



The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 3 is set 15 years after the The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2. There is also a minigame called Tekken Ball, similar to beach volleyball, where one has to "charge" a ball (hit the ball with a powerful attack) in order to hurt the opponent. This was continued in Tekken 4 and succeeded by the Devil Within minigame in Tekken 5. Bosconovitch would be a playable character (granted that you defeat him first). If the player succeeds in beating the minigame four times, Dr. Tekken Force pitted the player in various stages against enemies in a side-scrolling fashion. Tekken 3 was the first Tekken to feature a beat 'em up minigame called Tekken Force. The improved engine allowed for quick recoveries from knock-downs, more escapes from tackles and stuns, and newly-created combo throws. Jumping was toned down in Tekken 3, no longer allowing fighters to jump to extreme heights (as was present in previous games) but keeping leaps to reasonable, realistic heights which made air combat more controllable. Perhaps the most noticeable change in Tekken 3 is sidestepping, allowing fighters to step "into" or "out of" the background, whereas the element of depth had been largely insignificant in previous Tekken games. Tekken 3 maintains the same basic fighting system as its predecessors, but brings improvements, such as significantly more detailed graphics and animation, 15 new characters added to the game's roster, and faster and more fluid gameplay.
