I can't really say anything about Street Fighter III that hasn't already been said...The graphics are top-notch for a 2D fighter. In fact, they are, as far as I know, only surpassed by the Guilty Gear series. The mechanic has been greatly improved (HUZZAH! NO MORE CHARGE SUPERS!!!!) and, for the most part, the characters are vast improvements over the previous Street Fighter games. Take, for example...Gill. Gill, a Greek god-type manifesto with elemental powers and complex intentions, is SO MUCH DEEPER as a character than M. Bison before him. He is harder to defeat, and he's just flat-out cooler! A Street Fighter game wouldn't be complete without a boxer, and, rather than bringing back the AWFUL Mike Balrog, who was even more of a joke character than Dan Hibiki, Street Fighter III introduced the uber-gentlemanly Dudley. Dudley is faster, stronger, and cooler than Balrog. Come on! His win pose...he throws a rose on you and exclaims, "Gutter trash!" with that kickass British accent! To fight with that kind of smoothness and chivalry takes REAL discipline. But of all the shiny new characters in this game, none shine more than the tall, thin, blue-haired man-god that is Remy. Taking and improving upon the moveset introduced by Guile (blech!) in Street Fighter II, Remy looks and feels better to play. His moves, however, are easy to parry, and his projectiles don't build meter. That sucks...but who cares? REMY IS The SECKS! Ohhh...Remy owns. Long story short, the only games that surpass this in my book are Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival: #Reload...and the number one game of all time, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. So...yeah. BUY THIS GAME. You won't be sorry.
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future
(1999 Video Game)
The best Street Fighter game ever...yes, I know, it's been done.
17 May 2006
Warning: Spoilers