By the time this 30th anniversary collection comes out, 12 months will have passed between Ultra’s release and it. That means that for one solid year, I got to enjoy Street Fighter on TV and on the go, have fun win 3 “new” characters, experience a fine tuned version of Super Turbo in both classic and HD art graphics (of which I personally really like Udon’s work in the latter), played many battles online for free, had fun with Buddy Battle (which is a first for the SF2 series), got some cool artwork to look at, and played a bit of the Way of Hado mode. All of that for only $32 after Best Buy Gamers Club.
One year’s worth of entertainment before the next Street Fighter product comes out. That’s a lot of hours of gameplay and enjoyment for 30-40 bucks. And I will gladly keep it when this 30th anniversary comes out, because Ultra is the only modern place to play Super Turbo with HD art (and take it on the go) and Buddy Battle (which I love playing with my 3 year old son and will eventually love playing with my daughter who is only 8 months old.)
If I want to play SF2, I’ll pop in Ultra for my HD fix and I’ll use the 30th Anniversary Cartridge for the SF3 trilogy, Alpha trilogy, occasional play through of SF, and a bit of SF2. I’m not disappointed at all. I’m thrilled to own both. As a long time Street Fighter fan, having this much content on a Nintendo system in such a short window is awesome.
I’ll glad buy Ultra Street Fighter IV: Decade Edition in 2018 for Nintendo Switch, too!
