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Capcom Classics Collection for PlayStation 2
Capcom Classics Collection for PlayStation 2 brings 22 arcade games together on one disc. The selection ranges from early shooters such as 1942, 1943 and Vulgus to action in Commando, Gun.Smoke and Section Z. Final Fight offers street brawling, while Street Fighter II, Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting provide head-to-head matches. Ghosts ’n Goblins, Ghouls ’n Ghosts and Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts are also included as three separate games.
You choose a title from the central menu and play the original arcade setup with a DualShock 2. Controls, difficulty and screen display can be configured for each game. Depending on the original, you play alone, take turns or play simultaneously with two participants. Scores and progress towards bonus material are saved on the memory card. The collection also includes instructions and information that help you start lesser-known titles without prior knowledge of the arcade cabinet.
Completing objectives across the 22 games unlocks bonus material, including artwork, music, tips and character information. This PS2 disc is the first Capcom Classics Collection for home consoles. It is not the same as Volume 2 or the PSP releases Remixed and Reloaded, which have different game lists. All included games and extras are stored locally on the disc; no online or download features are required.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Capcom Classics Collection for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Capcom Classics Collection
Capcom and Digital Eclipse released Capcom Classics Collection for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005. Many included games had previously appeared in separate Capcom Generations compilations, but this disc bundled 22 arcade versions for a new console audience. The selection spans several periods and genres, placing early vertical shooters alongside beat ’em ups and three versions of Street Fighter II.
Digital Eclipse built a shared menu around the different arcade programs and added configurable controls, saving and unlockable archive material. The games were not transformed into modern sequels: lives, levels, enemy patterns and local two-player rules follow their original designs. Bonus objectives did provide a new reason to continue, as completed achievements open artwork, music, tips and other background information.
Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2 followed in 2006 with a different set of twenty games. PSP received Remixed and Reloaded, also with their own lists and portable features. A title from one of those other compilations therefore cannot automatically be attributed to this first PS2 disc. The 22 games in this release form one fixed selection, including 1942, Bionic Commando, Final Fight, SonSon and the three early Ghosts ’n Goblins entries.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Taito Legends also collects dozens of original arcade games on one PS2 disc, but uses Taito series such as Bubble Bobble, Space Invaders and Operation Wolf. Capcom Classics Collection focuses on Capcom and combines 1942, Final Fight, Street Fighter II and Ghosts ’n Goblins. Both offer local score chasing and several genres; the publisher and exact game list define the difference.
Midway Arcade Treasures preserves games such as Joust, Defender, Gauntlet and Rampage and adds historical information. Capcom Classics Collection uses the same museum idea with artwork, music and tips, but its 22 games come from Capcom’s archive. Both leave the old rules largely intact and support local multiplayer in titles originally designed for it.
Sega Mega Drive Collection mainly bundles console versions from Sega’s 16-bit era, including Sonic and Golden Axe. Capcom Classics Collection focuses primarily on arcade programs and contains several older games. Both use one selection menu and bonus material, but Capcom places more emphasis on coin-op-style score chasing and the original arcade difficulty.
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary collects Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and other Namco arcade titles. Capcom also offers shooting action with 1942 and Vulgus, but adds Final Fight, Street Fighter II and the Ghosts ’n Goblins series. Both are broad historical compilations; their play styles partly overlap, while their best-known characters and catalogues differ.
Volume 2 uses the same presentation concept but contains a different selection, including Strider, Eco Fighters and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The first Collection has 22 games and puts more emphasis on the three early Ghosts ’n Goblins games and earlier Street Fighter II versions. The sequel therefore complements this disc rather than replacing it.
