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Game entry

Tekken 3

1997 · Fighting, Arcade · Arcade · Namco

GameForever voters place Tekken 3 no. 542 in the world ranking, with 1,680 ELO points and 75% of wins across 301 duels settled. Mortal Kombat II is the rival it has faced most: 6 duels, 5 wins and 1 losses. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 14 out of 77 (1997).

World rank

no. 542

ELO score

1,680

Wins

75%

Duels played

301

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About Tekken 3

Tekken 3 is the third installment in the Tekken series. It maintains the same core fighting system as its predecessors but brings many improvements, such as significantly more detailed graphics and animations, fifteen new characters added to the game's roster, more modern music and faster gameplay.

The community says

still holds up so well, the roster alone makes it worth defending at this rank

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,680 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Tekken 3 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 539 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 1,681
  2. 540 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered 1,681
  3. 541 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1,680
  4. 542 Tekken 3 1,680
  5. 543 Risk of Rain 1,680
  6. 544 Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1,680
  7. 545 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 1,680

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Released in 1997

The standing

Where Tekken 3 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Tekken 3 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 14 out of 77 (1997).

Where Tekken 3 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 542 5,035
Fighting 20 259
1990s 94 659
1997 14 77

The community

The debate

23 comments

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  1. Rogue_Powlowski

    still holds up so well, the roster alone makes it worth defending at this rank

  2. gdicki

    Compared to what else dominated arcades back then (and I mean the whole genre, not just fighters), this one aged remarkably well

  3. RetroSamurai

    ¿Alguien más se acuerda de las colas que se hacían en la recreativa solo para jugar una partida rápida? Yo aún no sé cómo aguantábamos tanto tiempo de pie

    Moral2003

    Replying to Pixel_Espinosa

    Yo tambien hacia esas colas de niño, se me quedó grabado para siempre

    QuestRex2

    J'ai l'impression que ces files d'attente disent surtout que les salles étaient rares, pas forcément que le jeu était exceptionnel, mais je me trompe peut-être.

    Pixel_Espinosa

    Yo hacía cola con mis amigos del barrio, se me pasaban las horas volando

    CosmoFox2

    Replying to Pixel_Espinosa

    Standing in line for hours says more about arcades than about this game's ranking, no? What made those waits worth it exactly?

  4. LuckyByte9

    Me acuerdo de ir con mis primos a la sala recreativa cada fin de semana solo para pelear con este juego, hacíamos turnos y el que perdía pagaba la siguiente ficha, entre risas y peleas tontas se nos iba la tarde entera ahí metidos

    RogueRider2008

    Ces souvenirs d'arcade sont sympas, mais est-ce que ça doit vraiment peser dans le classement actuel du jeu ?

  5. SilentRunner

    ¿De verdad merece estar tan arriba, o es puro cariño del recuerdo lo que lo sostiene ahí?

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