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Street Fighter 2 looked better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: March 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I can't believe this is a dreamcast game! This game has bad graphics, horride sound, and bad gameplay. I am a huge fan of Street Fighter 2 for genesis, and I can't believe that Capcom would make such a bad game! Do NOT buy this! Buy a different street fighter game because this one sucks! Seriously! Rent it and see what i mean. With dreamcast's abilities, there is no reason to make a game that Sega Master system probably could have handled.

It sux

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: May 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Come on people. Want a true fighting game, buy Dead or Alive2. This game is not even worth 1 star. The graphics are terrible. When youplay it, it seems like you are playing on a SNES. What did you buy your Dreamcast for? To see graphics from 10 years ago. Please people, be smart. Don't buy this game. Don't make the same mistake I made.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 22
Date: March 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

P>Control is blocky, it's easier to precision-drive a dunptruck
graphics, if you dare call it that, are weak and gave me hour-long headaches

maybe i just hate arcadie games, but this was just bad.

it only got a star because there is no 1/2 star

If you own a Dreamcast, buying this is a total waste.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 18
Date: June 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Before I get going, I will certainly give credit where credit is due. Out of the one-hundred sixty-seven and a half "different" (used very loosely) versions of Street Fighter out there this game is definitely the best of the bunch. This is actually the only SF game I ever bought (I got it for the Playstation) - I only rented some of the other countless SF titles. Saying that this is the best Street Fighter game, however, doesn't mean that it belongs anywhere near the power of the Dreamcast.

Anyone remotely familiar with the Street Fighter premise is aware that the defining factor of the series is it's 2D graphics engine. This means that the characters and backgrounds on the screen appear flat and stay flat, moving only left and right or bouncing up and down (think PONG....no wait, Atari recently released a new version of PONG with a better graphics engine than this. Sorry!). The SF graphics also look hand-drawn, like a comic book or cartoon. This can be appealing if you are watching someone else play the game, but when playing it yourself it is meaningless. The main reason for this is because of the other big SF tradition -- super-ambidextrous double-jointed multi-button combos that are so hard to pull off even an octopus would whip the controller across the room! I've literally seen two people working together on the same controller to pull off a move (without success, mind you). And when you do pull off one of these hand-numbing tricks, it usually produces an incredibly lame result (the 2D graphics certainly don't help). Tying your fingers into a knot in order to see a little blue fireball shoot across the screen is hardly rewarding. It would be easier to set this game on fire and throw it out the window.

Now all that aside, I'm not saying this is a bad game overall. It has a huge assortment of characters, each with their own unique fighting style. It also has the World Tour mode which pits your character in various circumstances, as well as the ability to choose one of three fighting modes (which affects your ability to pull off special moves more than anything else). And even though the sound of the game is subpar, the lightning-fast gameplay makes up for it.

My bottom line is that, even though this game can be fun at times, it really belongs on the Playstation or N64 (even a 16-bit system could probably pull it off). Putting it on the Dreamcast is like putting a little league baseball player on the mound in Yankee Stadium - it simply can't compete with anything out there. With fighting titles like SoulCalibur (possibly the best ever) and Dead or Alive 2 out there, spending your money on Street Fighter Alpha 3 is a total waste. You might as well not even own a Dreamcast because you are in complete denial over it's abilities! And if you really do have a spot in your heart for cartoony 2D fighters, Dreamcast's Marvel vs. Capcom is certainly better than SFA3. I would much rather see Chun-Li get it on with Spider-Man than with Dhalsim (I mean, you know, in a fighting sense).

So in closing, all you Dreamcast owners out there, do yourself a favor and leave this puppy alone. And if some sort of weird temptation starts to compel you to go shell out the cash for this game, just stand up and yell these two words: Soooullll Caliburrrrrr!

Poor graphics and limited game play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: July 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is a disappointment. With games like Soul Caliber and Dead or Alive 2 this game is not the price.

this game is for dreamcast?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

ok, this game looks like something ported off genesis, 128 bit graphincs? no here. Unless you're still in 2d fighting games, don't buy this game! Not worth the money or the time.

Did like this game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I use to like this game alot when it came out. But, after trying out Street fighter 3: third strike. This game is for the original fans of the alpha series. The cool thing is now you get to choose a variation types of super styles. More modes making fun to play than the arcade. The weirdest but could be cool is the mode where you can already fight bison(vega) mode. If you beat him you get to see the ending for you chosen fighter. Why bother playing arcade mode then if you want to see every persons ending? I hate the two button idea of grabbing and two button recovery after being poped. Couldn't they just make it like the original alphas? Capcom seemed like they tried to add some street fighter 3 flavor to this game. I say it is fun if you challange your friends.

Wasn't what I was expecting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was not expecting the cartoonish graphics. I was hoping for a game more like Soul Calibur. This game bored quickly, even playing with a friend. The special moves were hard to pull off, leaving us to just punch each other.

Get it on PS1

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: June 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It is a lot more fun on playstation as you earn your secret cherecters instead of having them right away. other wise its lots of fun and you can spend hours playing it. Hope this helps you.

great game but a few faults

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this game improves on the previous capcom fighters very well, including a huge variety of different modes to play, such as world tour where you choose a character and travel the world with him/her. the only fault with this game is the lack of moves. being a big fan of the game Marvel vs. Capcom (which has larger-than-life jumps, lots of 10+ hit combos, and aerial combos) i was left dissapointed at the lack of total chaos in this game! but the graphics and backgrounds are very well done, and the character designs are very nice as well. speaking of characters, there are over 30 which provides a huge selection. another great thing is that all of the secrets that were hidden in the playstation version of this game are unlocked! if you liked the playsatation version, the dreamcast version will blow you away

overall this is a great game for fans of tournament fighters

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