Actually, if you read your own post, your question was if Alpha was a new SF SERIES not SF GAME. I just answered your question. The story is what separates the different series. The game-play and format is what separates each game. Each SF2 game is part of the SF2 series, because it's the same story, despite each game being quite different in terms of game play and format.

The story isn't what makes the game, but it is what decides which series in the franchise it's apart of. Alot of the promotional material is obviously catered to SF2 fans, giving off the air that the Capcom is re-hashing the same story under a new title. Thus, my original post.

Again.. I stand corrected on the matter and the thread is yours.