Battle Arena Toshinden 3
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| Developer(s) | Tamsoft/Takara |
| Publisher(s) | Takara (JPN) Playmates (US) SCEE (EUR) |
| Platform(s) | Sony PlayStation |
| Release date | JPN December 27, 1996 USA January 31, 1997 PAL March, 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Players: 1-2 |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
Battle Arena Toshinden 3 for PlayStation is a fighting game and sequel of Battle Arena Toshinden 2 and Battle Arena Toshinden.
Toshinden 3 is the first of the main series not to be ported to other platforms. It is the only game in the series that has gameplay differences between the Japanese version and subsequent U.S and E.U releases. The U.S and E.U versions also feature a couple of new game play modes.
Whereas Toshinden 2 largely built upon the original Toshinden, Toshinden 3 radically changes the series gameplay. Most notably the arenas are now enclosed allowing players to launch opponents into the walls and ceilings in order to juggle them with further attacks. The combo system has also been reworked and now each character has a preset list of combos (though skillful players can use specific combos to allow further attacks through juggling them).
The game also adds a huge 17 new fighters bringing the total to 32 (a couple of characters from the last game were dropped). Though most of these are largely mirror images of other fighters in fighting styles.
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[edit] Story
Eiji Shinjo and the rest of the Toshin fighters were successful in destroying the Himitsu Kessha Organization and both Master and Uranus (leaders of the Himitsu Kessha) had met their deaths at the hands of Eiji's older brother Sho. Unknown to the fighters, however, they were being watched by the mysterious stranger known as Vermilion, who went to the second Toshindaibukai tournament for reasons unknown. Upon completing his shrouded mission, Vermilion had reported back to a mysterious, ominous man named Abel, who happens to be the leader of another evil organization known only as the Soshiki. Upon hearing Vermilion's report about the strengths of the Toshin fighters, Abel decides to host a third Toshindaibukai tournament in hopes of luring out the Toshin fighters so that their blood can be sacrified in order to revive a fallen fighting god known only as Agon Teos. To accomplish this, Abel recruits many highly-skilled warriors to be his assassins and each of them train effortlessly in order to copy and mimic their specific target's fighting style. Also, Abel has his sights set on an English teenage boy named David, who is said to be the potential vessel for Agon Teos' resurrection back on Earth. With the exception of Fo Fai (who met his death under mysterious circumstances), Eiji and the rest of the Toshin fighters return to the battlegrounds of the Toshindaibukai and each of them are determined to survive the third battle of their very own lives.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Initially Playable characters
- Eiji Shinjo
- Kayin Amoh
- Sofia
- Rungo Iron
- Bayhou (new)
- Mondo
- Duke B. Rambert
- Ellis
- Gaia
- Chaos
- Tracy
- David (new)
- Shizuku (new)
- Nagisa (new)
[edit] Unlockable Characters
- Leon (new)
- Ten Count (new)
- Zola (new)
- Adam (new)
- Cuiling (new)
- Toujin (new)
- Balga (new)
- Atahua (new)
- Tau (new)
- Schultz (new)
- Rachael (new)
- Judgement (new)
- Miss Til (new)
- Vermillion
[edit] Final Bosses
- Sho
- Abel (new)
- Veil (new)
- Naru (new)
When unlocked, these four characters appear above the top row each forming part of a pyramid shape.
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