Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition Review | The Best SF2 Version You’ve Never Heard Of 

I’ve reviewed the fighting collection if that’s why you’re here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rFxtp5HKVlw.html

And now this version of the game is apparently being included in the Capcom Fighting Collection for June 24th, 2022. With online play and Rollback netcode to boot!

I still play it with my son on PS2, Capcom even included Street Fighter 3 Third Strike. Great game

Under the age of 40?! I would say under the age of 50. Street Fighter 2 came out in 1991 in the arcades. I started playing it within the first few weeks it hit arcades and I have never stopped.

I too started out with champion edition on the megadrive. Never looked back amazing franchise. Great video mate

In 2022, this game will be included in the Capcom Fighting Collection and the Capcom Arcade Stadium 2 lineup. It seems the game isn't that hard to find anymore. Also this particular version of SFII is the only CPS-2 version where Vega could finally climb the cage again since 3 of his previous CPS-1 versions are included as his New Challengers and Super Turbo versions can't climb it.

After watching this, I am hyped for the Capcom Fighting Collection even more. Thank you for making this!

Massive shout out to my mate Dave for helping with this video by lending me his OSSC! Also for the many years of ass whoppings he’s graciously taken 😄

Finally, my thoughts on Hyper Street Fighter 2 is that it was a cool idea but ultimately fell flat on its face. It felt like a rushed job. As you said, the difficulty of the A.I is overpowering and there is no easy way of unlocking Gouki. Also, even though you can select all classic versions of each character, their endings are always the Super Turbo versions. This is a missed opportunity as it would have been great to be able to unlock every different version of each characters ending and have them easily selectable afterwards in some sort of gallery. Going on from my last messege about the various ports, there really is no truely definitive version of sf2, it seems whenever capcom do a new port, they add cool additions but remove other ideas from previous ports. Its so annoying. What they need to do is make a new version with the concept of hyper, tons of unlockables like the dc port, add the rebalaced changes of hd remix as an option too, and well all the other small changes that made ultra fun. Ultra also had an easy 1 button command for newbies to pull of special moves with the joycons but i wasnt done right. When you set a hold back characters special to a single button, it looks rather janky. Once you press the button the character starts walking back automatically to charge up the move rather then do it instantly like in revival on gba. Speaking of the gba game, there is also that option that id take from it aswell as the extra time attack, survival modes and extra bonus stages. See what i mean, there is something interesting about each port almost. Will we ever get the real definitive version to conquer all other versions? I believe the answer is simply no. For every bright idea capcom adds, they remove other neat ideas. :(

I got into SF a few months ago. I'm 18 (born in 2002), but somehow I grew up with an Original Xbox I still have. A few months ago, I got this collection as my first SF game. I was instantly sold on the franchise, and as soon as I get a Series S and SF6 releases I'll finally get into a more up to date version (on Xbox so no V to play)

I've just bought it for my Ps2 collection. Thanks for the video.

The anniversary edition i played on my 360. I loved this version because it also had 3S.

I'm 43 this year and I still play Street Fighter 2 to this day.

The big problem is the normal and champion edition characters aren't accurate to the original release game characters like bison touch of death combos from champion edition aren't possible when it was a broken combo to name 1

6:43 There's something called a memory card

Ive noticed sumthing when u go on google n enter moves list for this game it says evil ryu how do u get him on this game while akuma is the only 1 unlockable just askin

Can the versions of characters from CPS1 hardware do CPS1 chains? i.e. Exploit button priority to do 2LK 2LK+HP xx 623LP with Ken. 2LK+HP in that chain gives you 2HP.

Looking forward to play this game on my MiSTer FPGA soon. The real arcade experience with no input lag for the controller. For home ports I prefer Super Turbo on Dreamcast as it offers some unique features not found in any other version of the game.

I was lucky AND stupid enough to sell the PS2 slim and a PERFECT condition copy of this!!! Man, I’d cry myself to sleep if I pondered too much about the games/hardware I’ve let go over the years!!! Great review!!!!

Sorry for the third messege in a row but i also must point out something else that i missed..... The DC port is also the only version that has an option that allows you to carry your super metre over to the next round. Why wasnt this simple feature available in HD Remix or Ultra? Why? It baffles me so much. As popular as street fighter 2 was and still is, no one on youtube has ever sat down and gone theough and listed all the exclusive features of every version both good and bad. Maybe a future video for you perhaps? You can contact me if youd like to know anything else as i have played every port of every version of sf2.

Cool video man

nice review, thanks!

So akuma doesn't have a super meter on this game?? Can he still do the raging demon?? Thanks..

nice review

There is a version where you can move Blanka while crouching and using electric shock and Honda while using fast hands... also Guile scissor kicks can be chained indefinitely if timed properly, Ken and Ryu's shoryuken has multiple balls generated by the uppercut... Anybody knows the name of this version? I know it was available on arcade internationally mid 90s.

