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Battle Arena Toshinden 3

The Toshinden: the timeless battle tournament where only the best are invited, and only the strongest survive. Now, this third installment takes the fighting action to a level never seen before! You're caged…

63 27 December 1996 ESRB T

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 is a fighting developed by Takara, released 27 December 1996 on PlayStation.

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What Battle Arena Toshinden 3 is

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 is a fighting game developed by Takara and released in 1996. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Toshinden: the timeless battle tournament where only the best are invited, and only the strongest survive. Now, this third installment takes the fighting action to a level never seen before! You're caged like an animal in newly designed and closed-in arenas. Battle to the exhausting finish against over 30 sexy, bloodthirsty and deadly characters, each with their own weaponary, style and moves. Plus fast fresh graphics, unbelievably smooth gameplay and responsive controls makes this tournament the ultimate force to be reckoned with. - 10 all new and closed-in arenas. Riccochet off walls and ceilings and attack and retreat! - Over 30 characters, 12 never before seen - Dozens of new killer…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 28% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 launched on 27 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper and Mega Man 8. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8.

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When did Battle Arena Toshinden 3 come out?
Battle Arena Toshinden 3 was released on 27 December 1996 for PlayStation.

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