Later it annouced that this project, named Fighting EX Layer, really was in development. On April 1st, 2017, a video on YouTube appeared showing Kairi, Garuda and Hokuto fighting in a 3D system. one of Arika's ideas to Capcom for a new installment in the EX series. The video showed a battle between Hokuto and Kairi as well as featuring reused sound effects. On July 11th the same year, a footage featuring the demo appeared on YouTube. Dark for the Nintendo 3DS in their official site. Main article: Fighting EX LayerOn June 30th, 2011, Arika uploaded several screenshots for Fighting Sample, a demo fighting game with Kairi, Blair, Hokuto, Shadowgeist and D.

Street Fighter EX3 (PlayStation 2, 2000).

Street Fighter EX2 Plus (Arcade/Playstation, 1999).

Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (PlayStation, 1997).

This meant that fans of the series could play the game instantly instead of having to learn a whole new system. While many 3D fighters allowed players to side step in and out of the background, and jumping took on a whole different meaning, Arika decided to leave the two-dimensional gameplay mechanics of the Street Fighter II series and the Street Fighter Alpha series alone, and only made the game visually three-dimensional. The games uses special moves and super combos familiar or similar to previous Street Fighter games in the series.ĭuring the 1990's, 3D fighting games like Sega's Virtua Fighter and Namco's Tekken were starting to steal some of the popularity that traditional 2D fighters were enjoying because of their eye-popping visuals, so Arika decided to try bringing the popular cast of Street Fighter into a 3D world.īut one decision helped the series succeed more than any other: the gameplay mechanics remained two-dimensional. The EX games plays like a 2D fighting game, but the linear plane in which characters fight often changes along a 3D battleground.

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