(LAST UPDATE: 7/26/09)
Publisher(s): Capcom
Developer(s): Capcom
Platform(s): Playstation
2, Xbox
Release: August 31st 2004 (NA PS2), October 28th 2004 (JP XB),
February 22nd 2005 (NA XB)
Characters: Ryu,
Ken,
Chun-Li,
Guile,
Dhalsim,
Blanka,
Zangief,
E.Honda,
Balrog,
Vega,
Sagat,
Bison,
Cammy,
Fei
Long, Dee Jay, T.
Hawk, Dudley,
Alex,
Yun,
Yang,
Ibuki,
Necro,
Sean,
Oro,
Elena,
Hugo,
Urien,
Remy,
Makoto,
Q,
Twelve,
Akuma,
Gill
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: Revival, 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 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: Created to celebrate the franchise's 15 years and 27 million copies on the market, this "collection release" contains both Hyper Street Fighter II and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, no doubt one of the finest 2D fighting game to date, which previously appeared only in arcades and on the Sega Dreamcast console. Basically, if you don't have a Dreamcast or access to an arcade with Third Strike, Anniversary Collection is your ticket to one of the best 2D fighters in existence...
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But first, SF2 has been "remixed" once again. Just when you thought they put an end to the SF2 series, Capcom has decided to re-invent it's trademark series yet again, and basically release the Street Fighter 2 series as a new game: ..."Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition"... I thought days of SF2 re-releases were over... But I was wrong. This time, Capcom tags their world renowned gameplay along with some nice bonus features.
In this FINAL
rendition of
SF2, you are able to play as the all
of the different versions of the characters from each game in the SF2 series.
What that basically means, is that you can play as Chun Li from Super
Street Fighter 2: Turbo against Ryu from the original Street Fighter 2...
(You can even check out the different character selection screen ART of
each of the characters)... Bad ass... This allows for some fun flashbacks,
and the ability to experience the absolute best that the SF2 series has
to offer.
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Finally,
as the "headline" of the collection, Capcom's last real installment to
Street Fighter, SF3: Third Strike, also
makes it's way onto the disk. Capcom crammed everything from this arcade
classic into the PS2 port, without loosing any animation, or smudging any
of the 2D goodness. Capcom did a nice job on the default "color filtering"...
While the filter lessens the color intensity, it nicely smoothes out some
of the jagged edges within the 2D goodness. I'd say the PS2 version looks
equal or maybe even better than the Dreamcast version with the filter on.
Funny though how the intro still maintains some noticeably jagged edges
within those beautiful sketches. Ahh well... I'm nitpicking. Another interesting
feature is the Original soundtrack made specifically for this game (that
can be turned on). The "Arrange" soundtrack is on by default, and I actually
prefer it rather than the "Original."
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9 / 10 |
Closing Comment: Along with the two games, the disk includes a full version of Street Fighter: The Animated Movie... A bad ass anime not ever to be forgotten. This Capcom release is no doubt an entertaining and reasonable package that any Street Fighter veteran, with a PS2 or Xbox, should own.
Ohh, and the text in the
intro to this game looks like it came straight from TFG...
Scary. Does Capcom really come to TFG? Udon Comics did... Who knows. Like
Capcom says... "True Fighting is Art"... And as a "true fighting
game enthusiast," there was no question if I'd pick up this re-release
by Capcom... C'mon we all love Street Fighter. While the intro /
presentation isn't really a "presentation," if you know what I mean, I
can still respect Capcom for their motivation to put something out like
this. Two great games, plus a classic fighting game themed movie, for about
30 bucks? Not too bad... It's good stuff... Buy it! ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG