Ah, Tekken 3. I came across this game a long time after playing Tekken Revolution on PlayStation 3. I forgot about that game, and decided to see if I would find this interesting. The result? A very fun and enjoyable game, at least on emulator. Apparently, Tekken 3 was released on PlayStation on March 31st 1998, and was put in the arcade approximately a year earlier. I will try my best to explain this game best I can, I only unlocked like 7 characters and didn't really get that far in the game.

Graphics:8

The graphics in Tekken 3 were really good for it's time. The characters move fluently, and they move in a humane way. Except for one thing, which is hilarious. Whenever you do an attack where your character spins, (I.e., Jin's T. Spin to Roundhouse Kick) their body twists, and their stomachs become 10X thinner. I don't know if this happens on the actual console, but it happens on emulator. Other than that, the graphics are pretty good for the game. The characters take on a bit of a polygon shape, but it's really good for the time. Nowadays, this would be considered terrible, but at the time, they were majestic.

Sound:9

The music and sound effects in this game are great, especially Heihachi's and Yoshimitsu's stage themes. However, you can choose to use a remixed soundtrack or the one from the arcade version of the game. The voice acting is neat, Law's "HOOYAH" is always entertaining. Plus, am I the only one creeped out by King's battle cries? shudder

Addictiveness:9

This game is very addictive. As a lot of fighting games, the game is really fun and takes time to get old. (especially with the stomach-twist I mentioned earlier that's so funny) The game is always fun with every character. This game, is not hard but not easy. There is a lot of challenge in fighting, that's part of the reason why it's so addicting. The most addicting part of the game is the Tekken Ball mode, in which you use the characters to play volleyball or whatever. Trust me, it's fun.

The only reason this game misses a 10 is for two reasons that it can't make up for.

The simplest method for unlocking characters is to beat the Arcade Mode several times. This isn't the problem. If you unlock a character with one (for example I unlocked Kuma with Jin) you CANNOT use that character to unlock another character EVER AGAIN without restarting the save. This makes you have to get good with every character and for a person who isn't very good at these kind of games, I'm always hoping that the next character I get is easy to use. The only characters that I am really good with are Jin, Law, Julia, Mokujin..that's it.

The second problem is that you have to use the default face-button setup, because none of the combo lists change button colors to show you what you have to press, you have to remember your controls and reset the combos to know what you actually have to press. It's VERY annoying.

I will tell you though, if you know a buddy who can tolerate this game, you should play it with them, it's worth it. But, I want to give you some tips here to help you along the way. (you don't have to read this part) Firstly, the gameplay is quite unique. The controls are simple. Every fighting game varies in controls. Street Fighter has the light, medium and heavy kicks and punches, SoulCalibur has the vertical and horizontal attacks, Super Smash Bros has the physical and special attacks, you get the point. Tekken has left punch, right punch, left kick, and right kick.

Make sure you vary the attacks, and don't try and KO the enemy with a specific move, it leaves you OPEN.
Second, use mostly easy to pull off attacks, you'll be pretty closed off from your challenger, and if they ever get stunned, use a powerhouse to send them.
Third, keep a good attack chain going, you'll be thankful later.

Anyway, I think it's about time I wrap things up here. Overall, I give the game a 9.5 and I say, if you ever have the time, you should check this game out
             

Nice work here. Is this your first review?

At any rate this was well done, it's straight to the point and informative. You didn't go into too much detail and make it boring or difficult to follow, and you didn't leave us with any important questions.

So while it could have been longer, it was by no means too short, and in fact a review is better off being left shorter than it had to be, than longer than it should have been.

In short: Good work, keep it up, and keep on working on your reviewing style.

AmnesiaMaster28 : Well, nice looking review, I think this is a pretty well written review, although it does need a whole lot more work to it, but hey, it might be your 1st review, I hope you keep it up.

IgorBird122 : Thanks!

Eirinn : This is my sixth review, and my third actual review. My first three were short and meaningless, while this and my last two are my actual reviews.


Thanks for the feedback from both of you!