The long-anticipated Nintendo debut of Namco's hard-hitting arcade franchise packs more wallop than a boxing glove filled with lead.

At game's start, you have your choice of nine of Tekken 3's most popular fighters:

Forest Law
GunJack
Hwoarang
Jin Kazama
King
Ling Xiaoyu
Nina Williams
Paul Phoenix
Yoshimitsu

Because combatants are proficient in fighting styles ranging from tae kwan do to wrestling, Tekken Advance boasts an astounding variety of moves.

Far from a run-of-the-mill button-masher, Tekken Advance rewards skilled players who can string together complex chains of devastating combos.

Tekken Advance's one-player modes are Practice, Arcade, Time Attack, Survival and Team Battle. Two GBAs, a GBA Game Link cable and one or two Game Paks are required for multiplayer action.