As the name suggests, this is a collection of the streetfighter alpha series: streetfighter alpha, alpha 2, alpha 2 gold, alpha 3, as well as Super Gem Fighters. Now this is certainly nice to get a grip on how the series has evolved... but that is its fatal flaw. Streetfighter alpha 3 has the most characters, the most polished gameplay, the most involving (if still limited) arcade storylines, and is the most fun out of all the alpha games. Once you've tried them all, you'll only want to play the third one. Now it does succeed in showing evolution this way at least... with one exception. Alpha 2 gold is absolutely pointless. As far as I can tell it's just Alpha 2 with a gold tint on the title screen and different default colours for every character. Oh, and don't get me started on Super Gem Fighters, as far as I'm concerned it never existed.
However vitriol aside, streetfighter alpha 3 is a great fighter, one of the best 2d beat-em-ups out there. Varied characters, great fighting system, and dated but still stylish graphics. And Alpha 1 and Alpha 2, though clearly inferior, are still good fighters.
Overall I have to give the game a 7 both for myself and the target audience of 12+, as criticisms aside it is very decent. Just not fantastic.
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