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{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tekken 3
| image = Tekken 3 flyer.jpg
| caption = Arcade flyer depicting protagonist [[Jin Kazama]] (center), [[Eddy Gordo]] (right), Hwoarang (bottom), Ling Xiaoyu (left), and Ogre in the background
| developer = [[Namco]]
| publisher = Namco<br>'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|NA|[[Namco Hometek]]|EU|[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]}}
| director = Masahiro Kimoto<br>Masamichi Abe<br>Yutaka Kounoe<br>[[Katsuhiro Harada]]
| producer = Hajime Nakatani
| designer = Masahiro Kimoto<br>Katsuhiro Harada
| artist = Yoshinari Mizushima
| programmer = Masanori Yamada
| composer = [[Nobuyoshi Sano]]<br>[[Keiichi Okabe]]
| series = ''[[Tekken]]''
| platforms = {{Plainlist|
* [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]
* [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
 }}
| released = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|JP/NA|March 1997<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n127|title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)|author=Masumi Akagi|date=2005}}</ref>}} '''PlayStation''' {{vgrelease|JP|26 March 1998<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Johnston|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/02_tekken/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001013123640/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/02_tekken/index.html|title=Tekken 3 Release Date Confirmed|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=13 October 2000|date=2 February 1998|accessdate=23 September 2022}}</ref>|NA|1 May 1998<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-655094.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105234637/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-655094.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=SCREEN SHOTS |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=1 May 1998 | access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Oops |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=106 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=May 1998|page=18}}</ref>|EU|12 September 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEKKEN%27S+A+KNOCKOUT%3b+5+games+to+be+won.-a060626480 |title=TEKKEN'S A KNOCKOUT; 5 games to be won. |publisher=The Mirror |date=12 September 1998 |access-date=16 May 2011 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123122022/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEKKEN%27S+A+KNOCKOUT%3b+5+games+to+be+won.-a060626480 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]], [[beat 'em up]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| arcade system = [[Namco System 12]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Tekken 3'''''|鉄拳3|lead=}} is a 1997 [[fighting game]] developed and published by [[Namco]]. It is the third installment in the ''[[Tekken]]'' series and the first game built on the [[Namco System 12]] [[arcade game|arcade]] hardware. The game takes place nineteen years after ''[[Tekken 2]]'' (1995) and features a largely new cast of characters, including the debut of several staple characters such as [[Jin Kazama]], [[Ling Xiaoyu]] and [[Bryan Fury]], and adds a sidestepping ability to every character. ''Tekken 3'' was [[Porting|ported]] to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1998 with additional content, including a [[beat 'em up]] mode called Tekken Force.

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 [[List of best-selling PlayStation video games|fifth best-selling PlayStation game]]. Since its release, ''Tekken 3'' has been cited as one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest games of all time]]. It was followed by ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament]]'' (1999) and its direct sequel, ''[[Tekken 4]]'' (2001). Later, ''Tekken 3''<nowiki/>'s arcade version was included within ''[[Tekken 5]]'' on [[PlayStation 2]], while the console port was re-released as part of [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation Classic]].

==Gameplay==
[[File:Tekken 3 gameplay.png|left|thumb|Gameplay screenshot of the arcade version depicting [[Nina Williams]] against the swordsman [[Characters of the Tekken series#Yoshimitsu|Yoshimitsu]]]]
''Tekken 3'' maintains the same core fighting system and concept as its predecessors.<ref name=EGM91>{{cite magazine|title=Tekken 3: Namco's Flagship Fighter Gets New Moves, New Fighters, and a Facelift|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=91|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=February 1997|pages=78–82}}</ref> Three-dimensional movement is insignificant in previous ''Tekken'' games (aside from some characters having unique sidesteps and dodging maneuvers), but ''Tekken 3'' adds emphasis on the third axis by allowing characters to sidestep in or out of the background.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=NG Alphas: Tekken 3 |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=28 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=April 1997|pages=73–74}}</ref><ref name=GPro115>{{cite magazine |author=Scary Larry |title=Tekken 3 Is Comin' to Get You!|magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=115 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=April 1998|pages=32–33}}</ref> Fighters now jump more reasonable heights than in the previous games, making them less overwhelming and putting more use to sidestep dodges, as jumping can no longer dodge every ground attack. Reversals, introduced for some characters in ''Tekken 2'', were now available to all characters.<ref name=EGM105/> New improvements include quicker recoveries from knockdowns, more escapes from tackles and stuns, more moves with juggling enabled, and newly created combo throws.

