<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
console	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
features	O
a	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
system	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
with	O
characters	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
similar	O
moves	O
like	O
Super	O
Combos	O
and	O
Meteor	O
Combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
features	O
Tag	O
Battles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
characters	O
and	O
offering	O
greater	O
combination	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Original	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
choose	O
the	O
next	O
opponent(s )	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
possible	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
stage	O
is	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arena	O
Mode	O
,	O
Dramatic	O
Battles	O
are	O
possible	O
,	O
with	O
2-VS-2	O
,	O
1-VS-3	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Battle	O
1	O
in	O
Original	O
Mode	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
2-VS-1	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Battle	O
3	O
in	O
Original	O
Mode	O
,	O
if	O
with	O
a	O
partner	O
)	O
with	O
flexibility	O
via	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
over	O
each	O
character	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
human	O
or	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
configuration	O
example	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
Shoryuken	O
,	O
Sonic	O
Boom	O
,	O
and	O
Spinning	O
Piledriver	O
,	O
as	O
used	O
by	O
Seth	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
animation	O
is	O
unimproved	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
and	O
found	O
the	O
frequent	O
sound	O
changes	O
jarring	O
,	O
but	O
liked	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
bonus	O
touches	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
stage	O
which	O
plays	O
during	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chester	O
Barber	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
EX	O
series	O
has	O
always	O
fallen	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
