Street Fighter Alpha 2

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Street Fighter Alpha 2
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Capcom, Virgin Interactive (EU)
Developer: Capcom
Original system(s): Capcom CPS-2
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Fighting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-09-14 ¥5,800 T-1212G JP (Satakore) 1998-11-19 ¥2,800 T-1244G US 1996-11-01 $65.95 T-1213H UK 1996-11-16 £49.99 T-7026H-50 FR 1996-11-16 ?F T-7026H-50 DE 1996-11-16 DM ? T-7026H-50 ES 1996-11-16 ?Ptas T-7026H-50 PT 1996 ?PTE$ STJVG0386 AU 199x $? ? BR 199x R$? 191x57
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Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as Street Fighter Zero 2 (ストリートファイターZERO2) in Japan, is a versus fighting game and a sequel to Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. It was released for the Sega Saturn (among other systems) in 1996 with the same features as its predecessor.

Gameplay

A revision of the game known as Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Prime in Europe and Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash (ストリートファイターZERO2′) in Japan, was created the following year as part of the compilation title Street Fighter Collection. Its main attraction was the inclusion of a secret character: Cammy (as she appeared in X-Men vs. Street Fighter), selectable only in the game's Versus and Training modes. This version was given a separate Japanese release the following year under the Satakore (Saturn Collection) label instead of the original.

Characters

Street Fighter Alpha 2 builds on the cast seen in the original Street Fighter Alpha, reintroducing some of the missing fighters from Street Fighter II as well as creating some new ones.

	Ryu
	Ryu returns from the tournament of the original Street Fighter to find that his master, Gouken has been murdered by Akuma. Ryu is also involved with the plots of Ken, Sagat, Akuma, and Sakura.
	Adon
	Sagat's former student, angered at him for losing to Ryu during the original Street Fighter.
	Chun-Li
	Her unlockable original sprite. An Interpol agent from Hong Kong searching for information regarding the death of her father. In Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, her original Street Fighter II outfit can be unlocked through a code, also changing her inputs to match those in Street Fighter II.
	Guy
	One of the three heroes from Final Fight. Guy is warned by his master, Zeku, of an emerging threat to the world, so he seeks to stop this new mysterious evil.
	Ken
	Ryu's best friend. In his story, he bears witness to his master Gouken's murder and vows to avenge his death.
	Dhalsim
	A returning character from Street Fighter II. An Indian yogi who gets involved in the recent events to raise money for his poor village.
	Gen
	A returning fighter from the original Street Fighter. A Chinese fighter suffering from leukemia who enters the fighting scene once again to find a worthy opponent that can finish him off.
	Sakura
	A Japanese schoolgirl who idolizes Ryu, whose fighting style she has imitated. Hoping for a match and an autograph with him, she cuts classes and goes on a journey around the world.
	Rolento
	One of the boss characters from Final Fight. An ex-Mad Gear member who wants to create his own utopic nation through underhanded methods.
	Zangief
	Another returning character from Street Fighter II. A Soviet wrestler who travels around the world showing the strength of "the Great Motherland".
	Charlie (Nash)
	Guile's missing friend. A USAF first lieutenant who is given the order to find and destroy the Shadaloo base.
	Birdie
	Another returning fighter from the original Street Fighter. A street thug from England who is interested in joining Shadaloo, he sets out to prove his strength to Bison and gain membership.
	Rose
	A fortune-teller from Genoa, who senses the "doomsday" approaching, being caused by Bison. She goes out to find and defeat Bison.
	Sodom
	One of the boss characters from Final Fight. An American otaku looking for recruits to join his new Mad Gear gang.
	Sagat
	Sagat returns from the tournament of the original Street Fighter, seeking to become stronger and wanting a rematch with Ryu.
	Akuma (Gouki)
	Akuma, much like Ryu, travels the world, searching for opponents worthy enough to match the might of the Satsui no Hadou. He also expresses interest in Ryu's potential.
	M. Bison (Vega)
	The leader of world criminal organization Shadaloo. His actions involve drug trafficking and arms dealing, among others. As a result, he and his organization have gained a lot of notoriety.
	Dan
	A gag character of sorts. Dan's father was killed by Sagat after he gouged Sagat's eye out. Dan developed his own style called Saikyo-ryu, and sets out to avenge his father's death.
	Evil Ryu
	Unlockable. A what if version of Ryu having subcombed to the power of the Satsui no Hadou.
	Shin Akuma (Shin Gouki)
	Unlockable. A more powerful version of Akuma's form and style, tapping into the true potential of the Satsui no Hadou.
	Cammy
	Unlockable only in Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold. Another returning fighter from Street Fighter II, this version of Cammy represents her time working for Shadaloo as "Agent Killer Bee," the leader of the Dolls.

Versions

• Having originally been released a month after the PlayStation version in Japan, the Saturn version includes additional features (namely an Illustrations menu and a corresponding new music track) despite both versions seeing a simultaneous release overseas. Mega Man 8, another Capcom title, would follow the same trend.
• Due to hardware limitations, Survival Mode is cut from Alpha 2 in favor of Training Mode and Training Mode is cut from Alpha 2 Gold in favor of Survival Mode for the PlayStation versions. The respective Saturn versions incorporate both modes.
• Alpha 2 Gold adds an Akuma Mode (Gouki Mode in Japan) where the player faces Shin Akuma (Shin Gouki) in a best of 3 match. For the Saturn version, this comes at the cost of its exclusive Illustrations feature.

