Anyone with a gameboy advance in need of a great 2d fighter needs to look no further- Street Fighter Alpha 3 delivers a fantastic gameplay experience, without any draw backs from having to less buttons to work with on the GBA. Forget about wasting all those quarters, and bring the arcade with you whenever and wherever you want.
Being a port of the Dreamcast classic, the first thing that will strike most gamers is that this game is as close to its original as humanely possible. The sprites move crisply and the animation is top notch, The backgrounds are clean and full of color, and even still manage to hold their beauty on the GBA player.
The control on this game is also as close to the original as possible. It has never been easier to pull off all of your favorite combos and control your fighter on a handheld fighter. However, it’s recommended
that this game be played on the Nintendo DS or the original GBA if you have big hands because you mind might find it a little difficult to reach the shoulder buttons when you want to on a SP.
There are also a few hidden characters to unlock and a few extra gameplay modes, thus adding to an already impressive amount of gameplay the game has to offer. This game is a handheld fighting game fan’s dream come true, giving you everything from a great Dreamcast game and putting it in the palms of your hand without anything missing or having to give up too much in the graphics or control department.
The game is also just as hard as its big brother. All the characters move and react beautifully to all of your actions. The AI is extremely competent and makes sure the cheesy players have to work for their wins. After playing the game for longer than a few hours, it is impossible to pick up any pattern from any of the fighters to pick up an easy win. This in itself adds to the great amount of playability this game has.
The games price also makes it a must buy. For under twenty dollars brand new, you can take this game home with you, and play it until your hands are sore, and believe it, they will be. This game will make train and bus rides pass right before your very eyes and you’ll find yourself wanting to squeeze in as many rounds as possible.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Anyone with a gameboy advance in need of a great 2d fighter needs to look no further- Street Fighter Alpha 3 delivers a fantastic gameplay experience, without any draw backs from having to less buttons to work with on the GBA. Forget about wasting all those quarters, and bring the arcade with you whenever and wherever you want.
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