Ah,Street Fighter,the greatest Fighting game franchise of them all. I have so many fond memories of playing Street Fighter II and it's updates. The games themselves were the perfect thing to play on a weekend afternoon.
But,like all franchises,where there is good,there is also the bad. Here are the Top 10 Bastard Children of the Street Fighter Franchise.
Honorable Mention 1 - Street Fighter (The Animated Series): I like this series very much,but there's no denying it's flaws. The fight scenes were sloppily done,some of the earlier episodes had a bit of cheeziness to them,some scenes were weird,and the animation could've been better. Being a follow-up to the 1994 movie didn't help either. Despite all of this,Street Fighter: The Animated Series has many good qualities,qualities that I'll talk about in the future.
Honorable Mention 2 - Street Fighter 1: The 1st game was also one of the worst. Bad controls,mediocre music,and creepy voice clips. Still,without this game,there would be no Street Fighter II,and thus no Street Fighter Franchise.
10 - Super Street Fighter IV OVA: The sequel to The Ties That Bind. It has some improvements from it's prequel,like the action scenes and it stars Juri Han,one of my favorites. But that's all I'm gonna give it. The story is terrible,the english voice acting is sub-par,and the english script is bad. If ya gotta watch this - watch the English subbed version.
9 - Street Fighter IV - The Ties That Bind: Worse than the Juri OVA. The action sucks,the story sucks,the english voice acting isn't great,and the english script is pathetic. Plus,I hate C.Viper. If you gotta watch this -watch the Japanese Version with English Subtitles.
8 - Street Fighter Alpha Generations: While the 1st Alpha movie was ok,it's sequel was bad. The story was lame,the animation didn't look right,and the english script was not very good. The english voice acting wasn't that great either. All and all,if you need your Street Fighter Alpha Animated fix,skip this one and watch the first instead.
7 - Street Fighter - The Movie (The Game;PSX and Saturn): Based on the 1994 Movie. This game was a weaker version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The game plays slowly and the CPU is downright evil. The play controll isn't that great either. The music is this game's Only saving grace. Ignore this one and just play Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
6 - Street Fighter (Movie;1994): Ah,the Van Damme Movie. It was also Raul Julia's final major film before his untimely passing. In recent years,this Movie has gained a cult following and has achived "So Bad,It's Good" status. As a Street Fighter Movie,there are many things wrong with it(too many to list). But as a film by itself,it's not too bad,not Awesome,but not bad. It's a decent film,that totally fails as a Street Fighter property.
5 - Street Fighter II (Tiger LCD Game): The greatest thing we had to a handheld Street Fighter,until the Game Boy games. Overall,though,the game wasn't all that great,it was slow and beepy,per the norm for LCD Handheld games,really. You could play as 6 characters: Ryu,Guile,Ken,Zangief,E.Honda,and Blanka. They made one for Super Street Fighter II as well,but it was ignored and eventually forgotten about. Stick with the Game Boy version of this game,it's way better.
4 - Street Fighter II (Korean Live-Action Show): Did you know that in the 90's Korea created it's own Live-Action Series based on Street Fighter II? Me neither until a few years ago. I've watch a few episodes Unsubbed (there are no subbed versions available) and lemmie tell ya,it was Weird. Dhalsim and Honda were bad guys,Eliza was in love with Vega,Ken eventually becomes evil and Bison's successor,Guile was a neutral character,Chun-Li was weak,and Everyone (and I mean Everyone) used Kung-Fu...including Balrog,though he mostly stuck to Boxing. The fight scenes were a mix between Kung-Fu Movies and Tokusatsu. The fight scenes were very fun to watch,but eveything else just sucks.
3 - Street Fighter (Malibu Comics): Did you also know that Malabu Comics made Street Fighter Comics? Yup and they were horrible. In 1993,Capcom licenced the franchise to Malibu Comics and the result wasn't pretty. Everything about these comics is just so screwed up. Take it from me,when I say Avoid These! Thankfully,Udon has created a pretty decent Street Fighter Comic Series,so forget about Malibu and stick with Udon.
2 - Street Fighter - Legend of Chun-Li: This P.O.S. Movie makes the '94 film look like a Real Street Fighter Movie in comparison. The acting was bad,the dialogue was crap,the story was trash,and the characters didn't look or act like they're supposed too. Oh,and they white-washed Chun-li too. Chun-Li is played by a white actress with some Chinese blood. *facepalm*. This movie fails as both a Street Fighter property and as a Movie. Burn It!!!
1 - Street Fighter 2010: The Worst Street Fighter Game and the Absolute Worst thing to come out of the franchise. This game is completely unfair and it pisses in the faces of gamers. The play control was bad. The hit detection was horrible. The enemies were much quicker than you. And you lose all power-ups when you get hit. This game is Shit! Anyone who praises this game is either a Total Dumbass or a Total Masochist. The Only redeeming quality of this game was it's music.
And there you have it,the Absolute Embarrasments of the famed Street Fighter Franchise. Avoid These At All Costs!
May do one for Mega Man someday. Until Next Time - Stay Gold,Space Cowboys!
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