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1997

A classic 2D arcade fighter known for its fluid hand-drawn animation and the parry system that rewards precise timing. A fresh roster and reworked mechanics make it a demanding head-to-head duelling game.

  • Lavish presentation
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Street Fighter III: New Generation are Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Guilty Gear X and Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Street Fighter III: New Generation special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

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  • Lavish presentation
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Co-op or multiplayer

A stylish fighting game that revives the Fatal Fury series after 26 years with a striking painted, graffiti-inspired look. The REV System rewards aggressive, risky play, and the focus is on duels against friends or online opponents.

Guilty Gear X

Challenging difficulty

A fast-paced 2D anime fighter with hand-drawn visuals, a high-energy rock soundtrack, and aggressive, combo-driven play. Precise execution and mind games define both the arcade mode and versus matches.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A celebrated SNK 2D fighter built around precise timing, Just Defend parries and a choice of fighting styles. It shines in head-to-head duels against a friend, with striking sprite art and fast, tight combat.

Samurai Shodown

Challenging difficulty

A weapon-based 2D fighter where a few heavy sword strikes decide each duel and every mistake is punished. Its brushstroke art style and emphasis on spacing, timing and parries set it apart.

The Last Blade 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An elegant SNK 2D weapon-based fighter set in late-Edo Japan, built around parries, timing and precise special moves. Hand-drawn anime fighters and an atmospheric soundtrack make it a genre classic.

The King of Fighters XII

Challenging difficulty

A 2D fighting game built around 3-on-3 team battles, rebuilt for the series' 15th anniversary with hand-drawn HD sprites and a streamlined battle system. It focuses on precise inputs and head-to-head duels rather than story.

Killer Instinct

Lavish presentation

A fast, flashy fighting game with fluid animation, a reactive soundtrack and a combo system built around chaining attacks and breaking opponents' strings with Combo Breakers. Online competition is the main draw.

Sclash

Distinctive, stylised art style

A 2D samurai duelling game where a single hit kills. You manage stamina and breath, parry and time your strikes in tense showdowns set against hand-painted backdrops, best enjoyed against friends.

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