Alpha 3 Battle vs Street Fight

The only thing about the character list is that I will never play all those characters.

There are also four new characters: Karin Kanzuki, Rainbow Mika, Juli, and Juni, making 34 characters in all. Further, each character has three different fighting styles, meaning you'll have your hands full if you want to master this game. If you're looking for a perfect translation of the arcade version of the game

First off is the long list of characters, of which there has never been so many in one Fighter game. The depth of the lineup is certain to titillate the hardcore fans, but it means that a younger generation of gamers can come in and take part, too.

In regard to pure single-player replay value, Fighter beats nearly every other fighter on the block. It's got replay value to spare. The many modes include

- World Tour

- Arcade mode

- Versus Mode

- Training

- Entry mode

World Tour Mode enables gamers to play around the world against fighters in their homeland. It's an adventure mode that harks back to the early Fighter days when players traveled to each new city and fought that territory's best fighter.

Arcade mode is just what you think it is, a single-player against the computer. But it also is actively waiting for another player to jump right in for two-player mayhem.

Practice is just what it says it is, a good place to practice against a dummy and get your combos, supers, and Isms down pat. The only problem here is that too often the dummy characters get backed up against a wall and it's difficult to get them to come back to the center of the ring.