equal or even superior to any of the 3D fighting games then on the market. The Saturn version tied with the PlayStation version of Tomb Raider for Electronic Gaming Monthlys "Game of the Month". Though EGM never reviewed the PlayStation version of Alpha 2, in an overview of fighting games released in 1996 Sushi-X commented, "Both the Saturn and PlayStation versions are great, but the Saturn version has a few advantages", citing frames of animation that were missing from the PlayStation version and the Saturn-exclusive illustrations mode. The following year EGM named the Saturn version the 36th best console video game of all time, saying they chose the Saturn version specifically due to its superior graphics. The Saturn port was also a commercial success, selling over 400,000 units in Japan. The Super NES version was much less well-received, with reviews commenting that the sound quality is exceptionally poor, the animation is choppy, and the overambitious graphics cause the game to play at an agonizingly slow speed, compounded by bouts of slowdown when performing special moves. Shawn Smith and Dan Hsu of Electronic Gaming Monthly deemed it the worst Street Fighter game for the Super NES. Most critics were more forgiving, concluding that despite the port's flaws it was a decent buy for gamers who did not own a Saturn or PlayStation. IGN ranked the game 96th on their "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time" saying the game pushed the limits of the SNES and so had to make some compromises, and concluded: "But it's hard to fault the effort, and that's why it deserves this rank and recognition." In 2018, Complex listed the game 71st in their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time" saying the game had loading times before the fights and graphics that were not as good as on the other ports, concluding, "Nonetheless, the gameplay was still on point, and the bells and whistles were pretty amazing for an SNES game. We loved it." Notes References Sources External links 1996 video games Arcade video games CP System II games Game Boy Color games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Network games Sega Saturn games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Street Fighter games Interquel video games Fighting games 2D fighting games Video game remakes Video games developed in Japan Virgin Interactive games Virtual Console games for Wii U Windows games Video games set in