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Best Street Fighter for PSX

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If one were stuck with having to make a desert island selection of PSX games (on the unlikely event you were to be stuck on a desert island with only your PSX, a big tv, and all the electricity you'd need), it would be hard not to grab SFA3 as I can think of no other game (even including non-fighting games) that has earned so many hours of replay. Capcom really cleaned up the fighting engine used in alpha2, giving the game a much smoother feel, while also managing to incorporate air combos without making the game feel spastic (it is rather thrilling for instance to be able to knock someone in the air with guile and then immediately hit them again with his blade kick.) Throws have been made more difficult, but since the command is specific, throws are much more precise. Beyond the improved game engine you can now select from three different chracter types called -isms (no, you arn't chosing your character's political affiliation!) Anyone remember slash and bust mode from Samurai Shodown? The three different modes customize your character, Xism being similiar to play in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (quite a mouthful), with one big super, no air blocking, but takes and gives out more damage. Aism is standard Alpha fighting mode with multiple super moves, air blocking, etc. while V-ism gives your character a shadow which repeats the attacks of your character (also appearing in SFA2). These are not the only differences between modes though, as most characters actually have one or two different moves in the various modes. Were this not enough, SFA3 has incorporated every character in the SF series so now you can play Honda, Blanka and T-Hawk (should you have the desire to do so.) On top of this, there are several options which will add hours of game play to this already fantastic game. First is the world tournament mode where you can build your character into an unstoppable fighter. The ability to customize characters in this mode and bring them into versus games or even normal arcade games is very exciting. The ability, for instance to make a 32 level Shin Akuma that can do his Raging Demon move every 10 seconds, and if the move connects, your opponent takes 60% damage...well it is a great way to work out your aggressions. Also there is the fun of making characters that can use the best of all the -isms (Aism character that can do V-ism custom combos). You can even give your character the chain-combo option like SFA1 and Dark Stalkers. Other options are even crazier. My favorite is the ability to team up with another player against the computer. On the PSX you must play ryu and ken or two of the same characters. Survival mode is also quite enjoyable if you have made a 32 level character and you want to fight as many characters as quickly as you can. Infinite survival model lets you take your skill as far as it will go! This game is not for everyone but if you enjoy fighting games (even if you have not enjoyed the other street fighter games) you should give alpha 3 a chance. If you are a street fighter fan, then you must purchase this game.

What can i say its street fighter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Street fighter alpha 3 might be the best street fighter out there to date. It has awesome game modes cool levels and best of all its the never ending fun of a 2d fighter. The graphics are what you would expect froma 3d fighter a little choppy and an occasional glitch or two or maybe an occasional mergence of fighters but all in all its one of my favorite game out there. Ihave been an avis street fighter fan all the way back to the SNES version of street fighter 2 turbo! i would encourage anybody to get street fighter alpha 3 because its fun and hey its down to 20 bucks now!

This is the definative Street Figher game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game has all of the classic characters from Super Street Fighter 2 turbo plus all of the characters from Street Fighter Alpha 2 and then more. This game introduces 3 different fighting styles, which make the game an endless challenge to master. A new feature allows you to build your characters strength, then use them in different modes. If you ever want to buy a Street Fighter game, or any fighting game, this should be at the top of your list.

BUY THIS GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 01, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Lets face it. Polygons bite. The cartoon-like graphics on this game are the best I have ever seen on the Playstation! The gameplay is smooth, small load times, many different types of fighting. Nice!

Most Well Rounded Street Fighter Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Taking a step away from the numerous (and quite silly) "VS" fighting games that Capcom has cranked out in the last few years, SFA3 is the best Street Fighter to date. With a plethora of characters to choose from, georgous fighting environments, tons of options, and plenty of hidden stuff, this game has almost an infinite amount of replay value. The characters are very well rounded. A lot of detail was applied to the fighting system and each character's unique fighting style. With the lack of chain-combos, large combos take practice to execute, which warms up to experienced vetrans of the series rather than the button-mashing novices. However, a training mode helps new-comers learn the ropes of the game fairly efficiently. The end cinemas, while not CG masterpieces, are way more detailed and entertaining than most aging fighting games. The anime-style characters give the game a more cartoony feel, but makes the game look much better than the previous installments, and is only surpassed by Street Fighter 3. All of this is wrapped into a neat little package of fighting game bliss. With a deep fighting engine, beautiful graphics, and mounds of hidden goodies, this game will keep anyone busy well past the dawn, and is a must have for anyone's videogame collection.

Hey I played it so much my fingers ache...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

...and I remember when Street Fighter II appeared in Arcades some...uh...was it 15-16 years ago or more? , with cast of INCREDIBLE 8 characters and INCREDIBLE 6 attack buttons. My cousin had to master ALL 8 fighters and asked me 'Which end would u like to see?'

Alpha series brought modernisation AND super-attack option, which you can use when your super meter is up.

Alpha 3 is the best sequel, and don't download ROM for arcade, since PS version has several fighters more than arcade version.

I know this is age of Tekken 5 and Virtua fighter Evolution, but if you can run PS games, BUY SFA 3!

