{"id":1380,"date":"2025-04-20T17:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:12:14","slug":"street-fighter-alpha-anthology-street-fighter-alpha-3-max-issue-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/street-fighter-alpha-anthology-street-fighter-alpha-3-max-issue-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Fighter Alpha Anthology <span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span> Street Fighter Alpha 3 <span class=\"caps\">MAX<\/span> \u2014 Issue&nbsp;52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1372\" src=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01.png\" alt width=\"1600\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01.png 1600w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01-300x242.png 300w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01-1024x826.png 1024w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01-768x619.png 768w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01-1536x1238.png 1536w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-01-372x300.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Street Fight\u00ader Alpha 3 Max (PlaySta\u00adtion Portable)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Let\u2019s get this out the way quick\u00adly: Alpha 3 Max is the best portable ver\u00adsion of Alpha 3 avail\u00adable. It\u2019s even one of the best ports of Alpha 3 among the numer\u00adous ports of the game. It has every\u00adthing that its big broth\u00ader con\u00adsoles have and then some, with the mas\u00adsive final updat\u00aded ros\u00adter that each suc\u00adces\u00adsive entry has intro\u00adduced, and improve\u00adments made to the dif\u00adfer\u00adent estab\u00adlished modes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1371\" src=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47.png\" alt width=\"1600\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47.png 1600w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47-300x242.png 300w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47-1024x826.png 1024w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47-768x619.png 768w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47-1536x1238.png 1536w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Street-Fighter-Alpha-3-Max-47-372x300.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The graph\u00adics are nice and large, and the music is still as top notch as ever. But there is a catch because there always is: This is only avail\u00adable for the PlaySta\u00adtion Portable. So, if you can track down that defunct sys\u00adtem, get this to have it on the go and have a blast as only one can with Alpha 3 in its final form glo\u00adry. It\u2019s worth a look just for the com\u00adplete ros\u00adter&nbsp;alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Score: 4 out of&nbsp;5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max -- Issue 52\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tVGT_mkkJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1374\" src=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07.png\" alt width=\"1600\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07.png 1600w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07-300x242.png 300w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07-1024x826.png 1024w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07-768x619.png 768w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07-1536x1238.png 1536w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-07-372x300.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><br>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Street Fight\u00ader Alpha Anthol\u00ado\u00adgy (PlaySta\u00adtion&nbsp;2)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This col\u00adlec\u00adtion of Street Fight\u00ader Alpha games is sub\u00adlime, espe\u00adcial\u00adly if you have a PlaySta\u00adtion 2 lay\u00ading around. It fea\u00adtures all the Alpha games, remix\u00ades and arranged ver\u00adsions, the Alpha 2 Gold revi\u00adsion and a nice port of Super Gem Fight\u00ader Mini-Mix. The best part of the col\u00adlec\u00adtion is that it plays nice\u00adly in every game. It plays like a dream and han\u00addles well with a good <span class=\"caps\">PS2<\/span> con\u00adtroller or joystick.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1373\" src=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09.png\" alt width=\"1600\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09.png 1600w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09-300x242.png 300w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09-1024x826.png 1024w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09-768x619.png 768w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09-1536x1238.png 1536w, http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SF-Alpha-Anthology-09-372x300.png 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Even bet\u00adter is the includ\u00aded Hyper Street Fight\u00ader Alpha, which allows pit\u00adting dif\u00adfer\u00adent Alpha char\u00adac\u00adters against each oth\u00ader using that spe\u00adcif\u00adic game\u2019s mechan\u00adics and rule\u00adsets. Think Alpha 2\u2019s Rose ver\u00adsus Alpha 3 V\u2011<span class=\"caps\">ISM<\/span> Rose. That\u2019s the hid\u00adden draw of the game, one that\u2019s not adver\u00adtised and that you won\u2019t dis\u00adcov\u00ader with\u00adout time invest\u00aded. How\u00adev\u00ader, with smooth play and con\u00adve\u00adnience much like 30th Anniver\u00adsary col\u00adlec\u00adtion, this is a must buy for the <span class=\"caps\">PS2<\/span> collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Score: 4.5 out of&nbsp;5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Street Fighter Alpha Anthology -- Issue 52\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TO4P9flY8wE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street Fight\u00ader Alpha 3 Max (PlaySta\u00adtion Portable) Let\u2019s get this out the way quick\u00adly: Alpha 3 Max is the best portable ver\u00adsion of Alpha 3 avail\u00adable. It\u2019s even one of the best ports of Alpha 3 among the numer\u00adous ports \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/street-fighter-alpha-anthology-street-fighter-alpha-3-max-issue-52\/\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[387,25,296,167,385,251,58,95,392,98,103,166,391,390],"class_list":["post-1380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-now-playing","tag-2q2025","tag-capcom","tag-collection","tag-fighting-game","tag-issue-52","tag-lyndsey-beatty","tag-lyndsey-hicks","tag-ps2","tag-psp","tag-quick-hits","tag-review","tag-street-fighter","tag-street-fighter-alpha-3-max","tag-street-fighter-alpha-anthology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1381,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380\/revisions\/1381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/reviews\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}