Hugo's attic stage is a particular highlight as flooring an opponent triggers a number of incidental animations as the wrestler's belongings bounce in reaction to the impact of fallen warriors. So much so that players will often find themselves trying to launch their opponent as far into the sky as possible just to catch a glimpse of every last corner of the scenery. The backgrounds can at times be just as aesthetically stunning as the fighters can. If you’re sceptical about this then load up the game and get someone to play as Elena watch her duck and weave across the screen and you’ll swear she has been rotascoped. Clothes ripple as if real wind is actually blowing against individual pixels, muscle definition is expertly shaded and the use of light and shadow adds a subtle depth to character animation that somehow achieves a level of realistic movement that is uniquely different to that of 3D fighters. Whilst the resolution is lower than that of the Guilty Gear series, the detail and animation is unparalleled by any other fighter.
The first thing newcomers will notice about the brawler is the gorgeous visual presentation. Third Strike is the third and final tweak of Street Fighter III and is one of Capcom’s finest games. Instead of evolving the Street Fighter franchise along the path set out by the Zero series, Capcom had reduced the amount of characters and moves and then filled the void left by these with quirky techniques not seen in previous iterations of the game or those of their rivals. Over the years though, most players would come to realise that their initial reservations were all in their minds, a product of their expectations being met by something no one had expected. Complaints ranged from criticism of the unfamiliar characters to the disappointment that players could not choose between different fighting styles. In trying to create a game that was truly different to both Street Fighter II and Street Fighter Zero III, Capcom almost alienated its entire fanbase. Never have the words of Parrapa the Rapper’s Chop Chop Master Onion been more applicable than to the original fan reaction to Street Fighter III.
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