<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	O
ZN	O
hardware	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
with	O
Arika	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
arcade	O
version	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
α	O
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
fighting	O
system	O
uses	O
fighting	O
systems	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
has	O
some	O
original	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
titles	O
or	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
EX	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
super	O
meter	O
with	O
three	O
separate	O
sections	O
,	O
not	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
this	O
spinoff	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
features	O
17	O
characters	O
,	O
growing	O
to	O
23	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
18	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
,	O
this	O
represents	O
the	O
largest	O
original	O
set	O
of	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
adds	O
four	O
new	O
hidden	O
characters	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
to	O
21	O
:	O
Evil	O
Ryu	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Hokuto	O
named	O
Bloody	O
Hokuto	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
cyborgs	O
named	O
Cycloid-β	O
and	O
Cycloid-γ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
Alpha	O
and	O
promoted	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
α	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
EX	O
Plus	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
characters	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
to	O
23	O
:	O
Dhalsim	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Sakura	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
stage	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
smash	O
barrels	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
bonus	O
stages	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
:	O
a	O
dedicated	O
two-player	O
Versus	O
mode	O
,	O
Practice	O
mode	O
,	O
Team	O
Battle	O
mode	O
,	O
Survival	O
mode	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
Watch	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
witnesses	O
a	O
match	O
between	O
two	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
CG	O
animated	O
endings	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
new	O
epilogues	O
(	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
ones	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
versions	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
FMV	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Nishitani	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
gaming	O
media	O
had	O
widely	O
perceived	O
Capcom	O
's	O
first	O
in-house	O
polygonal	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
warm-up	O
for	O
their	O
first	O
polygonal	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Arika	O
did	O
not	O
consult	O
with	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
team	O
in	O
making	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
know-how	O
we	O
're	O
using	O
for	O
this	O
2D/3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
EX－SCITRON	O
1500	O
SERIES	O
,	O
the	O
complete	O
20-track	O
CD	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
19-track	O
voice	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
13-track	O
live	O
band	O
CD	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Arrange	O
Sound	O
Trax	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
commended	O
Capcom	O
for	O
bringing	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
into	O
3D	O
,	O
but	O
judged	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
ultimately	O
failed	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
evenly	O
balanced	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
innovative	O
moves	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
plays	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
distant	O
cousin	O
to	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
simply	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
animations	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
up	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Hsu	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
What	O
should	O
've	O
been	O
called	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
sprite-based	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
co-reviewer	O
Howard	O
Grossman	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
attraction	O
of	O
3-D	O
looks	O
,	O
2-D	O
playability	O
and	O
great	O
options	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
with	O
great	O
gameplay	O
,	O
better	O
than	O
average	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
3D	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
worthy	O
of	O
its	O
heritage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
gameplay	O
is	O
as	O
recognisable	O
as	O
the	O
Taj	O
Mahal	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
had	O
with	O
Streetfighting	O
since	O
Turbo	O
"	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
lifespan	O
as	O
10/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jason	O
Boor	O
stated	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
reservation	O
critics	O
had	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
quite	O
enough	O
to	O
change	O
up	O
the	O
technique	O
from	O
previous	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hsu	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
were	O
enough	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
moves	O
and	O
timing	O
to	O
challenge	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
veterans	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
all	O
used	O
the	O
traditional	O
fireball	O
and	O
dragon	O
punch	O
joypad	O
motions	O
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
likewise	O
opined	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
them	O
feel	O
like	O
"	O
Ken	O
and	O
Ryu	O
clones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Collection	O
)	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
1997	B-Application
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
9	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
on	O
their	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
total	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
after	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
qualifying	O
for	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
games	O
all	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
vertical	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
480	O
lines	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
them	O
the	O
only	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
definition	O
above	O
256	O
lines	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
3D	O
graphics	O
)	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Allen	O
Snider	O
and	O
Blair	O
Dane	O
appear	O
in	O
Arika	O
's	O
arcade	O
exclusive	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
featuring	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
characters	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
April	O
Fool	O
's	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
