Street Fighter Alpha 2
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System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Capcom (Japan, US), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Capcom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Capcom CPS-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 in 1996.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a one-on-one fighting game that most of the new features introduced in the original Street Fighter Alpha, such as the three-level Super Combo gauge, Alpha Counters, air blocking, and fall breaking. New to the game is a Custom Combo system (Original Combo in Japan), replacing the Chain Combos from the first game. If the Super Combo gauge is at level 1 or higher, the player can initiate a Custom Combo pressing two punch buttons and a kick or one punch button and two kicks. The player can then perform any series of basic and special moves to create a Custom Combo until the timer gauge that appears at the bottom of the screen runs out. The characters Guy and Gen can still perform Chain Combos, but only to a limited extent. Additionally, each character now has two Alpha Counters instead of just one: one that can be performed with a kick button and another with a punch button.
The single-player mode again consists of eight matches against computer-controlled opponents, including a fixed final opponent whose identity depends on the player's selected character. Each character also has a secret rival that they can face during the course of the single-player mode if the player has at least five Super Combo finishes and does not lose a match before the sixth battle. When these requirements are met, the rival interrupts the player's next match and exchanges dialogue with and fights the player's character. With Akuma now a regular character, a more powerful version of the character dubbed Shin Akuma replaces him as a secret opponent. Unlike Super Turbo and the original Alpha, Shin Akuma challenges the player before the player's final opponent, rather than as an alternate final boss.
The console ports feature an optional arranged soundtrack, a dedicated two-player Versus Mode (where two players can fight each other) and a Training Mode (where a single player can practice against a non-hostile character). The Saturn version has an exclusive Survival Mode (where the player chooses a character and tries to defeat as many opponents as possible with a single vitality bar) and Illustrations (which contains 100 pieces of art for the game). The game saves high scores to the console's internal memory.
Characters move with and
and flip back and forth with
and
. They crouch with
. Punches are done with
(jab),
(medium), and
(fierce) and kicks are done with
(short),
(medium), and
(roundhouse). Light attacks are faster and hard attacks deal more damage. Special moves for each character are done by pairing specific directional combinations with an attack button. Characters can perform a taunt with
+
, which is a short animation during which the character is vulnerable to attack.
Throws and grabs are done by holding the D-Pad toward an opponent and pressing a medium or hard punch or kick button. Different characters have different throws available to them, and some characters can throw in midair. Throws cannot be blocked, but a player can reduce the damage taken from a fall by likewise holding the D-Pad in the direction of the opponent and pressing a medium or hard punch or kick button. It is also possible to roll on the ground after falling from a throw or other attack by pressing
P (or
P if facing left).
Blocking is done by holding the D-Pad away from the opponent and can also be done in midair. Characters can become dizzy from being attacked repeatedly; they are uncontrollable and vulnerable in this state but can recover more quickly by rapidly pressing back and forth on the D-Pad along with the attack buttons. It is also possible to escape grabs in this way. In addition, players can perform a special counterattacking technique called an Alpha Counter (Zero Counter in the Japanese version) after blocking an opponent's attack, which consumes a level of the Super Combo gauge.
Characters have a Super Combo gauge that fills as the player performs regular and special techniques. When the gauge reaches level 1 or higher, the player can perform a Super Combo technique, which is a more powerful version of a special attack, using a button combination that is slightly more complex than those used by special moves. The number of punch or kick buttons pressed simultaneously when performing a Super Combo determines the strength of the attack and thus the number of levels that are consumed (with equivalent to
+
+
and
equivalent to
+
+
). The Super Combo gauge carries over between rounds (but not between battles).
There are two playing styles that can be selected after choosing a character: Normal and Auto. Auto differs from Normal in that the character automatically guards against a limited number of attacks (provided the character is not in the middle of performing an attack). Auto also allows the player to perform an instant Super Combo by pressing a punch and kick button of the same strength simultaneously, but at the expense of reducing the maximum level of the Super Combo gauge to one.
Characters
Move lists assume the player is facing right. If facing left, and
should be reversed. P refers to any of the punch buttons, while K refers to any of the kick buttons.
All 13 characters from the original Street Fighter Alpha return (with M. Bison, Akuma, and Dan now available to play without needing cheat codes), plus 5 additional fighters (Sakura, Gen, Rolento, Zangief, and Dhalsim).
Ryu | |||||||||
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Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: Sakura Final boss: Akuma | |||||||||
After defeating Sagat in the first Street Fighter tournament, Ryu goes on another journey when he hears rumours of a martial artist who uses a mysterious power. | |||||||||
Adon | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: M. Bison Final boss: Sagat | |||||||||
Sagat's former disciple, he believes that his former master has disgraced the Muay Thai style with his defeat at the hands of Ryu. | |||||||||
Chun-Li | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter II Mid-boss: Gen Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
A female detective who is pursuing a criminal organization that may have been involved in the disappearance of her father. | |||||||||
Guy | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Final Fight Mid-boss: Rose Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
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 mysterious new evil. | |||||||||
Ken | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: Dan Final boss: Ryu | |||||||||
Ryu's former training partner. Ken seeks to challenge Ryu once again in order to test his strength and not be outdone by his rival.
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Dhalsim | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter II Mid-boss: Zangief Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: Chun-Li Final boss: Akuma | |||||||||
A returning fighter from the original Street Fighter. A Chinese assassin suffering from leukemia who enters the fighting scene once again to find a worthy opponent that can finish him off.
