Capcom
has released a large batch of images depicted the updated version of
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online’s characters by artist Stanley Lau. These new character designs really add a sense of “character” to the different personas, which there happen to be a wide variety of in the game. The new version of the classic fighter is coming to both the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network later this summer with a slew of new modes and features.
The Street Fighter 3 series is vastly underrated in the Street Fighter hierarchy and its popularity rose in the tournament circles rather than the mainstream market. I always thought that the game had absolutely gorgeous visuals which included animations way ahead of their time and something that wasn’t matched until many years later.
Check out these gorgeous designs: