These include characters such as Hwoarang, Ling Xiaoyu, Julia Chang and of course Jin Kazama, who is now one of the most recognisable faces from the whole series. These young, exciting characters built on the existing Tekken story – many being linked with other characters – whilst also bringing their own personalities to the stage. Firstly it introduced players to a new generation of Tekken characters, many of whom are now icons of the series.
Although it was released over 20 years ago, a cursory glance at video game Twitter will confirm that the game is still popular amongst gamers today and that many now see it as a classic that has defined people’s experience of the fighting game genre.īut what is it that makes Tekken 3 such an important part of the history of the Tekken series? It is unlikely to be just one aspect that makes the game stand out, so let’s take a look at a few possibilities. In fact, Tekken 3 was such a huge hit that it is ranked as the fifth highest selling game on the PS1, with international sales of over 8 million units.
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The popularity of the series seems to have waned somewhat in recent years, with the most recent edition, Tekken 7, selling around 3 million copies less than Tekken 3, but the fact that Tekken 3 topped the UK video game chart when it was released for PlayStation back in 1998 should not surprise anyone. The 1998 release built on the relative success and popularity of its predecessor Tekken 2, to propel the series forward in a way that hasn’t happened since. Tekken 3 can be seen as the start of the modern era of the Tekken series that paved the way for all subsequent editions.
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