Turbo 4 isn't just for laughs, Back when this game was competitive, It was actually what the US competitive standard was. Only sometime around 2012-ish did Super Turbo consolidate the competition speed for the outside japan / japan to all be the same... (currently Turbo 3 JP/ Turbo 2 US or in HSF it would be turbo 3) There was a difference because the "turbo 3" was set as competition speed for the machines, but the American machines labeled their speeds differently, Turbo 1 2 3 (4), for JP equaled turbo 0 1 2 and 3 for the US. The turbo 0 in HSF doesn't exist in ST. I clearly remember the consolidation because I was very active at that time, and it was a pain to adjust to the new speed, but now, 10 years or so later, I can't go back to the faster speed... yet, I still have some execution-muscle memory holdover that messes me up on the slower speeds for the characters i don't play as often...

I had the original version on the SNES. When I went to someone's house and they had street fighter with Cammy, Bison, etc, I was blown away. Had no idea and I was jealous haha. There's like 4 or more characters than the original version. Got my butt kicked by Fei Long, had no idea what moves he did.

With super turbo arcade there was a bug where if you change difficulty it's still too hard, but in hypersf2 its cool put it on easyest or verry easy you can have a fun time, there are allso options that let you choose the speed ingame and instead of best of 3 rounds you can have first to win 3 rounds wich means fights can go upto 6 rounds wich is nice, not sure if the music pops quite the same on this as say new chalangers but it sounds good enough.

Sf 2 the new challengers: it’s the most balanced if you want to play single player.

It would be awesome if they did this again, but also included the HDR and Ultra versions of each character.

hypers being included in the capcom fighting game collection. i really hope we get a soundtrack selector. i love the 3do soundtrack.

I recommend the Japanese exclusive Dreamcast version. It is a heavily modified version of Super Turbo with cool additions, tweaks, and also brings back the bonus stages once you unlock them. There is theee versions of Gouki aswell. Defo the best version of vanilla Super Turbo yiu can get on consoles. Just make sure you have a decent controller or Arcade Stick. Next up, i recommend HD Remix on Xbox 360. It used the basis of the Dreamcast port of Super Turbo and rebalanced the game with new art. However, alot of the dc port extras and unlockables were sadly removed. Why? ;( Finally, i do like Ultra Street Fighter 2 on Switch. Being able to take a great version of Super Turbo on the go is amazing but i was gutted that they removed the balance changes from HD Remix. Personally i believe that those are the only versions of the game you ever really need. If only Capcom had kept the extras from the dc port and the balances from hd remix (even as an option) when making ultra sf2, thrn this would have been the truely ultra definitive version of sf2, but as it stands... it isnt and i have to own all three. Hope that helps

I like HD remix better. But this is an amazing version

5:48 blanka stage cloud ☁️ don't even move on ps2 but does on SNES :0

I can confirm that the arcade version did exist... but I didn't see it myself until Round 1 Puente Hills a few years ago. (Pretty sure it was the US version, but I could be wrong.) It was there when this video was posted, but I think it's gone now. Also there's the ROM sets on MAME and Final Burn.

Japanese ST, HD Remix, Hyper and finally Ultra are my personal favourite SF2 iterations. There’s a good reason I say the Japanese ST over the US version is because of the AI is atrocious. Japanese is easier.

super turbo is called "grand master challenge" not ultimate championship lol. But what I want is a updated version of HSF to include all 7 versions (5 + the 2 with the bugs restored -- which ironically, still isn't completely accurate to the original arcade versions...) of the characters it has already AND adds the HDR and USF2 versions... for a total of 9-10 versions for this theoretical new version select of SF2

Not sure if you're playing the PAL version, but in the U.S. version, you CAN save the button configurations, option settings (including your choice of BGM) and the high scores. Other than that I agree with you that Hyper Street Fighter II (the home console original, not the CPS2 port) is the most comprehensive SF2 game to date. That crud Ultra SF2 was a shameful cash-grab by comparison.

5:22 - “ prepared to have your ass beaten like a rented mule “ I keep replaying that and laughing 😂 lol

Recently announced, we'll be able to enjoy the port (from the PS2/Xbox era) as 1 of the included titles in Capcom Fighting Collection later in June this year!!!

Cannot wait for the Capcom Fighting collection this June in 2022 ❣️

Ty

I just love the ryu entry it just sells the game well

Street fighter 2 the world Warrior champion edition and turbo actually where one of the first video games I saw it was on Capcom collection volume two for the PlayStation 2 and og Xbox yes I had both systems with the same game

I like Akuma's theme at the end😉😏

Ive just got this today only 1 thing about it , it shouldve had a save in the options menu but good game tho

I have that version in Mame4ndroid emulator on my phone it was fun and Akuma tho Lit

This series would be great with the street fighter anime movie and the street fighter movie as an added bonus

Do more cod vs cod please it was amazing

Damn, now this game is going to the included in the Capcom Fighting Collection.

