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Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact is the version of Street Fighter III released right before 3rd Strike. Released in 1997, less than a year after New Generation was released, is a much needed update, adding new characters, new stages and several quality of life improvements to New Generation while also fixing balance issues New Generation might've had (for the most part). | |||
The game itself is very different to 3rd Strike and should be treated as such. It's a simple, more explosive game than the game that came after it and you'll find certain mechanics/normals etc. completely missing or changed. | |||
You can find the game on Arcade and Dreamcast, with the former being recommended due to inaccuracies and the existence of Fightcade 2, which is where you'll be able to find matches for the game. | |||
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Revision as of 12:49, 2 February 2022
Introduction
Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact is the version of Street Fighter III released right before 3rd Strike. Released in 1997, less than a year after New Generation was released, is a much needed update, adding new characters, new stages and several quality of life improvements to New Generation while also fixing balance issues New Generation might've had (for the most part).
The game itself is very different to 3rd Strike and should be treated as such. It's a simple, more explosive game than the game that came after it and you'll find certain mechanics/normals etc. completely missing or changed.
You can find the game on Arcade and Dreamcast, with the former being recommended due to inaccuracies and the existence of Fightcade 2, which is where you'll be able to find matches for the game.
Game Mechanics
Game Versions
The Characters
Introduction
Tier List
OLD TIER LIST
(Keep in mind that this tier list doesn't reflect the opinions of people who currently play this game, this being left up here with slight reformatting for posterity)
This is a tier list that is generally agreed upon among the 2I players on the SRK forums. Keep in mind that this game no longer has a competitive scene.
Top Tier: Ibuki, Gouki, Sean
Upper Tier: Yang, Ryu, Dudley
Middle Tier: Ken, Yun, Necro, Elena
Low Tier: Alex, Urien
Bottom Tier: Hugo
2022 Tier List (Non-JP)
This is probably a more accurate tier list at the moment, it's ultimately not too different to the older tier list in the grand scheme of things but I do feel like there's been a fair bit of progress when it comes to how people play this game. The general idea is that the characters can be split up into three groups: good characters, okay characters and bad characters.
I highly recommend you stick to High Tier and Mid Tier, anyone below will take work and is probably not worth it in the grand scheme of things.
High Tier: Gouki, Ibuki, Sean, Yang, Yun
Mid Tier: Ryu, Dudley, ken
Low Tier: Elena, Urien, Oro, Alex, Necro, Hugo
JP Tier List (2021)
This tier list is admittedly very condensed (even in comparison to the tier list above, I'm keeping the original tier list formatting for posterity)
SS: Gouki
S: Yun
A: Sean, Ibuki, Yang
B~D: Dudley, Ken, Ryu, Oro, Necro, Urien, Elena, Hugo, Alex
...I told you it was gonna be condensed.