be learnt while watching the computer move in battle.

Character design is superior to rivals and no player resembles another. This variety and huge number of fighters to choose from means that somewhere in there must be one perfect for you. Do you like brute strength or speed or a balance of the two? Fighters that specialise in uppercuts, kicks, sidesteps, throws, long range and short range tactics are all there plus a few more on the side!

The background is 2D, but the characters are in 3D and they are all that matters! Camera angles and zoom changes depending on attacks that are executed and detailed frame rate means no jerky movement at all. Smooth graphics, frame rate and reasonable loading speed make the game pleasing to the eye and not trying on your patience.

This is a five-star game and I recommend it to all PlayStation owners out there!

Tekken 3

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Tekken 3 is awesome! New characters, new moves, new combos and some favorites as well. Along with some great extra features aside from the tournament like Force Mode, Survival and Volleyball?! Tekken 3 delivers!

This is a really good game for all gamers and it hits the essence that is 3-D fighting games. Plus new characters and new fighting styles are also pretty cool. The drawback is that the old "button mashing" is still a viable means of winning the fights and for a lot of the characters, some of thier combos that's all you have to do (best example: Eddy Gordo). For those of you advanced gamers, try the new and improved King, Jin and Law.

Definately check out TEKKEN 3. This one is definitely worth it for the PSone. If you're looking for other great fighting games on the PSone, check out the STREET FIGHTER ALPHA series, SOUL BLADE and DEAD OR ALIVE 2.

TEKKEN RULES ALL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: October 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Ok, this game is the best thing I have ever seen. If you look at all the characters, modes, and moves I'm sure that you will feel the same. I started off playing with Eddy because I hadn't unlocked anyone yet. His little breakdance/pommel-horse move gets them every time. Yoshimitsu is pretty good to. He can do a lot of damage with his sword. King is really cool with all of his wrestling moves also. But when I unlocked Gon, he was awsome! The best advantage with him is that no one can hit him. He's too short for anybody too punch him so you have to crouch down and kick him. I haven't gotten Dr. Bonovitch or Tiger yet and Tekken Force mode is way to hard. I don't know mabye I just need to practice at it. Wuts up with Tekken Ball, thats just a funny little side game I guess. The thing that I hate is the Tekken Tag Tournament thing. It's only out on PS2. Oh well, I heard that it was pretty much the same as Tekken 3.

If you got any questions about the game you can e-mail me at Socka248@aol.com, you gotta get this game.

Tekken 3 is 3-D fighting game goodness!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Tekken and Tekken 2 were awesome games. But as much fun as they are, none of them compares to Tekken 3. The game that was suppossedly too big to be translated to the Playstation was indeed translated, and you get all the characters from the arcade version, and all the moves, plus you also get a few extras, like secret characters, secret suits, and even secret game modes! And the fact that the graphics, animation, and fun factor of Tekken 3 are lightyears ahead of its predecessors goes without saying!

:| :) :D! When I play this game, I can't help but smile.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing Tekken 3 for a long, long time, and it's just as fun now as it was when I first bought it. It's a wonderful game to play alone, and even better when played with a friend. It's my favorite fighting game on the PlayStation, or on any console of its generation, for that matter.

-PRESENTATION: Tekken 3's menus and loading screens are very similar to those of their arcade counterpart, and, although not particularly amazing graphically, somehow manage to look very stylish. They're a perect example of grace through simplicity.

-GRAPHICS: Wow. I do not think that it is possible for the Playstation to generate graphics better than these. The character models are detailed and very well-constructed, and the beautiful textures that cover them smooth them out and make the fighters much more realistic-looking. Unlike in Tekken 2, you seldom see the facets of the character models when they move. The backgrounds are much more detailed than those of the last game, and have been almost seamlessly blended with the floors of the game's many arenas. Namco seems to have pushed the system beyond what it was once believed to be capable of, and the only way for the game to be improved upon would be to move it up to a more powerful console (i.e. Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 4 on the Playstation 2). Beautiful. And of course, the CG cutscenes have to be seen to be believed.

-SOUND: This game has the best sound effects of any fighting game on the system, methinks. The punches and kicks and battle-cries are full of energy and vigor, and differ depending on who and what has been attacked by whom. The music is neat, too, but that's really a matter of personal taste. I've laways enjoyed playing to it, and Namco has included both the original arcade music and a new, remixed music set made especially for the PSX version. Good stuff.

-GAMEPLAY: Of course, this is the most important aspect of any game. Fortunately, Tekken 3 scores high in this area. It is a game that you can sit down and play and have fun with from the moment you put it into your PlayStation, but which you can be challenged by even after you have become very skilled. Tekken 3 has a large cast of characters, all of whom fight in their own unique styles. Most players will have a favorite, but these favorites tend to differ from person to person. The characters (over half of whom need to be unlocked by completing various challenges) are very well balanced, and none of them, not even the final bosses, feel disproportionately weak or strong in comparison to the others. Tekken's classic 4-button system makes for a smooth, effective control system that is easy to adjust to and allows for a vast library of moves for each character, and if you want, you can fully customize the controls to suit your own style. There are many modes of play, including story mode, vs. mode, a side-scrolling bat-em-up mode, and a Tekken ball mode. You can also unlock a theater in which to play the movies and music that you unlock. You can even use the theater to play movies and music from Tekken 1 and 2, if you have them. The actual fighting is great. The characters' movements are fluid and widely varied, and each and every fight is different. The game includes a full list of all the moves and combos for each character (but there are still secret moves hidden here and there). And there are more moves than just attacks and blocks. Handsprings, rolls, cartwheels, flips and kip-ups are just few of the things that characters do. Especially interesting are fighting styles such as Eddie's Capoeira and Yoshimitsu's, um, unique methods. The possibilities just go on and on.

All in all, this is a fun and deeply engrossing game. If you want the best fighter on the PSX, give it a try.

Fun for a first-timer, too

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Tekken 3 is my first fighting game. (OK, so I used to play Samurai Shodown on Ninendo back in 1995, but that doesn't really count.) I'm not a real gamer person, but I love this game. I was able to kick some serious butt just by experimenting-- the game is fairly intuitive, even if the more complex moves require a lot of practice to execute correctly. I can't compare this game to its previous incarnations, but who cares? I like it in and of itself, without comparing it to anything!

Veteran Gamer/Tekken Fan

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing what I call strategic fighting games since Virtua Fighter 1 and Tekken 1 I've also been playing video games as a whole since I was 5 and let me say, these are the best graphics I have ever seen (besides Dreamcast, saw it in the store) on a home console. This is also the best gameplay I've ever been exposed to in any game. I've heard people say that the gameplay is lacking because of newbies' abilities to be button mashers and beat the big guys, but that is untrue. I've seen many a newbie beat some hardcore veterans (present company excluded, ;)), but all it takes is complete mastery of the character, something which doesn't come easy and contributes to replayability.

The best fighting game in my library.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've played many fighters including all three Tekkens all Mortal Kombats and every Bushido Blade and Tekken 3 is the most fun fighter I have ever played. The chracters in this game seem to be more fun than the basic Mortal Kombat-esque chracters. The Tekken Ball mode is a good reward after you have cleared the arcade mode plenty of times. Tekken force is Final Fight-esque beat em up game and could be sold as a game on its own. Its challenging but it is another game within Tekken 3 and I'm still not bored with it. The separate cinema endings for each chracter give this fighting game a sense of personality that only the Tekken series has. The music in this game is the best in the entire fighting genre and you'll wanna get theatre mode just to listen to this music It fits the game perfectly. If you're into fighting and action games this is the game for you! ...

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