Street Fighter Alpha 3

"The final addition to the Alpha series"

One of the best Fighting games if not the best... This is definitely one of the best street fighter games of all time.

Graphics - 9/10
They used the same graphics from SFA1 but they tried to change the characters appearance a little bit. The cartoonish look is definitely a plus. The characters and background are big and colorful... Good job Capcom

Sound - 8/10
Nothing very special but a major plus from the previous SFA series. Still good just not great.

Controls - 9/10
The controls are awesome. With 3 punch buttons and 3 kick buttons the combinations are endless. The moves are a little bit too easy to perform, even the hard ones. Still you'll live through it...

Moves - 9/10
Come on you have to love those classic moves. The Dragon Punch, the Hurricane Kick, the Hadoken.

Plot - 10/10
They've been building the story since SF1 and it all paid off. Each character has his or her own reason for fighting and its made clear in the beginning, the middle and the endings. With an interesting and detailed storyline, this is definitely one of the better stories of fighting games.

Characters - 10/10
Unique characters all the way. You got your basic karate guys, you have your generals, your bad asses, your cute blonds, your sumo's, your freaks, this game has just about all the characters you can imagine. All characters from the SFA and most from SF2 are in this one arcade game.

Gameplay - 10/10
What's better than kicking the stuffing out of your enemy. Featuring great moves, fast paced, tons of characters. This is one section that Capcom hit right on the spot.

Replay - 10/10
Tons and tons of characters to choose from. 3 modes of play. Come on what else to you need!?

Xtras - 8/10
With tons of hidden characters to find and beat this game has it all. For an arcade game this has tons of little secrets that you have to unlock. Many characters including: Juli, Juni, Evil Ryu... well I better not spoil anymore for you.

Overall - 10/10
This game is very very balanced. All aspects of a good fighting game can be found in Street Fighter Alpha 3.

Average - 93/100 (93%)
This is definitely one of the best fighting games their is. No doubt about it. The only thing is that this is the final Alpha games... Well so long to characters like: Dan, Sakura, Rose, Gen, Sodom, Guy, Charlie, Juli, Juni, etc.

Another winner Capcom!!! Keep it up!!!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 07/29/03, Updated 07/29/03