Battle Arena Toshinden 3

Battle Arena Toshinden 3
North American cover art featuring Rungo (right) and Zola (left)
DeveloperTamsoft
Publishers
DirectorsShintarō Nakaoka
Shunichi Ōkusa
ProducerTakayuki Nakano
ProgrammerTōru Kawashima
SeriesBattle Arena Toshinden
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: December 27, 1996
  • NA: March 31, 1997
  • PAL: March 1997
GenreFighting
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 is a 1996 fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara for the PlayStation. Released in December 1996 and globally in March 1997, it serves as the sequel to Battle Arena Toshinden 2. There were changes such as enclosed arenas and altered mechanics. The game also added a large selection of new characters, although most of them are merely palette swapped without their own movesets. The game received mixed reviews.