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Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is both a sequel and a remake to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. The game features a number of improvements over the original, such as new attacks, stages…

85 27 February 1996

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 27 February 1996 on Arcade. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What Street Fighter Alpha 2 is

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 1996. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Street Fighter Alpha 2, known as Street Fighter Zero 2 in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 1996 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. The game is the sequel to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams and features a number of improvements, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features. It was ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Super Nintendo home consoles globally in 1996, and later a Windows port. It was followed by Street Fighter Alpha 3 in 1998.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Street Fighter series

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is the 98th of 243 entries we hold in the Street Fighter series. The next entry was Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo in 1996. Its critic score of 85 is 7 points above the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Street Fighter II' Turbo at 100.

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How it was received

Street Fighter Alpha 2 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 79 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Street Fighter Alpha 2 launched on 27 February 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II and Soul Edge. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Soul Edge.

Cheats and codes

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Street Fighter Alpha 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Street Fighter Alpha 2 come out?
Street Fighter Alpha 2 was released on 27 February 1996 for Arcade.
How long does it take to beat Street Fighter Alpha 2?
The main story of Street Fighter Alpha 2 takes around 4 hrs, or 8 hrs for 100% completion.

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