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Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior is a fighting game for the Neo Geo, developed and published by SNK in 1996. The third and final series entry, it uses motion-captured sprites and a ten-character roster, with a Spirit gauge, Rush Attack combos, parrying, ground Pursuit attacks, and the Ultimate K.O.

How To Play Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior

ControlAction
JoystickWalk forward and back; press up to jump; press down to crouch; hold back to block; tap forward or back twice to dash or back-step
A ButtonPunch
B ButtonKick
C ButtonHard attack; used for launchers and Pursuit attacks on downed opponents
D ButtonTaunt, draining the opponent’s Spirit gauge
A + B ButtonsRush Attack combo string
Hold Down + A or BCharge the Spirit gauge
Direction sequence + attack buttonSpecial moves and super moves
StartBegin play; join as the second player; pause
Coin/SelectInsert credit and access character selection

About Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior

Release dateArcade (Neo Geo MVS) JP: March 12, 1996; NA: May 1996. Neo Geo AES worldwide: April 26, 1996. Neo Geo CD JP: June 14, 1996; EU: September 14, 1996
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK
PlatformNeo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD
GenreFighting
SeriesArt of Fighting
ModesSingle-player; two-player versus
Also known asArt of Fighting: Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden (Japan)

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