Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Revival
(LAST UPDATE: 5/26/08)

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General: Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Revival is a handheld version of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo for the Gameboy Advance. A few backgrounds and BGM's have mysteriously changed, and the characters appear smaller of course, but have been re-touched and look "brighter" as well.

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   Overall, the game runs smooth, and is pretty much everything you'd expect. All the classic Street Fighter characters are here, with all of their priorities, special moves, and 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 overall, it's a great portable version of 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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Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: 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
 
Gameplay Engine
8 / 10
Story / Theme
9 / 10
Overall Graphics
8 / 10
Animation
9 / 10
Music / Sound Effects
8.5 / 10
Innovation / Creativity
8 / 10
Customization / Options
 8 / 10
Intro / Presentation
7 / 10
Replayability / Fun
 7.5 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
8.5 / 10
Characters
 9.5 / 10
Overall Score
 7.5 / 10

Closing Comment: Handheld + Street Fighter is a good thing, and Revival was the best of it's time. Of course, Super Street Fighter 2 is a dated game in the year 2001 any way you look at it. Revival definitely had cool art, but really nothing we haven't seen before. It's old school street fighter, and if you're an old-skooler, and a traveler, you might want to pick this up. But if you're a traditionalist, you might want to stick with the arcade version.


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