going into street fighter iii: third strike online edition, the question wasn't ''''''will it be any good?'''''' so much as ''''''will it still be any good?'''''' see, a lot has happened in the twelve years that've passed since third strike hit japanese arcades in 1999: the fighting game scene has died and been reborn anew, and our conventional understanding of the genre has seen its own phoenix-like regeneration.

can a game that was considered nearly perfect at the peak of its relevancy still be considered as such years later? does our crazy, modern world of reptiles, c. vipers and cyclopses still need third strike? yes, as it turns out, it can and it does. like a fine wine, third strike has only improved with age.gallery: street fighter iii: third strike online edition (e3 2011)


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