I love new challengers

Hmm...today 13/January/2023 I played this version on Nintendo Switch on Capcom Fighting Collection.Is it normal that the oponents are so freakin hard from the first one?.I mean this was my first time playing Street Fighter 2.

My theory for why you needed a special sequence to unlock Akuma was that it's easy to screw up the sequence, and the only way to choose him after accidentally picking Ryu is by inserting another credit.

Twice this year, Hyper Street Fighter II is getting ported in game compilations less than a month a part in release.

Street fighter New Challengers

ST now you're talking!

Hmmm I thought hyper fighting came out in 90s

I prefer Hyper Street Fighter Alpha via Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)

Hyper fighting AI wise, I think is the best.

Thx, now I know I don't want it. Allthough I am a SF enthusiast I mainly care about balance. So if capcom didn't give Ryu from world warriors more health or power to compete with let's say Ryu from grand master challenge (with his additional special moves and super special), the ability to choose any fighter from any version becomes merely a gimmick.

Champion edition Sagat OP

You forgot to mention that the US NTSC PS2 version of these game comes bundled with SF3 Third strike

9:13p.m. 3/20/2022

i have the european version, so i really can never save, even if i unlock akuma? this is so stupid!!!!

The New Warriors..

Regret not keeping my PS2 and this game and not getting Street Fighter Alpha 3.

have to re do the buttons every time and no saves? Laaaaaaaazzyyyyyyyyyyy....

Put simply, it’s the best version, definitively.

Personally, I think Hyper Street Fighter II seemed to be better than its 1994 predecessor but also incomplete. • The game lacks the classic bonus-stages in the four modes other than SUPERX. • Cammy, Dee Jay, Fei Long, T. Hawk, and even Gouki/Akuma needed CPS1 versions of themselves in the NORMAL, CHAMP, and TURBO modes so the game can feel like an actual dream roster with no modded hack needed, much like Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary. • The home version has *Street Fighter III 3rd Strike* as a double, but still no *Street Fighter I* upgrade as a triple, to make a complete trilogy.

The best one was stredt fighter 2 turbo. But it was with missing charakters like feilong cammy deejay and hawk

Its so weird this is like the only retrospective on this game even though its fucking amazing I guess people only bought it to get 3rd strike or something

The movie was the best part of this package.

1 YEAR LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Why did they call it Hyper when Hybrid made more sense?

Unfortunately Hyper runs in 480i instead of 240p which makes it a horrible way to experience SF2. The best (and only) decent way to play the game on a PS2 is the PS1 SF2 collections. Even with the loading between rounds the PS1 version is better. Capcom screwed up every single SF2 release on the PS2 and showed the game no respect whatsoever. The speed and timing of old games is linked to the specific refresh rate of the hardware. You can't change it without ruining the game. It's a shame because the PS2 was capable of a perfect port.

The ai in Hyper was too much for me.

I prefer Super Street Fighter 2 the New Challenges.

This version of SF has damage set too high. It's lagging online Violent Ken and Regular Ken can just spam shoryuken over and over and you get hit every time. You can literally just be thrown to death by holding in the direction of the opponent and hit buttons

Xとハイパーて?⁉️ ハイパーストリートファイター２稼働時期アーケードが遅かった

CANT SAVE SETTINGS? i remember this, this is why i hated this game

Hyper Fighting & Super Turbo is the only versions that had online access in the previous collection on Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. "I wish Capcom can do a Street Fighter II collection, Provding online access to every version of Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II The World Warrior Street Fighter II Championship Edition Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Fighting Super Street Fighter II New Challengers Super Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Street Fighter II Anniversary Edition." If SNK can give online access to every version of samurai showdown game in a collection. Im sure Capcom can do a collection with every version of Street Fighter II. People in this generation can get a better understanding when it comes to the operation of each versiom of Street Fighter II, Example when it comes to the Dynamics of Speed on every version of Street Fighter II & Why boss characters are not utilzed in Street Fighter II world warrior, Oppose to the boss characters used in Championship edit, Turbo Hyper Fighting Etc. Hyper Street Fighter II The Anniversary Edition sums it up because you can select characters from previous versions of Street Fighter II in the same game. Would be nice if this collection had online access to every version of Street Fighter II. Certain people are not aware of fightcade, So to have the Street Fighter Collection on consoles is a alternative. Street Fighter II is my favorite game. Next month is the Anniversary thought this would be a perfect collection. Happy 30th Anniversary to Street Fighter II. I know im not the only one who feels this collection should happen, Or take it in considerations the collection makes sense. Capcom need to provide online access to all their games in any collection displayed in general. Who ever read this message and true Street Fighter II fans thank you ✌

these games are so laggy...look at all those frame drops!

If you have Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers, then you don't need the previous versions of Street Fighter 2.

It's fun, but an unbalanced mess

*Hate this game! Super Streety X is better!*