''Tekken 3'' introduces a [[beat 'em up]] [[minigame]] called "Tekken Force", which pits the player in various stages against enemies in a side-scrolling fashion. The concept was expanded on in a minigame for ''[[Tekken 4]],'' and succeeded by the ''Devil Within'' campaign mode in ''[[Tekken 5]]''. Another minigame is known as "Tekken Ball", similar to [[beach volleyball]], where the player must hit the ball with a powerful attack to pulverize the opponent, or cause them penalty damage by letting the ball fall into the opponent's territory. {{clear left}}

==Characters==
{{See also|Characters of the Tekken series}}

The arcade version features a total of 22 playable fighters. Because the game takes place 20 years after ''[[Tekken 2]]'', only seven fighters from the previous installment return, with the rest being new.

The console version adds two new characters, [[Dr. Bosconovitch]] and [[Gon (manga)|Gon]], and also makes [[Anna Williams (Tekken)|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 are also several unplayable enemies 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 {{ref|a|a}}: An undead [[cyborg]] [[kickboxing|kickboxer]] sent by mad scientist [[Dr. Abel]] to kidnap his rival scientist [[Dr. Bosconovitch]]. He also has an ill-fated history with Lei Wulong, who had been investigating Bryan's illegal activities when the cyborg was once a human.
* Crow {{ref|b|b}}: A code name and member of the Tekken Force. Crow has the lowest rank.
* [[Dr. Bosconovitch]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|d|d}}: The silly, elderly genius scientist who is Yoshimitsu's friend and a prisoner of the Mishima Zaibatsu.
* [[Eddy Gordo]]: A framed [[Capoeira]] prodigy seeking revenge against the Mishima Zaibatsu for having assassinated his parents and ruined his family's business.
* [[Forest Law (Tekken)|Forest Law]]: The son of [[Marshall Law (Tekken)|Marshall Law]] (whom he heavily resembles and fights like), now competing to earn money to help him out.
* [[Gon (manga)|Gon]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|d|d}}: A special guest character from [[Gon (manga)|the manga of the same name]].
* [[Jack (Tekken)|Gun Jack]] {{ref|a|a}}: 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]] {{ref|a|a}}: The adopted daughter of [[Michelle Chang (Tekken)|Michelle Chang]] sets out to rescue her kidnapped mother from the Mishima Zaibatsu.
* [[King (Tekken)|King II]]: The successor of the original King who participates to save his predecessor's orphanage after the original is killed by Ogre, under tutelage of the original King's friend, [[Armor King]].
* [[Kuma (Tekken)|Kuma II]] {{ref|a|a}}: 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]] {{ref|a|a}}: 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 fighters' fighting styles.
* [[Ogre (Tekken)|Ogre]] {{ref|a|a}}: A mysterious immortal bioweapon alien known as the God of Fighting. Ogre is the main antagonist and final boss, responsible for the disappearances of numerous martial artists and other fighters. Ogre has two separate playable forms to distinguish their fighting styles and move sets, the initial green-colored humanoid form known as Ancient Ogre, and the final dark-colored monster form known as True Ogre.
* [[Panda (Tekken)|Panda]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|c|c}}: Xiaoyu's pet and bodyguard; to her dismay, the current Kuma has a crush on her.
* [[Characters of the Tekken series#Tiger Jackson|Tiger Jackson]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|c|c}}: A disco man with an afro.

===Returning characters===
* [[Anna Williams (Tekken)|Anna Williams]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|e|e}}
* [[Heihachi Mishima]] {{ref|a|a}}
* JACK-2 {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|c|c}}
* [[Lei Wulong]]
* [[Nina Williams]]
* [[Paul Phoenix (Tekken)|Paul Phoenix]]
* [[Yoshimitsu (Tekken)|Yoshimitsu]]

<small>{{note|a|a}} Unlockable character</small><br />
<small>{{note|b|b}} Unplayable enemy in Tekken Force mode</small><br />
<small>{{note|c|c}} Skin/palette swap</small><br />
<small>{{note|d|d}} Only playable in console version</small><br />
<small>{{note|e|e}} Only skin/palette swap in arcade cabinet</small>

==Plot==
15 years after the [[Tekken 2|King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2]], [[Heihachi Mishima]] has established the Tekken Force: a paramilitary organization dedicated to the protection of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Using the company's influence, Heihachi is responsible for many events that have ultimately led to world peace. One day, a squadron of Tekken Force soldiers searched an ancient temple located in Mexico under the premise of an excavation project. Soon after arriving there, Heihachi learns that they were obliterated by a mysterious and malevolent creature known as [[Ogre (Tekken)|Ogre]]. Having captured a brief glimpse of Ogre before his immediate disappearance, Heihachi seeks to capture Ogre in the hopes of harnessing his immense fighting power for his own personal gain. Soon after, [[Nina Williams]] was awakened from [[Dr. Bosconovitch]]'s cold-sleep machine. Various known martial artists end up dead, attacked, or missing from all over the world, with Ogre behind all of it.

