Result :
8 - Prettier, smoother, 3D Tekken 2. 
 | Graphics: 9 - Excellent textures and lighting. |
| FMV : 8 - Comprehensive, again, one for each character. |
| Sound : 7 - Grunts and thumps. |
| Music : 6 - New stuff, plus the old stuff too. |
| A.I. : 6 - Gets faster as opposed to better. |
| Lifespan : 8 - Even more game modes. |
| Gameplay : 7 - Combo's galore. |
| Adrenaline : 8 - See above. |
Tekken 3 is basically Tekken 2 with a face lift. It is now in a 3D landscape, and the visuals are far superior. It has little other innovations, I suppose they thought they had a winning formula, so don't change it. It plays very much the same as T2, and most of the characters (and their moves) are the same too. I do like the wood-guy, he changes fighting styles each round, and the mini-dinosaur is cute, I still have some other bosses to unlock, so will keep you posted.
The fighters themselves look amazing, they flow from move to move very smoothly, and react to lighting sources properly. Little in the way of improved sound, I guess it is better, but not by much. The backgrounds look better too, but some of the square "arena" type ones don't rotate well where the floor meets the walls.
Overall? looks and sounds wonderful, if you have got Tekken 2 there is much different, but if you have never tried the Tekken experience, try this one first. I have to play it more to fully check out whether the game play is much better, but it doesn't seem to different at the moment. From unwrapping the box, I managed to finish it first time I played, with Yoshimitsu (my favourite, and he really looks mean now!), so that should tell you how similar it is. Fan's will love finding out those small changes I'm sure.
Note: Bushido Blade is more realistic for combat, but T3 just slips in with an overall easier playibility factor. I need BB2, and soon.
To get these secret characters, you must beat the game a certain number of times.
Kuma Complete Arcade mode once. Julia Complete Arcade mode with two characters. Gun Jack Complete Arcade mode with three characters. Mokujin Complete Arcade mode with four characters. Anna Complete Arcade mode with five characters. Bryan Complete Arcade mode with six characters. Heihachi Complete Arcade mode with seven characters. Ogre Complete Arcade mode with eight characters. True Ogre Complete Arcade mode with nine characters.
Tiger:
To play as the superfly Tiger, beat Arcade Mode 16 times. Now highlight Eddy and press
Start.
Gon:
To play as the dinosaur Gon, beat him in Tekken Ball mode.
Alternate Gon Selection - Another way to play as the cute dinosaur is to play Survival
Mode well enough so that it asks you for your initials after you lose. Put in the letters
GON and the next time you check the roster Gon will be selectable.
Dr. Boskonovitch:
Finish the Tekken Force Mode 3 times to gain 3 keys. Finish it again until you reach the
5th stage and face the doctor. Beat him and he becomes a selectable character.
Panda:
Highlight Kuma at the Character Select screen and press Circle.
Tekken Ball and Theater Modes:
Beat all 10 main characters in Arcade Mode to extract Tekken Ball mode and Tekken Theater
mode
Alternate introductions:
Complete the game with the ten base characters to view an alternate introduction featuring
the characters in their two-player mode costumes. For another one, complete the game with
all characters including the secret ones.
Alternate winning poses:
To see your character's secret winning pose, hold either Kick button during the replay of
your win. To see the original pose hold either Punch button.
Alternate costumes:
Play as any character the indicated number of times. Then, highlight that fighter on the
Character Select screen and press Start:
Xiaoyu: 50 times
Jin: 50 times
Anna: 25 times
Gun Jack: 10 times
Replay Mode:
Go to Practice, then go to the Freestyle Menu. Press R1+R2+L1+L2+Circle for Recorder Mode
(if you did it right, you should see a message on the screen). This lets you save and
replay moves in practice mode.
Mokujin the block of wood:
After choosing Mokujin in any mode simply press and hold Down on the D-pad until the fight
starts. Mokujin will now sound like a block of wood when he's hit.
