Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

by Capcom

Product Features

• Choose from 25 characters - 13 from classic Street Fighter games and 9 new ones
• Players' choice of either X-ism, A-ism and V-ism fighting styles
• New Custom Combo system for performing devastating multi-hit combos using the super mete
• High and low Alpha counters were also introduced to increase battles
• Play Super Gem Fighter MiniMix -- fight fierce battles & collect power-up gems to perform an array of special attacks and powerful combos

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F3AACA
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,372 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #35 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Adventure

Product Description

The Street Fighter Alpha Anthology brings five prized fighters united for the first time. This is an arcade-perfect compilation of Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold and Street Fighter Alpha 3. Choose from a cast of 13 characters from the collective Street Fighter Universe: Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken, Charlie plus 9 more. This title introduces the use of super combos and alpha counters to add new dimensions to fighting. As an added bonus the "pint-sized" Super Gem Fighter MiniMix (released on consoles as Pocket Fighter) is also included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, flawless port, September 10, 2006

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impitbosshereonlevel2 "impitbosshereonlevel2" (Merced) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (Video Game)

The Alpha Anthology, is so far the best port of any Street Fighter collection. It includes five games (SF Alpha, Alpha 2, Alpha 2 Gold, Alpha 3, and Gem Fighter), as well as two unlockable games (Hyper SF Alpha and a "bonus" version of SF Alpha 3).
The graphics and music of the five titles are perfect, just like the original arcade games themselves. If you have a wide-aspect ratio TV, you'll be treated to full arcade goodness - if not, you can modify the aspect ratio so that it fits a standard TV. Controls are also flawless, much like those of the Anniversary Collection.
The unlockable games are as follows:
"bonus" SF Alpha 3: It's SF Alpha 3 with more fighting styles, and all (most?) the Street Fighter characters, drawn Alpha-style. This includes characters that have never before made it into Alpha games - like Balrog and Fei Long, and some that are brand new. When played alone, this game is very difficult.
Hyper SF Alpha: Very similar to SF Alpha 3 (in fact, I'm not sure what the exact differences are, in terms of gameplay), but can only be played against another opponent. Includes the same characters as "bonus" SFA3.
In addition, all Alpha games include a Versus mode with full win/loss tallying, a Dramatic Battle mode - in which two players (Human/Human or Human/CPU) simultaneously take on a single CPU player and a Survival mode, which places you against opponent after opponent, refilling only a portion of your life bar after each match.
To sum it up, the Alpha Anthology is the best SF collection Capcom has released. Here's to hoping that the Darkstalkers and Marvel series will follow a similar suit.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings Back Memories..., August 15, 2006

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H. Jeffers III - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (Video Game)

Oh man what can I say.....from viewing the opening sequences to the gameplay this game is just like the arcade versions. I remember I was in the 7th or 8th grade when Alpha first came out in the arcades, followed by its sequels and I have to say this brought back many wonderful memories. I still have a very difficult time finding Alpha 1 but nevertheless.... Great game, awesome gameplay, fantastic art - you will easily see why Street Fighter is the supreme fighting game of all time especially after playing this one - 3 games & a bonus all in one package...you can't beat that deal!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed., July 3, 2010

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RevRay - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (Video Game)

The Street Fighter Alpha series has always been a fun variation on the tried and true Street Fighter series. The game play here is on level with with pretty much all of the other SF games (Capcom has rarely failed to live up to the expectations they have been shouldered with after creating such an amazing franchise) so there's nothing to worry about here.

The reason this game gets a 3 star rating instead of a 4 or 5 is because of the content they have included and excluded. Capcom has already shown that they know how to do a proper anthology set with both the Mega Man anthology and the Street Fighter anthology. However, with SSAA, there is no promo material to view, no real extras at all. All you get are more characters, more game modes that vary only the slightest bit from all of the other games.

The largest disappointment is the lack of a World Tour mode in Street Fighter Alpha 3. The original console releases for PSX and Saturn included a gameplay addition called World Tour mode, which allowed you to travel the globe fighting different opponents but under specific challenging circumstances. You might face two Guiles, and only be able to hurt them with special attacks, or need to get a perfect when facing a rush of Rolentos in order to advance. This was not only a great way to practice and hone your skill outside of arcade mode and training, but also allowed you to power up and further customize your character, save it and use it in regular matches.

Instead of including this or any promo material, or worthwhile bonuses we are given hidden versions of the game that are absolutely meaningless. Instead of simply including the extra characters in the original game, or giving us fighting style options, they provide two games that are incredibly superfluous. One is Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, which is SFA3, with a few more characters (who could have easily been included in the original SFA3) as well as Hyper Street Fighter Alpha. HSFA does exactly what I suggested earlier, in that it allows you to switch playing style between the 3 games. The fact that an entire extra game was included because of this is a waste.

Ultimately, this is a great collection. The games are fun. The characters are a blast and interesting. The art direction is superb and the graphics hold up surprisingly well for a 2d fighter. The mechanics of the game are wonderful to learn and utilize and it would take you months to "master" the entire roster of characters. While I realize this seems like a very negative review, the game is absolutely wonderful. However, I can not hide my dissapointment with their failure to do the Alpha series justice, like were able to successfully do with Mega Man and SSFII.