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Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as in Japan

Japan

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, Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, South America

South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
and Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, is a fighting game

Fighting game

File:Street Fighter II.pngFighting game is a type of action orientated video game and one of the major video game Video game genres. In a fighting game, players face off against each other or against computer-controlled characters in close combat....
originally released for the CPS II arcade hardware by Capcom

Capcom

is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
. The game is a sequel

Sequel

A sequel is a work in literature, film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work.In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings....
to the previous years Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a fighting game by Capcom originally released for the arcade for the CPS II hardware....
, which is itself a prequel

Prequel

A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative, but is set prior to the existing narrative. The word is a neologism, formed as a portmanteau from pre-, meaning before, and sequel, a work which takes place after a previous one ....
to the Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II

is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....
sub-series in terms of plot and setting. The game featured a number of improvements over the original, such as new endings, stages, moves and gameplay systems.

treet Fighter Alpha 2 retains 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.

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Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as in Japan

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Spain

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Sequel

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Gameplay

Street Fighter Alpha 2 retains 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. The main new feature in the game is the inclusion of the "Custom Combo" system ("Original Combo" in Japan), which replaces the "Chain Combos" from the first Alpha. If the Super Combo gauge is on Lv. 1 or above, the player can initiate a Custom Combo pressing two punch buttons and a kick simultaneously (or vice versa). The player can then perform any series of basic and special moves to create a Custom Combo until the Timer Gauge at the bottom of the screen runs out. The only characters that can still perform Chain Combos in the game are Guy and Gen, 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, much like the original Street Fighter Alpha, consist of eight matches with computer-controlled opponents, including a fixed final opponent whose identity depends on the players selected character. Each character also has a secret "rival" whom they can face during the course of the single-player mode after meeting certain requirements, in which then the rival will interrupt one of the players regularly scheduled matches and exchange dialogue with the players character. With Akuma

Akuma (Street Fighter)

Akuma , known in Japan as , is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. Making his debut in Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and hidden Boss , he has red hair, wears prayer beads around his neck, and wears a dark blue Keikogi....
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 players final opponent, rather than as an alternate final boss.

Characters

All ten selectable characters from the original Alpha return, along with Bison

M. Bison

M. Bison, known as in Japan, is a Character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the character is a recurring boss and antagonist in the Street Fighter series of fighting games....
, Akuma

Akuma (Street Fighter)

Dan Hibiki

, more commonly known simply as Dan, is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly weak character in many of the games in which he is featured....
, who are now part of the immediate roster. The graphics for all of the returning characters' home stages, cut-scenes and endings have been completely redone.

Five additional characters are featured as well, extending the selectable roster to 18. The new characters includes Zangief

Zangief

Dhalsim

is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India....
from Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II

is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....
; Gen

Gen

is a video game character from the Street Fighter fighting game franchise. He is an elderly Chinese people martial artist and assassin with white hair and beard who wears a purple changshan with red slippers....
from the original Street Fighter
Street Fighter (video game)

is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....
; Rolento from Final Fight
Final Fight

is a Beat 'em up produced by Capcom originally released in as a arcade game. The arcade version was planned by game designer Akira Nishitani and character designer Akira Yasuda , who both later worked on Capcoms landmark fighting game Street Fighter II....
; and Sakura

Sakura Kasugano

, commonly known simply as Sakura, is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. She is a 16-year-old Japanese people schoolgirl who has an intense fascination with Ryu ....
, an all-new character, a schoolgirl who idolizes Ryu and emulates his techniques.

Street Fighter Alpha 2 also features an alternate version of Chun-Li in her Street Fighter II outfit as a hidden character, as well as a "Shin Akuma", a more powerful version of Akuma who appears as a secret computer-controlled opponent in the single player mode. The US version of the arcade game also features three additional hidden characters who were not in the Japanese version: Evil Ryu, an alternate version of Ryu who uses the same power as Akuma; as well as "extra" versions of Zangief and Dhalsim who play like their counterparts from Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (including the omission of gameplay features such as super moves and air blocking).

