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If you own a Dreamcast, buying this is a total waste.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 18
Date: June 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Before I get going, I will certainly give credit where credit is due. Out of the one-hundred sixty-seven and a half "different" (used very loosely) versions of Street Fighter out there this game is definitely the best of the bunch. This is actually the only SF game I ever bought (I got it for the Playstation) - I only rented some of the other countless SF titles. Saying that this is the best Street Fighter game, however, doesn't mean that it belongs anywhere near the power of the Dreamcast.

Anyone remotely familiar with the Street Fighter premise is aware that the defining factor of the series is it's 2D graphics engine. This means that the characters and backgrounds on the screen appear flat and stay flat, moving only left and right or bouncing up and down (think PONG....no wait, Atari recently released a new version of PONG with a better graphics engine than this. Sorry!). The SF graphics also look hand-drawn, like a comic book or cartoon. This can be appealing if you are watching someone else play the game, but when playing it yourself it is meaningless. The main reason for this is because of the other big SF tradition -- super-ambidextrous double-jointed multi-button combos that are so hard to pull off even an octopus would whip the controller across the room! I've literally seen two people working together on the same controller to pull off a move (without success, mind you). And when you do pull off one of these hand-numbing tricks, it usually produces an incredibly lame result (the 2D graphics certainly don't help). Tying your fingers into a knot in order to see a little blue fireball shoot across the screen is hardly rewarding. It would be easier to set this game on fire and throw it out the window.

Now all that aside, I'm not saying this is a bad game overall. It has a huge assortment of characters, each with their own unique fighting style. It also has the World Tour mode which pits your character in various circumstances, as well as the ability to choose one of three fighting modes (which affects your ability to pull off special moves more than anything else). And even though the sound of the game is subpar, the lightning-fast gameplay makes up for it.

My bottom line is that, even though this game can be fun at times, it really belongs on the Playstation or N64 (even a 16-bit system could probably pull it off). Putting it on the Dreamcast is like putting a little league baseball player on the mound in Yankee Stadium - it simply can't compete with anything out there. With fighting titles like SoulCalibur (possibly the best ever) and Dead or Alive 2 out there, spending your money on Street Fighter Alpha 3 is a total waste. You might as well not even own a Dreamcast because you are in complete denial over it's abilities! And if you really do have a spot in your heart for cartoony 2D fighters, Dreamcast's Marvel vs. Capcom is certainly better than SFA3. I would much rather see Chun-Li get it on with Spider-Man than with Dhalsim (I mean, you know, in a fighting sense).

So in closing, all you Dreamcast owners out there, do yourself a favor and leave this puppy alone. And if some sort of weird temptation starts to compel you to go shell out the cash for this game, just stand up and yell these two words: Soooullll Caliburrrrrr!

Did like this game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I use to like this game alot when it came out. But, after trying out Street fighter 3: third strike. This game is for the original fans of the alpha series. The cool thing is now you get to choose a variation types of super styles. More modes making fun to play than the arcade. The weirdest but could be cool is the mode where you can already fight bison(vega) mode. If you beat him you get to see the ending for you chosen fighter. Why bother playing arcade mode then if you want to see every persons ending? I hate the two button idea of grabbing and two button recovery after being poped. Couldn't they just make it like the original alphas? Capcom seemed like they tried to add some street fighter 3 flavor to this game. I say it is fun if you challange your friends.

Wasn't what I was expecting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was not expecting the cartoonish graphics. I was hoping for a game more like Soul Calibur. This game bored quickly, even playing with a friend. The special moves were hard to pull off, leaving us to just punch each other.

good graphics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: November 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

It was better than most other Street Fighter games I've played. The moves and combo's are excellent, and so are the charactures

I haven play this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

hi people God Bless Ya'll.Ya'll know what I haven play this game of street fighter alpha 3.I'd play street fighter alpha 2 for super nintendo and in super nintendo,it haves 18 players all the special moves and the back around are perferct for a super nintendo and I see myseft with street fighter alpha 3 for sega dreamcast.The sega dreamcast has like 100 bits more than the super nintendo so if you got the game for super nintendo buy it for dreamcast and another thing there not making this game no more (I think) so you have a perfect chance to buy this game just like I do.I'm going to buy the game soon and I hope that you people buy a Bible first then this video game.I hope that God Blesses ya'll

Poor graphics and limited game play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: July 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is a disappointment. With games like Soul Caliber and Dead or Alive 2 this game is not the price.

It sux

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: May 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Come on people. Want a true fighting game, buy Dead or Alive2. This game is not even worth 1 star. The graphics are terrible. When youplay it, it seems like you are playing on a SNES. What did you buy your Dreamcast for? To see graphics from 10 years ago. Please people, be smart. Don't buy this game. Don't make the same mistake I made.

Get this game now

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow!! I have this game for the Saturn, Playstation, and now the Dreamcast. The DC version absolutely blows the others away, including the arcade version. This is a VERY worthy purchase for any fighting fan.

this game is for dreamcast?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

ok, this game looks like something ported off genesis, 128 bit graphincs? no here. Unless you're still in 2d fighting games, don't buy this game! Not worth the money or the time.

Greatest SF GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

JUST BUY IT. If you like 2D fighter type games well this is the game for you

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