Fatal
Fury 3
STORY:
It has been
two years since the second King Of Fighters tournament took place. Now Terry, Andy,
Joe, Mai
and Geese are back in South Town to battle five new characters and three bosses. All of them have their
own reasons of coming to South Town, but in the end, everything links to
a scroll that reveals the secret to the lost ancient martial arts.
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Fatal
Fury 3 character selection screen.
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REVIEW:
Fatal Fury
3 was a pretty big improvement over its predecessors, introducing brand new re-drawn
character sprites (yet again) and better overall animation quality. Of course, a handful of colorful new
characters join the roster, in addition to some new 2D environments.
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"Jaguar Kick!" Ohh wait...
Joe's version has a different name.
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The two-plane gameplay was upgraded to a three plane format known
as the Oversway System. Players fight primarily in the middle plane or the main
plane, but can move or "oversway" into either of the sway lines at the
background or foreground . Attacks between planes have returned but are now
called "Oversway Attacks" and players can use special technique to
defend these attacks. Other new gameplay elements introduced include air
blocking, combination arts, new special & super moves, and even alternate
(more powerful) super moves which can only be used once per round.
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Wow,
Blue Mary really looks like
Android 18 in that shot.
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Along
with a cool looking world map, Fatal Fury 3 also features a ranking
system when fighting against the computer, which brought some innovation to the
fighting genre. When the player wins a round, they'll be ranked from D to triple
S. The final opponents the player faces at the end of the single player mode is
determined the by the player's average... with a lower score, the game will end
against Yamazaki, but with a higher score they will square off against one of
the Jin twins, or possibly both. Overall, Fatal Fury 3 was easily the best
presentation of the series to date.
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Page Updated: |
September 28th, 2021
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Developer(s): |
SNK |
Publisher(s): |
SNK |
Artwork
By: |
Shinkiro
Promotional Art
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Platform(s): |
Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Windows 95
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Release Date(s): |
Mar. 27th, 1995 Arcade
Apr. 28th, 1995 NeoGeo CD |
Characters: |
Terry
Bogard,
Andy Bogard,
Joe Higashi,
Mai Shiranui,
Franco Bash,
Blue
Mary, Sokaku Michizuki,
Bob Wilson,
Hon
Fu, Ryuji Yamazaki, Jin
Chonrei, Jin Chonshu,
Geese Howard |
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Featured Video:
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Related Games: |
Fatal
Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal
Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout
Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout
Special: Dominated Mind, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition,
Fatal
Fury: 1st Contact, Garou: Mark of The Wolves, King
of Fighters '95, Samurai Shodown 3, Darkstalkers 2, Street
Fighter Alpha, Marvel Super Heroes, Mortal
Kombat 3, Killer Instinct 2, Savage
Reign, Galaxy Fight |
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Gameplay
Engine
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7.0 / 10
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Story
/ Theme
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7.0 / 10
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Overall
Graphics
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7.0 / 10
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Animation
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6.5 / 10
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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6.5 / 10
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Innovation
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7.5 / 10
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Art Direction
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7.0 / 10
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Customization
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6.0 / 10
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Options / Extras
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6.0 / 10
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Intro / Presentation
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8.0 / 10
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Replayability / Fun
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5.0 / 10
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"Ouch" Factor
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5.5 / 10
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Characters
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6.0 / 10
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BOTTOM LINE
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7.2
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10
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Review based on Arcade
version
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Final
Words: |
The Fatal Fury series had seen it's best installment yet, but in my opinion, fell short
on gameplay innovations (and fun) when compared to the top 2D (and 3D)
fighters of the time. The series and the characters still had much
developing to do, but Fatal Fury 3 was likely to please returning fans of the series.
~TFG
Webmaster | @Fighters_Gen
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