One of the best games I have ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Street Fighter Alpha 3 is one of the greatest games I have played. Ever since my cousin brought it over it has been the onkly thing I have played within days. It has over 20 characters and has many super combos. The only downfall in this game is that they make some moves even harder to do. Overall this is a great game

The Fighting genre at its finest.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Forget all those 3D games that are practically carbon copies of one another, constantly ripping off the character concepts that Street Fighter invented. This is the definitive fighting game for the Playstation.

The graphics will be familiar to anyone who's played Street Fighter or the Alpha series, but they do have a newer, fresher anime style about them. The large anime drawing of the characters after they win a match is also very cool. They animate very well, much better than in Marvel vs. Capcom. The sound effects are also great, and the music is excellent. My only minor complaint about the music is that the classic character themes are gone. I preferred the old classic songs to these new ones. But, that's not too big of a deal.

Anyone who says this game has no depth simply doesn't have a clue about its system. Each character has three different fighting styles, each with distinct advantages and disadvantages. Some moves and super moves are only available in certain fighting styles. Some fighting styles are better for attacking, and others are better defense, counters, and reversals.

The super moves are not as spectacular as a Capcom vs. title, but they're still excellent in themselves. They are also not insanely powerful, unless the character has been trained and leveled up a whole lot. Which brings me to my next favorite aspect of this game:

The World Tour mode. This was a great addition to Street Fighter. Some say it's been ripped off from Soul Edge or Soul Caliber, but considering how badly other games have ripped off Street Fighter over the years (all the SF clones on the SNES, and even Tekken rips off the characters now), I don't think that argument can stand. This mode allows you to choose a character and go on a world tour, fighting lots of matches with different stipulations, such as super combos only, multiple opponents, etc. As you do this, your character raises levels and gains new abilities, perhaps being able to use some abilities that his fighting style would not normally allow. You also gain the ability to change your balance of power, making your character lean more toward offense to hit harder, or defense to take less damage, or remain neutral.

In fact, this game has all sorts of cool extra features to be unlocked, as well as secret characters. Now, there are not many secret characters at all, but those that are there are far better than most of the ones in Tekken (Come on now--you can't seriously hope to compare Gon, Mokujin, or even True Ogre to Shin Akuma). The other features include the Dramatic Battle, which lets you fight 2 on 1 against the computer at high difficulty, the Survival Mode, which lets you see how far you can get as both the difficulty and number of simultaneous opponents increase, and the Final Battle, which simply lets you choose any character and fight the last boss so that you don't have to play them all the way through the Arcade Mode. With all these cool extras, plus the fact that the Arcade Mode actually has a good story behind it, this game never runs out of replay value. You're always looking for something new to try, or just to pop the game in for a quick play.

One of the coolest aspects of this game is its characters. There is a huge variety to choose from, and each is played differently than the next. At the same time though, none of the characters really seem silly or out of place, except perhaps Rainbow Mika... That's a matter of opinion I guess.

Overall, this is the best Street Fighter game I've ever played, and the best fighting game in general that I've ever played. It's easily worth 5 stars, perhaps with a half a star removed for not using the classic tunes.

Capcom Did It Again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Building on the success of the previous two Alpha games and the hype about the Street Fighter 3 Series, Capcom releases this absolutely FLAWLESS game. Every character from the first two Alpha games PLUS every character who was in SF2 is here. In addition, there are even MORE new characters! There is Cody (what is it with Capcom importing Final Fight characters into SF?), EVIL Ryu (has all of Ryu's moves PLUS the "Shungokusatsu" lvl. 3 super), Karin (the Ken to Sakura's Ryu), Juni (Cammy #2), Juli (Cammy #3), and R. Mika (a female wrestler. Any relation to Zangief, I wonder?). All in all, there are 25+ characters in this game.

The best new feature of SFA3 is the different -isms. There are three of them (X-ism, A-ism, and V-ism). The X-ism has only one super combo (a lá SSF2 Turbo) and that SC can be used once the gauge is full. (Note: The characters who were in SSF2T use those specific supers in this -ism.) The A-ism is just like the previous Alpha games: 3-level super meter, multiple supers. The V-ism is the most interesting of the three. SC's are disabled, but in their place the Custom Combo comes in. Now you can actually MOVE while performing a CC, which makes it so much better.

There are so many different modes of play, some of which are locked. But once you do unlock them, they are fun to play. My favorite mode is World Tour Mode. In World Tour, you go to different locations a lá Soul Blade and fight who is there. As you progress, you gain experience and you also gain "items" which you can have your character utilize to make them a stronger foe. What's the point of this, you ask? Well, you can enter that character into the game's "database" and the character will become playable with the attributes that you assign it.

Another MAJOR plus is that all of the background music is BRAND NEW. I mean, I liked the SF2 background stuff, but it got kind of unoriginal after hearing 5 different versions of it. The stages are very well designed. I do like how some of the stages still look somewhat like a previous incarnation of SF stages (look at Sagat's stage to realize what I mean).

Something very clever that Capcom did was to make half of the features (and some of the characters) hidden. This only adds to the interest level in the game because you want to see what else is hidden. This is a must-have for anyone who owns a PlayStation and I guarantee you will want to play this over and over again. Good job, Capcom!

Best Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this game rocks! the playstation version's okay, but the dreamcast versions better. if you dont have a dreamcast this game is reason enough to get one.

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