Overall 8.7 Graphics 8 Sound 8 Addictive 9 Story 5 Depth 5 Difficulty 8
9.8
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition (Mame Arcade) Awesome5000
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition is a two player arcade game that is another one of capcoms greatest titles ever to hit the arcades back in the decade of the nineteen nineties.It's also an upgrade from the original hyper street fighter two turbo.It is basicly the same game only with a few added characters ,four new fighting stages ,and every level from the previous game is upgraded with a few new designs ,with remade theme musics ,new different artworks for the ending scenes after you finish the game even though its the same endings from the previous game for the previous fighters (except new challengers) and a whole new special power bar you will get at the bottom of the screen during matches .Choose from sixteen different characters that include ,ryu,ken,guile,sagat,blanka,chun-li,dhalsim ,balrog,zangief,bison,vega ,honda ,along with the new challengers -fei-long,dee-jay,cammy,and T.hawk.Choose your favorite fighter and defeat every fighter this tournament throws at you in this hyper fighting martial arts 2-d action game .Just like the previous street fighter games that came out before this one,you defeat each fighter after another and reach up to the main villain M.Bison.Another feature in this game is that there is a special game cheat that you have to do properly,where you'll get M.bison canceled out of the screen and destroyed by akuma when you have reached to the final level.If you're an old school street fighter fan and enjoy these challenging ,enjoyable, ( yet complicated at times) types of 2-d hyper fighting games,then this one is worth the replay value for you,wether you're going at it alone,or versus another player , it's always entertaining for the nostalgic fan to replay these arcade classics to remember and relive how the street fighter games used to be.
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 12-12-14
Updated: 12-15-14
Review Replies: 0
8
So I beat up people becerra95
It’s been a while since I done a review. I’m not a review person because I know I will put you guys to shame. Though this one is going to be a long one
HYPER STREET FIGHTER II : The Anniversary Collection as part of the Capcom: Fighting Collection. I can’t find it on the site so I’m using the mame which I did played quite a lot back in the day, well the PlayStation 2 version and Mame on emulator so
Context:
The game itself is pretty self explanatory. It involves one on one combat, pitting you against the AI or a second player in a best two out of three match. The winner is determined by depleting the opponent’s health bar by K.O or having more health when the timer goes to zero. The six button control is used with a Low/Medium/High Punch and Kick and with a sequence of inputs you can do a “special move” that are unique to each character.
What makes this game different than the other Street Fighter II games is that it’s more so a compilation of the past games into one. For example when you start you have the option to choose from Road Warrior (the original eight), Champion Edition (bosses included) , Turbo, Super (four new playable characters), and Super Turbo (super meter added). Each character have their pros and cons for each iteration of the game like example Sagat is by far the best in Champion or Ken is better in Super, or guile being broke in Champion Edition as well. It really depends on which version is best suited for the character and your playstyle. In total their are 16 different characters with each having a version to their respected appearances on the games making it a total of 64 fighters. 65 if you include the secret character (not saying). Best part is you can fight one another with different versions of characters like example Super Turbo Cammy vs Road Warrior Chun-Li.
Graphics : 8
Using the CPSII arcade this game is quite outdated to be fair with the graphics when it came out in early 2000s. Granted it’s still beautiful to look at and to have the old graphics to their respected versions added was a nice surprise. Nothing too fancy to see here.
Gameplay: 9
Granted I am biased when it comes to fighting games but the gameplay is smooth with little slow down. The controls work wonderfully most of the time and each character each have a specific fighting style and fighting type. Whether be zoning, a grappler, rushdown or the usual shoto. Everyone has a preference and favorite character on this game.
Sound: 8
Sound is pretty good with the hardware is possess but what kind of ticks me is that there’s no CPS I music added to this and all is from the CPS II. From the PlayStation 2 version there is an option to choose between the two but since this is mame (or rather the Capcom Fighting Collection) no option exist. Other than that the music is still memorable with most stages and it displays the personality of each character. Guile with his music feeling more patriotic and perseverance while Sagat has a more unhinged attitude with the off beats if you listen close enough.
Difficulty: 8
This isn’t a game you can walk through easily. Sure first fight or so it may be easy but the game knocks it up a bit where it devours your quarters, well in this case continues. I mean that’s what arcades are for to begin with, right? Devour your money. Sure there are cheap ways to beat opponents but I like to use skills and try to go through the game with little to no continues to see how well I fare against the AI. In the Capcom Fighting Collection you can adjust the difficulty to your liking but I prefer to leave it at the default.
Addictive: 9
If you’re into fighting games of course this game will be enjoyable for hours. Especially against another player. With the magic of online play (capcom fighting collection) it’s been a blast fighting against other players and been getting better at this game every day after each fight. It’s easy to pick up and play yet it takes time to master each character if you want to fine tune your skills
Depth: 5
Other than the fighters each having their own story and different variations there’s not much difference between each iteration other than buffs and nerfs.
Story: 5
Not much of a story to say. World tournament has been announced by Vega (M. Bison in America) and eight fighters (twelve in Super Street fighter II) face off with three mini bosses (playable from Champion edition and forward for a total of sixteen) and M. Bison himself as the final boss. A secret character appears when you face the final boss without any losses. Each character has a unique story from Ryu improving his skills to Chun Li trying to take down M. Bison and so on.
Conclusion:
The game itself is a blast to the past for arcade lovers and fighting enthusiasts/ fans of this game. I highly recommend playing this if you want to experience the game that changed the arcades back in the 90s molded into a huge compilation of what it is the definitive edition back in the 2000s. Ultra Street Fighter II the final Challengers is considered the definitive edition for many but to me this still holds up today as one of the best fighting games to be made, almost close to Marvel vs Capcom 2, tho their both different games to the respective natures of one another. The average rating will be a 7.42 with all the scores I rated but it deserves more than an average rating. An 8 to say the least on this gem
Average rating based on scores- 7.42
My rating- 8
Graphics 8 Sound 8 Addictive 9 Story 5 Depth 5 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 07-03-22
Review Replies: 1