[[Jun Kazama]] has been living a quiet life in Yakushima with her young son, [[Jin Kazama]], fathered during the events of the previous tournament by Heihachi's son, [[Kazuya Mishima]]. However, their peaceful life is disrupted when Jun begins to sense Ogre's encroaching presence, and knowing she is now a target, Jin is instructed to seek Heihachi if anything happens. Sometime after Jin's 15th birthday, Ogre attacks. Against Jun's wishes, Jin valiantly tries to fight Ogre off, but Ogre knocks him unconscious. When Jin awakens, he finds that the ground surrounding his house has been burnt and his mother is missing and most likely dead. Driven by revenge, Jin is confronted by the Devil, which brands Jin's left arm and possesses him. Jin goes to his grandfather, Heihachi, and explains his situation to him, begging him for training to become strong enough to face Ogre. Heihachi accepts and takes Jin under his wing, as well as sending him to Mishima High School where Jin meets a classmate named [[Ling Xiaoyu]] and her pet [[Panda (Tekken)|Panda]]. He also met [[Hwoarang]] during a street fight in which they fought to a draw, leading to a persistent rivalry.

4 years later, Jin masters the Mishima [[karate]] style. On Jin's 19th birthday, Heihachi announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, and Jin himself prepares for his upcoming battle, having no idea that his grandfather is secretly using him, Xiaoyu, Hwoarang, and the rest of the competitors as bait to lure Ogre out into the open.
When [[Nina Williams]] was awakened from [[Dr. Bosconovitch]]'s cold-sleep machine, she suffered [[amnesia]]. Now controlled by Ogre, Nina acts robotically, with the command to assassinate Jin.

During the tournament, Jin managed to bring Nina back to her senses by defeating her, allowing her to break free from Ogre's control. Jin went on to narrowly defeat Hwoarang after an hours-long fight, very reminiscent to the fight between his father, Kazuya, and his rival [[Paul Phoenix (Tekken)|Paul Phoenix]], in the first [[Tekken (video game)|King of Iron Fist Tournament]]. Near the end of the tournament, Paul makes it to the finals after defeating the other competitors, including [[Kuma and Panda|Kuma]] and Jin in the previous rounds. Paul enters a large temple, defeats Ogre in a fierce battle, and walks away from the tournament, thinking he is victorious. However, unbeknownst to Paul, Ogre morphs into his 2nd, monstrous form known as "True Ogre" after absorbing Heihachi's fighting force when the latter had tried to capture him while he was unconscious.

Because of this, the tournament continued as a result, with the tournament officials reinstating Jin and allowing him to replace Paul in the finals. From there, Jin confronts True Ogre in an intense fight and manages to defeat him as True Ogre completely dissolves, thus Jin succeeded in avenging his mother's death and winning the tournament. Despite his hard-fought victory, Jin is suddenly gunned down by a squadron of the Tekken Force led by Heihachi, who no longer needs him, he personally fires a final shot into his grandson's head. Jin, who is unexpectedly revived by the Devil within him, reawakens and dispatches the soldiers, smashing Heihachi through the wall of the temple. Jin then sprouts black, feathery wings and flies off into the night as Heihachi, who survived the fall, looks on from the ground.

==Development and release==
''Tekken 3'' is the first game to have been released on [[Namco System 12]] hardware,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 1997 |title=Hot at the Arcades: Tekken 3|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=104 |page=64}}</ref> after the original two ''Tekken'' games on [[Namco System 11|System 11]]. The animation for the combatants was created using [[motion capture]].<ref name=EGM91/><ref name=GPro115/>

The sub-bosses of the previous two ''Tekken'' games were dropped in ''Tekken 3'', since the developers felt it would make for a deeper and more well-rounded game if they focused on the move sets and playability of the core characters rather than on adding bosses.<ref name=EGM105>{{cite magazine |first=Crispin |last=Boyer |title=Tekken Triumphant |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=105 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=April 1998|pages=80–84}}</ref>

