Eternal Champions 3

Eternal Champions 3 is the fourth installment in the Eternal Champions series.

Arcade Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages in which the player goes through the chosen character's story. the 1st 6 stages are against random opponents, the 7th is against the chosen character's rival, the 8th is against Chaos Champion and the 9th is against Unity Champion.

Score Attack Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages in which the player needs to get the highest score possible. the 1st 7 stages are against random opponents, the 8th is against Chaos Champion and the 9th is against Unity Champion.

Time Attack Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages that the player needs to finish in the shortest time possible. the 1st 7 stages are against random opponents, the 8th is against Chaos Champion and the 9th is against Unity Champion.

Survival Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 31 stages in which the player fights every character in the game. the 1st 29 stages are against random opponents, the 30th is against Chaos Champion and the 31th is against Unity Champion.

Versus Mode
the players choose 2 characters and fight each other.

Gameplay
The gameplay is vastly different from different installments in the Eternal Champions Series, and rather similar to the Guilty Gear/BlazBlue Series but:
 * Button Layout
 * Square/X/Y - Light Attack
 * Triangle/Y/X - Medium Attack
 * Circle/B/A - Heavy Attack
 * X/A/B - Dust Attack

Plot
Eternal Champions 3 takes place 15 years after Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side.

Prologue
15 years ago, the Eternal Champion and his evil twin, the Dark Champion had fought over the fate of the time flow. Unknown to them, their evlier twin, the Chaos Champion, has awoken. Since then, the time loop has gone loose.

Current Events
15 years later, the Eternal and Dark Champion have decided once again to challenge the Chaos Champion, in order to keep the balance in the universe.

Reception

 * By The Majority of the Fans: The game met with critical acclaim by the majority of the fans.
 * By The Minority of the Fans: The game met with severe backlash by the minority of the fans.
 * By Critics: The game met with critical acclaim by critics.

Success
The game later got a prequel called Eternal Champions: Restoration and the sequel Eternal Champions 4.