The chosen player character's rival serves as the Stage 9 sub-boss while Gill serves as the tenth and final boss for the entire playable roster (with the notable exception being in that Alex serves as the final boss for Gill if he's the chosen player character from within the home console versions). The car-destroying bonus round from the Street Fighter II games also returned.ģrd Strike's Arcade Mode, which consists of 10 fights is unique from the previous two Arcade Modes of both New Generation and 2nd Impact in that the player can choose between two opponents of whom they wish to do battle against. 3rd Strike introduced a couple of further gameplay changes - the "Red Parry", which lets a player parry while blocking, and a grading evaluation system which ranks (from lowest to highest): E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, XS, MSF.
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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike was first released in May 1999, and is the final game of the series while serving as a sequel to 2nd Impact (the latter, as mentioned above being an update to New Generation). Yun and Yang are now playable as separate characters with their own special attacks and Super Arts.Ī compilation of the first two games was released in 1999 as Street Fighter III: Double Impact for the Sega Dreamcast.Gill himself was made playable for the first time in the home console versions. Urien is Gill's younger brother who shares a similar moveset (though not similar enough to be considered a clone).Hugo, originally planned to debut in the first game, makes his first playable appearance here, traveling with his manager Poison, who appears during his intro and victory animations.His "true" form also appears and is playable in the home console versions. Akuma reprises his role as a secret boss and is playable as well.
The chosen player character can also encounter their rival halfway through Arcade Mode if certain requirements are met by the player.Ī few changes were made to the playable roster, carried over from the first game: Gill is fought as either the final boss for a few characters on the playable roster or as the seventh opponent from within Arcade Mode. Bonus Stages also returned in this game.Ģnd Impact's Arcade Mode consists of eight fights, culminating with the eighth and final fight against a specific final boss for the chosen player character. Personal Actions marked the return of taunts and added effects that benefited users, from increased defense to powering up the next attack. Throw Technicals allowed players to counter and escape their opponent's throw attempts. The choice of Super Arts would also determine how many EX Specials could be stored. EX Special attacks made their debut and allowed more powerful special attacks at the cost of some of the Super Art Gauge.