The music for ''Tekken 3'' was composed by [[Nobuyoshi Sano]] and [[Keiichi Okabe]]. Sano, who served as the sound director, took a [[big beat]] approach to the music with a slower tempo than the music found in previous games,<ref name=vgmo>{{cite web|last1=Chris|first1=Greening|title=Nobuyoshi Sano Interview: Musical and Technical Innovator|date=11 August 2014|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/nobuyoshisanointerview|publisher=Video Game Music Online|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref> as this genre had not previously been utilized in games.<ref name="CVG">{{cite web | author=Davies, Paul | date=15 August 2001 | title=PlayStation News: Tekken 3 musicians choose Big Beat - ComputerAndVideoGames.com | url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c2/CVG_UK_Freeplay_27.pdf | work=ComputerandVideoGames.com | access-date=2021-10-16}}</ref> Game director [[Katsuhiro Harada]] initially did not understand the big beat direction, but Sano convinced him that it would work well in the series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2017 |title=Extended Play: How Tekken 3 made everybody love kung-fu fighting |url=https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2017/06/08/extended-play-how-tekken-3-made-everybody-love-kung-fu-fighting/ |website=PlayStation Blog}}</ref> During development, a tester criticized the music and wanted the music to resemble [[Sega]]'s ''[[Virtua Fighter (video game)|Virtua Fighter]]''; this angered Sano, although the report was dismissed. Okabe also became ill during the music's production.<ref name="ga-core interview 3">{{Cite web |date=17 June 2009 |title=ゲームミュージック＆アニメ専門店 ga-core - ジーエー・コア - |url=http://www.ga-core.net/special/sp006_3_2.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826165346/http://www.ga-core.net/special/sp006_3_2.php |archive-date=26 August 2009 |access-date=27 November 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>

The game had a limited Japanese release on 28 November 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tekken 3 (Registration Number PA0001076186) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |website=[[United States Copyright Office]] |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was followed by a wide international release in March 1997, releasing in North America on 18 March 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tekken 3: kit installation & operation manual (Registration Number VA0000850919) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |website=[[United States Copyright Office]] |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===PlayStation===
The conversion to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] took eight months, significantly longer than the conversions of ''Tekken'' and ''Tekken 2'', due to ''Tekken 3'' being designed for Namco System 12, making it a much more difficult conversion than the previous two games, which were designed for the PlayStation-based Namco System 11.<ref name=EGM105/> The conversion team was, aside from a few personnel changes, the same group which created both the PlayStation and arcade versions of ''Tekken'' and ''Tekken 2''.<ref name=EGM105/>

The original port of ''Tekken 3'' to the PlayStation features two new hidden characters: Gon and Dr. Boskonovitch. Boskonovitch was a late addition; in early 1998 Namco said that Gon would be in the PlayStation version but Boskonovitch's inclusion was still not certain.<ref name=GPro115/> Anna was made into her own separate character, and given her own character select spot, voice, unique attacks, and ending. The PlayStation version features new "Tekken Force" and "Tekken Ball" modes, as well as all modes present in ''Tekken 2''. Due to the PlayStation's hardware limitations of less video RAM and lower clock speed, the visual quality was downgraded. The backgrounds were re-made into 2D panoramic images, the number of polygons used for each character were slightly reduced, sound effects played at a high pitch, and the game runs at lower overall resolution. Namco representatives had in fact originally stated that they did not think it was possible to convert ''Tekken 3'' to the PlayStation.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ed |last=Semrad |title=OP: Ed |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=238}}</ref> By April 1997, ''Tekken 3'' was popular in the arcades, and the process of its home conversion was considered certain on PlayStation but merely a controversial consideration on [[Nintendo 64]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Will Tekken 3 Ever Arrive? | author=IGN Staff | date=30 April 1997 | work=[[IGN]] | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/05/01/will-tekken-3-ever-arrive | access-date=8 September 2020 | archive-date=21 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121164108/https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/05/01/will-tekken-3-ever-arrive | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Topics: Wiretap - Tekken 3 for Nintendo 64|magazine=[[Ultra Game Players]]|issue=99|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=July 1997|page=20}}</ref>

Sano and Okabe returned to compose the music for the PlayStation version, with much of the soundtrack being arranged from the arcade's music, along with the addition of several new tracks. Other composers who participated in composing additional music include Hiroyuki Kawada, Minamo Takahashi, [[Yuu Miyake]], Yoshie Arakawa, and Hideki Tobeta. Arakawa had previously composed for the first two ''Tekken'' games, while Sano, Okabe and Miyake would go on to work on several future entries in the series, including ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

As promotion for the PlayStation version, Namco sponsored a ''Tekken 3'' tournament at events in Japan and the U.S., with the Japanese champion and U.S. champion meeting in a final round at [[E3 1998]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Got Game in Tokyo |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=107|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=June 1998|page=28}}</ref>

The [[PlayStation 2]] release of ''Tekken 5'' features the arcade version of ''Tekken 3''.<ref name=gmspt/> The PlayStation version of ''Tekken 3'' was one of the 20 games included by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] on the [[PlayStation Classic]], released on 3 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-classic-mini-features-20-ps1-games-pre/1100-6461868/|title=PlayStation Classic Mini Features 20 PS1 Games, Pre-Orders Are Live|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=2018-09-20|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20|archive-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420164339/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-classic-mini-features-20-ps1-games-pre/1100-6461868/|url-status=live}}</ref> PlayStation Port was added to [[PS Plus]] and [[PlayStation Network|Playstation Network]] on October 21, 2025, for [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]].

