Street Fighter Alpha 3 gives players a host of new options and brings back the "ism" fighting styles made popular in prior Street Fighter games. From the Street Fighter Alpha series, A-ism lets the player select the general combo system and choose from three different degrees of super combos. From Super Street Fighter II Turbo, players who select an X-ism cannot block in the air but can command one very powerful super combo move. V-ism is an enhanced version of the custom combo system found in Street Fighter Alpha 2, allowing the player to inflict multiple hit damage on opponents with their custom combo. A turbo selection is available prior to a match allowing for lightning speed action. In addition, Street Fighter Alpha 3 offers faster gameplay, more precise control and rapid move reversals, with multiple layers of scrolling.