Let’s get this out of the way first: when people think of classic Capcom fighting games, Street Fighter is usually at the top of the list, but only Hyper Street Fighter II is included here. If you’re a Street Fighter die-hard, then you should be looking at 2018’s Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Instead, the Capcom Fighting Collection is a celebration of the Capcom fighters that time forgot.
The full Darkstalkers series is included, which means it is the first time that the sequels Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge and Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire have ever been released outside of Japan. In addition to that, this is Red Earth‘s first-ever port from the arcades onto consoles, and even Cyberbots is having its first home console port outside of Japan. When it comes to Capcom fighting games, these are the prodigal sons, missing for decades, not just another repackage of games we’ve seen in collections a dozen times already.