Character	Origin	Stage	Voice actor
Ryu Ryu (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament....	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	Suzaku Castle Street Fighter II is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	Katashi Ishizuka Katashi Ishizuka Ishizuka Katashi is a seiyu who is affiliated with Aksent....
Chun-Li Chun-Li name=Chun-Li\|image=\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.\|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II....	Street Fighter II Street Fighter II is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....	Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China.... , China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	Yuko Miyamura Yuko Miyamura *' , born as* ' is a Japanese seiyu, actress, J-pop singer and director of audiography. She was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division of the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music....
Charlie Charlie (Street Fighter) Charlie, known in Japan as , full name Charlie Nash, is a video game character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games.... (Nash in Japan)	Street Fighter Alpha Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams *Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams*, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a fighting game by Capcom originally released for the arcade for the CPS II hardware....	Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States.... Highway Highway A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway.... , USA	Toshiyuki Morikawa Toshiyuki Morikawa is a prolific Japanese people male seiyu from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with Arts Vision. His name is also sometimes mistranslated as Tomoyuki....
Ken Ken Masters is a video game character created by Capcom. He is one of the main characters from the Street Fighter series of fighting games alongside Ryu ....	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean.... , USA	Tetsuya Iwanaga Tetsuya Iwanaga Tetsuya Iwanaga is a seiyu. As of December 2007, Iwanaga is affiliated with Mediarte Entertainment Works....
Guy Guy (Final Fight) is a video game character who first appears in the 1989 in video gaming arcade game beat-em-up Final Fight by Capcom. Guy would later reemerge, along with other Final Fight characters, as a fighting game character in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its sequels....	Final Fight Final Fight is a Beat 'em up produced by Capcom originally released in as a arcade game. The arcade version was planned by game designer Akira Nishitani and character designer Akira Yasuda , who both later worked on Capcoms landmark fighting game Street Fighter II....	Metro City Final Fight is a Beat 'em up produced by Capcom originally released in as a arcade game. The arcade version was planned by game designer Akira Nishitani and character designer Akira Yasuda , who both later worked on Capcoms landmark fighting game Street Fighter II.... , USA	Tetsuya Iwanaga Tetsuya Iwanaga Tetsuya Iwanaga is a seiyu. As of December 2007, Iwanaga is affiliated with Mediarte Entertainment Works....
Birdie	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	W.C. Washroom A public convenience, comfort room, toilet room, bathroom, water closet or restroom, is a facility provided to allow use of a toilet by members of the public, or by patrons or customers.... in the London Underground London Underground The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi , born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision....
Sodom	Final Fight Final Fight is a Beat 'em up produced by Capcom originally released in as a arcade game. The arcade version was planned by game designer Akira Nishitani and character designer Akira Yasuda , who both later worked on Capcoms landmark fighting game Street Fighter II....	Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona.... Desert Désert ?D?sert? is ?milie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland.... , USA	Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi , born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision....
Adon Adon **Adon* is the Northwest Semitic for "lord" *in the Tanakh, Adon* may be used for men and angels as well as to El , . El is called the ?Lord of lords? ...	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	Bank of the Chaophraya River, Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi , born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision....
Rose Rose (Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter Alpha, she is a recurring player character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games....	Street Fighter Alpha Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams *Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams*, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a fighting game by Capcom originally released for the arcade for the CPS II hardware....	Genoa Genoa Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000.... City Port, Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	Yuko Miyamura Yuko Miyamura *' , born as* ' is a Japanese seiyu, actress, J-pop singer and director of audiography. She was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division of the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music....
Sagat Sagat is a boss video game character from the early editions of Capcom's Street Fighter versus fighting game series. He was later turned into a regular, player character....	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	Ruins of the Ayutthaya Temple, Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	Miki Shinichiro
Bison M. Bison M. Bison, known as in Japan, is a Character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, the character is a recurring boss and antagonist in the Street Fighter series of fighting games.... (Vega in Japan)	Street Fighter II Street Fighter II is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....	Atop the VTOL VTOL VTOL is an abbreviation for Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft that can hover and take off and land vertically, helicopters, and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as tiltrotors.... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....	Tomomichi Nishimura Tomomichi Nishimura is a veteran seiyu who was born in Chiba Prefecture and works for Arts Vision.He is most known for the roles of the narrator of YuYu Hakusho, Shohoku High School basketball team#Mitsuyoshi Anzai , Shibaraku Tsurugibe , and Jamitov Hymem ....
Akuma Akuma (Street Fighter) Akuma , known in Japan as , is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. Making his debut in Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and hidden Boss , he has red hair, wears prayer beads around his neck, and wears a dark blue Keikogi.... (Gouki in Japan)	Super Street Fighter II Turbo	Gokuento Island, Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	Tomomichi Nishimura Tomomichi Nishimura is a veteran seiyu who was born in Chiba Prefecture and works for Arts Vision.He is most known for the roles of the narrator of YuYu Hakusho, Shohoku High School basketball team#Mitsuyoshi Anzai , Shibaraku Tsurugibe , and Jamitov Hymem ....
Dan Dan Hibiki , more commonly known simply as Dan, is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly weak character in many of the games in which he is featured....	Street Fighter Alpha Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams *Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams*, known as in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a fighting game by Capcom originally released for the arcade for the CPS II hardware....	Temple Street, Hong Kong Temple Street, Hong Kong Temple Street is a street located in the areas of Jordan, Hong Kong and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is well known for its night market and the busiest flea market at night in the territory....	Osamu Hosoi Osamu Hosoi is a seiyu who was born on September 22, 1964 in Saitama Prefecture....
Zangief Zangief is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Zangief was the first "360?" fighter, whose main special move, a grappling move named the Spinning Piledriver, required spinning the joystick in nearly 360 degrees and pressing a punch button....	Street Fighter II Street Fighter II is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....	Bilsk Steelworks, USSR Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....	Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi , born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision....
Dhalsim Dhalsim is a Character from the Street Fighter of fighting games. In the story, he hails from Kerala, India....	Street Fighter II Street Fighter II is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game. A sequel to Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter , Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game , while offering players a selection of multiple player characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves....	Bank of the Ganges River, India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....	Yoshiharu Yamada
Rolento	Final Fight Final Fight is a Beat 'em up produced by Capcom originally released in as a arcade game. The arcade version was planned by game designer Akira Nishitani and character designer Akira Yasuda , who both later worked on Capcoms landmark fighting game Street Fighter II....	New York City New York City The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population.... , USA	Jin Yamanoi Jin Yamanoi is a seiyu who was born on November 16, 1962 in Tokyo....
Gen	Street Fighter Street Fighter (video game) is a 1987 in video gaming arcade game video game developer by Capcom. It is the first fighting game produced by the company and the inaugural game in the Street Fighter series....	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people.... , China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi , born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision....
Sakura Sakura Kasugano , commonly known simply as Sakura, is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. She is a 16-year-old Japanese people schoolgirl who has an intense fascination with Ryu ....	First Appearance	Setagaya-ku Ni-chome Setagaya, Tokyo is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English.... , Tokyo Tokyo , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	Yuko Sasamoto Yuko Sasamoto is a seiyu who was born on January 30,1973....

