Editing Final Fight 3 (section)

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = 3/5<ref name="AllgameFF3">{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14119&tab=review|title=Final Fight 3 - Review|work=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|date=1998|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115102659/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14119&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| CVG = 57/100<ref name="CVGfft">{{cite magazine|last=Davies|first=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_173_1996-04_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n41/mode/1up|title=CVG Review: Final Fight Tough|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=173|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=April 1996|page=42}}</ref>
| GI = 6.5/10<ref name="GIff3">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-31-november-1995/page/n52/mode/1up|title=At a Glance: Final Fight 3 (Review)|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issue=31|publisher=[[Sunrise Publications]]|date=November 1995|page=51}} ([http://www.gameinformer.com/nov95/ffight.html Transcription] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970811114002/http://www.gameinformer.com/nov95/ffight.html|date=1997-08-11}}).</ref>
| GP = 68%<ref name="GPff3">{{cite magazine|last=Lundrigan|first=Jeff|url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_59_December_1995/page/n80/mode/1up|title=Review: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Game Players]]|issue=78|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=December 1995|page=79}}</ref>
| GMaster = 80%<ref name="GMasterFF3">{{cite magazine|last=Loveday|first=Leigh|title=GMXS: We Love Old Games|magazine=[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]|issue=263|publisher=[[Summit Media]]|date=May 2013|pages=92–93}}</ref>
| NGen = 2/5<ref name="NGenFF3">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-012/page/n199/mode/2up|title=Finals: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=12|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=December 1995|pages=198–201}}</ref>
| NLife = 8/10<ref name="NLifeVCff3">{{cite web|last=Dillard|first=Corbie|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/final_fight_3_snes|title=Final Fight 3 (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo) Review|work=[[Nintendo Life]]|publisher=Nlife Media|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007104827/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/final_fight_3_snes|archive-date=2013-10-07|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>7/10<ref name="NLife3DSeSff3">{{cite web|last=Frear|first=Dave|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/new-3ds/final_fight_3_snes|title=Review: Final Fight 3 (New 3DS / SNES)|work=[[Nintendo Life]]|publisher=Nlife Media|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915041151/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/new-3ds/final_fight_3_snes|archive-date=2016-09-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ONM = 61/100<ref name="ONMff3">{{cite magazine|last1=White|first1=Shaun|last2=Upchurch|first2=Dave|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-uk-43-april-1996/page/48/mode/2up|title=Review: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine|Nintendo Magazine System]]|issue=43|location=United Kingdom|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=April 1996|pages=48–51}}</ref>
| Retro = 80%<ref name="RetroWIIUeSff3">{{cite magazine|title=Retro Rated: Retro Round-Up|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]|issue=122|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|date=November 8, 2013|page=102}}</ref>
| SP = 49%<ref name="SPfft">{{cite magazine|last=Atkins|first=Sean|title=Jap Review: Final Fight Tough|magazine=[[Super Play]]|issue=43|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|date=May 1996|pages=50–53}}</ref>
| TOT = 64/100<ref name="TOTfft">{{cite magazine|last=Weaver|first=Tim|url= https://archive.org/details/total-53/page/n49/mode/2up|title=Reviews: Final Fight Tough|magazine=[[Total!]]|issue=53|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|date=May 1996|pages=50–53}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)|Nintendo Magazine System]]''
| rev1Score = 74/100<ref name="NMSAUff3">{{cite magazine|last=Orange|first=Steve|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-au-38-may-1996/page/30/mode/2up|title=Super NES Review: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)|Nintendo Magazine System]]|issue=38|location=Australia|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|date=May 1996|pages=30–31}}</ref>
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''Final Fight 3'' received a 21.2/30 score in a readers' poll conducted by ''Super Famicom Magazine''.<ref name="PSMjp">{{cite book|chapter=超絶 大技林 '98年春版|title={{ill|PlayStation Magazine (Japan)|lt=PlayStation Magazine|ja|PlayStation Magazine}}|type=special|language=ja|volume=42|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten Intermedia]]|date=April 15, 1998|page=375}}</ref> The game also received average reviews from critics.<ref name="GameFanFF3">{{cite magazine|last1=Halverson|first1=Dave|author-link1=Dave Halverson|last2=Des Barres|first2=Nicholas Dean|last3=Rickards|first3=Kelly|last4=Suzuki|first4=Erik|title=Viewpoint: Final Fight 3; Planet SNES Review: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[GameFan]]|volume=3|issue=11|publisher=Metropolis Media|date=November 1995|pages=[https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_11/page/n21/mode/1up 22], [https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_3_Issue_11/page/n85/mode/1up 86]}}</ref><ref name="NPff3">{{cite magazine|title=Now Playing: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=80|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=January 1996|pages=101, 105}}</ref><ref name="IGNVCff3">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/106/1068367p1.html|title=Virtual Console Reviews: The Year Thus Far|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]]|date=February 10, 2010|pages=1–2|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214105712/http://wii.ign.com/articles/106/1068367p1.html|archive-date=2010-02-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[GamePro]]''{{'}}s The Axe Grinder approved the addition of Lucia, but felt that Dean's movement was slow and the bosses were little more than large, standard enemies. He praised the graphics and branching stages, but felt the repetitive gameplay outweighed these.<ref name="GameProFF3">{{cite magazine|author=The Axe Grinder|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_077_December_1995/page/n99/mode/1up|title=ProReview: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=87|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=December 1995|page=98}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' similarly felt that the new features were not enough to make the game a significant step up from the original ''Final Fight'', stating that "It's not dull, but it's not all that exciting either".<ref name="NGenFF3"/> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s four editors felt too that despite the improved graphics and new features, the game felt like simply "more of the same" with overly repetitive gameplay.<ref name="EGMff3">{{cite magazine|last1=Baran|first1=Andrew|last2=LeFebvre|first2=Mark|last3=Desmond|first3=Mike|last4=Williams|first4=Ken|url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-078-january-1996_202301/page/39/mode/1up|title=Review Crew: Final Fight 3|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=78|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=January 1996|page=39}}</ref>

In 2018, ''[[Complex (website)|Complex]]'' included the game on their best Super Nintendo games of all time list, writing that "The third and final game in the ''Final Fight'' trilogy is the best out of the litter".<ref name="Complex">{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|work=[[Complex (website)|Complex]]|publisher=[[Complex Media]]|date=November 21, 2016|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118063252/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|archive-date=2018-01-18|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Time Extension]]'' included the game on their best beat 'em ups of all time list, calling it the best in the ''Final Fight'' series.<ref name="TE">{{cite web|last=Banks|first=George|url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-beat-em-ups-of-all-time|title=Best Beat 'Em Ups Of All Time|work=[[Time Extension]]|publisher=[[Hookshot Media]]|date=February 14, 2023|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214235249/https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-beat-em-ups-of-all-time|archive-date=2023-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref>

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