Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (Europe / Australia)
PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in 2006
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Street Fighter Alpha Anthology gathers the entire Alpha series. Three core games plus bonuses, training modes and modern options. Essential for Capcom 2D fans.
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Compilation2 players12+
Description
A Capcom compilation released in 2006, an anthology of the Street Fighter Alpha (Zero in Japan) games. Includes the six Alpha entries (Alpha 1, 2, 2 Gold, 3, 3 Upper and the rare Hyper Street Fighter Alpha for PS2 only). Faithful arcade emulation, online netplay and bonuses such as Pocket Fighter. The absolute Alpha sub-franchise reference. Essential for Capcom 2D fans.
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Colourful sprites in dynamic poses, backgrounds teeming with life and lively animation: Capcom's pixel art reaches a jubilant vivacity. Every fighter overflows with character in an explosion of hues. This graphic energy, warm and precise, celebrates the golden age of 2D fighting.
Nervy and motley, the musical selection gives each fighter his own theme, between razor-edged techno and edgy rock. It matches the frantic tempo of the bouts and underlines the personality of a whole roster. This melodic generosity, faithful to the Alpha spirit, still galvanises the most hard-fought duels.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
An anthology gathering the entries of the Alpha sub-saga, celebrating all of Capcom's 2D craft across its various iterations. Hopping from one entry to another, choosing your system and rediscovering these classics delivers a constant nostalgic pleasure. The edge of the fights stays intact. Generous and polished, an essential box set for fighting purists.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Gathering the whole Alpha series on one disc extends the pleasure of versus and its gauge systems well beyond a single installment. Mastering a character across each episode and aiming for better combos keeps reviving the game. The emulation has a few limits, but this careful anthology and this density of content keep a stubborn pull for the fighting lover.
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Gathering the entries of the Alpha saga on a single disc offers years of Street Fighter to revisit, character after character. Mastering each roster, polishing your combos and battling restarts the pad again and again. That generous anthology, made for fans, sustains a longevity fighting fans cultivate for a long time.
Technical info
💾1,6 GB📅29/08/2006
Published by Capcom
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2) price, value & rarity
A Capcom compilation of the Street Fighter Alpha series, gathering the most appreciated 2D entries of the Zero sub-saga on a single careful disc. Still common in the West, its interest lies in this handy grouping of versus classics rather than scarcity. A piece prized by fans of 2D fighting wanting the Alpha collection on PS2.
Better with friends
A precious anthology of a 2D fighting lineage, gathering several episodes to discover and contest two-player. Each entry brings its systems and cast, and hopping between them constantly renews the competition among curious regulars. Rich and faithful, it offers duelists a colossal playground where you sharpen your fundamentals and every revision awakens theories, bets and timeless rivalries.
Is Street Fighter Alpha Anthology still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2006 on PS2, Capcom's project gathers the entire Street Fighter Alpha sub series, along with several variants and the rare Super Gem Fighter, into a generous compilation for fans of two dimensional fighting. The more aerial handling, the three level gauge system and the alpha counters offer a technical and forgiving gameplay, ideal to rediscover a sometimes underrated line. The variety of content and the tuning options polish the whole. The presentation stays plain and online play is absent. A choice anthology for devotees of Capcom fighting and for collectors.