Versions

Arcade

Street Fighter Alpha 2 was released under the title of Street Fighter Zero 2 in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain. The American and European versions of Alpha 2 features three additional characters who were not in the Zero 2 versions: Evil Ryu and the EX versions of Zangief and Dhalsim.

Capcom released a revised version of Zero 2 titled Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha, which features all the additional characters from Alpha 2, as well as other changes to the game. In addition to Zangief and Dhalsim, Zero 2 Alpha also features EX versions of Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Sagat and Bison, all whom were characters from the original Street Fighter II: Champion Edition. Custom Combos are now executed by pressing a punch and kick button of the same strength simultaneously and now require half (1½ level) of the Super Combo gauge filled to perform them. Some of the characters have gained new moves such as Ryus Shakunetsu Hadoken and Dhalsims Yoga Tempest. Zero 2 Alpha also features a "Survival Mode", as well as a 2-on-1 "Dramatic Battle Mode" similar to the hidden "Ryu and Ken vs. Bison mode" in the original Alpha. In the Japanese version of Zero 2 Alpha, Evil Ryu has different dialogue exchanges and a different ending from his regular counterpart.

Consoles

The original Alpha 2 was ported to the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in late 1996. The PlayStation port features an arranged soundtrack (in the form of XA-Audio
Yellow Book (CD standard)

The Yellow Book is the standard that defines the format of CD-ROMs. The Yellow Book, created by Sony and Philips, was the first extension of the Red Book ....
), while the Saturn version uses an arranged soundtrack in a streaming ADPCM format (which looped properly like in the arcade version). Both versions features Shin Gouki as a selectable character via a secret code (which differs between the two versions), in addition to the Classic-style Chun-Li. The Saturn port is the only one of the two versions to feature the character Evil Ryu, EX Zangief and EX Dhalsim from the American arcade version. The Saturn port also features an exclusive Survival Mode, as well as an Art Gallery.

