Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior (Arcade 1996) - Sinclair [Playthrough/LongPlay]

Platform: Arcade
Developer/Publisher: SNK
Year: 1996

Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior, originally released in Japan (1996) as Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden (龍虎りゅうこの拳けん 外伝がいでん), is the third and final entry in the Art of Fighting series. The game cast is almost all composed of new characters, excepting for Robert Garcia and Ryo Sakazaki. Yuri Sakazaki also appears in the game, but as a non-playable character.

One of the game's biggest selling points was the game's motion capturing system, allowing 2D sprites with fluid and believable animations. It is one of the few games that also doesn't have an arcade perfect transition for the Neo Geo CD, as it has slightly shrunken sprites and different shades of the color palette. However, it also featured voiced win quotes for each character and endings for Sinclair and Wyler.

The story switched focus from the Sakazaki family to Robert Garcia. Robert disappears to search for an old childhood friend, Freia Lawrence, and he tracks her to Glass Hill, Mexico. Freia is wanted by the game's main antagonist, Wyler, to complete a powerful elixir that was created by his and Freia's fathers. The drug affects users in a similar manner as the potion in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

One of the game's characters, Kasumi Todoh, became a part of The King of Fighters cast. This game is the only one in the series to have a CD Drama Arranged Soundtrack.

Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console in North America on 21 March 2013 and Nintendo Switch's ACA Neo Geo worldwide on 2 November 2017.

Sinclair [Playthrough/LongPlay]
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:25 Insert Coin/How to play
00:00:56 Character Select
00:01:09 vs Lenny Creston
00:02:58 vs Robert Garcia
00:04:29 vs Ryo Sakazaki
00:05:45 vs Jin Fu-Ha / Jin Fuha
00:08:06 vs Kasumi Todoh
00:08:53 vs Rody Birts
00:10:25 vs Karman Cole
00:11:26 vs Wang Koh-San
00:13:47 vs Wyler
00:16:29 Credits
00:18:03 Thank You For Watching!