You get twelve classic Street Fighter games in one package, from the very first arcade release up through the more refined Third Strike, complete with online matches for the games that support it. Extra menus let you look through old artwork and play through practice modes to learn the differences between eras. It works well as a history tour of how one fighting game series changed over three decades.
Gameplay video
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Screenshots & review notes
Why it lands
As a history lesson this collection is invaluable, tracing the series' evolution across twelve games with real care put into the presentation.
How it plays
Not every included game holds up to modern standards, but the jump from clunky arcade origins to the tight combat of Third Strike is fascinating to experience firsthand.
Style and score
Museum extras and developer commentary add unexpected depth for anyone curious about fighting game history, on top of faithful arcade-perfect ports.
Who it's for
Online play on the key titles keeps it relevant for competitive players, though matchmaking can be thin outside peak hours. Best for genre historians and diehard fans alike.
Frames captured from the gameplay video above; notes are our own take on the game.
What it's like to play
You get a menu letting you launch twelve different classic Street Fighter games, from the very first 1987 original through several versions of Street Fighter II, the Alpha series, and the three Street Fighter III games, each one running as a faithful recreation of the original arcade cabinet. Controls follow traditional fighting game layout, a directional stick and six attack buttons for light, medium, and heavy punches and kicks, and special moves are performed with the same joystick motions veterans of the genre will recognize. If you are new to fighting games, be aware most of these have no modern tutorial, you are dropped straight into arcade-style matches against increasingly tough computer opponents.
Your goal in any given game is simply to fight through a ladder of opponents and reach the end, and the honest highlight of the collection is Street Fighter III: Third Strike, widely regarded as one of the best fighting games ever made, with a nuanced parry system that rewards reading your opponent's attacks. A handful of the included games support online matches against other players, and a museum mode lets you flip through concept art, design documents, and music from across the series' history at your own pace. Getting good at any single one of these games can take dozens of hours of practice.
Session to session this plays best as either a nostalgic dip into a specific game you remember or a local couch versus session with a friend who also grew up on these games. What may frustrate newcomers is the lack of any real training tools for most titles and old-school arcade difficulty that expects you to feed in more credits rather than teaching you gently. This is best suited to fighting game enthusiasts and history buffs rather than someone looking for their first fighting game.