Capcom Fighting Evolution

THE GOOD:
-Wide selection of characters
-core gameplay is still solid
-can play as Red Earth characters

THE BAD:
-No online play
-graphically outdated
-balancing issues
-poor lineup of characters (they're all about the same, but there are alot!)

SUMMARY:
Mixing an odd assortment of characters that will prove both familiar and unfamiliar, Capcom Fighting Evolution is a veritable buffet of old-school fighting mayhem. Taking characters from Street Fighter II, III, Alpha, along with Darkstalkers and the obscure late '90s fighter, Red Earth, the game has 20 different fighters. It's an interesting throwback to simpler times in the gaming industry -- in both positive and negative ways.

You choose two characters from any of the games as a sort of tag team, but the game's team up action is far more primitive than Capcom's over-the-top champs like Marvel vs. Capcom. You can select a character to use for the next match, but you...

THE GOOD:
Gameplay, Familiarity, Options, Characters

THE BAD:
No noticable improvement on graphics, not every character from the past easily acceptable

SUMMARY:
Street Fighter was the first and only head to head fighting game i could play. It was so novel and groundbreaking and simply just had better combo moves and values on how to take someone out (in not taking itself too seriously) when compared to its' competitors like mortal kombat. Street Fighter is epic in every way and now Capcom has brought the series once again to a new level with Fighting Evolution. Perhaps it is because these titles are just so comforting to me, i mean there is not a significant improvement on graphics but that is not the objective nor would it serve purpose here like George Lucas unable to take certain liberties in the Star Wars Prequels for continuity. The main draw- and one that should have been done long ago- is the opportunity to combine all the legendary...