Overall 9.9 Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Story 5 Depth 8 Difficulty 7
9.8
Street Fighter Collection Sega Saturn Fighting at its best fightorace
I've been playing Street Fighter II since it popped up in a convenience store down the street from where I lived in Houston, TX sometime around 1990 and fell in love immediately. I have played almost all console versions of it and I can say without a doubt that The Street Fighter Collection for the Sega Saturn is among the best if not the best home version of Street Fighter II "The New Challengers".
The graphics are amazing for their time. The Internet seems to believe that Soul Caliber for the Dreamcast was the first time a true arcade experience was brought to the home consoles. Well, after playing this game I must disagree. All the backgrounds are there with full animation the characters move fluidly and respond on a dime. The sound effects all seem to be there and in great quality. It captures the arcade experience almost completely but with loading screens which could not be avoided at the time.
This game can be very addictive if you like fighting games. There are countless combos to be pulled off and if you crank the speed of the game up in the options menu you can make this game insanely hard or slow it down to make it easier. I gave it a 7 overall because even at slow speeds you have to have some skill to defeat your opponents especially the later ones, though you can jack it up to 10 using the speed setting as I mentioned before but alas there is no varying option. All of this also adds to the depth of the game.
Each character does have a story but they are all pretty straight forward and not too in-depth. It is stuff like you killed my father I want revenge. Or I want to be the best fighter in the world. Or I gotta end your tyranny, I think you get the idea here.
All in all this is a great version of Street Fighter II and I highly recommend checking it out if you like fighting games or if you are looking into trying them. The varying difficulty makes it great for beginners as well as hard-core fighting gamers.
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Story 5 Depth 8 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 09-30-14
Updated: 09-30-14
Review Replies: 5
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