 "A Awesome Series!!!!" | 2007-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9ZY11VKVK8VN |
| I loved the series and wish it had continues the alternate side story aspect I found intriquing. Like Gundam seed or wing this series sets the character up before their rise to fame. I like seeing how they began and found it to be a nice series. The animation is well done and the acting too the music can be funny sometimes but its doesnt take away from the series too much. I loved it and bought both the series and the movie. |
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| "Great" | 2007-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By jcfriend79 |
| This is the best Street Fighter anime ever made. For many people who complained about how long scenes took probably this was the first Manga anime they ever watched. |
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| "Awesome" | 2007-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1YL0J9546044Q |
| This series is great! The action is intense and the plot keeps you on the edge of your seat. I hardly watch anime, but this series is definitely worth the time! |
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| "amazing collection" | 2007-08-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3SFUCP4TDJTZJ |
| This is my favorite anime of all time, you can tell they put alot of artwork into it,, there is some scenes that just keeps on playing over and over again at the end,, BUT LOVE THE STORY LINES, ,, Im a big fan!! |
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| "Great Retake On An Anime Classic" | 2006-10-11 |
| - Reviewed By griffiev |
On the heels of the success of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie came Street Fighter II V! A series of 30 minute episodes recounting the adventures of a teenage Ken Masters and his friend from Japan Ryu.
While not directly connected to the popular animated film, it could've easily been a prelude to it as many of the things that happen during this series later happened in the film or were recounted in the film (by film I mean the animated movie, not that awful Van Damne live action flick from 1994)!
Anyway, back to the series, Ken and Ryu meet up for the first time in years when Ken invites Ryu to come to America to see him. From there, they embark on a worldwide journey to meet the best fighters and learn from them. Along the way, they learn what it means to be a true martial artist and that it doesn't always mean having the best punch or the fastest kick. I am not much on the moral stuff but some good life lessons are noted here. Nothing preachy but noted.
We also meet a very young but still pretty Chun Li and her childhood friend Fei Long (while I do like the character of Fei Long, no one is going to tell me he ISN'T copy of the late Bruce Lee, abeit a VERY GOOD copy). We also meet Sagat prior to his days of working for Bison and Shadowlaw as well as Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Zangief and Cammie. Guile also makes an appearance and we see why he hates Bison so much in this piece. We've heard the story of why he has it in for the Shadowlaw leader but this is the first time (that I know of) that it is actually shown. I won't give it away for those that haven't seen this version of the series but it is very telling.
As for the action, it is very good! Not quite the level of the animated movie but still very good! Overall, a very good buy! |
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| "Loved it!" | 2006-10-09 |
| - Reviewed By monroy_l |
| I completely loved it. It's pretty much a fun dvd collection to watch. BTW, Wal-Mart is selling this for $20! |
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 "not bad" | 2006-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A5FTWKNH9X83M |
| this is a good series, the only complaint i could say about it is it doesnt really feel like the street fighter i know from the games. its a great anime, great fighting, and exciting to watch, i just kinda expected something different after playing the games. also i got this at suncoast movies for 40 bucks, kind of over priced on here |
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 "Good enough for the casual fan." | 2006-01-31 |
| - Reviewed By gptourer |
| Street Fighter 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. I have yet to see an anime that has done it justice. The Animated movie came the closest, this series is second, First of all, having Ryu and Ken (and Chun Li) as teens (completely ripped and skilled at that) was a bit of a put off, but I got over that quick enough. The main problem is that they exhaust most of their good ideas early on and it starts to become a redundant mess towards the end. Guile and Charlie endless running up and down those stairs. Chun Li getting choked and Bison grinning and laughing for like, 3 whole episodes. Ryu needs a whole DVD to charge his fireball. Sagat is a good guy. Cammy's scene takes too long. Etc, etc. They get bogged down and things get stretched out DBZ style for far too long and too many characters get neglected. Ryu, Ken and then later Guile and Fei Long get the best fight scenes. Chun Li only gets one and she's not even in her right mind when it happens. The other characters are only touched upon, and a few, like E. Honda and Blanka are absent. You can tell money was getting tight towards the end, because there is a whole lot of standing around, repeated scenes and recaps. Probably only deserves a 2, but it is Street Fighter after all. |