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 96%<ref name=Grank>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/198900.asp|title=Tekken 3-PS|work=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=26 September 2010|archive-date=18 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118040600/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/198900.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC = 96/100<ref name="meta">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tekken-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209112630/https://www.metacritic.com/game/tekken-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|4.5|5}} (arcade)<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jon |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9361&tab=review |title=Tekken 3 – Review – allgame |date=15 November 2014 |access-date=19 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115005427/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9361&tab=review |archive-date=15 November 2014}}</ref><br>{{Rating|4.5|5}} (PS1)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9362&tab=review |title=Tekken 3 – Review |work=[[allgame]] |access-date=30 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114121007/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9362&tab=review |archive-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| CVG = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_202_1998-09_EMAP_Images_GB#page/n53/mode/2up |title=Computer and Video Games - Issue 202 (1998-09)(EMAP Images)(GB) |date=September 1998 |access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>
| Edge = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/tekken-3-review |title=Tekken 3 Review – Edge Magazine |website=Edge |access-date=19 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509212114/http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/tekken-3-review |archive-date=9 May 2012 }}</ref>
| EGM = 39/40<ref>''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', ''1999 Video Game Buyer's Guide'', page 125</ref>
| Fam = 39/40<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=276 |title=鉄拳3 まとめ [PS&#93;/ファミ通.com |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=22 February 2014 |access-date=19 March 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081721/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=276 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = 9.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=may98&doc=tek3 |title=Tekken 3 – PlayStation – Review |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=11 September 1999 |access-date=19 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990911170224/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=may98&doc=tek3 |archive-date=11 September 1999 }}</ref>
| GamePro = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207/tekken-3/|title=Tekken 3|last=Larry|first=Scary|date=24 November 2000|magazine=[[GamePro]]|page=1|access-date=29 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107235810/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207/tekken-3/|archive-date=7 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/tekken-3 |title=Tekken 3 Review |publisher=Gamerevolution.com |date=6 April 2013 |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111035743/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/tekken-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GMaster = 95%<ref>''GamesMaster'', issue 73 (October 1998), pages 72-77 (published 8 September 1998)</ref>
| GSpot = 9.9/10<ref name=gmspt>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tekken-3-review/1900-2549648/|title=Tekken 3 Review|last=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|date=30 March 1998|work=[[GameSpot]]|page=1|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216111533/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tekken-3-review/1900-2549648/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/152/152294p1.html|title=Tekken 3 (PS)|date=23 August 1998|work=[[CNET]]|pages=1, 2|access-date=29 November 2008|archive-date=12 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112081943/http://psx.ign.com/articles/152/152294p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NGen = {{rating|4|5}} (arcade)<ref name=NG31/><br>{{rating|5|5}} (PS1)<ref name="NG42"/>
| OPM = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>''Official U.S. Playstation Magazine'', Mar 2002, page 34</ref>
| Play = 97%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Tekken 3 |magazine=[[Play (UK magazine)|Play]] |date=May 1998 |issue=34 |publication-date=1998-04-16 |pages=18–22 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-034/page/n17/mode/2up |language=English}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev1Score = A<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Eng |first=Gary |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1998/06/19/x-files-gametekken-3gran-turismomulan-animated-storybook |title=The X-Files Game;Tekken 3;Gran Turismo;Mulan Animated StoryBook |magazine=EW.com |date=19 June 1998 |access-date=19 March 2016 |archive-date=19 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119074423/http://www.ew.com/article/1998/06/19/x-files-gametekken-3gran-turismomulan-animated-storybook |url-status=live }}</ref>
| award1Pub = [[Game Critics Awards]]
| award1 = Best Fighting Game<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/1998winners.html|title=1998 Winners|publisher=gamecriticsawards.com|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701185858/http://gamecriticsawards.com/1998winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| award2Pub = ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]''
| award2 = [[List of Game of the Year awards|Fighting Game of the Year]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1998 Gamers' Choice Awards|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|date=April 1999|issue=117|pages=107–114}}</ref>
| award3Pub = ''[[Game Informer]]''
| award3 = Best Fighting Game of the Year<ref>''Game Informer'', issue 70 (February 1999), page 22-25.</ref>
}}

