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General: Also known as Street Fighter Zero: Fighter's Generation in Japan... Well, I knew someone would do it eventually... And whatdya' know, Capcom totally ripped off the name of your favorite fighting game website, which has been up and running over 6 years before this project. Not to mention the title of their most recent DVD release, Street Fighter Alpha: Generations... Geez Capcom, can't you come up with your own names? However, I won't sue them, because they sent me a free copy of this game. Hahahaha (they reallydid)! In any case, if anyone is going to make Fighter's Generation: The Game, I'd want it to be Capcom!
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This package includes arcade perfect versions of Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (which features different versions of some characters, and an extra character, Cammy), Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix! This package is indeed arcade perfect, so don't expect the exclusive characters from PSP's SFA3: Max; but Guile, T.Hawk, Fei Long, Evil Ryu, and Dee Jay do make their appearance as "secret" characters in SFA3, because once you beat the game with one character, you unlock a version of SFA3 based off of the home versions.
And perhaps the coolest thing you can unlock is a little something called Hyper Street Fighter Alpha, which is similar to that of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo as it appears in Street Fighter: Anniversary Collection, because you can select all the different "Alpha" versions of the characters and pit them against each other for the first time ever. The character selection is pretty much Street Fighter Alpha 3's, and this is also the mode where you can select even more alternate versions of characters, some of which are based off of Street Fighter III (which allows parrying), and the Marvel VS series (which allows some characters bigger fireballs and new moves). This mode also includes a kickass sound test menu, with tracks ranging from Super Street Fighter X2 to Final Fight, and of course all the tracks from Alpha 1-3 (CPS1 AND CPSII if that means anything to you). Unfortunately this mode can only be played 2 player, or training for 1 player... And you're limited to Dramatic Battle stages only, but all characters have their own theme! Specific to Alpha 1, 2, and 3 at that. Awesome! But a 1 player arcade mode really wouldn't have hurt!
To sum it up, the entire Street Fighter Alpha series has finally been ported to a home console perfectly. Load times are non-existant (besides when you select your game), the story modes and endings are intact, and everything you loved from the individual games (like the classic intros, BGMs, character dialogue, and forgotten backgrounds) is all there. The only weird thing about the package is that, by default, the "sharpness" on all the games is turned down. So you'll notice as soon as you first play it that it's a bit more blurry than you remember. But that's okay, just go to options and turn the sharpness all the way up, and bingo... Your 2D sprites are back to their original goodness.
And for the first time ever, you can also play "Dramatic Battle" in Street Fighter Alpha and Street Fighter Alpha 2, although you and your partner share the same life bar! Which doesn't make much sense, unless they're attached by some invisible string, because if your partner is KO'ed, you are too. It adds some interesting strategy, but I prefer SFA3's Dramatic Battle, where you each have your own life bar. It's fun stuff though!
Anthology is definitely a sweet package from Capcom, and I always thought they'd eventually pack up the Alpha series into one box and release it one day. And they definitely did it right... Evey version of Street Fighter Alpha you could ever want (besides Max) is here... And Pocket Fighter (Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix) breaks up the monotony of the more serious 2D fighters for some extra fun! This package is a Street Fighter fan's dream come true. It's like having a 90's arcade in your living room. And for those of you that missed these great games the first time around, now's your chance to catch up and see all that you've missed... And also get those skills sharpened.
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Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Playstation
2
Release: 2006
Characters:
Ryu,
Adon,
Chun-Li,
Guy,
Ken,
Dhalsim,
Gen,
Sakura,
Rolento,
Zangief,
Charlie,
Birdie,
Rose,
Sodom,
Sagat,
Akuma,
Bison,
Dan,
E.Honda,
Cody,
Karin,
Vega,
Blanka,
R.
Mika,
Cammy,
Balrog,
Juli,
Juni,
Dee
Jay, Guile, T.
Hawk, Fei Long,
Ibuki,
Morrigan,
Lei
Lei, Felicia,
Tessa
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 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
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Closing Comment:
The Japanese version carries quite a flashy name I must say... The
Fighter's Generation is officially immortal
now... Thanks Capcom. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG