Below are the changes and additions to each character. All other things remain the same as the original Street Fighter III: Third Strike. While these changes do not truly 'balance' the game, they should hopefully give you a version of the character that is a lot of fun to play with. In this massive collection of 12 Street Fighter titles, perfect arcade balance makes it to consoles and PC for the first time ever. Four groundbreaking titles let you hop online and relive the arcade experience through the online Arcade Mode or play with friends - SFII Hyper Fighting, Super SFII Turbo, SF Alpha 3 and SFIII: Third Strike!
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- Street Fighter® III: Third Strike Online Edition takes one of the deepest, most sophisticated fighting games of all time online with an arcade perfect re-creation. Featuring the unique and memorable characters of the Street Fighter® III series, GGPO-enabled online allows players to use their technical moves – like the series-defining parry.
Street Fighter 3rd Strike Online
by Tibe (2012)
We are in 1999 when Street Fighter III Third Strike hits the arcades, and then the 2D VS fighting genre is already an old school. Since the sequels of Street Fighter II in the early nineties, then came the Zero/Alpha series, and later the Street Fighter III ones. Capcom's new standard is the CPS-III, an impressive 2D powerhouse. After two games rather successful bringing their bunch of new characters, here's the third and final installment of this era. In other words, the editor - finally - chosen to make risky moves, as a vast part of the roster is renewed! We note the disappearance of some leading figures, such as Honda, Blanka, Vega and Sagat. Still, a panel of nineteen characters is proposed. It's way less than what is featured in SNK's The King of Fighters franchise since several years, but this is still decent. One might simply regret the lack of charisma of many new fighters, although all of them have many different attacks. The editor was probably counting on the rich gameplay to increase the replay value.
Among the most famous fighters, there's very few survivors from the past Street Fighter II games: Ryu and Ken are there, with also Chun Li and Akuma... but that's it! The rest of the roster come from the previous Street Fighter III releases, plus a few new ones. The gameplay is great, and if it's still more accessible and simplier than The King of Fighters games or even Garou: Mark of the Wolves, it features a bunch of subtle new techniques that were never seen before in the series. The hitbox is smaller than before, requiring more accuracy during the attacks; the timing is more 'precise' and making combos requires more finesse and mastering at this level. The Parry System appears, like the Just Defended in Garou: going towards the opponent when he performs an attack, haven't you only blocking without losing life, but it also grants the player a short priority allowing to enter a chain combo or even a special! It's now a technique players have to master to reach the next level. In addition to all the other qualities mentioned, this provides a very technical and interesting line of progression for everyone.
During human versus human matches, the technical level can sometimes be downright impressive! Timing and precision are now in the spotlight more than ever in a Street Fighter game. The single player action doesn't oppose a great difficulty, with any average player making it quite easily to the Boss. For each fight, you now have the possibility of choosing the next opponent among two for each new battle. Bonus stages which Capcom is greedy (and so we!) are included in the game, with among other things a superb 4x4 to demolish. Superb is the also appropriate word to describe the graphics of the game. Places and characters are thin, colorful and shows an incredible relief: the CPS-III does wonders! The animation is perfectly decomposed, to a level of quality rarely reached by other fighting games: we could mention Art of Fighting 3, Garou, or the latest Guilty Gears featuring an animation of equal quality, but they 're still few. It's fast and fluid for sure, even if the fights could have been more dynamic.
Yes, combats sometimes lacks speed, depending on the characters involved... but I chipotte. The soundtrack offers a phenomenal quality, with a bunch of pretty appropriate sound effects. But the musics... these are cheap 'hip hop' commercial melodies, and let me tell you this is not what Capcom have done best. Even if the musical color wants itself 'groovy', these themes don't stick with the world of Street Fighter, and you'll bitterly regret the legendary Street Fighter II melodies. Still, SF3.3 features graphics among the finest in the world of 2D, its animation is flawless, while the audio part - ahem - is excellent, and gameplay richer than ever. Players will not fall in love with all new characters, for sure... and many might feel some nostalgia, thinking about the lost Zangief, Sagat, Dhalsim, Honda and others... But all this is a matter of taste, and objectivity is required in this review: Here we have the best installment of Street Fighter III, by far, the saga wonderfully renewing itself and standing still as a reference in the VS fighting world.
| GRAPHICS | 99% |
| The game still stands as one of the masterpieces of 2D. The CPS-III provides a render pretty close to perfection, equally for the backgrounds as for the characters. | |
| ANIMATION | 97% |
| The action is extremely fluid and the speed is almost analog to what have been seen in Garou. Fighters move smoothly and everything shows a near-perfect decomposition. | |
| SOUND | 89% |
| Sound effects and vocals are top-notch, but the themes are no more what they were in the old Street Fighter games... | |
| REPLAY VALUE | 95% |
| Nineteen characters is good, with the game including a hard challenge, punctuated with bonus stages. | |
| GAMEPLAY | 95% |
| Great innovations are featured and the brand new fighting system improves what have been seen before in the SFII games. | |
NEOGEOKULT Overall | 96% |
| Fabulous realization and a great fighting system: SF3.3 is another Mega-Hit in the name of Capcom! |
SAME ON THE NEO?
Some very good VS Fighting Games were released on the Neo Geo in the early nineties, and even after 2000. Garou: Mark of the Wolves is certainly the most similar game, visually or in terms of gameplay, to Capcom's Street Fighter III Third Strike.
If you're a gamer, the chances are high that you've played a Street Fighter game, on at least one occasion. To discover a few fun facts about Street Fighter III: Third Strike, simply continue reading.
A guide to Street Fighter III: Third Strike
It was originally developed as an arcade game:
Street Fighter III: Third Strike was first released as an arcade game in 1999. However, due to its popularity and worldwide success it was redeveloped and released on a wide variety of gaming consoles. Some examples of which include Dreamcast, Play Station 2, Play Station 3, Play Station 4, X-Box, X-Box 360, X Box One and Nintendo Switch.
So no matter what console you regularly play on, you shouldn't have any trouble being able to play Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Which is also available for Windows.
It boasts unique characters:
Some popular characters which you'll get to play as include Chun-Li, Makoto, Q, Remy and Twelve. However Street Fighter 3rd Strike Oro, is also a character who is well worth selecting. Oro is an ancient, 140 year old hermit, who has discovered the secret key to immortality. Oro is unique as he usually fights with one hand but can fight using two hands when you unlock his magical abilities. If you're looking to play as a unique character, you'll love fighting as Oro.
Street Fighter 3rd Strike Tier List:
The number one fighter on Street Fighter III: Third Strike's tier list is Chun-Li who boasts a score of 118.5. In second place is Yun, who was awarded a score of 118. In third place is Ken who has a score of 108. In forth place is Makato who boasts a score of 106.8. If you want to stand a chance of defeating formidable foes, who you first start playing Street Fighter 3rd Strike, it's well worth selecting Chun-Li, Yun, Ken or Makato, as your first character.
The most effective strategy is to try and string powerful combos together:
While there are a wide variety of strategies which you may want to try out, the most effective fighting strategy is to try and string powerful combos together. So it's well worth testing out as many different Street Fighter 3rd strike combos as you can. In order to find out which are the most effective against different fighters.
An online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was released:
During the 2010 San Diego Comic Con convention, a special online edition of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was announced. However the online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike wasn't released until the next year. When it was released for Play Station on the 23rd of August, 2011 and X Box on the 24th of August, 2011. The online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was a huge success and reached number 8 on the PSN download chart.
So if you're a huge fan of fighting games but never picked up a copy of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, it's well worth doing so. Especially if you're a Street Fighter fan.
Street Fighter 3rd Strike Online
by Tibe (2012)
We are in 1999 when Street Fighter III Third Strike hits the arcades, and then the 2D VS fighting genre is already an old school. Since the sequels of Street Fighter II in the early nineties, then came the Zero/Alpha series, and later the Street Fighter III ones. Capcom's new standard is the CPS-III, an impressive 2D powerhouse. After two games rather successful bringing their bunch of new characters, here's the third and final installment of this era. In other words, the editor - finally - chosen to make risky moves, as a vast part of the roster is renewed! We note the disappearance of some leading figures, such as Honda, Blanka, Vega and Sagat. Still, a panel of nineteen characters is proposed. It's way less than what is featured in SNK's The King of Fighters franchise since several years, but this is still decent. One might simply regret the lack of charisma of many new fighters, although all of them have many different attacks. The editor was probably counting on the rich gameplay to increase the replay value.
Among the most famous fighters, there's very few survivors from the past Street Fighter II games: Ryu and Ken are there, with also Chun Li and Akuma... but that's it! The rest of the roster come from the previous Street Fighter III releases, plus a few new ones. The gameplay is great, and if it's still more accessible and simplier than The King of Fighters games or even Garou: Mark of the Wolves, it features a bunch of subtle new techniques that were never seen before in the series. The hitbox is smaller than before, requiring more accuracy during the attacks; the timing is more 'precise' and making combos requires more finesse and mastering at this level. The Parry System appears, like the Just Defended in Garou: going towards the opponent when he performs an attack, haven't you only blocking without losing life, but it also grants the player a short priority allowing to enter a chain combo or even a special! It's now a technique players have to master to reach the next level. In addition to all the other qualities mentioned, this provides a very technical and interesting line of progression for everyone.
