Street Fighter Alpha Anthology Announced for PS2

[bahn]

I was surprised to see that this wasn't announced earlier -- but here it is folks!!!! Just sucks that it's not coming to Xbox/360 (yet... perhaps in the Fall -- it HAS to).

You win! The ultimate in arcade
brawlers comes home as Capcom(r) today announced Street Fighter(r) Alpha
Anthology for the PlayStation*2 computer entertainment system, a
monumental compilation of the entire Street Fighter(r) Alpha arcade
series. The collection features direct arcade conversions of Street
Fighter(r) Alpha, Street Fighter(r) Alpha 2, Street Fighter(r) Alpha 2
Gold and Street Fighter(r) Alpha 3 which have never before been
available together in one package. As an added bonus, the "pint-sized"
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix(r) (also released on consoles as Pocket
Fighter(r)), is included which brings the total to five action packed
games on one disc. Street Fighter Alpha Anthology is scheduled for
release throughout North America in summer 2006. To date, the Street
Fighter franchise has sold more than 27 million units worldwide.



All titles in the collection feature three core gameplay options.
Arcade mode pits competitors against a series of CPU controlled
opponents in order to beat the game. Versus mode allows two players to
choose among the cast of characters for intense head-to-head battles.
Fighters can practice special moves and combos to hone their skills in
the training mode. Additionally, all four Alpha titles feature
survival mode as well as a dramatic battle mode which allows 2-on-1 tag
team matches.



Street Fighter Alpha brings together a cast of 13 characters from the
collective Street Fighter universe. The series' inaugural title
introduces super combos and alpha counters to add a new dimension to
fighting. Street Fighter Alpha 2 ups the ante with 18 fighters and
several new options including high and low Alpha counters as well as
more moves and combos for each character. In addition, the second title
launches the Custom Combo system which lets players use up a super meter
to perform devastating multi-hit combos. Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold is
an enhanced version of the previous game featuring different versions of
some of the characters. The most robust entry, Street Fighter Alpha 3,
includes an unprecedented 25 characters and offers players the choice of
three "isms" fighting styles made popular in previous Street Fighter
games. Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix rounds out the anthology with
miniature versions of popular Capcom fighters in fierce battles.
Combatants vie to collect power-up gems as they perform an array of
special attacks and powerful combos.

[Advocate]

I guess I should buy a PS2 again. Damn.

[Chux]

I will steal it on PS2, and buy it on zboz

[Mzo]

FINALLY!!

I saw the thread title and I was like, if this is an "I wish this would come out" and not an official announcement thread I was going to cut your balls off, bahn.

Awesome news, matter of time before it's on the Xbox or the 360.

[Ashen Victor]

nice. now i can play A3 on my PS2 seeing as how BC didn't work with the PSone version.

and pls add A3 link-up with the PSP. i don't care if it's the most worthless thing ever (Pocketstation LOLZ!), i just want to link the two together.

[Bacon McShig]

nice. now i can play A3 on my PS2 seeing as how BC didn't work with the PSone version.

OK, AV.

[Geen]

Sweet. I do wish it was online though, but the majority of those games are kick ass.

[Cowdisease]

Two things need to happen for me to buy this.

1) This collection is announced for the Xbox 360.

2) All games must be online playable (even Pocket Fighter) and take full advantage of LIVE.

Anything less is unacceptable.

[mollipen]

This really, really needs to be online. Still, will be nice to be able to get rid of my Saturn versions of SFA and SFA2. And, sadly, I'm more excited about Pocket Fighter being on there than SFA3.

[bahn]

FINALLY!!

I saw the thread title and I was like, if this is an "I wish this would come out" and not an official announcement thread I was going to cut your balls off, bahn.

Awesome news, matter of time before it's on the Xbox or the 360.

Oh shit, haha!

And yeah -- Capcom just needs to stop frontin' and hook up the Xbox love. I mean, sure this is going to sell regardless, but putting it on Xbox or 360 would be an even sweeter business move.

nice. now i can play A3 on my PS2 seeing as how BC didn't work with the PSone version.

and pls add A3 link-up with the PSP. i don't care if it's the most worthless thing ever (Pocketstation LOLZ!), i just want to link the two together.

According to the official retail packaging -- the game offers Ad-hoc/Infrastructure Mode support (supposed to come out Feb. 8th, IIRC -- pre-ordered the game last week).