Street Fighter Alpha - The Movie [DVD]

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Product Description ------------------- For the first time ever all of the classic Street Fighter anime movies are collected into one thrilling box set with the added inclusion of the first Street Fighter Digital Comic as a bonus exclusive disc. This special edition box set also features brand new art from the Street Fighter comic creators at Udon Comics. Includes Streetfighter 2 The Movie (Director’s Cut), Street Fighter Alpha The Movie, Street Fighter Alpha Generations and Street Fighter The Digital Comic. A black cloud hangs over Ken and Ryu’s reunion. Brought together by the mysterious death of their master, the two warriors must overcome a challenge unlike any they’ve faced before. Increasingly disturbed by the dark energies building within him, Ryu is unexpectedly confronted with the appearance of Shun - a boy cling to be the long-lost brother he never knew. Soon, signs of their common lineage are revealed as Shun enters a martial arts competition and displays the same power of the Dark Hadou. But before Ryu has the chance to consider whether Shun’s timely appearance might be more than coincidental, the boy is kipped by agents of the insidious Shadowlaw organization. To recover Shun, Ryu must undertake the ultimate journey of self-discovery and learn to control the power threatening to consume him. But with his confidence waning, will he have what it takes to confront Akuma - the vicious lord of the Dark Hadou himself? Find out as allies old and new join forces against a sinister new threat in this pulse-pounding sequel to the popular Street Fighter II V Series. .co.uk Review ------------- Street Fighter Alpha is an animated film ed less at admirers of the comic strip from which it derives than aficionados of the arcade computer game which is the best known embodiment of the material; as such, the narrative line is mostly an excuse for balletic fights in which eyes glare and sides of buildings fall off. Ryu is a brilliant young fighter worried that his technique may yet corrupt him into monstrousness; the boy Shun appears, cling to be his brother and already well on the way to corruption by the technique known as the Dark Hadou. When Shun is kipped by an evil scientist, Ryu goes after him in spite of the possible cost to his own moral status; his friend Ken and Interpol agent Chen go along to help him, and if necessary to kill him to prevent his corruption. This is largely by-the-numbers martial arts anime, but at times exciting or beautiful for all of that; devotees of the game will love it. On the DVD: The DVD is generously stacked with English and Japanese soundtracks and English subtitles. There are interviews with the artists, creators and voice actors, a making-of documentary and various trailers and previews. --Roz Kaveney