THE HIGHLIGHTS

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike The frame-perfect parry mechanic in Third Strike made Street Fighter the undisputed king of competitive punch-up games. 1999 / Arcade

Super Street Fighter IV Arcades had died by the mid-2000s, but SSFIV brought the fighting game genre back from the brink. 2010 / PS3, Xbox 360

Street Fighter Alpha 3 The Alpha games stripped back the series’ serious side and added the ISM system, throwing open the doors to custom combos. 1998 / Arcade