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.
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
Adon
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Chun-Li
An Interpol agent 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
Ken
Dhalsim
Gen
Sakura
Rolento
Zangief
Charlie
Birdie
Rose
Sodom
Sagat
Akuma (Gouki)
M. Bison (Vega)
Dan
Evil Ryu
Unlockable
Shin Akuma (Shin Gouki)
Unlockable
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.
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
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.