Editing Final Fight 3

{{Short description|1995 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Final Fight 3
| image = Final-fight-tough-box.jpg
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = Capcom
| series = ''[[Final Fight]]''
| producer = [[Tokuro Fujiwara]]
| composer = Katsunari Kitajima<ref>[http://www.dflat.jp/About.html Works list] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141226143538/http://www.dflat.jp/About.html |date=2014-12-26 }}</ref>
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 22, 1995|NA|January 1996|EU|March 13, 1996}}<ref name=sneslist>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf |title=List of Super NES games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=famitsufftough>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/review/title/0000/0000/0001/7351/|title=Final Fight Tough at Famitsu.com|language=ja}}</ref>
| genre = [[Beat 'em up]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Cooperative video game|cooperative]]
| platforms = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
}}

'''''Final Fight 3''''', released in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Final Fight Tough'''''|ファイナルファイト タフ|Fainaru Faito Tafu|lead=yes}}, is a side-scrolling [[beat 'em up]] by [[Capcom]] originally released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in [[1995 in video gaming|1995]]. It is the second sequel to ''[[Final Fight (video game)|Final Fight]]'' released for the Super NES, following ''[[Final Fight 2]]'', and like its predecessor, it was produced by Capcom's consumer division with no preceding arcade version released.

The game features the return of the protagonist [[Guy (Final Fight)|Guy]] along with [[Mike Haggar|Haggar]] and also introduces new characters Lucia and Dean. The game's plot takes them through their efforts to rid Metro City of the new Skull Cross gang. ''Final Fight 3'' introduced new moves, as well as branching paths during gameplay and multiple endings. Also available is the option to fight alongside a CPU-controlled partner. However, most critics felt these changes did too little in the way of expanding and improving upon the original ''Final Fight'', and the game was released to little fanfare.

The next ''Final Fight'' game released, ''[[Final Fight Revenge]]'', eschewed the side-scrolling beat'em up gameplay in favor of a one-on-one 3D [[fighting game]] format.

==Plot==
Following the annihilation of the Mad Gear Gang, a new criminal group named the Skull Cross Gang emerges as the new dominant criminal organization in Metro City. When [[Guy (Final Fight)|Guy]] returns to Metro City from his martial arts training and reunites with his old friend [[Mike Haggar]], the Mayor of Metro City, the two are suddenly alerted that the Skull Cross Gang has started a riot in the downtown area of the city. Joined by Lucia, a detective in the Metro City Police's Special Crimes Unit, and Dean, a street fighter whose family was murdered by the Skull Cross Gang, Guy and Haggar must once again save Metro City from its newest menace.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Final Fight 3 - Gameplay.png|thumb|Guy and Dean advance to fight Callman, the [[Boss (video gaming)|boss]] of stage 2.  This is one of two locations the player can encounter Callman, due to the game's [[Nonlinear gameplay#Branching storylines|branching gameplay]].]]

The player has a choice between four characters: Guy and Haggar from the original ''Final Fight'' return, along with new heroes Lucia and Dean. As in the previous ''Final Fight'' games, each character has their own set of moves, techniques and abilities unique to their character. Like in ''Final Fight 2'', the game can be played alone or with a second player, along with an additional game mode that allows a single player be accompanied by a CPU-controlled partner.<ref name="FF3hg101">{{cite web|last=Kalata|first=Kurt|url=https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/final-fight-3/|title=Final Fight 3|work=[[Hardcore Gaming 101]]|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215041342/https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/final-fight-3/|archive-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DestructFF3">{{cite web|last=Handley|first=Zoey|url=https://www.destructoid.com/by-the-wayside-final-fight-3-snes-capcom-retro/|title=Final Fight 3 SNES is the final Final Fight... on SNES|work=[[Destructoid]]|publisher=[[Gamurs Group]]|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=2025-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216220012/https://www.destructoid.com/by-the-wayside-final-fight-3-snes-capcom-retro/|archive-date=2022-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

The player has many new abilities which were not available in the previous ''Final Fight'' games. The player can now dash and perform dashing attacks or dashing jump attacks like in the previous Capcom beat-em-up ''[[Captain Commando (video game)|Captain Commando]]''. The player can also grab enemies from behind  and perform holding and throwing attacks, as well as move while keeping the direction the player is facing locked.<ref name="FF3hg101"/><ref name="DestructFF3"/>

The player also has access to command-based special techniques similar to ''[[Street Fighter]]'', including a Super Move. Much like the Super Combos featured in ''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', the player has a Super Move gauge which fills up as the player performs their regular attacks against enemies. When the gauge is full, the player will have access to a powerful Super Move, which will consume the entire gauge. If the Super gauge remains full for a certain period and the Super move is not used, then the gauge will be emptied automatically.<ref name="FF3hg101"/>

Like in the previous ''Final Fight'' games, the player has access to weapons, health-restoring food and other bonus point items, which are stored inside breakable drums. Each character in ''Final Fight 3'' specializes in a specific weapon and if the player picks up their character's preferred weapon, then they will have access to a unique combo attack exclusive to the character (for example, Guy specializes in using [[nunchaku]]).

There are a total of six stages in the game, each with their unique [[boss (video games)|boss character]]. The stages in the game feature multiple paths that changes the areas the player will visit, as well as the enemies and bosses they encounter. The game's ending changes depending on the selected character, the path taken to reach the end of the game, and the difficulty setting.<ref name="FF3hg101"/><ref name="DestructFF3"/>

== 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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==Legacy==
The first stage{{'}}s background music, "For Metro City", is used for the ''Hyper Street Fighter Alpha'' secret game featured in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha Anthology]]'' as Guy's theme music in Classic Mode. Lucia later appeared as a playable character in ''[[Street Fighter V]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_fit/index.html ''Final Fight Tough''] at the [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/ Wii Virtual Console site] {{in lang|ja}}
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