Street Fighter Alpha 3

29.06.1998
Critic 80/100
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Genre: Fighting Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 3 is the third game in the Street Fighter Alpha series. It features a complete gameplay overhaul with the addition of three selectable fighting styles, new stages, over seven new and returning characters and an exclusive soundtrack. The game's illustrations, select screens, soundtrack and sound effects all have a similar style to the Final Fight series, unlike the previous games.

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Street Fighter Alpha (last 3 games)

19.01.2006

Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX is a near-faithful port of the arcade version with minimal loading times and all frames and sprites intact. All the additional characters from the GBA version as well as Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution are present. The added characters now feature their own in-game storylines and endings. The Dramatic Battle mode in this version is the only one where both the player and partner characters can be selected individually, allowing for any character pairing. It also includes the Reverse Dramatic Battle mode from the Saturn version and an exclusive tag mode called Variable Battle.

27.09.2002

Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper is a compressed version of the original game and lacks several stages and music tracks from the previous arcade and console versions, although all the characters are present. In addition, Eagle, Maki, and Yun, all of whom were characters from Capcom vs. SNK 2 were added to the game. Only a few character voices were included in this version due to storage limitations, which the developers worked around by having characters share voice samples, modified with real-time pitch shifting, such as using a higher pitched version of Ken's voice for Sakura's attack calls.

01.03.2001

Street Fighter Zero 3 was re-released for the arcade in Japan in 2001 under the title Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper. The Upper version of the final installment of Street Fighter Alpha 3! Choose your favorite "ism", or fighting style, and get ready to rumble! Play mind games with X-ism, rain down punishing techniques with A-ism, or bamboozle opponents with original V-ism combos—find the style that speaks to you!

Part of franchise:
Street Fighter (last 3 games)

30.11.2024

The Evercade Alpha Street Fighter Bartop Arcade includes six titles from the legendary Street Fighter series by Capcom, including Street Fighter II‘ Champion Edition, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo.

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24.09.2024

Terry is the second DLC character in the Street Fighter 6: Year 2 Character/Ultimate Pass. Terry is planned for release in Autumn 2024 and will be the first guest character to appear in the main Street Fighter series followed by Mai planned for release in 2025.

22.05.2024

Akuma is the fourth DLC character for Street Fighter 6 and final character in the Year 1 Character/Ultimate Pass. A demon of combat that has welcomed the Satsui no Hado into his being in his quest to become the ultimate master of the fist.

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09.12.1994

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21.06.1995

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20.03.1997

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01.07.2001

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01.09.2004

After the death of Heihachi Mishima, the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament began. Tekken 5 lets you join this battle as one of many characters, including three fighters who are new to the Tekken series. This time, the environments feature destructible objects and dangerous obstacles. Customize your character with a variety of accessories, such as beanies, glasses, and costumes. Beat the game with each character to learn his or her story.

01.07.1999

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05.06.1995

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27.02.1996

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12.05.1999

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30.08.1987

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