

And who can forget the blinding flash of light after finishing off an opponent with a Super? Now players could build up their "Super" meters and execute a powerful multihit-ting automatic combo for mega damage. More significantly, this edition brought Super Combos to the series. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo added a few more new moves (like Ryu's lunging 2-hit punch) and more speed (players could now choose one of three speed settings). palettes to choose from for their characters. Ryu received a (consistent) red fireball, and Ken got a 3-hit Flaming Dragon Punch.įinally, minor cosmetic changes completed the package. Super SF2 also gave new moves to the existing fighters. Although most of their moves were derivatives of the older characters' moves (i.e., charge back then forward, fireball, Dragon Punch, etc.), a few new moves spiced the game up a bit Oike Dee Jay's Machine Gun Punch or T.Hawk's Power Dive). The new fighters were: Fei Long, Dee Jay. For the first time, new characters were added to the SF2 cast.

This sequel to SF2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting (arcade) made one of the biggest changes to the series. Street Fighter 2 Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, all excellent games in their own right. This compilation for the PlayStation and Saturn contains the original versions of Super Street Fighter 2. yet we can't help but play (and enjoy) it. Their latest 32-Bit project, Super Street Fighter 2 Collection, is a paradox. But only as a rental-save your cash for Rival Schools.Įveryone knows that Capcom has some of the best 2-D fighting games around (and everyone knows that the good folks at Capcom are the masters of rehashing). On the other hand, if you enjoy buying games because they contain original promotional materials (like posters or illustrations) and game introductions (like detailed story lines and character bios), or to hear a remix of an original score, then this is your title. But unless you're a total Street Fighter fanatic, who cares? Sure, the graphics are just as you remember them-but when compared to today's smooth highspeed brawlers, do you really want to settle for outdated animation? The sound has also been faithfully re-created, but do you really want to listen to less-than-spectacular effects and tinny voice-overs? And who can forget those annoying elephants? The controls are exactly the same, too, which means you won't find any high-hitting combos or air-juggles. Street Fighter Collection 2 contains faithful translations of Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, and Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting.
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Now that 3D brawlers like Tekken 3 and the excellent 2D Street Fighter Alpha series are readily available, the only thing Capcom's new nostalgia title will collect is lots of dust. In its day, Street Fighter II ruled the arcades with awesome 2D fighting-game action-however, that day was seven years ago.
