This is my third favorite SNK fighting game (the others being Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Samurai Shodown V: Special).
It uses rotoscoped animation like Street Fighter 3 did for Elena, only here it’s every character.
This game is hard. Maybe a tad too hard lol
I’m not sure this is really Art of Fighting 3. I get the feeling it was originally a side game, as Robert is the protagonist in this game, not Ryo. So, I did some quick digging and yes, this is a side story in Japan. It’s Japanese Subtitle is Ryûko no Ken Gaiden, Gaiden translates as side story.
Anyways, that’s getting off track. Like almost all NeoGeo fighting games, it uses a 4 button layout.
3 attack buttons, and I think some form of counter button (I haven’t played in a long time 😊).
It’s a fairly standard fighting game of its period.
But the graphics are nice, the OST has some great tracks and it’s flashy. Three ingredients to make me happy as a fighting game guy
It uses rotoscoped animation like Street Fighter 3 did for Elena, only here it’s every character.
This game is hard. Maybe a tad too hard lol
I’m not sure this is really Art of Fighting 3. I get the feeling it was originally a side game, as Robert is the protagonist in this game, not Ryo. So, I did some quick digging and yes, this is a side story in Japan. It’s Japanese Subtitle is Ryûko no Ken Gaiden, Gaiden translates as side story.
Anyways, that’s getting off track. Like almost all NeoGeo fighting games, it uses a 4 button layout.
3 attack buttons, and I think some form of counter button (I haven’t played in a long time 😊).
It’s a fairly standard fighting game of its period.
But the graphics are nice, the OST has some great tracks and it’s flashy. Three ingredients to make me happy as a fighting game guy
When I first started playing this, I was not having fun at all. Turns out it's because I played Sinclair, who is the worst character in the game by a mile and is almost unplayable. So then I played Kasumi and was starting to have fun, but I still wasn't really vibing with the game. That is, until I realized that it's basically trying to be 2D Tekken, and then it clicked.
The biggest frustration, as always with these old SNK games, was the AI. This one was particularly insane from my experience; Wyler was intentionally trying to time me out, and it worked because of how the computer constantly reads your inputs.
I definitely recommend this one as a different take on the 2D fighting genre. It also has a unique vibe, even if it might look similar to Fatal Fury at first glance.
The biggest frustration, as always with these old SNK games, was the AI. This one was particularly insane from my experience; Wyler was intentionally trying to time me out, and it worked because of how the computer constantly reads your inputs.
I definitely recommend this one as a different take on the 2D fighting genre. It also has a unique vibe, even if it might look similar to Fatal Fury at first glance.
What an incredible difference it makes when you can control your characters easily in a fighting game. Now I can talk about something else in this review, like how hot Ryo and Robert are. I want them both to show me the power and supremacy of their kyokugenryu karate, but sexually. I want them to desperation-move demolish my whole entire back walls. I want to break up the wedding between Ryo's sister and Robert, I want people walking in on us in our luxury suite in the Italian riviera just mercilessly three way fucking, I want my name entered into the Sakazaki annals as the one who brought the stain and shame of rampant homosexual decadence to the entire family name. In other words, I think the protagonists of the Art of Fighting franchise are rather attractive, three and a half stars on www.backloggd.com.