A Super NES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES is a History of video game consoles video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993....
port was also released in 1996. This version makes use of the S-DD1 chip for graphic decompression. Due to the graphics decompression that needs to be performed, this version has several loading delays when entering matches. Unlike the PlayStation and Saturn versions, the only hidden character available to the player is the classic-style Chun-Li (Shin Gouki still appears in the game as a computer-controlled opponent).

A Windows PC port was also released; based on the PlayStation version (but using the arcade soundtrack in 22KHz WAV format) in 1997. This version was sold as a bundle with the original Alpha in Japan.

A home version of Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha was released under the title of Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, known in Japan as Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash and promoted as Street Fighter Zero 2’ . The game was released as a component of Street Fighter Collection
Street Fighter Collection

Street Fighter Collection is a fighting game compilation released for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It collects the original Super Street Fighter II and its follow-up Super Street Fighter II Turbo, along with an enhanced version of Street Fighter Alpha 2#Console titled Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold exclusive to this comp...
, a compilation that also includes Super Street Fighter II
Super Street Fighter II

is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a arcade game in . It is the fourth arcade version of Street Fighter II produced, following the original Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition and Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting....
and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Alpha 2 Gold features most of the same changes, features and game modes as the arcade version of Zero 2 Alpha, omitting only the 2-on-1 Dramatic Battle mode from the arcade game. In addition to all the characters featured in previous versions of Alpha 2, Gold features a version of Cammy based on her rendition from X-Men vs. Street Fighter
X-Men vs. Street Fighter

X-Men vs. Street Fighter is an arcade game released by Capcom in 1996 in video gaming and is the first game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games....
, who appears as a hidden character selectable only in the games Versus and Training Modes.

The PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
compilation Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, released in Japan as Street Fighter Zero: Fighters Generation, is a fighting game compilation that collects the Street Fighter Alpha sub-series of Street Fighter games, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3....
features a version of the original Alpha 2 based on the arcade game, as well as a revised version of Alpha 2 Gold which features Cammy as a selectable character in the games Arcade Mode (with her own storyline and ending). Both games features Survival and Dramatic Battle Modes in addition to the Arcade, Versus and Training Modes. The Japanese version of the compilation Street Fighter Zero: Fighters' Generation, features the arcade versions of Street Fighter Zero 2 and Zero 2 Alpha as regular games, with the US version of Alpha 2 and a revised version of Zero 2 Dash as hidden games.

Reception

In the January 30, 1997 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan, Street Fighter Zero 2 was voted Best Game of 1996 in the Tenth Annual Grand Prize. Zero 2 was also No. 1 in the category of "Best Fighting Game", No. 9 in "Best Graphics", No. 6 in "Best Direction", and No. 4 in "Best VGM (Video Game Music)". Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki

Sakura Kasugano

, commonly known simply as Sakura, is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. She is a 16-year-old Japanese people schoolgirl who has an intense fascination with Ryu ....
were depicted on the cover of this issue, who were placed No. 1 and No. 3 respective on the Top 50 Characters of 1996, with Ryu

Ryu (Street Fighter)

is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter. Premiering in the first Street Fighter , Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament....
at No. 13, Zangief

Zangief

is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. He is part of the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Zangief was the first "360?" fighter, whose main special move, a grappling move named the Spinning Piledriver, required spinning the joystick in nearly 360 degrees and pressing a punch button....
at No. 18 (sharing the spot with Mature from The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '96

The King of Fighters '96 is a fighting game released by SNK Playmore for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles. It is the third game in The King of Fighters series, following The King of Fighters '95....
), Guy

Guy (Final Fight)

is a video game character who first appears in the 1989 in video gaming arcade game beat-em-up Final Fight by Capcom. Guy would later reemerge, along with other Final Fight characters, as a fighting game character in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and its sequels....
at No. 26, Chun-Li

Chun-Li

name=Chun-Li|image=|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Super Street Fighter II. Illustration by Bengus.|caption=Chun-Li as she appears in Street Fighter II....
at No. 32, Gouki

Akuma (Street Fighter)

Akuma , known in Japan as , is a video game fictional character created by Capcom. Making his debut in Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and hidden Boss , he has red hair, wears prayer beads around his neck, and wears a dark blue Keikogi....
at No. 37 (sharing the spot with two other characters), Rolento at No. 45 (sharing the spot with the Elf from Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, also simplified to Shadow of Mystara or known as Dungeons & Dragons 2, was developed and published by Capcom as an arcade game, as a sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom in 1996....
) and Ken at No. 49 (sharing the spot with two other characters).

Street Fighter Alpha 2

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