Street Fighter Alpha 3 , the third game in the Alpha series, has a total of 31 fighters, the most in the series so far. New characters include old favorites E. Honda, Blanka, Vega, Cammy, T. Hawk, Dee Jay, Juni, and Juli. Some of the newest fighters on the block include a former Final Fight character, Karin Kanzuki, and Rainbow Mika.
The major difference between this Alpha and the last two is the new play modes World Tour, Arcade, VS, Training, and Entry. World Tour - Simply choose your fighter and travel around the world, fighting hometown heroes that you run into. The more fights you win, the stronger your fighter becomes. You can also learn new moves, and there are three levels of Super moves to choose from before each round (called Isms).
Arcade is a simple conversion of the arcade version. Beat each fighter with your chosen warrior, in three rounds per match (much the same as past versions of Street Fighter). Versus - Two human players battle it out. Training is a good way to learn all the super moves that are available, against a dummy. Entry is for saving characters from World Tour mode and using them in other modes, especially handy for Training.
Completing certain areas of the game makes three new fighters available, including Guile, Evil Ryu, and Shin Akuma. The Game Boy Advance version was released on 1 December 2002 and features a total of 31 playable characters from the Alpha series, with two additional hidden characters.