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 2 of the greatest fighters of all time finally go online April 6, 2005
m121akuma
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
There is little doubt that Street Fighter 2 is one of the most influential games of all time. It is the game that put competetive arcade fighting on the map, created one of the most memorable casts of characters in gaming history, and turned the word "Shoryuken!" into one of the most dreded words in a gamer's vocabulary. Now, after 15 years since the release of SF1, gamers can finally relive the magic in a new format, Xbox Live.
This disk actually contains 2 games, Hyper Street Fighter 2, and Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. Hyper SF2 is an interesting anniversary tribute, in that it allows to to mix and match characters from all 5 versions of SF2. This can lead to a few balance issues, in that the classic SF2 characters still have their redizzy combos, making them overpowered, it still is fun and an excellent conversion of some of the best fighting gameplay around.
To this day, I still consider Third Strike to be the greatest fighting game of all time. Although it is not perfectly balanced, there is a great range of characters and playing styles to choose from that are quite usable in competetive play. The graphics use some of the best animation I've seen in a 2d fighter, and the gameplay is incredibly deep, due to the parry and EX attack systems.
The online play is extremely solid, with very little lag and a nice ranking system. The biggest gripe at this point is the fact that droppers get away scot free. If somebody drops from a match before completion, he or she will recieve no penalty, which causes many people to drop matches they know they will lose out of fear of dropping in ranking. Other than that, if you are a fighting fan with an Xbox Live account, you will want to pick up this game, no question.
-m121akuma
 All-in-one fun The Shoryuken still is king! April 27, 2005
Bark4Soul (Golden, CO)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am reviewing the Xbox version, I own the Ps2 one but my Box copy is on the way. I am reviewing the Box version because of the online capability. First things first, no offense to Christpher Johnson but the game is not for noobs or people who think they are going to take this game lightly. When I first started playing it, I got frustrated and whatnot, they made the game for the hardcore Sf'ers out there, this is not yo mama's Street Fightin'...it is tough! I play III a lot more than I do II. II is cool cause instead of putting all 14 variations of the game in there, they let u choose who u want, when u choose Ryu for example, they let u choose SF II, CE, Hyper fighting, etc version of him. So if u are feelin cocky, you can choose the original SF II version of your favorite character and go against a SSF II Turbo version of your friend and see who is still standing after the match. III is a totally different from II. I like the box version here for the Xbox live support. PLUS...theres more....you can play around the world. Not just in the states, if you wanna square off against the best from Japan, Ireland, Australia, etc u can do so. I love the fact that there are no limits there. Let me tell you, u think the computer is hard, some of the competition from around the world will bring you back to reality REAL quick. Believe me, I thought I was the best around my parts, I got put in my place real quick. But it is fun you wanna keeop trying to see if u can best your opponent. If you like challenges you will be on this all day. Either way it is an awesome game, nice comp. of SF games, the megaman one is recommended as well for any Capcom fans. Now if they could just re-do MvC2 and put online into that, we'd have a winner! I definately would pick this up for whatever system you have. Remember, you must defeat my sheng long to stand a chance!!
STREET FIGHTER January 29, 2006
William Byrd (Sitting in the Pope's office)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Wow, ever since the sega genesis and the super nes have gone off the market I had forgotten all about the street fighter series. After seeing the anime on television, I had to have the street fighter games. Alas, I have an xbox and I couldn't find a street fighter game for it. But wait, did capcom actually make a six-in-one with a bonus movie. You bet they did. This anniversary series is one of the coolest games I have because it allows me to go back to when I was 12 or something like that and play the Street Fighter series all over.
However, this game does have its downfalls. For one, I can't believe how much I incredibly sucked when playing Street Fighter 2 and its various versions. My god, it almost seemed impossible to me. But I know with practice... Next, the character Gill in Street Fighter 3 is just crazy hard. While I have beaten the game, Gill still remains a challenge all the time with his stupid ressurection special. IF you do not play video games all day every day and are like me who just play video games every once in a while then you will notice what I am talking about. However, if you are a combo making butt kicker then you will probably have no problem.
All in all, this wasn't a bad game. It is just a little frustrating at times. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wanted to play any of the old Street Fighter's or the new Street Fighter 3.
A Great Game!!! October 4, 2005
Kari A. Martinez (Tehachapi, Ca.)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
My whole family loves this game! It is so much fun-one of the best buys I've made this year!
 Same poor scoreboard of Capcom vs. SNK 2 March 3, 2005
Simon Belmont (The Lost Village)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well, if you thought that the poor scoreboard of Capcom vs. SNK 2 almost killed all the fun of the online play, don't buy this one, because it's exactly the same. Well, for all of you that don't know what the problem is, i'll tell you. If you win a match, but the other player disconnects just after, your sometimes hard earned victory will not be counted. I just played it on Xbox Live, and i lost the first match. I never disconnect, and the other player wanted to play again. Well, i own the second match, but the other player disconnected. So, his victory over me was counted but my victory over him wasn't. I must say it's very disappointing. As far as online play goes yes, it's very smooth, but i don't know about you, but i don't fell like to play a game that allows so cheap cheats like that. Capcom should learn how to do online fighting games (or at least online fighting games scoreboards) like Tecmo (Dead or Alive Ultimate) or Midway (Mortal kombat Deception).
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