

Besides a young Guile, Cody and Jessica watching Charlie fight, the SonSon store is outside of E.Honda’s bath house from the original Street Fighter II.
#STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2 POSTER MOVIE#
Speaking of, a poster of the movie can be seen on the window of the 24 Hour SonSon store in Ryu & Guy’s background.It recreates the 2-on-1 battle of Ryu and Ken against M. This launched around the same time as the original Japanese Animated Street Fighter II movie (the one with the Chun-Li shower scene…), which is why there is a “Dramatic Battle Mode” included.It’s also why Rose mimes a “Z” in her opening cinematic. The only problem is that much of the original history is a bit fuzzy since Bison now has a place where he once did not. Street Fighter Alpha is really known as “Street Fighter Zero”, as it takes place earlier in the game’s canon.Only worth 10 Points in the Fighters Edge promotion.Still a good run through for old time’s sake. It’s been replaced by the experimental Alpha 2 and the absolute end all, be-all Alpha 3. Bison in a hidden Dramatic Battle Mode.Īside from the minor differences between the two versions discussed in the Saturn page’s trivia, both games are superior home conversions of a once great arcade game.

For those that wanted to work together, you could play Ryu and Ken vs. However, the game was really well balanced and provided killer versus matches. All the usual moves, along with two Super Arts per character were there – along with a new Alpha counter move. Thanks to the earlier point in time, Ken, Ryu, and Chun-Li all look young and fresher than ever.įighting speeds were actually slowed down a little from the Super Turbo era, which caught a few people off guard. Bison now had a much more sinister look with a flowing cape to boot. Suddenly Sagat was a towering, muscle-ripped giant with an uppercut arc that could take down an airplane.
#STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2 POSTER FULL#
Breaking away from the somewhat realistic looking sprites used in Street Fighter 2 and all its expansions, Alpha re-introduced the world warriors in full Japanese animation (“Anime”) styles. Probably the most important aspect of the game when it first came out was, surprisingly, it’s looks. When it hit, it renewed the rivalries between the Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter franchises all over again. Street Fighter Alpha was one of the most anticipated games of its era – magazines (remember those?) spent months of previews, arcade-to-console comparisons, move charts, and more waiting for it.


The New contenders Rose and Adon draw powers of the soul and nature to annihilate opponents and secure fame, power and prestige. Infamous aggressors – Charlie, Sodom, Birdie and Guy show they play for keeps when they battle on the street. Until now…Įvery warrior’s dream – the most devastating Street Fighters of all time assemble to battle in one ultimate contest.Īrmed with an arsenal of new martial arts moves, super combos and deadly secrets, the legendary competitors collide with a lethal new combination of fierce opponents. The world has never encountered such a powerful collection of fighters in one tournament. DARE TO WALK ON THE DANGEROUS SIDE OF THE STREET
