Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX (PlayStation Portable)

Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX is the last update of Alpha 3. Its roster brings back the additional characters from the GBA version and includes Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution, complete with their own in-game storylines and endings. New modes have been added too, like the Saturn version's Reverse Dramatic Battle, an exclusive tag mode called Variable Battle, and the VS 100 Kumite mode.

Also, in Dramatic Battle, both the player and partner characters can be selected individually, allowing for any character pairing, unlike the other versions of Alpha 3.

To do: More regional differences to uncover. Does this version of SFA3 have any unused content? The active Mexico and Jamaica map screen graphics may be a place to start.

Regional Differences#

PlayStation Portable Menu#

XMB Icon

Japan	US	Europe

XMB Banner

Japan	US	Europe

Title Screen#

Japan	US	Europe

The logo is different for each region on the title screen due to the name change, the registered trademark symbol was changed to the TM symbol in Europe, and the "Press Start Button" text's color was changed from green to orange in the US and European versions.

Main Menu#

Japan	International

The logo and names in the background of the Main Menu is different for each region.

Character Select#

Japan	International

The gauge "Z-Ism" (Zero) became "A-Ism" (Alpha) in the international version.

Pre-Battle#

Japan	International

The segue screen that appears before the beginning of each fight was changed to better match the game-appropriate regional title.

Oddities#

Evil Ryu's Bad Ending#

Watch on YouTubeIf the player loses the Final Battle mode match with Evil Ryu, the bad ending will be displayed with Birdie's ending text. This is also present in Capcom Fighting Collection 2, if Additional Characters for Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper is turned on.