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Street Fighter Alpha 2	Street Fighter Alpha 2
English (US)	Street Fighter Alpha 2	Street Fighter Alpha 2
Japanese	ストリートファイターZERO2	Street Fighter Zero 2

Production credits

Arcade Staff

• Planner: Noritaka Funamizu (POO), Neo_G, Kanetaka
• Programmer: Cham Cho Choy, PON, Kiyoko Arikichi, Hard.Yas -Yoga & Sakura-, Hyper Shinchan, Super "Birdie" Sailor
• Scroll Design: Konomi, Kayoko Shibata, Daisuke Nakagawa, Y.Kyo, Kisabon, Ohnishi, Tama, M.Chiezou, Kazu,T, Takapon, Tanopu, Yamamoto.K, Megu Megu, Buchi, Hirokazu Yonezuka, Kanno, Inoyan, Shinnosuke, Hooly, Fukumoyan, Otsuki Teikoku
• Object Design: Eri_Eri, Ball Boy, Yu_Suke, Makoto Ishi, A Iwasaki, Arahijuf, Seigo"Ushi"Kawakami, K.Takechan, Alien Pole, Kurigeruge, Masaaki, Masayo Tsujimoto, Shinya Miyamoto, Rumi-Yamaguchi, Chimorin Shogun, H.I=Rassi, Takayuki Kosaka, Reiko Komatsu, Sagata
• Visual Planner: Mucchi (Haruo.M)
• Original Art Work: Holyhomerun
• Sound & Voice Design: Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo
• Music Compose & Arrange: Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, Tatsuro-
• All Sound Produce: Arcade Sound Team
• Voice Actor: Katashi Ishizuka, Tetsuya Iwanaga, Yuko Sasamoto, Wataru Takagi, Tomomichi Nishimura, Osamu Hosoi, Shinichiro Miki, Yuko Miyamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yoshiharu Yamada, Jin Yamanoi
• Producer: Iyono Pon
• Special Thanks: Scott Pikulski, Rita Rokos, Alison Stroll, Denise Wallner, Darryl Williams, Takuya Shiraiwa, Ryoji Yamamoto, Ueshita-Tegekick-Masakazu

Consumer Staff

• Planner: Neo_G -H. Ishizawa-, Kanetaka (Kinta)
• Programmer: Akiyoshi Eshiro (E-Bou), B.I.N, Toshihiko Tsuji, Shingo Aoi, Tada -Middle Kick- Hideki, Yasuhito Okada, Hero Hero, Miki Miki (Shaver) Okagawa, K.Sano "Happy!^3", Kato Kato Kato, Hiro, Takeda -Alpha-
• Scroll Design: Konomi, Kayoko Shibata, Y.Kyo, Megumi Maeno
• Object Design: M.Ishii, T.Takemoto, Fujihara, Iwasaki, Sagata
• Visual Planner: Mucchi (Haruo.M)
• Original Illustrations: Ikeno Medaka
• Sound & Voice Design: Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo
• Music Compose & Arrange: Syun Nishigaki, Setuo Yamamoto, Taturo-
• All Sound Produce: Arcade Sound Team
• Producer: Noritaka Funamizu (POO)
• Special Thanks: Manasi, Jiwasaki, Toyozo, Takuya Shiraiwa, Koji Nakajima, Yoshihiro Sudo, And Capcom All Staff

Thank You For Playing

• Presented by: Capcom

Source: In-game creditsMedia:SFZ2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

Track list

1. [data track] ({{{time}}})

2. CD Warning message (00:08)

► Running time: 0:08

Magazine articles

Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

JP flyer

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Print advert in Next Generation (US) #22: "October 1996" (1996-09-17)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
• EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

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Print advert in No results #1996-15: "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (1996-08-23)

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #15: "January 1997" (1996-12-17)

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Print advert in Hyper (AU) #38: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 100 №181, p62-65 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 91 №89, p84 No results 95 1997-02-02 Weekly Famitsu (JP) 80 №405, p32 GameFan (US) 95 Vol 4, №11, p18/122/123 GameFan (US) 94 GameFan (US) 92 GamePro (US) 90 №98, p120 Joypad (FR) 80 №57, p74 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 94 №50, p66-69 Mega Force (FR) 91.5 №54, p88-90 Player One (FR) 95 №70, p96/97/98 Sega Power (UK) 88 №86, p46/47 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) 95 №13, p66/67 No results 97 №1996-16, p242 No results 89 №, p9Media:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf

	92
Based on 16 reviews

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, EU (newer)

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, BR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	474,344,304		CD-ROM (EU)	T-7026H-50 V1.001
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	469,487,424	1996-08-18	CD-ROM (JP)	T-1212G V1.001
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	476,371,728	1998-09-16	CD-ROM (JP)	T-1244G V1.000
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	474,356,064		CD-ROM (US)	T-1213H V1.000

Save data

The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory to save data for system configuration as well as unlockables.

Street Fighter Alpha 2 Save Data

Name	Comment	File Size
SF_ALPHA2_0	SAVE_DATA	23