The gameplay and controls of FATAL FURY 3 for ACA NEOGEO are reminiscent of the original game. However, there have been some additions and improvements, such as the expansion of the Oversway System to include a third plane. In this system, players primarily fight on the main plane but can gain an advantage by crossing over to the sway lines of the background (LP+LK) or foreground (LK+HP). After performing an attack in a sway plane or an Oversway Attack, the player’s character will return to the main plane. To counter an opponent in a Sway Plane, players can use an Anti-Oversway Attack. Alternatively, they can avoid an attack by performing a ’Quick Sway,’ which leaves the opponent vulnerable to a regular attack. The game also introduces new techniques like adjusting the character’s jump height, blocking an attack while in mid-air (Air Guard), and Combination Arts, which allows players to cancel a specific series of regular attacks from one to the other. Each character has regular Special Moves and Super Special Moves, which can only be used when their life gauge is flashing red. Additionally, each character also has a ’Hidden Ability,’ which is a more powerful version of their Super Special Move. However, this can only be used in extreme circumstances. The Hidden Ability can be activated once every 1024 times when the player enters the command for the character’s Super Special Move. It can also be activated using a secret code before the game starts, triggering ’Super Mode.’ However, the Hidden Ability can only be used once per round, unlike Super Special Moves. Players can choose their first opponent from four options: Joe, Mary, Bob, and Franco. If they defeat the first four opponents, they will face Ryuji Yamazaki in a one-round plot-based match. After that, they will battle Mai, Andy, Hon-Fu, Sokaku, Terry, and Geese before facing Yamazaki again in a full match. Depending on their performance, players will either face Yamazaki or the Jin twins, Chon Shu first and then Chon Rei.