Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo Revival (GBA) (Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo Revival (GBA))

Member Name: thole09

Product:	Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo Revival (GBA)
Date:	04/06/09 (4 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Gameplay, Graphics, Audio

Disadvantages: Not wholly accurate to original SF2

"Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival" is a video game released for the Gameboy Advance console in 2001 by Capcom. It is a fighting game based on the "Street Fighter" series. In the United States, the game received a rating of "T" by the ESRB panel which deemed it suitable for teenage years and above due to its violent content.

Turbo Revival is based on the "Street Fighter II" video game which is, personally, one of my favourite releases to the series. Including the original cast of eight characters; Ryu (Japanese martial artist), Ken (Ryu's former training partner), E. Honda (Japanese sumo wrestler), Chun-Li (Chinese martial artist), Blanka (Monstrous beast creature living in Brazil), Zangief (Professional wrestler from the former USSR), Gulie (American special forces operative) and Dhalsim (Indian Yoga master). The game plays in an identical fashion with the player's selected character traveling the world and battling with other members of the Street Fighter cast. The match will eventually culminate at a battle with the very powerful Akuma in substitution of M. Bison. Akuma is a reflection of Ryu and uses a nearly identical moveset which is doubled in strength. Defeating Akuma will unlock him as a playable character and complete the tournament which then displays a short cutscene in relation to the winning character's personal history.

The graphics are presented from a side scrolling perspective which focuses on the centre of the match. Each of the scenes, from the streets of China to the Sumo baths, are accurately ported and remain nearly visually identical. The scaling of the images meant that some gestures and taunts from the spectators are not clearly visible but these are not always looked upon during the heat of an intense battle. The soundtrack also remains identical with the catchy musical scores and vocal cues following the player throughout.

Overall, Turbo Revival is a game which I would recommend to prospective buyers. The Street Fighter series has stood the test of time and, even when playing a vintage retrospective, remains an enjoyable play to date.

Summary: Thumbs up