BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN 3
Official Title  Battle Arena Toshinden 3
Common Title  Battle Arena Toshinden 3
Serial Number(s)  SCES-00700
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Fighting 

Developer  Takara.
Publisher  Sony
Date Released  26 June 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number		 DISC 1

SCES-00700
Serial Number In Disc SCES-00700
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )		 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )		 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  711719677420  - 
     

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English
Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-2 ( English & Japanese )

The third installment in the classic series of 3D fighting games for the Playstation, Battle Arena Toshinden 3 adds new characters, new special moves, and new play modes to the formula. One or two players can go head to head in a series of one-on-one fights, using regular, special, and super moves to knock the competitor's energy bar down to zero. Characters possess a wide variety of weaponry, and players will be dueling with swords, scythes, spears, pistols, and stranger arms in addition to engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

Twenty-eight characters are playable in total, fourteen of which are available at the beginning. The other fourteen are unlocked when players win the game in single player mode by defeating a series of competitors with each of the original characters. Fights are fast and furious, with plenty of 3D effects and pyrotechnics going on, and combos and special moves aplenty are available. The ability to smash your opponent into the walls or ceiling of the arena in which you play adds to the fun as well.

Story:
Unknown to the participants, while the previous "tournament" was occurring they were being watched by another sinister group known as the Organization.

The Organization intended to summon the Toshin (the god of fighting) itself to earth in order to conquer it. In order to do this they needed a pure hearted boy to use as a vessel and the blood of strong fighters. For the former they had been secretly raising a boy called David through an orphanage.

For the later, they choose the Toshinden fighters. The Organization trained several assassins in the Toshinden fighters fighting styles. Led by Vermillion they went out to try to capture the Toshinden fighters...

Characters:
- Eiji Shinjo
- Kayin Amoh
- Sofia
- Rungo Iron
- Bayou (new)
- Mondo
- Duke B. Rambert
- Ellis
- Gaia
- Chaos
- Tracy
- David (new)
- Shizuku (new)
- Nagisa (new)

Unlockable Characters:
- Leon
- Ten Count
- Zola
- Adam
- Cuiling
- Toujin
- Balga
- Atahua
- Tau
- Schultz
- Rachael
- Judgement
- Miss Til
- Vermillion

  Manufacturer's description:

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 moves, strategies and multi-hit combination attacks
- 2 player mode for head-to-head action
- Battle in 30 frames or even faster 60 frames per second
- Practice, Survival or Team Battle Mode not found in the Japanese version.

  Features:
Third person perspective
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fighting theme.
    		•
    Number Of Players  1-2 Players
    Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
    Compatible Controllers Tested
    ( Official Gamepads Only )    		  Standard Controller ( Analog Controller Compatible )
    Compatible Light Guns
    ( Official Light Guns Only )    		  None
    Other Compatible Controllers
    ( Official Controllers Only )    		  None
    Special Controllers Included Or
    Supported ( Official Only )    		  None
    Vibration Function Compatible  No
    Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
    Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
    Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
    Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
    Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
    CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
    Game Pad Plugin  N / A
    Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it.
    Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

      NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
     

     BASIC CONTROLS:
      Move character - D-Pad 
      Hard kick - Circle Button 
      Weak slash - Square Button 
      Weak kick - X Button 
      Hard slash - Triangle Button 
      Special moves - R1 or R2 Button 
      Roll - L1 or L2 Button 
      Pause game / Menu options - Start Button 

     

     MISC CODES:
      Reload -  To reload ammo as Adam or Nagisa, press Select.
      Random Character Select -  At Character Select screen, press R1+L1+R2+L2 to choose a random character.
      To get the dark side characters (the question marks in the character select) -  you need to beat the game with the corresponding fighters.
      Unlock Sho -  get all 14 of the dark side people.
      Unlock Abel -  beat the game with Sho in the hardest difficulty level.
      Unlock Naru -  beat the game with Abel in the hardest difficulty level.

     
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    BACK
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    File Size - 2'36 MB
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    BACK
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    Res. - 72 dpi
    File Size - 125 KB
     - Advert Covers
    USA ADVERT
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    File Size - 606 KB
     - Disc Covers
    DISC
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    Dim. - 1417 x 1417 pix.
    Res. - 300 dpi
    File Size - 2'03 MB

     NTSC-U:
    • Battle Arena Toshinden 3 [SLUS-00483]  - 
       
     NTSC-J:
    • Battle Arena Toshinden 3 [SLPS-00650]  - 
       

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