Technically speaking, Tekken 3 pushed the limits of the PlayStation's graphical capabilities, and the porting from the arcade was only possible through compression. The music is also significantly different, opting for a more energetic and upbeat electronic and rock tone compared to Tekken 2. Additionally, Tekken 3 added a wider variety of sound effects for characters. Fifteen new characters were added to the game's roster (albeit in place of seventeen characters from Tekken 2). Tekken 3 maintains the same core fighting system and concept as its predecessors, but brings many improvements, including significantly more detailed graphics and animations, and faster, more fluid gameplay. He then flies off into the night, leaving his grandfather staring after him. Heihachi survives the fall, but Jin, in mid-air, sprouts black, feathery wings and strikes Heihachi one last time. He turns his attention to Heihachi and slams him through the wall of the temple. The attempt to kill Jin fails revived by the Devil Gene within him, he reawakens and makes quick work of the soldiers. Having intended on disposing of Jin from the start, Heihachi fires a final gunshot into his grandson's head. Moments later, Jin is gunned down by a squadron of Tekken Force led by Heihachi. Something inside Jin snaps, and he emerges as the victorious one upon killing Ogre. He progresses through the tournament and reaches the final round, where he confronts Ogre’s true form. Jin, who has grown into an impressive fighter, enters with the intention of killing Ogre and avenging the loss of his mother. įour years later, Heihachi announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, believing that a clash of strong fighters will draw Ogre out. As Jin’s training progresses, Heihachi begins to suspect that his grandson possesses the same dangerous power as his father. Plotting to use Jin as a decoy to draw out Ogre, Heihachi begins training his grandson in Mishima Style Fighting Karate. He tells his grandfather about Ogre’s attack and asks that he be taught the means of defeating Ogre. ĭriven by revenge and guided by his mother’s wishes, Jin seeks out Heihachi and reveals that he is Kazuya’s son. Devil brands Jin's upper left arm in the process. Unbeknownst to Jin, a part of Kazuya's Devil, which sought to possess Jin in his mother's womb, returns and is able to possess him now that he no longer has Jun's protection. When he wakes up, his surroundings have been burned to the ground and his mother is nowhere to be seen. During the attack, Jin is knocked unconscious. Jun’s intuition proves right, and she and Jin are attacked one night by Ogre. In Yakushima, Jun senses the impending danger and begins to prepare Jin for the outcome, instructing Jin to find Heihachi Mishima if anything happens to her. įollowing Ogre’s awakening, martial arts masters from across the world start disappearing. Heihachi believes that capturing Ogre will give him the power to rule the world. He suspects that the mysterious being is Ogre, a legendary ‘god of fighting’. One day, Heihachi learns that a Tekken Force squad conducting an excavation in Central America have been annihilated by a mysterious being. Having reclaimed the Mishima Zaibatsu, Heihachi Mishima has established the Tekken Force, a private corporate army. Kazuya is presumed dead after being defeated in the final round of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 by his father, Heihachi Mishima, and thrown into a volcano. Jin’s father is Kazuya Mishima, the former owner of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Fifteen years after the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, Jun Kazama is living a quiet life in Yakushima with her son, Jin Kazama.

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