===Commercial===
The arcade game was a major hit. In Japan, the 15 April 1997 issue of ''Game Machine'' listed ''Tekken 3'' as the most-successful arcade game of the month.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=539|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=15 April 1997|page=21|lang=ja}}</ref> It went on to be the highest-grossing arcade [[printed circuit board]] (PCB) [[1997 in video games|game of 1997]] in Japan,<ref name="GM557">{{cite magazine|editor-last=Akagi|editor-first=Masumi|title="Tekken 3", "Virtua Fighter 3" Top Videos|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=557|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 February 1998|page=22|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19980201p.pdf#page=12|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524095937/https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19980201p.pdf#page=12|url-status=live}}</ref> and second highest-grossing overall [[arcade video game]] below [[Sega]]'s rival ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第11回 ゲーメスト大賞 |trans-title=11th Gamest Awards |magazine=[[Gamest]] |date=26 December 1997 |volume=212 (January–February 1998) |url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v212.html |pages=34–102 |lang=ja |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017210726/http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v212.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Tekken 3'' sold 35,000 arcade units worldwide in 1997, including 15,000 in Japan and 20,000 overseas. While ''Virtua Fighter 3'' was more successful in Japan at the time, ''Tekken 3'' was more successful worldwide.<ref name="GM557"/> ''Tekken 3'' later became the overall highest-grossing [[1998 in video games|arcade game of 1998]] in Japan, above ''[[Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第12回 ゲーメスト大賞 |trans-title=11th Gamest Awards |magazine=[[Gamest]] |date=26 December 1998 |volume=248 (January–February 1999) |url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v248.html |pages=35–51 |lang=ja |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210183924/http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v248.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|editor-last=Akagi|editor-first=Masumi|title="Tekken 3", "House of the Dead" Top Annual Chart|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=580|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 February 1999|page=22|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19990201p.pdf#page=12|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419013028/https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19990201p.pdf#page=12|url-status=live}}</ref>

The PlayStation version was also a major hit. In Japan, the game sold over {{nowrap|1 million}} copies on its first day of release.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hurwitch |first1=Nick |title=The Art of Tekken: A Complete Visual History |date=10 July 2019 |publisher=[[Dynamite Entertainment]] |isbn=978-1-5241-1308-7 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG2hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 |language=en}}</ref> In May 1998, Sony awarded ''Tekken 3'' a "Platinum Prize" for sales above 1 million units in Japan.<ref name=topsales>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000308092853/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/18_sony/index.html | url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/18_sony/index.html | title=Sony Awards Top PlayStation Games | author=Johnston, Chris | date=18 May 1998 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=8 March 2000 | url-status=dead }}</ref> According to ''Weekly Famitsu'', Japan bought 1.13 million units of ''Tekken 3'' during the first half of 1998, which made it the country's third-best-selling game for the period.<ref name=firsthalf98>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302201923/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_08/20_densha/index.html | url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_08/20_densha/index.html | title=First Half '98 Top Ten Japanese Games | author=Ohbuchi, Yutaka | date=20 August 1998 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=2 March 2000 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[PC Data]], which tracked sales in the United States, reported that ''Tekken 3'' sold 1.11 million copies and earned {{US$|48,500,000|long=no|1998|round=-5}} in revenue during 1998 alone. This made it the third-best-selling PlayStation release of the year in the United States.<ref name=highscores>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508194727/http://www.feedmag.com/vgs/data.html | url=http://www.feedmag.com/vgs/data.html | title=High Scores: Top Titles in the Game Industry | date=22 April 1999 | work=[[Feed Magazine]] | archive-date=8 May 1999 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In Germany, it received a "Gold" award from the [[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD) in November 1998 for sales above 100,000 units,<ref name=vud1998-2>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610165302/http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/PM-271198.htm |url=http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/PM-271198.htm | title=Neues aus der Verbandsgeschäftstelle | location=[[Paderborn]] | date=27 November 1998 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=10 June 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead}}</ref> with the VUD later raising it to "Platinum" status indicating over 200,000 sales by August 1999.<ref name=vudaug99>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000623194333/http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/PM-100999.htm| url=http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/PM-100999.htm | title=VUD - Sales-Awards August '99 | location=[[Paderborn]] | date=10 September 1999 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=23 June 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead }}</ref> At the 1999 Milia festival in [[Cannes]], it took home a "Gold" prize for revenues above {{€|36 million}} or {{US$|{{To USD|36|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no|1998|round=-6}} in the [[European Union]] during 1998.<ref name=eccsell>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990830171428/http://www.gamespot.com:80/milia/0212/ecc/index.html |url=http://www.gamespot.com:80/milia/0212/ecc/index.html | title=Milia News; ECCSELL Awards Name Winners | author=Staff | work=[[GameSpot]] | date=12 February 1999 | archive-date=30 August 1999 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Tekken 3'' grossed a further €57,209,778 or {{US$|{{To USD|57209778|EUR|year=1999|round=yes}}|long=no|1999|round=-6}} in Europe during 1999,<ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=Le Milia 2000 Annonce Les Gagnants Des Prix ECCSELL, Organisés Par Le Sell en Partenariat Avec Gfk Et Chart-Track |trans-title=Milia 2000 Announces Winners of ECCSELL Awards, Organized by Le Sell in Partnership With Gfk and Chart-Track |url=http://www.fhcom.net/actualites/97 |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=FHCOM |publisher=[[Reed Exhibitions|Reed Midam]] |date=15 February 2000 |language=fr |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160147/http://www.fhcom.net/actualites/97 |url-status=dead }}</ref> adding up to over €{{formatnum:{{#expr:36000000+57209778}}|}} or {{US$|{{#expr:40000000+60974181}}|long=no|1998|round=-6}} grossed in Europe by 1999, and more than {{US$|{{#expr:100974181+48500000 round -7}}|long=no|1998|round=-7}} across Europe and the United States by 1999.

