Street Fighter Alpha 3
Building on the superb 2-D graphics, fluid animation, and vibrant backdrops of its predecessor, Street Fighter Alpha 3 promises to take the handheld beat-'em-up series to new heights. Along with the array of classic special moves, combos, blocks, and counters, this installment boasts more than 30 playable characters (including mainstays Chun-Li and Guile), 12 fighting modes, three new fighters, three fighting styles for each player, and a head-to-head game mode via the Game Boy Advance link cable (two copies of the game are required).
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Accessories
 Super Mario 64 DS
The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
Mortal Kombat Advance
The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 Reviews
This game is rated T for Teen: Violence. You also get to choose from a whopping 30 characters (including 3 hidden characters from "Capcom vs. From Capcom's classic fighting series, "Street Fighter Alpha 3" for the GBA is probably one of the best fighting games for a system that, ironically, just wasn't built for fighting games. And "SFA 3's" single mode might as well be its story mode; if you choose a new character while you're on a roll with another, you're forced to start from scratch. But simplified controls would have made it perfect.
In spite of the kinks, "SFA 3" is still a sweet setup for the GBA. Though graphics and features alone don't make a video game, it's amazing that so much (perhaps too much) was stuffed into one little cartridge. SNK"), with all their special moves, super moves, and "ISM" fighting styles intact. Of course, if you got to have Street Fighter on the go, you can either make due with this or play "SFA3 MAX" with the PSP's control nub. Either way, your thumbs will get quite a workout.
While some sacrifices had to be made (the announcer's gone and the music's average at best), the graphics are pretty close to what you'd find in console versions of the game. The game's most obvious drawback is, of course, the controls. Long before I bought the Nintendo DS, I already resolved to get a Game Boy Advance game to test the system's backwards compatibility. And best of all, the game's battery backup saves everything. But sometimes even the easiest attacks can take half a beat to perform.
As frustrating as it is to perform Ryu's Hadoken fireball with a D-pad and an awkward 4-button layout, the developers did all they could given the hardware. The game also has 6 playing modes to keep you busy (half of which are unlockables but hey, that's what cheat codes are for). And one title has always been first on my list.
This version, by comparison to those two, the Playstation 1, and the Dreamcast versions is by far the worst and least competitive. None of the other renditions have been as good, expect possibly the Sega Saturn version. The original game has only bee replicated in the Playstation 2 version, via Street Fighter Alpha Anthology. One of the better handheld console fighting games that I've played, but still, far from anything substantial to a competitive fighter.
The only thing that stinks in this game, and its a big stinker, is the control. You get so much for a portable game thats two inches square. All in all this is a terrific title for short periods of time even though the control of some of the moves are painful to pull off. You cant ask for anything more. After 10 minutes of this game i feel like i need Bengay or some cream from the arthritis that this game is giving my fingers and hands. ;). On a console controller or in the arcade i could bust out 50 fireballs in a row without a sweat.
Having Street Fighter with over 30 characters for on the go is awesome. The graphics, amount of characters and special moves, amount of fighting options, and sheer quality of this fighting game is borderline crazy. This game is a different story. The small size of the GBA/DS makes performing these special moves extremely tough. well you kind of could.
Gameplay B. I never really mastered all of the special moves but there weren't needed as fighting with simple punches and kicks was good enough. Despite the beautiful graphics and multiple characters to choose from (including several from Final Fight) I just can't see any REAL difference between this and the endless other 1-on-1 beat-em-ups out there. Lasting Appeal B- Sound B. I'm not that sad and I've got better things to do with my time. It's fun for a while but in no way a game I would spend ages playing and finishing as every last character. Graphics A.
Overall I would recomend this game if your a HARDCORE fighting game fan and need your fighting fix on the go. This is a very close port of the original SFA3 arcade game. The game really shows off the power of the GBA pretty well. Overall I was blown away at how good this looked on the GBA. The fighters move smoothly and all the little subtle animations are there too. The controls are a little hard to pull off but you do get used to it, I just forget about doing certain moves that are too hard and stick to the easy ones.
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