<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
after	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
versions	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Windows-based	O
computers	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Battle	O
Archives	O
Volume	O
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
format	O
and	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
Fighting	O
Level	O
system	O
when	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
opening	O
,	O
Joe	O
explains	O
to	O
Terry	O
a	O
disturbing	O
rumor	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
gotten	O
from	O
Cheng	O
Sinzan	O
via	O
a	O
private	O
message	O
in	O
that	O
Geese	O
Howard	O
is	O
supposedly	O
alive	O
,	O
having	O
survived	O
his	O
fatal	O
fall	O
from	O
his	O
personal	O
tower	O
four	B-Application
years	I-Application
prior	I-Application
and	O
faking	O
his	O
death	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
slowly	O
recover	O
in	O
secret	O
and	O
plan	O
his	O
revenge	O
against	O
Terry	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
defeated	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
King	O
of	O
Fighters	O
"	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
widely	O
varied	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
four	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
playable	O
fighting	O
game	O
which	O
is	O
worth	O
at	O
least	O
trying	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
fans	O
might	O
be	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
reduced	O
roster	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
third	O
fighting	O
plane	O
and	O
ranking	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Instead	O
of	O
simply	O
adding	O
more	O
fighters	O
,	O
FF3	O
does	O
more	O
with	O
fewer	O
fighters	O
(	O
hidden	O
moves	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
method	O
of	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
Bob	O
and	O
Franco	O
are	O
"	O
uninteresting	O
"	O
new	O
characters	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
detailed	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
modifications	O
to	O
Mai	O
's	O
Swan	O
Dive	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Maximum	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
adaptation	O
of	O
combos	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
executing	O
super	O
power	O
moves	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
leading	O
action	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
players	O
are	O
all	O
able	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
just	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
to	O
slip	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
fire	O
either	O
to	O
avoid	O
enemy	O
attack	O
or	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
an	O
offensive	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
