The characters are solid, well built and they have many good details. The animation is quite smooth and the movements of some characters are simply irresistible. The backgrounds are terrible instead. It almost seems that Arika has made a mixture of the worst scenarios from the preceding versions of the game. The environments are completely unable to create an atmosphere for your battles.
Fortunately, the light effects connected to the characters' moves are pleasant; during the special moves you''ll see the camera approaching the fighters, thus emphasizing the action. Nevertheless just a little part of the Ps2 power is exploited by Street Fighter Ex3.

The sound effects are similar to those heard on the PsOne's instalments, just a little more clear. The music is completely uninspired; a good composer could have been able to create at least two or three exciting tracks to create an atmosphere in this game, but this is not the case.

Overall, despite the bad graphics and the terrible sounds, this game is amusing, and is able to attract the player. The hidden characters, the various gameplay modes, especially the character edit mode, and a nice four player mode are a good reason to play with this game for many weeks.