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, endings, and gameplay features. New characters in this version include Gen, Rolento and Sakura. Dhalsim and Zangief also return to the fight with some new moves.
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, grave and cool.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Released
- February 27, 1996
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 4 h main story · 8 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 81 ratings.
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
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Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
Both earnest, plot-driven, grave.
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