Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

Infobox CVG
title = Street Fighter Alpha Anthology


developer = Capcom Production Studio 2
publisher = Capcom
distributor =
released = vgrelease|JP=May 25, vgy|2006vgrelease|NA=June 13, 2006vgrelease|PAL=July 07, 2006
genre = Versus fighting game
modes = Single player, Multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: Teen (T)
platforms = Playstation 2
preceded by = Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
followed by = None

"Street Fighter Alpha Anthology", released in Japan as "Street Fighter Zero: Fighters' Generation", is a vgy|2006 fighting game compilation that collects the "Street Fighter Alpha" sub-series of "Street Fighter" games, ', "Street Fighter Alpha 2" and "Street Fighter Alpha 3". The game also includes a remixed version of the console-exclusive "Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold" and ' (previously released on the PlayStation as "Pocket Fighter"), as well as two "secret" games.

Overview

The original "Street Fighter Alpha", as well as "Alpha 2", "Alpha 3" and "Gem Fighter" are ported from their original arcade releases, while "Alpha 2 Gold" is a remixed version that combines elements from the previous console version and the Japanese arcade release "Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha". The version of "Alpha 2 Gold" allows player to select Cammy in all the game modes, including the single-player "Arcade Mode" (in which she is given her own storyline and ending), not just Versus and Training. The soundtracks for each game are from the arcade version, with the exception of "Alpha 2 Gold", which uses the arranged soundtrack from the PlayStation version. The original "Alpha" gives player a choice between CPS and CPS II-style soundtracks (the former is based on the CPS Changer version of the game).

All the games in the compilation includes the standard Arcade, Versus and Training modes, as well as Survival mode and "Dramatic Battle" for the "Alpha" games. The "Dramatic Battle" mode featured in the original "Alpha", "Alpha 2" and "Alpha 2 Gold" is the same one featured in the Japanese arcade version of "Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha", allowing players to create their own team of characters and fight against a specific series of opponents (Adon, Sagat, M. Bison and Akuma). The original Dramatic Battle mode from the first "Alpha", which features Ryu and Ken against Bison, is still available in the game as a secret feature.

ecret features

In addition to the default games, this compilation also includes "Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper", based on an upgraded arcade version of "Alpha 3" released in Japan that includes the extended character roster from the console versions of the game. Neither, the original "Alpha 3", nor "Alpha 3 Upper", includes the "World Tour" mode introduced in the PlayStation version of "Alpha 3" nor any of the additional characters in the portable versions of "Alpha 3".

After the player completes all the default games (as well as "Alpha 3 Upper") at least once, a second secret game titled "Hyper Street Fighter Alpha" will become available. Based on the same concept employed in "Darkstalkers Chronicle" and "Hyper Street Fighter II", "Hyper Alpha" is a Versus/Training Mode-only version of "Alpha 3" where the player can select between different versions of the characters featured in the "Alpha" games. "Hyper Alpha" also features secret fighting styles in addition to ones featured in "Alpha 3" as well as a soundtrack that not only spans the "Alpha" series but includes music from the earlier "Street Fighter II" and "Final Fight" games.

A secret options menu is also accessible in each game, which allows players access to specific revisions of the game and gain access to all of their features or create their own custom revision by enabling and disabling certain features. [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/931620/53049]

Regional differences

The Japanese version of the compilation, "Fighters' Generation", differs slightly in its content of games. The Japanese version of the compilation features each of the "Street Fighter Zero" arcade games, with the Japanese arcade versions of "Street Fighter Zero 2" and "Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha" as part of the default lineup. The US version of "Street Fighter Alpha 2", as well as "Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash" (the Japanese version of "Alpha 2 Gold") as secret "arranged" versions of "Zero 2" and "Zero 2 Alpha" are featured in the Japanese compilation due to their additional characters (Evil Ryu in the US "Alpha 2" and Cammy in "Zero 2 Dash"). In the North American and PAL version of the compilation, the default versions of "Alpha 2" and "Alpha 2 Gold" are the same as their "arranged" counterparts in the Japanese compilation.

In the main menu, the Japanese compilation uses the same illustrations that were used in the sales flyers promoting the original arcade versions, while the Western versions of the compilation uses the art used for the American flyers. Since "Alpha 2 Gold" was never released for the arcades in North America, the cover artwork of "Street Fighter Collection" (which features the "Super Street Fighter II" renditions of Ryu, Chun-Li and Cammy, as well as the other "New Challengers" who were not in "Alpha 2 Gold") was used instead.

ee also

* "Street Fighter Collection"
* "Street Fighter Anniversary Collection"

External links

*moby game|id=/street-fighter-alpha-anthology|name="Street Fighter Alpha Anthology"