According to ''Tekken'' series producer [[Katsuhiro Harada]], ''Tekken 3'' sold 8.36&nbsp;million copies during its initial release on the original PlayStation, including {{nowrap|1.4 million}} in Japan and {{nowrap|6.96 million}} overseas.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=435665958451953664 |user=Harada_TEKKEN |title=「3」からの人は多いですね。家庭用「3」は全世界で836万本(日本では140万本)なので最大 RT @bassyoi 俺が初めてやったのは鉄拳3だったなぁ RT RT History of - Tekken (1994-2014): youtu.be/Lvy8tbTBDjg |date=18 February 2014 |access-date=19 October 2019 |first=Katsuhiro |last=Harada}}</ref>

===Critical===
According to [[Metacritic]], the game has a score of 96 out of 100, indicating universal acclaim,<ref name="meta"/> and is ranked number 2 on its list of greatest PlayStation games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/legacy |title=All Legacy Platform Video Game Releases |website=Metacritic |access-date=19 March 2016 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017002521/http://www.metacritic.com/game/legacy |url-status=live }}</ref> As of April 2011, the game is listed as the twelfth-highest-rated game of all time on the review compiling site [[GameRankings]] with an average rating of 96%.<ref name=Grank/>

''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the arcade version, and stated that "''Tekken 3'' isn't quite the artful masterpiece that [''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]''] is, but is still awesome in its own right, and has moved the series even further form its 'me too' roots. The fighting system has evolved nicely, resulting in some wild and effective moves and new characters, a faster responsiveness, and an impressive 3D fighting experience."<ref name=NG31>{{cite magazine |title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=31|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=July 1997|page=174}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave it a 4.5 out of 5 for graphics and sound and a 5.0 for control and funfactor. While noting that it was visually not up with its competitor ''Virtua Fighter 3'', the reviewer said it was stunning in its own right and features phenomenally responsive and easy controls.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Johnny Ballgame|title=Arcade Review: Tekken 3|magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=105 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=June 1997|page=30}}</ref> The game was a runner-up for "Arcade Game of the Year" (behind ''[[NFL Blitz (1997 video game)|NFL Blitz]]'') at ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s 1997 Editors' Choice Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Editors' Choice Awards |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=104 |date=March 1998 |page=87}}</ref>

''Tekken 3'' became the first game in three years to receive a 10 from a reviewer from ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', with three of the four reviewers giving it the highest possible score. ''Tekken 3'' is the first game to have scored a 10 under ''EGM''{{'}}s revised review scale in that a game no longer needed to be "perfect" to receive a 10, and the last game to receive a 10 from the magazine was ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. The only holdout was the magazine's enigmatic fighting-game review guru, Sushi-X, who said that "no game that rewards newbies for button-mashing will ever be tops in my book", giving the game 9 out of 10. [[GameSpot]]'s [[Jeff Gerstmann]] gave the game a 9.9 out of 10, saying "Not much stands between ''Tekken 3'' and a perfect 10 score. If the PlayStation exclusive characters were better and Force mode a bit more enthralling, it could have come closer to a perfect score." He also praised the sound effects, music, and graphics.<ref name=gmspt/>

''Next Generation'' reviewed the PlayStation version, and stated that "There is no better fighting game, on this system or any other. It's clearly superior to the previous games in the series and a stunning value for ''Tekken'' aficionados."<ref name=NG42>{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=42 |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=June 1998|pages=138, 140}}</ref>

