(LAST UPDATE: 7/22/09)
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Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platform(s): Gameboy
Advance
Release: October 2001
Characters:
Ryu,
Ken,
Chun-Li,
Guile,
Dhalsim,
Blanka,
Zangief,
E.Honda,
Balrog,
Vega,
Sagat,
Bison,
Cammy,
Fei
Long, Dee Jay, T.
Hawk, Akuma
Related Games:
Street
Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street
Fighter 2 Champion Edition,
Street Fighter
2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter 2,
Super
Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street
Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix,
Street Fighter 3: New
Generation,
Street Fighter 3: Second Impact,
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike,
Street
Fighter 4,
Street Fighter Alpha, Street
Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street
Fighter Alpha 3 Upper,
Street Fighter
Alpha 3 Max, Street Fighter Alpha:
Anthology, Street Fighter
Anniversary Collection, Street Fighter EX,
Street
Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter EX 3, Street
Fighter: The Movie,
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo,
Super
Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Pocket
Fighter
Review: Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival is a handheld version of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for the Gameboy Advance. Revival features a simplified control scheme (due to the GBA's button layout), and new stages and BGMs for several characters (some taken from the Street Fighter Alpha and SFIII series). Revival was also the first game in the SFII series that allowed to use of Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu during a match.
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Graphically, Revival is an impressive Gameboy Advance game, and a nice looking version of SF2 featuring touched-up and "brighter" character sprites. Overall, the game runs as smooth as you'd expect, and was one of the best handheld fighting games at it's debut. All the classic Street Fighter 2 characters return, with all of their priorities and special moves, as well as their "super moves" from Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. The Gameboy Advance D-pad leaves a bit to be desired, especially with those 360 moves, but at the least, it's a solid portable version of the classic SSF2: Turbo. Extra modes include a cool Survival mode, where barrels and fighters come at you at random; time attack mode (self explanatory); and a training mode.
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7.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment: Revival
was a quality handheld version of Street Fighter, and surely one of the best in
2001. Of course, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo is still a "dated"
2D fighting game in the
year 2001, and to some of us may me considered "played out",
considering some of the newer 2D incarnations of Street Fighter... But if you're
a fan of the original SF2 series, you'll no doubt appreciate this compact title.
Worth mentioning, Revival also featured some awesome
art (done by the master artist, Edayan)... The artwork looks sweet on the GBA's
bright screen, and might even be reason enough to own this game. If you're and
"old school" SF fan and have a GBA or
Nintendo DS, you'd be wise to pick this up for nostalgia value alone. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
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