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PS2 Fighters
KaiserWAVE:
I bought it for 20€ (about £14) and I don't regret it.
sheep2001:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on June 24, 2008, 04:21:36 PM ---Already got the Darkstalkers collection on order from Play Asia.
I have rival schools *cough* backup. Won't get included on my list until i have the original. Just checked ebay, and they are going for £40 buy it now - there are a couple of auctions I am watching though.
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Just won an auction for £8 delivered!!! bargain!!!!
KaiserWAVE:
Congrats!
I liked the style of the game but it never fully convinced me.
Rival Schools and Project Justice are games that I'm sure would have looked much better in 2D. Somewhere along the SF Zero III art style. Maybe it's just me but I can't enjoy 3D fighters below Soul Calibur's graphical standards anymore whereas a good 2D fighter never ever gets old :)
Jigsaw:
You really shouldn't miss out on Hokuto no Ken. It's somewhat buggy and not really great at a high competetive level, but it's still a really really cool game. Of course I'm a little biased since I am a HUGE fan of the series it's based on, but I really think it's a great game. It's made by Arc Systems Works who make Guilty Gear, so if you're familiar with that you can kind of know what to expect. Of course, ASW's Capcom fighter Sengoku Basara X is out in Japan any day now as well. I don't know much about it but it could be worth checking out.
If you want to get the SS collection and aren't concerned about region, I would wait for the US version, since it is supposed to include SS Zero Special, which the Japanese version will not.
There are a few SNK collections/rereleases absent from your list too.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Last Blade collection
Fu'un Super Combo (Savage Reign & Kizuna Encounter)
There's also the enhanced PS2 version of Matrimelee.
On the Capcom side, I wouldn't bother with the PS1 versions of the Marvel or VS games, the ports really are terrible. In fact the only Capcom 2D fighter worth a look on the PS is the SF collection that contains Super Street Fighter II Turbo; outside of the DC version and the upcoming HD version, it's the best port. For some reason, the Saturn one has a lot of slowdown and stuff. Other than that though, everything Capcom is infinitely better on Saturn than PS.
It's not a fighting game but you're missing MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero from your list. Mortal Kombat II was also released on PS, although I think it was only released in Japan. MK4 came out on PS too of course, but MK Gold for the Dreamcast is a far superior version (visually anyway - I guess gameplay is equally shit in both).
I'm sure there's loads more (certainly once you start looking into licensed anime fighters and such) but I'm a bit braindead now so I'd have to get back to you.
For the record, Spectral Vs. Generation is not based on an anime, it's a crossover between two RPG franchises. :)
AppleQueso:
--- Quote from: KaiserWAVE on June 27, 2008, 05:20:05 AM ---Rival Schools and Project Justice are games that I'm sure would have looked much better in 2D. Somewhere along the SF Zero III art style. Maybe it's just me but I can't enjoy 3D fighters below Soul Calibur's graphical standards anymore whereas a good 2D fighter never ever gets old :)
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I don't know, that morrigan sprite looks pretty old to me ;)