Street Fighter EX3

Overview

Street Fighter EX3 is a 2000 fighting video game developed by Arika and published by Capcom. The game was first released on March 4, 2000 in Japan as a launch title exclusively for the PlayStation 2, making it the first game in the Street Fighter series to be released on the console. It is the third and final console installment in the Street Fighter EX series. Arika released a spiritual successor to the game and series in 2018, called Fighting EX Layer.

Street Fighter EX3 is a 2D head-to-head fighting game with 3D graphics. It features a similar gameplay system to its predecessor Street Fighter EX2 Plus, with characters being able to pull off similar moves like Super Combos and Meteor Combos. However, a difference here is that the "Guard Break" system from the previous installments has been removed and replaced with a similar system called the "Surprise Blow" ("Hard Attack" in Japan), which does not use up energy stored in "super bars," although the attack can be blocked (only when standing).

Other additions are the "Critical Parade" (calling out a tag-partner to simultaneously battle your opponent for a limited time) and "Momentary Combo" (following a special attack with another). Some characters received new moves, such as Skullomania having a vertical projectile.

Street Fighter EX3 received "mixed" reviews as reported by the review aggregation website Metacritic. Maxim gave it a mixed review almost two weeks before the PlayStation 2 launch.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Fighting

Developer

Arika

Publisher

Capcom

Series

Street Fighter EX

Engine

RenderWare

Platforms

PlayStation 2

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

T

Release dates

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Capcom

Developer

Arika

Released

2000-10-26

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 0.5 hours