Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is the third installment of the Street Fighter III Series, released in 1999. It stays with the series installment of the parry system, command grabs, and overhead attacks.

[edit] Additional Characters

3rd Strike differs from the previous installments of this series (known for having all original characters other than Ryu, Ken, and Akuma) by re-introducing series regular Chun-Li as a new addition. Four other new characters are introduced; Q, Remy, Twelve, and Makoto.

[edit] Story

3rd Strike tells the story of what happened after the events of Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact; however much of the battles within the game are not canon - for example, very few characters actually fought Gill after the conclusion of the Third World Warrior Tournament.  A side-effect of this is that none of the characters introduced in this game should be considered competitors in the tournament.  Among the battles in Third Strike that are confirmed to have happened are:

Alex vs Ryu - Ryu encounters and defeats Alex comprehensively, leading Alex to become obsessed with fighting Ryu again and becoming a better fighter.

Ryu vs Ken - The two friends face off once more and Ryu again narrowly defeats Ken, lauding him as his worthiest opponent.

Chun-Li vs Urien - Chun-Li demands the return of a kidnapped child and Urien agrees to comply if Chun-Li can provide an entertaining match.  Though the victor is unknown, Urien must have been entertained, as the child is returned.

[edit] Gameplay Additions and Alterations

New game play mechanics introduced in third strike is the Guard Parry, also known as 'Red Parry'. A player is able to parry during a guard stun if timing is correct. Also introduced are player evaluations after match, where the winner of a two-person match is given letter grades in Offense, Defense, Tech, and Extra. A player in Arcade mode will always be evaluated, even in case of a loss. The grades range from E to MSF(E,D,C,B,A,S,MSF). Also re-introduced was the fan favorite 'Destroy the Car' bonus stage during arcade mode.

I added ss++ because that was on the emulator version and i think that the highest grade could possible be SSS but i can't find it so I'm just showing what i got.