Considering the fighting game community’s response to Sirlin’s approach with Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, which changed fundamental properties of moves and made it an entirely new game, this is probably a good thing. This is an arcade perfect port of the most recent version of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. Whilst Capcom have clearly put a lot into the game graphically and musically, they didn’t go crazy by rebalancing or tweaking the gameplay. It’s worth noting that the original character select music doesn’t start in the same spot as it originally did, which is a bit of an oversight. It’s even possible to change the main menu music to whatever you want. Once unlocked, you can customize the soundtrack to your liking by using a mixture of classic and remixed themes. All of the stages in the game now have remixed versions arranged by Simon Viklund (Bionic Commando: Rearmed). It’s not just the graphics that have been overhauled though, Swedish rapper Adam Tensta provides his musical talents for two tracks in the game – the main menu and character select screen. The one you choose ultimately comes down to user preference since gameplay is unaffected.
The developers made sure that each filter was applied on a character by character basis, so these aren’t just generic emulator settings. Smooth works similarly, although edges are more noticeable.
The crisp setting makes the pixel less apparent but the sprites are blurrier as a result. It’s the pinnacle of sprite based fighters, that’s for sure.Ĭapcom included a few graphical filters if pixels aren’t your thing. Characters are highly detailed and animations are incredibly fluid, even to this day. You’d be surprised at how great this game still looks. These are the same character sprites from 1999 but displayed at a higher resolution. Unlike Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, the visuals in Third Strike have not been completely redone. Throw in all the new features included in Online Edition and you have a fighter that not only rivals the most recent releases in the genre, but surpasses them. However, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a great fighting game.
Simply put, Street Fighter III just wasn’t as successful or as popular as its predecessor. The technical gameplay mechanics and the lack of returning characters was more than enough to alienate the majority of fans. Sadly, it’s also one that many people, including myself, missed out on. The GGPO networking tools are being used for online multiplayer, which Capcom says allows for "pixel-perfect arcade play online.Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is one of the most highly regarded fighting games of all time. "Utmost care was taken to maintain an arcade perfect experience and preserve the deep gameplay system that has become revered as one of the most sophisticated in the fighting genre," Capcom's fact sheet notes. There'll also be online leaderboards, matchmaking, the ability to upload replays direct to Youtube, a new UI, and various filtering options to tart up the old graphics. It'll boast a spectator channel broadcasting "a continuous live feed of the best match being played at any given moment," which you can watch with your chums. Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition is slated to arrive some time this year on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, priced at $14.99 (1,200 Microsoft Points). Back in July 2010, Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono quietly revealed plans for a revamp of Street Fighter III: Third Strike, noting that it was "not going to come out in the immediate future." At E3 this week, Capcom finally gave the game its grand formal announcement.
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