During human versus human matches, the technical level can sometimes be downright impressive! Timing and precision are now in the spotlight more than ever in a Street Fighter game. The single player action doesn't oppose a great difficulty, with any average player making it quite easily to the Boss. For each fight, you now have the possibility of choosing the next opponent among two for each new battle. Bonus stages which Capcom is greedy (and so we!) are included in the game, with among other things a superb 4x4 to demolish. Superb is the also appropriate word to describe the graphics of the game. Places and characters are thin, colorful and shows an incredible relief: the CPS-III does wonders! The animation is perfectly decomposed, to a level of quality rarely reached by other fighting games: we could mention Art of Fighting 3, Garou, or the latest Guilty Gears featuring an animation of equal quality, but they 're still few. It's fast and fluid for sure, even if the fights could have been more dynamic.
Yes, combats sometimes lacks speed, depending on the characters involved... but I chipotte. The soundtrack offers a phenomenal quality, with a bunch of pretty appropriate sound effects. But the musics... these are cheap 'hip hop' commercial melodies, and let me tell you this is not what Capcom have done best. Even if the musical color wants itself 'groovy', these themes don't stick with the world of Street Fighter, and you'll bitterly regret the legendary Street Fighter II melodies. Still, SF3.3 features graphics among the finest in the world of 2D, its animation is flawless, while the audio part - ahem - is excellent, and gameplay richer than ever. Players will not fall in love with all new characters, for sure... and many might feel some nostalgia, thinking about the lost Zangief, Sagat, Dhalsim, Honda and others... But all this is a matter of taste, and objectivity is required in this review: Here we have the best installment of Street Fighter III, by far, the saga wonderfully renewing itself and standing still as a reference in the VS fighting world.
| GRAPHICS | 99% |
| The game still stands as one of the masterpieces of 2D. The CPS-III provides a render pretty close to perfection, equally for the backgrounds as for the characters. | |
| ANIMATION | 97% |
| The action is extremely fluid and the speed is almost analog to what have been seen in Garou. Fighters move smoothly and everything shows a near-perfect decomposition. | |
| SOUND | 89% |
| Sound effects and vocals are top-notch, but the themes are no more what they were in the old Street Fighter games... | |
| REPLAY VALUE | 95% |
| Nineteen characters is good, with the game including a hard challenge, punctuated with bonus stages. | |
| GAMEPLAY | 95% |
| Great innovations are featured and the brand new fighting system improves what have been seen before in the SFII games. | |
NEOGEOKULT Overall | 96% |
| Fabulous realization and a great fighting system: SF3.3 is another Mega-Hit in the name of Capcom! |
SAME ON THE NEO?
Some very good VS Fighting Games were released on the Neo Geo in the early nineties, and even after 2000. Garou: Mark of the Wolves is certainly the most similar game, visually or in terms of gameplay, to Capcom's Street Fighter III Third Strike.
If you're a gamer, the chances are high that you've played a Street Fighter game, on at least one occasion. To discover a few fun facts about Street Fighter III: Third Strike, simply continue reading.
A guide to Street Fighter III: Third Strike
It was originally developed as an arcade game:
Street Fighter III: Third Strike was first released as an arcade game in 1999. However, due to its popularity and worldwide success it was redeveloped and released on a wide variety of gaming consoles. Some examples of which include Dreamcast, Play Station 2, Play Station 3, Play Station 4, X-Box, X-Box 360, X Box One and Nintendo Switch.
So no matter what console you regularly play on, you shouldn't have any trouble being able to play Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Which is also available for Windows.
It boasts unique characters:
Some popular characters which you'll get to play as include Chun-Li, Makoto, Q, Remy and Twelve. However Street Fighter 3rd Strike Oro, is also a character who is well worth selecting. Oro is an ancient, 140 year old hermit, who has discovered the secret key to immortality. Oro is unique as he usually fights with one hand but can fight using two hands when you unlock his magical abilities. If you're looking to play as a unique character, you'll love fighting as Oro.
Street Fighter 3rd Strike Tier List:
The number one fighter on Street Fighter III: Third Strike's tier list is Chun-Li who boasts a score of 118.5. In second place is Yun, who was awarded a score of 118. In third place is Ken who has a score of 108. In forth place is Makato who boasts a score of 106.8. If you want to stand a chance of defeating formidable foes, who you first start playing Street Fighter 3rd Strike, it's well worth selecting Chun-Li, Yun, Ken or Makato, as your first character.
The most effective strategy is to try and string powerful combos together:
While there are a wide variety of strategies which you may want to try out, the most effective fighting strategy is to try and string powerful combos together. So it's well worth testing out as many different Street Fighter 3rd strike combos as you can. In order to find out which are the most effective against different fighters.
An online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was released:
During the 2010 San Diego Comic Con convention, a special online edition of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was announced. However the online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike wasn't released until the next year. When it was released for Play Station on the 23rd of August, 2011 and X Box on the 24th of August, 2011. The online version of Street Fighter III: Third Strike was a huge success and reached number 8 on the PSN download chart.
So if you're a huge fan of fighting games but never picked up a copy of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, it's well worth doing so. Especially if you're a Street Fighter fan.
Street Fighter 3rd Strike Fightcade Rom
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