Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
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The final version of Street Fighter III pairs stunning hand-drawn animation with the parry system, a high-risk defensive move that rewards perfect reads. It is widely considered one of the deepest fighters ever made.
Kit's verdict · 9.1/10
Gorgeous, demanding and endlessly deep; it's the fighting game purist's fighting game.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Some of the best 2D animation ever
- Parrying adds incredible depth
- Great hip-hop and jazz soundtrack
Not so much
- Unforgiving for newcomers
- A few characters dominate top play
Play it if players who want to master a fighting game over years, not hours.
Skip it if newcomers who want a gentle on-ramp.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Parry by tapping forward for high and mid attacks or down for lows at the instant the hit lands.
- A parry leaves you free to act right away, so punish with your fastest attack.
- Pick your Super Art carefully: each fighter chooses one of three before the match, and it shapes their whole game plan.
- Medium punch and medium kick together is a universal overhead that beats crouching block.
- Chun-Li's second Super Art is a fast, damaging combo ender, which is why she's so popular.
- Watch the Judgment grades after each fight; they reward offence, defence and technique, not just winning.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- At Evo 2004, Daigo Umehara parried every hit of Justin Wong's Chun-Li super and won, a clip known as Evo Moment 37.
- It ran on Capcom's CPS-3 board, known for its huge, smoothly animated sprites.
- Chun-Li returned in 3rd Strike after fans complained she was missing from the earlier versions.
- Iron Galaxy released an online edition with rollback-style netcode in 2011.
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