With more than 8 million copies sold worldwide, Tekken 3 is the fifth best-selling PlayStation game. Tekken 3 has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. The home version includes a new beat 'em up mode called Tekken Force, and the bonus Tekken Ball mode. Tekken 3 features a largely new cast of characters, including the debut of several now-staple characters such as Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, Bryan Fury, Eddy Gordo, and Hwoarang, with a total of twenty-three characters. The game was re-released in 2018 as part of Sony's PlayStation Classic. The original arcade version of the game was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 as part of Tekken 5 's Arcade History mode.
It was released in arcades in March 1997, and for the PlayStation in 1998. Tekken 3 ( 鉄拳3) is a fighting game, the third entry in the Tekken series.