First seen: 13 february 2003
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Put simply, Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the Gameboy Advance contains most of what you loved from the console games many years ago, and applies it (with unparalleled bonus content) on a reasonably comfortable yet very accessible handheld format. With almost forty characters, and more customization than you would ever have thought, SFA3 for the GBA is an exceedingly complete package made even more rewarding for its aesthetic beauty and technological marvels! With responsive... Read more
Conclusion Street Fighter Alpha 3 is and I’m sure going to the be the best fighter on GBA for a long time. I thought there was no way in hell SFA3 could make a proper transition from a home console to a handheld. If you’re a fan of fighters and own a GBA. Do yourself a favor and pick up this Gem. Read more
How much of a huge 2D fighter can they fit on this little cart? Read more
There is also a good PSOne version of the game if you want to see it in it's full glory Also Dreamcast and Import Saturn. This one raises the bar for fighting games on the GBA and I am very optimistic about the future of 2d fighting games on the handheld gaming platforms. It still is one of the damn best fighting games ever and this one of the best GameBoy Advance games ever. Read more
If you placed all the different Street Fighter games released so far end to end they'd reach the moon. Probably. That's if you could be bothered. Whatever, Alpha 3 is a port of the arcade and console games and, we can report, is a significant improvement on the Street Fighter 2 series. The biggest addition is the character upgrade system, which helps you power up your hero the more fights you win. Choose from bonuses like extra defence and increased guard ability before... Read more
This is simply an amazing port of a really great game. I won't go so far as to say this is a perfect port, but the biggest drawback of it is the button layout of the GBA. With only four buttons, and two of those on the shoulders, even someone as mediocre at Street Fighter as myself felt the impact. Other than that, the game is surprisingly like the versions on other consoles. No World Tour mode, but an increadibly authentic experience. Read more