Gen has two fighting stances with entirely different movesets that he can switch between at any time. The Mantis stance is a more defensive stance with faster but lighter attacks. The Crane stance is a more offensive stance with slower but stronger attacks. His normals are complex but generally have superior reach and often can hit multiple times. | |||||||||
Sakura | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Alpha 2 Mid-boss: Sagat Final boss: Ryu | |||||||||
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.
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Rolento | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Final Fight Mid-boss: Sodom Final boss: Guy | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter II Mid-boss: Birdie Final boss: Ken | |||||||||
Another returning character from Street Fighter II. A Soviet wrestler who travels around the world to show the strength of "the Great Motherland." | |||||||||
Charlie (Nash) | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Alpha Mid-boss: Rolento Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
A member of the US military who seeks to crack down on corruption within the army's top brass, suspecting that some of its members are on Shadaloo's payroll. | |||||||||
Birdie | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: Dhalsim Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
A participant from the original Street Fighter who was banned from competing and now works as a bouncer in England. He is interested in joining Shadaloo, so he sets out to prove his strength and gain membership.
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Rose | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Alpha Mid-boss: Akuma Final boss: M. Bison | |||||||||
A fortune teller who wields Soul Power. She has sensed M. Bison's evil presence and is on a mission to seal his dark power.
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Sodom | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Final Fight Mid-boss: Ken Final boss: Guy | |||||||||
A surviving member of the Mad Gear Gang from the original Final Fight. He seeks to find strong fighters worthy of joining his revived Mad Gear gang. | |||||||||
Sagat | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Mid-boss: Adon Final boss: Ryu | |||||||||
After being scarred for life by Ryu at the end of the first Street Fighter tournament, Sagat seeks to reclaim his title as the Emperor of Muay Thai. | |||||||||
Akuma (Gouki) | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Super Street Fighter II Turbo Mid-boss: Ryu Final boss: Gen | |||||||||
Akuma, much like Ryu, travels the world, searching for opponents worthy enough to match the might of the Satsui no Hadou. He expresses interest in Ryu's potential. | |||||||||
M. Bison (Vega) | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter II Mid-boss: Charlie Final boss: Ryu | |||||||||
The leader of the world criminal organization Shadaloo. His actions involve drug trafficking and arms dealing, among others. As a result, he and his organization have gained a great deal of notoriety. | |||||||||
Dan | |||||||||
Originally appeared in: Street Fighter Alpha Mid-boss: Guy Final boss: Sagat | |||||||||
Dan's father was killed by Sagat after gouging Sagat's eye out. Dan developed his own style called Saikyo-ryu, and sets out to avenge his father's death. |
Hidden
- Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Hidden content.
The Saturn version was the only console port at the time to feature Evil Ryu, EX Zangief, and EX Dhalsim as unlockable characters, in addition to Shin Akuma and Classic Chun-Li, who were in all the other console versions.
The EX versions of characters use their Street Fighter II: Champion Edition movesets and lose abilities added in the Alpha games, including the ability to block in the air, roll out of falls, or use taunts, Custom Combos, Super Combos, or Alpha Counters.
Stages
Each character has his or her own stage where matches are hosted. There are two special stages in the Arcade Mode: Fields of Fate, used when Sagat fights Ryu, and the Waterfall, used when Charlie fights M. Bison.
History
Legacy
An updated version called Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold was included as part of Street Fighter Collection in 1997. It was later released separately, exclusively in Japan, as Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash in 1998.
The game was followed by Street Fighter Alpha 3, which was ported to the Saturn (as Street Fighter Zero 3, released exclusively in Japan) and to the Dreamcast in 1999.
Versions
Both the Saturn and PlayStation versions feature an arranged soundtrack, with only the Saturn version looping properly like the arcade version.
Since it was released a month after the PlayStation version in Japan, the Saturn version includes additional features (a Survival Mode, 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 pattern.
The PlayStation version served as the basis for the Windows PC port.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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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 |
Comparisons
- Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Comparisons.
Production credits
- 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
- 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Promotional material.
Artwork
Satakore cover
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Street Fighter Alpha 2/Technical information.
External links
- Sega of America webpage: Saturn
References
- ↑ File:SFA2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ File:StreetFighterZero2 Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press release: 1996-10-24: Capcom Launches Street Fighter Alpha 2 with Fireballs
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-xx), page 49
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-xx), page 62
- ↑ File:SFZ2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ Bravo ScreenFun, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-0x-xx), page 35
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-09-20" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 122
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 86
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 74
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 106
- ↑ MAN!AC, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 78
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Mega Fun, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-05), page 85
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 66
- ↑ Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 268
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 96
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 196
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 22" (JP; 1996-10-18), page 62
- ↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 24
- ↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 18
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 74
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 46
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-16 (1996-09-27)" (JP; 1996-09-13), page 244
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 40
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 55
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-08), page 92
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Demos: Street Fighter Zero 2 Taikenban (1996) |
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Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (unreleased) | Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (1993) | Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1994) | |
Street Fighter: The Movie (1995) | Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1996) | Street Fighter II Movie (1996) | Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Dash) (1996) | Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) | Street Fighter Collection (1997) | X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997) | Pocket Fighter (1998) | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1998) | Capcom Generation: Dai 5 Shuu Kakutouka-tachi (1998) | Street Fighter Zero 3 (1999) | |
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1999) | Street Fighter III: Double Impact (1999) | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2000) | Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service (2000) | Street Fighter Zero 3 for Matching Service (2001) | Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service (2001) | |
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