<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
online	O
version	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Online	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
following	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
III	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
-	O
Fight	O
for	O
the	O
Future	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
30th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
brought	O
back	O
the	O
classic	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
character	O
Chun-Li	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
(	O
Makoto	O
,	O
Remy	O
,	O
Q	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Twelve	O
)	O
,	O
extending	O
the	O
selectable	O
roster	O
to	O
19	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
Akuma	O
now	O
being	O
a	O
regular	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
games	O
were	O
given	O
new	O
stages	O
,	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
certain	O
characters	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
overall	O
storyline	O
from	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commands	O
for	O
air	O
parries	O
,	O
throws/holds	O
,	O
and	O
leap	O
attacks	O
were	O
changed	O
from	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
regularly	O
selectable	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
CPU	O
version	O
of	O
Q	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
fought	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
challenger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Parry	O
the	O
Ball	O
"	O
minigame	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
returns	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Crush	O
the	O
Car	O
"	O
minigame	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
returned	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
,	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
version	O
of	O
Akuma	O
with	O
more	O
powerful	O
techniques	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
character	O
still	O
exists	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makoto	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Tsumura	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
young	O
Japanese	O
girl	O
,	O
trained	O
in	O
karate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Len	O
Carlson	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
wearing	O
a	O
mask	O
and	O
an	O
overcoat	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
pursued	O
by	O
the	O
CIA	O
because	O
of	O
sightings	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
near	O
accidents	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
even	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
additional	O
remixes	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
respective	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
package	O
containing	O
an	O
All	O
About	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
history	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
500-piece	O
jigsaw	O
puzzle	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strategy	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
bundle	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
Hyper	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
two	O
in	O
one	O
bundle	O
with	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
Versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2010	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
online	O
edition	O
of	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Third	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Online	O
Edition	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
enhanced	O
visual	O
settings	O
and	O
GGPO-built	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Iron	O
Galaxy	O
Studios	O
and	O
has	O
similar	O
features	O
to	O
Final	B-Device
Fight	I-Device
:	I-Device
Double	I-Device
Impact	I-Device
,	O
including	O
visual	O
filters	O
,	O
an	O
optional	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Simon	O
Viklund	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
content	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
in-game	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
modes	O
include	O
Tournament	O
and	O
Spectator	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Trial	O
modes	O
that	O
teach	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fundamentals	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
replays	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Online	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
codebase	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
#8	O
at	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
download	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
is	O
a	O
featured	O
game	O
in	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Collection	O
(	O
released	O
2018	O
)	O
;	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
has	O
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
predominantly	O
house	O
,	O
jungle	O
and	O
drum	O
and	O
bass	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
hip-hop	O
,	O
and	O
techno	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Yuki	O
Iwai	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
Hideki	O
Okugawa	O
worked	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
essentially	O
like	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
parrying	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
do	O
"	O
anything	O
remotely	O
interesting	O
graphically	O
;	O
unsurprising	O
when	O
you	O
consider	O
that	O
these	O
games	O
have	O
barely	O
grown	O
at	O
all	O
visually	O
in	O
fifteen	O
years	O
"	O
IGN	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
worthy	O
of	O
just	O
about	O
anyone	O
's	O
private	O
collection	O
...	O
that	O
is	O
unless	O
you	O
already	O
have	O
Double	O
Impact	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
CNET	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
weaker	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
department	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chet	O
Barber	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
very	O
deep	O
and	O
complex	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
blast	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
welcome	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
already	O
played	O
SFIII	B-Application
,	O
you	O
're	O
probably	O
as	O
burned	O
out	O
as	O
we	O
are.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
particularly	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
generally	O
attributed	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
2D	O
fighter	O
during	O
a	O
3D	O
craze	O
and	O
the	O
growing	O
power	O
of	O
home	O
consoles	O
over	O
arcades	O
)	O
,	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
is	O
now	O
very	O
highly	O
regarded	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
community	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
highly	O
regarded	O
for	O
its	O
spritework	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
feel	O
is	O
only	O
matched	O
by	O
few	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
while	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
3D	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
