The jump to 3D comes with its fair share of pluses and minus. On the plus side, characters now boast a number of costume changes, giving players a little more variety beyond multiple colors. Animations, mostly during moves, benefit from added fluidity. On the downside, the 3D characters don’t have quite the personality they did in 2D. Characters look excellent, but are lacking that “spark” found in the 2D iterations.
For a game with the subtitle “Maximum Impact”, the sound doesn’t make much of one. Punches and kicks sound weak and background music is the typical, over-used guitar riffs and metal chords. In some levels, it works; on others it is just plain annoying. Post match remarks are the only voice work featured in the game with both English and Japanese dialogue options available.