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| "Street Fighter Series Makes Impressive Attempt" | 2005-08-06 |
| - Reviewed By thomaskrider |
| When you think of Street Fighter you think of Ken, Ryu, Guile, Bison, all those classic characters you loved to fight as. Well now with Street Fighter 2v, fans get a chance to see the development of Ken and Ryu's powers as they are the main characters in the series. You see all the fighters from the game make appearances and you see in depth the relationship between Guile and Charlie Nash as well as Nash's iminent death at the hands of Bison. Fans also get an explanation as to the origin of the Hadou power that Ken and Ryu both posses. Fans of Chun-Li will be happy to see that she also develops a close friendship with Ryu and Ken and becomes a more prominently featured character especially towards the end of the series. Dont get your hopes up when it comes to dialogue however, because the translation from the Japanese to English doesnt do the storyline justice. But ultimately, Street Fighter 2v makes an impressive attempt to put a new and fresh aspect to the Street Fighter legend. Worth buying on DVD. My favorite episodes are the middle of the series when Ryu and Ken visit Dhalsim in an attempt to learn and master the Hadou art. The struggle that Ryu goes through to contain and master the Hadou-ken is the deeper storyline and the main one to keep an eye on. Well I'll let you viewers find out for yourselves. Go out and buy Street Fighter 2v and you will see what I mean. Gonna burn some muscle! |
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| "Not as good, when I look back at it" | 2005-05-31 |
| - Reviewed By childmajin |
At first I loved this collection. But the people who refuse to give this 5 stars and some of those who gave it a one have legitimate complaints. First of all, this version of streetfighter is not faithful to the storyline at all. Thats a good thing but also a bad thing. Because they tried to introduce something new and it was hit or miss. Mostly miss. But the question I will always ask is why cant they just put out a sequel to the movie? Well enough about that I'll just give you guys a breakdown of this series.
Streetfighter V takes place in an alternate universe contrary to the original streetfighter. You have to assume this for the simple fact, not even half way into this it doesn't seem like a prequel of any sorts. Ryu and Ken are the main characters and they're teenagers with no knowledge of the Hadoken whatsover. They engage in their very first streetfight and realize the difference between fighting in tournaments, and fighting in the street. They then choose to travel to meet fighters from around the globe to hone their skills. During their travels they encounter several of the fighters from the videogame. This is where the disappointment as far as I'm concerned begins. Not just with the characterization, but the stories in general. The Ryu and Sagat storyline is so altered to the point I cant really enjoy it. Also the fight scenes have a pretty good spark to it, but midway through many battles. The action sequences become very repetitive. For karate masters, their moves is very limited. To be honest, they showcase some of the best moves fighting goons.
Another thing, too many filler epsiodes. This could have easily been about 20 or maybe 22 episodes. A needlesss recap episode towards the end when your blood is already pumping due to the suspense and good battles you just seen. The scene with Cammy started out great until you realized it was just a premonition. So you spend half an episode watching Cammy dream, then reinact everything she just visualized. To include, Ryu spends like a full episode and a half at least charging his fireball. Which ends up being very long boring epsiodes. I dont want to spoil everything, but the last 3 episodes is fight scenes that start out pretty vicious. Then the action scenes start to repeat. Someone gets thrown across that same ground or this guy blocks the same move, in the exact same way. To be straightforward. Your going to be like, "they already did that!"
This version of streetfighter, despite how mediocre it is, I found this the most enjoyable, especially when compared to the alpha or code of honor spin offs. Some feel the movie was better, but the movie has its faults also. Bottomline, I feel all streetfighter fans should give this a try. Just dont go into expecting a whole lot. You can find yourself hating it just because it isn't faithful to the storyline. And besides you can't be that price. |
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