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General: Capcom's latest (last?) installment to their epic SF3 series brings back the classic SF veteran, Chun Li, and adds some interesting new characters. The veteran SF3 characters have been given new moves, new outfit colors, new stages, and of course new cocky and funny win quotes. The Street Fighter 3 series is known for it's amazing 2D animation and rock solid gameplay... And Third Strike doesn't disappoint. Third Strike builds upon the already great gameplay system, and makes for one of the best 2D fighting game experiences you can possibly have.
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The main focus
here is on the "parrying" system, which is a fancy way to block your opponents
incoming attacks by tapping forward instead of back to block. By parrying,
you can easily and quickly counter attack your opponent. The fluid animation
also makes it easy to see moves coming (if you have good timing of course)...
You can parry low attacks by tapping down; and also parry in the air, with
more punishable outcomes since you're not pushed back like in New
Generation.
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Parrying adds
power to your super meter bar, which of course lets you perform a devastating
super move (or two) against your opponent. Your super meter bar can also
be used to "enhance" your regular special moves by making them faster or
more damaging, like in Second Impact.
The gameplay is definitely faster and fiercer than ever, but that's not
all that's changed.
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Third Strike
has a solid soundtrack, with a mix of rap and techno for the intro and character
selection screen. An odd, yet interesting choice; but I'll just say I'm glad there's
no "lyrics" during the fight. Stage BGMs are well done, as well as the stages themselves,
and are completely new to the SF series. The character
voices have also changed for returning characters, most of which are pretty
good; but I actually prefer 2nd Impact's voice acting over Third Strikes.
These are just cosmetic nitpicks that I have, and don't effect the gameplay
or presentation much at all.
Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Arcade,
Dreamcast, Playstation 2 (Street
Fighter: Anniversary Collection), Xbox (Street
Fighter: Anniversary Collection)
Release: 1999
Characters:
Ryu,
Ken,
Dudley,
Alex,
Yun,
Yang,
Ibuki,
Necro,
Sean,
Oro,
Elena,
Hugo,
Urien,
Remy,
Chun-Li,
Makoto,
Q,
Twelve,
Akuma,
Gill
Related Games:
Street
Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street
Fighter 2 Champion Edition,
Street Fighter
2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter 2,
Super
Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter
2 Turbo: Revival, Super Street Fighter
2 Turbo HD Remix,
Street Fighter 3: New Generation,
Street
Fighter 3: Second Impact,
Street Fighter
4,
Street Fighter Alpha, Street
Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street
Fighter Alpha 3 Upper,
Street Fighter
Alpha 3 Max, Street Fighter Alpha:
Anthology, Street Fighter
Anniversary Collection, Street Fighter EX,
Street
Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter EX 3, Street
Fighter: The Movie,
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo,
Super
Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Pocket
Fighter
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Closing Comment: As far as traditional 2D fighting games go, It really doesn't get much better than Street Fighter III: Third Strike... My words can't really do this game justice, you just have to play it. Flawless animation, awesome characters, and breathtaking martial arts action! ...The gameplay and parry system is what really counts, and it's dead on. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
