Greetings Gamers! Greg here from Gaming Cypher to chat about Capcom’s newest collection of retro games, The Capcom Fighting Collection 2! If you are into retro games or were around to play some of these at the time of their release around the turn of the century, then these titles might dredge up some forgotten memories. This collection is pretty well-rounded with fighting games of both 2D and 3D style from that era, and it’s nice to play games that pushed the boundaries of what was possible back then. Here is the collection of games to choose from, starting with 2D fighters: Capcom vs SNK Millennium Fight 200 Pro, Capcom Vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Capcom Fighting Evolution, and Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper.
The 3D fighters are as follows: Power Stone, Power Stone 2, Project Justice, and Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein. As you can tell, that’s almost as good of a deal as having the key to the arcade machine’s change box, Enter unlimited fight mode!
What called to me to this collection was Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, a game I clocked some serious hours on in my small town’s arcade, but that wasn’t all I was getting here; there were other fond memories too. When I first booted up this collection, I played Alpha, but then I wanted to see what the other games were, and I was pleasantly surprised by memories of more of these games than I thought I would have played. Power Stone was the biggest surprise I didn’t remember it by name, but the second I saw it, I remembered playing it a ton on the Dreamcast. Which, remembering the Dreamcast at all, was a big fall down the memory rabbit hole on its own. Power Stone and Power Stone 2 are excellent and real gems to uncover if it’s your first time. Many of these 3D fighters are cutting-edge for their time, and likely went on to inspire more modern games with craft that was put into many of these games.
I loved Capcom vs games between the Capcom vs SNK games and Capcom vs Marvel, there were some real hits with blending their IPs. Capcom’s experience in the development of masterful fighting games to expand with new IPs was a winning combination that dominated the fighting market for some time. Not all were great, though. Capcom Fighting Evolution is generally panned for its lack of polish, but it is fun in its own way if only for the novelty.
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein – I had never heard of it, but it had its charm and nice mechanics. I could see putting more time into this game, with its truly zany characters, it’s proved to be quite interesting.
Project Justice was probably the most polished of all the 3D fighting games; it really had a polish that the others lacked. This was also a new discovery for me, but I’m very interested in also trying out the prequel, Rival Schools, since the story seemed to be the most interesting in this game.
Overall, the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 was fun from start to finish, and if you remember just one of these games fondly, I would recommend picking up this collection, as they still deliver the action of late with the convenience of today; you won’t have to carry around a bunch of quarters anymore. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 earns a 9/10.
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I've been a life long nerd and video game junkie known to associate with the likes of Link, Nathan Drake, Batman, and Master Chief. I'm a filmmaker by profession, but spend lots of time behind a controller escaping the real world. @GregVelde on Instagram/Twitter/YouTube
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