Bengus
(CRMK), Harumaru (Saturn version box art), Hideki Ishikawa (posters)
Platform(s):
Arcade,
Dreamcast, Playstation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Advance (as SFA3:
Upper), PSP (as SFA3: Max), PS2 (in SFA:
Anthology), PSN
Release Date(s):
June 29th 1998
(/
Arcade)
December 1998 (
PS1)
April 30th, 1999 (
PS1)
July 8th, 1999 (
Dreamcast)
August 6th, 1999
( Saturn)
2000 (
Playstation)
May 31st, 2000 (
Dreamcast)
September 29th, 2000 (
Dreamcast)
September 27th, 2002
( GBA as SFA3:
Upper)
November 29th, 2000 (
GBA as SFA3: Upper)
December 1st, 2002 (
GBA as SFA3: Upper)
January 19th, 2006 (
as SFA3: Max)
February 7th, 2006 (
as SFA3: Max)
March 10th, 2006 (
as SFA3: Max)
- Review is for
Dreamcast version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 -
Gameplay
Engine
9.5 / 10
Story
/ Theme
9 / 10
Overall
Graphics
9.5 / 10
Animation
9.5 / 10
Music
/ Sound Effects
9.5 / 10
Innovation
9.5 / 10
Art Direction
9.5 / 10
Customization
9 / 10
Options / Extras
8 / 10
Intro / Presentation
9 / 10
Replayability / Fun
9.5 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
8.5 / 10
Characters
9 / 10
BOTTOM LINE
9.5 /
10
Final
Words:
SFA3 is surely
a Capcom classic that will never be forgotten. I put quite a lot of time into
this game and it is still one of my "all time" favorite Street Fighter
games outside of the Street Fighter III series. No doubt SFA3
packed the best roster to date and is
still one of the best Street Fighter games ever made if you ask me. ~TFG
Webmaster
Review:
Featuring the largest Street Fighter
roster to date, Street Fighter Alpha 3 was a dream come true for
long-time fans of the series. Previously missing favorites like E. Honda,
Blanka, Balrog
and Vega return with new moves, animating better than ever before. The veterans
are joined by three newcomers: Karin, Sakura's rival who first appeared in the manga Sakura
Ganbaru; R. Mika, an acrobatic Japanese female wrestler who idolizes
Zangief; and Cody from Capcom's classic arcade beat-em-up Final Fight
makes his Street Fighter debut as an escaped convict (which makes
sense since he relentlessly beat up all those street thugs in Final Fight).
Still in love with that
selection screen artwork.
SFA's core gameplay system has been
streamlined, keeping most of the gameplay features from prequels intact, but giving
players some new options to play with. Alpha 3 discards
the "Manual" and "Auto" modes from the prequels and
introduces three different playing styles known as "isms." After
selecting their character of choice, players choose from "A-ism" (three-tiered super combo meter), "X-ism"
(one-tiered super meter style based on SSF2T),
or "V-ism" (custom combo style based on SFA2's system). The new "isms" add
awesome customization value
never before seem in a fighting game and allows each fighter to
be used very differently. Each character also has 6 different color options.
Vega never looked so
badass.
The home versions
of Street Fighter Alpha 3 included great bonus modes like World Tour
mode & Dramatic Battle, and even including the final three fighters from Super
Street Fighter 2 that were missing in the Alpha series: Dee Jay, T.
Hawk and Fei Long, in addition to Guile...
completing the original cast from Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo! There
were two sequels to the original version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 which
added even more characters to the superb roster, and they were both on handheld
systems. Street
Fighter Alpha 3: Upper on Gameboy Advance added Yun, Maki & Eagle and
the later Street
Fighter Alpha 3: Max added Ingrid to the line-up.
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Arcade)
Playstation)
