![]() Fluid controls that make fights fun even if you can't execute combos in rapid sucession.Masterfully crafted combat system offering and improving on all that ever made Street Fighter special.Stunningly beautiful graphics and detailed spritework thanks to the then-recent CPS III hardware, alongside well-made effects that succeed in carrying the weight and impact of attacks.The games feature an entirely new cast, aside from Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Akuma. Finally, a version with updated graphics and soundtrack, optional content and an online mode was released in 2011, developed by Iron Galaxy and dubbed Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition. This version was ported to the Dreamcast, Xbox and PlayStation 2. Then, in 1999, it was again re-released as Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (the version this article will mostly focus on), now with five new characters, improved themes and, again, different stages. ![]() ![]() It was re-released later that year as Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, featuring two new characters and different stages and themes, and ported to the Dreamcast. The modern online 3rd Strike community plays via Fightcade, a free emulation platform with rollback netcode for arcade games.Street Fighter III is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom, originally released as Street Fighter III: New Generation in 1997 for arcades. The most recent release of 3rd Strike can be found in the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for PC & modern consoles. After this a version dubbed Online Edition was released for Xbox 360 (forward-compatible to current Xbox One/Series consoles) and PlayStation 3 with GGPO-based online play, new features and extra modes. In 2004, Capcom released 3rd Strike as part of the "Street Fighter Anniversary Collection" for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 which also included Hyper Street Fighter 2. The Dreamcast version was released in 2000 with slight differences to the arcade version. ![]() Home versions of 3rd Strike can be found on the Dreamcast, PS2 and Xbox. 3rd Strike is considered by much of the competitive Street Fighter circuit to be the greatest fighting game of all time, let alone in the series, for its depth, parrying system and unique, engaging roster. The main differences found in 3rd Strike include: a new way of performing throws (done by pressing LP+LK), universal overheads (MP+MK), a "choose your opponent" approach to Arcade mode, the return of the "Crush the Car" bonus round, a new soundtrack, new stages and 5 new characters: Chun-Li, Q, Twelve, Remy and Makoto. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is the last revision of the SF3 series, the two previous games being SF3: New Generation and SF3: Second Impact. ![]()
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