According to ''[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]]'' in 2009, ''Tekken 3'' "is still widely considered one of the finest fighting games of all time".<ref>"''Tekken 6'': A History of Violence", ''PlayStation: The Official Magazine'' (January 2009): 46.</ref> In September 2004, for the tenth anniversary of the [[PlayStation]] brand, it ranked No. 10 on the magazine's list of "Final PlayStation Top 10". It was also No. 177 on ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s 2009 [[List of video games considered the best|Top 200 games of all time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gonintendo.com/?p=105214|title=Game Informer – top 200 games of all-time|publisher=gonintendo.com|date=22 November 2009|access-date=22 July 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810153915/http://gonintendo.com/?p=105214|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked it as the fourth best fighting game of all time.<ref>{{cite web | first=Peter | last=Rubin | url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/04/50-best-fighting-games | title=Fatality Day: Relive The 50 Best Fighting Games Of All Time | publisher=Complex.com | date=19 April 2011 | access-date=10 November 2020 | archive-date=24 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124214152/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/04/50-best-fighting-games | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Complex'' also ranked ''Tekken 3'' as the ninth best arcade video game of the 1990s, commenting that "this now classic fighter served as a welcome palette cleanser to the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''/''[[Street Fighter]]'' dichotomy that dominated arcades in the 90s."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/08/best-arcade-video-games/tekken-3 |title=9. Tekken 3 – The 30 Best Arcade Video Games of the 1990s |magazine=Complex |access-date=28 August 2013 |archive-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318174939/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/08/best-arcade-video-games/tekken-3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Complex'' also ranked ''Tekken 3'' as the eighth best PlayStation 1 video game, commenting, "When ''Tekken 3'' finally moved from our local arcade and into our living room, we knew nothing would ever be the same. With an assortment of attacks and combos to learn, along with good controls, graphics, and sound, ''Tekken 3'' was much more polished and smooth than its predecessors."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/02/best-playstation-video-games/tekken-3|title=25 Best PlayStation 1 Video Games|magazine=Complex|date=3 February 2015|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415021448/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/02/best-playstation-video-games/tekken-3|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Tekken 3'' has also been listed among the [[List of video games considered the best|best video games of all time]] by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' in 1997,<ref name=EGM1997Arcade>"The 10 Best Arcade Games of All Time", ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', issue 100 (November 1997), page 130.</ref> ''Game Informer'' in 1999,<ref name=GI1999>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970811115309/http://www.gameinformer.com/topten.html GI Top Ten List], ''Game Informer'', 1999.</ref> ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' in 2000,<ref name=CVG2000>''[[Computer and Video Games]]'', issue 218, January 2000, pages 53-67.</ref> [[GameFAQs]] in 2005,<ref name=GF2005>{{cite web | title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest—The 10 Best Games Ever | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 | website=[[GameFAQs]] | access-date=16 July 2008 | archive-date=16 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716111618/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 | url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' in 2007.<ref name=Edge2007>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141026204942/http://www.edge-online.com/features/edges-top-100-games-all-time/ Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time], ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'', 2007</ref> ArcadeSushi ranked ''Tekken 3'' as the "20th Best Playstation Game", with comments "Tekken 3 changed everything. Friends became bitter rivals. Bitter rivals became even more bitter rivals. Tekken 3 was the game you played with friends you didn't want to be your friends anymore."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcadesushi.com/best-playstation-games-15-6/|title=25 Best Playstation Games No. 15 – #6|publisher=ArcadeSushi|date=11 January 2013|access-date=6 October 2016|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009104926/http://arcadesushi.com/best-playstation-games-15-6/|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Lyon, from Haydock the ''Tekken 3'' World Champion player of 1998 - 2003, also ranked it as the "17th best fighting game", commenting, "''Tekken 3'' was easily one of the best ''Tekken'' games ever created. Before the series became obsessed with wall splats and ground bounds, it simply had huge open 3D arenas with massive casts that may or may not have included boxing raptors."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcadesushi.com/best-fighting-games-2/|title=25 Best Fighting Games|publisher=Arcade Sushi|date=13 May 2013|access-date=28 September 2015|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927163322/http://arcadesushi.com/best-fighting-games-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[GamesRadar]]'' ranked ''Tekken 3'' as the 59th best game of all time, stating that "it possesses one of the finest fighting systems ever, the series' well-known juggle formula percolated into a perfect storm of throws, strikes, and suplexes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/|title=The 100 best games ever|publisher=GamesRadar|date=25 February 2015|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=9 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509195913/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=The Art of Tekken: A Complete Visual History|publisher=[[Dynamite Entertainment]]|year=2019|isbn=978-1524107734|author=Hurwitch, Nick}}
*{{cite web|url=https://blog.es.playstation.com/2017/06/08/a-fondo-como-tekken-3-hizo-que-todo-el-mundo-amase-el-gnero-de-lucha/|publisher=PlayStation Blog|date=8 June 2017|title=Ahora que Tekken 7 marca el regreso de la saga de lucha a PlayStation, echamos la vista atrás a la creación de una de las entregas más icónicas.}}

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