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Synopsis
Street Fighter EX3 features the Original, Arena, Character Edit and Training Modes, the first two further configurable to Tag, Dramatic or Team Battle type. In addition, EX3 has a new and more lethal strain of combos that, coupled with Tag capabilities, introduce an element of strategy to the game.
Original Mode, designed for solo-player action, involves selecting a single character and running a gauntlet of opponents before a final showdown with Vega. Players can choose to fight through the series alone, or add each new conquest to their growing squadron and ultimately take on Vega en masse. For a more social occasion, up to four Multi-Tap-connected players can partcipate in combat at the same time, either as Tag partners or teams, in the Arena Mode.
As always, the Training Mode allows players to hone their skills with 10 configurable options, the better to take on the CPU, friends or the rigors of raising one's own game character. The last, available in Character Edit Mode, gives players the opportunity to create "Ace," an original fighter refined through problem-solving in "Trials" and technique-acquisition in "Purchase." Once sharpened to perfection, the brand-new street fighter can be saved to a memory card and used in Original or Arena Mode. It is of course possible to match one original player against another.
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Look at you -- you're all grown up. The hard-fightin' characters known as the Street Fighters will no doubt have less than pleasant ways to respond to such a comment, but the franchise has undeniably come a long way since 1987. That was the year the first Street Fighter hit the arcades, and since then, the title has kept up a running fight on a series of platforms, including the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System and the Dreamcast. Agreed upon by many to be the granddaddy of popular combat games, the Street Fighter saga successfully made the transition into 3D with the EX series.
