{"id":25803,"date":"2025-06-20T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=25803"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:48:25","slug":"the-games-of-capcom-fighting-collection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/20\/the-games-of-capcom-fighting-collection-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Games of Capcom Fighting Collection 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Game maker Capcom is known for lots of things, like Mega Man, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, etc.\u00a0 But probably what they are known best for is their large roster of fighting games, such as Street Fighter.\u00a0 They did a collection of them a few years ago<\/strong><\/a>, plus one last year that had all their Marvel games on it<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 And now they\u2019ve got another one with even more fighters!\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look at the games on this collection.<\/p>\n

Capcom vs SNK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in the 90s, Capcom and SNK were kind of considered rivals in the fighting game field.\u00a0 Capcom had hits like Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, and SNK had titles like Fatal Fury, King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, and more.\u00a0 In fact, some characters were created in response to the rivalry, like Dan.\u00a0 Well it must\u2019ve been more of a friendly rivalry because by the end of the decade, we got a lot of Capcom vs. SNK games.\u00a0 It was almost unheard of back then to have crossovers with other game companies, so it was a pretty big deal, especially with these two!\u00a0 They really played it up, too.\u00a0 Not only did they have these arcade games, but SNK published some more like SvsC Chaos, Card Fighters Clash, and more.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shame we didn\u2019t get more of those games on this collection, but I think the others were published by SNK, not Capcom, and some were even on the NEO GEO Pocket Color.\u00a0 I really don\u2019t remember seeing these games in arcades, but I know my friends had the home console versions of them because they were really into fighting games at the time.<\/p>\n

Capcom vs. SNK 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s more of the same, just better graphics and more characters.\u00a0 They really played up the Capcom vs. SNK stuff for this collection, as it\u2019s also on the box and they even included a comic book in it like they did with Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection.\u00a0 This comic book is even smaller than the one that came with!\u00a0 Here\u2019s it in my hand.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s the back of the comic.\u00a0 They advertised other Udon Capcom comics on the back.\u00a0 I have to say, I went to a comic book store for Free Comic Book Day earlier in May, and Udon had the best stuff.\u00a0 I might have to get some of their Mega Man comics, especially the Legends one!<\/p>\n

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Thankfully even though the comic is smaller, they didn\u2019t try to cram more panels into it so it\u2019s actually readable.<\/p>\n

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Capcom Fighting Evolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wonder if this was Capcom\u2019s response to the King of Fighters games from SNK?\u00a0 It features fighters from Street Fighter, DarkStalkers, Red Earth, and others.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember seeing this in arcades, but I know I had the PS2 version.\u00a0 I got it when it went down in price.\u00a0 I miss when games used to do that.\u00a0 Anyway, a lot of people panned on this game, but even though it\u2019s no Marvel vs. Capcom 2, I didn\u2019t think it was THAT bad.\u00a0 I mean, you can be a dinosaur for crying out loud!<\/p>\n

Street Fighter Alpha 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

People consider this the best of the Alpha games, and they\u2019re probably right.\u00a0 You can also play this on the Capcom Arcade 2nd<\/sup> Stadium collection<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The Alpha series are like prequels to Street Fighter 2, so the characters look younger.\u00a0 And this series brought us fighters like Sakura, Rainbow Mika, and Dan!<\/p>\n

Power Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n

They made a big deal out of Capcom vs. SNK being on this collection, seeing as though that\u2019s what they decided to put on the box art and comic.\u00a0 But me personally, I think having the Power Stone games on here is a bigger deal!\u00a0 I remember seeing this game a couple of times in the arcade, but it\u2019s really best known for being a Dreamcast launch title.\u00a0 It\u2019s a 3D fighter, but handled a little differently.\u00a0 You can run around the arena freely, picking up objects to throw and things to shoot at the other player.\u00a0 And if you pick up three Power Stones, you can transform your character into a super version of themselves and really dish out the damage.\u00a0 A lot of people don\u2019t like this game because it\u2019s a lot more simplistic than Capcom\u2019s other fighters, but I think it\u2019s great.\u00a0 It\u2019s just doing its own thing.\u00a0 Did you know there was a Power Stone anime, too?\u00a0 I have a few sets of them on DVD back when you had to buy anime on DVD and not use a streaming service.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t buy them until they became on sale, though.<\/p>\n

Power Stone 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember seeing this one in arcades, but I certainly played it a lot with friends at their houses!\u00a0 As much as I like Power Stone, I didn\u2019t actually own the games until they had a collection of them on the PSP.\u00a0 You can tell that Smash Bros. was a big influence on this sequel, as now four can play at the same time, items are even more important, and the stages can change as you play.\u00a0 It\u2019s a heck of a lot of fun, though, and I wish Capcom would revisit this series with a Power Stone 3.\u00a0 I think it could do really well in today\u2019s online market.<\/p>\n

Project Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capcom really didn\u2019t get into the 3D fighting games the way SEGA and Namco did.\u00a0 But one of their series of 3D fighters featured a bunch of crazy teens and teachers in Japanese high schools.\u00a0 Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools, and I don\u2019t know why we didn\u2019t get that first game on this collection.\u00a0 I like the fact that one of the fighters is a school nurse.\u00a0 If I were a high school student or teacher at her school, I\u2019d definitely be seeing her a lot!\u00a0 Ha ha, just joking!<\/p>\n

Plasma Sword<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another 3D fighter, this one has a more science fiction theme and is weapons based like Soul Calibur.\u00a0 You can tell they took a lot of inspiration from Star Wars, though, since everything is futuristic, everyone uses light saber style swords and other weapons, and there\u2019s even a Chewbacca-like fighter!\u00a0 This is actually a sequel to a game called Star Gladiator, not sure why they didn\u2019t put that on here as well.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember seeing these 3D fighters in arcades, but I know they had Dreamcast versions of them.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s all the games!\u00a0 Let me know in the comments what you think of the titles on this collection.\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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