Street Fighter Anniversary Collection review:5 stars (All-in-one fun The Shoryuken still is king!) - I am reviewing the Xbox version, I own the Ps2 one but my Box copy is on the way. I am reviewing the Box version because of the online capability. First things first, no offense to Christpher Johnson but the game is not for noobs or people who think they are going to take this game lightly. When I first started playing it, I got frustrated and whatnot, they made the game for the hardcore Sf'ers out there, this is not yo mama's Street Fightin'...it is tough! I play III a lot more than I do II. II is cool cause instead of putting all 14 variations of the game in there, they let u choose who u want, when u choose Ryu for example, they let u choose SF II, CE, Hyper fighting, etc version of him. So if u are feelin cocky, you can choose the original SF II version of your favorite character and go against a SSF II Turbo version of your friend and see who is still standing after the match. III is a totally different from II. I like the box version here for the Xbox live support. PLUS...theres more....you can play around the world. Not just in the states, if you wanna square off against the best from Japan, Ireland, Australia, etc u can do so. I love the fact that there are no limits there. Let me tell you, u think the computer is hard, some of the competition from around the world will bring you back to reality REAL quick. Believe me, I thought I was the best around my parts, I got put in my place real quick. But it is fun you wanna keeop trying to see if u can best your opponent. If you like challenges you will be on this all day. Either way it is an awesome game, nice comp. of SF games, the megaman one is recommended as well for any Capcom fans. Now if they could just re-do MvC2 and put online into that, we'd have a winner! I definately would pick this up for whatever system you have. Remember, you must defeat my sheng long to stand a chance!!3 stars (NOT the same game as the SNES version. Dissapointing to Vets) - Maybe it's my fault for expecting the exact same game from the good ole SNES days. The previous reviewer is correct, I came in taking this game lightly and we shell shocked when the game did not play as I had expected and remembered. However, I did not get this game to learn a brand new fighting game, I got it solely for the reason for the times when I just want to kick some a** after having a bad day. However, on this game, the CPU is usually the one that does most of the a** kicking!

I put this game in expecting the same amount of fun I had with SFII on the SNES, but the game is NOT the same. The graphics and sounds are the same, but the main difference is that the CPU does not play like they used to. This game is too damn hard even on Medium. On the old SFII I was able to beat the game on very hard without losing a round. While I wasn't expecting to be able to do the same on here right away, I at least expected to be able to complete it on Medium with no problem. But that is not the case, Medium on this game is just has hard if not harder than Very Hard on the SNES version. I moved it down to very easy and STILL had problems advancing. I finally was able to beat the game, but this game is just to frustrating to keep.

The CPU plays a lot like the CPU in Mortal Kombat; the same cheesy moves over and over and over again. That is exactly what turned me off from the MK series, but now this game does the EXACT same thing. The CPU does impossible things, like throwing you while they are being kicked or punched, they can even throw you then they are dizzy. The only way I was able to advance in the game, was to do the same cheesy moves as they do. It worked pretty well, but it made the game boring.

Old heads like me who are very familiar with this title on SF2 may be disappointed in this one. Sure with more practice I probably could get real good at this game as well, but I do not have the time or patience to be sitting at my TV hours and hours each day just to be one character. Maybe if I was a teenager again, then yeah I would enjoy the hours needed to master and enjoy this game like I did on the original SF2. But being 28, there are not enough hours in the day to dedicate to just one game. Besides I spent hours and hours mastering SFII on the SNES, why should I have to go through that again? I bought this game expecting a fun fighting game that I can just pick up and have fun with. Instead I got a game that is ridiculously hard and frustrating with all the cheesy moves and what not and requires you to re-learn almost everything. Having to relearn nearly everything for a game I have already mastered in the past is not my idea of fun. Take Ninja Gaiden for the XBOX for example. I also played and beat the NG games on the NES. And while the XBOX version of Ninja Gaiden is VERY hard, I enjoyed it a lot and played it all the time until I beat it, mainly because it was a NEW game! In fact I still occasionally pop it in and go through the game again on HARD difficulty! Where Street Fighter Anniversary messed up is that the kept the visuals EXACTLY the same, but changed the way it played on the backend.

To salvage some old time memories, I finally did beat the game with my favorite characters, Ken, Ryu and Guile, but after that I did not want to play anymore. The game is gone now; I sold it on EBAY a few nights after I bought it. Perhaps its new owner will have more fun with it than me.

Not recommended unless you have the time to master this game or are expecting the EXACT same game from the SNES. I suppose if you NEVER played SFII on the older gaming systems like the SNES, then you would more than likely enjoy this game, because to you its NEW!5 stars (I love it) - My fond memories of playing Street Fighter II at the arcades, but I would probably still say that I love Street Fighter Anniversary Collection even if I hadn't played Street Fighter II before. The game includes Hyper Street Fighter II(a blend of a number of Street Fighter II versions) and includes Street Fighter III. Both of these games are good on there own, and the fact they are together makes this game a must buy. This is a very good port.
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection Features:
Video Games
Xbox (x box)
Microsoft
Action
Adventure
Mix and match characters from different Street Fighter II editions
Training mode allows players to practice their moves against a programmable dummy opponent
Single-player, multiplayer, and Xbox Live multiplayer modes
2-D fighting-game compilation
Contains numerous versions of Street Fighter II, as well as the arcade hit Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Street Fighter Anniversary Collection is the Video Game version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 26.95USD.