Ryu tightens his black belt. Guile laces his boots. Chun Li sashays into the arena. Blanka emits a blood-curdling growl. Twelve martial arts menaces prepare for the greatest world warrior brawl yet. At long last, it's the main event -- Street Fighter II for the Super NES!
- Released by Capcom in 1991, the second in a series of one-on-one martial arts games, Street Fighter II popularized the fighting game genre, paving the way for Mortal Kombat (1992), Virtua Fighter (1993), Tekken (1994), King of the Fighters (1994), Super Smash Bros. (1999), and a host of other fighters.
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- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a competitive fighting game originally released for the arcades in 1991. It is the second entry in the Street Fighter series and the arcade sequel to the original Street Fighter released in 1987.
Street Fighter 2 made famous the 'button combination' style of gameplay used to unleash powerful moves specific to each character. These include the ability to project fireballs, channel electricity or capture the opponent in a tight suplex.
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Somehow, Capcom's shrunk the blockbusting, 58 megabit arcade game into a 16 meg Super NES game with minimal sacrificing of graphics, sound, and game play. The SNES translation is nearly everything the coin-op was, and more! Believe it.
Built for Battle
For starters, you and a bud, or you and the computer, fight for the right to advance in the 12 entrant international tournament. Players choose from an identical assortment of eight fighting masters straight-out of the coin-op. The final four boss bruisers only appear in single-player mode.
Each character retains a massive arsenal of basic and advanced techniques. Utilizing three punch buttons and three kick buttons, you bust some fancy flying attacks, fire flaming missiles, and pull body-bashing throws. The most complicated maneuvers require multiple pad and button presses in sequence. Only a handful of minor moves are missing from this Super NES version.
Fight It Your Way
For freedom of fighting, Street Fighter II dishes out tons of great options for customizing the game. You can designate which buttons access the various attacks, listen to a sound test, and adjust the computer's skill level. Bonus stages include car-trashing and brick-smashing sequences (the flaming drums and the rolling barrels from the arcade are gone).
By far the most unique option is the all-new Versus mode. You and a friend pick your fighters and the battleground scenery in a closed off arena built for two-player comfort. You can handicap the severity of each other's blows to even up the match. It even tallies your wins and losses to prove who's best.
The Sights and Sounds of Combat
Living up to the coin-op, Street Fighter ll's graphics sizzle! Minor visual changes include a few missing background characters, partially toned-down blood, the removal of risqué Chun Li moves, and a slight drop in screen resolution. Otherwise, all the smooth action animations, the great multi-scrolling landscapes, and the beautiful color shading must be seen to be believed. Of course, no unnecessary slowdown!
ProTip: Use combination attacks to dizzy your opponent twice in a row.
SFII music maniacs will get a jolt out of the new, re-scored soundtracks. Based on a Japanese CD collection of Street Fighter II tunes, the background selections have great sounding beats. The effects are at times less than arcade quality and some voices are missing, but they're still superb by home system standards.
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