

If you time it right, you can counterattack his jump kick with a Dragon Punch or a crouching Fierce. Use a crouching Forward and he'll jump towards you. He is fond of getting in close and throwing you across the screen. Wait patiently and use a crouching Fierce or a well-timed Dragon Punch. Hurricane kicks, Fireballs, and Dragon Punches. If you can get into either corner, he will go into a pattern of jump kicks. Ken is one of the strongest and most unpredictable fighters in the game. Otherwise, all the smooth action animations, the great multi-scrolling landscapes, and the beautiful color shading must be seen to be believed. 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. It even tallies your wins and losses to prove who's best. You can handicap the severity of each other's blows to even up the match. You and a friend pick your fighters and the battleground scenery in a closed off arena built for two-player comfort. Bonus stages include car-trashing and brick-smashing sequences (the flaming drums and the rolling barrels from the arcade are gone).īy far the most unique option is the all-new Versus mode. You can designate which buttons access the various attacks, listen to a sound test, and adjust the computer's skill level. Fight It Your Wayįor freedom of fighting, Street Fighter II dishes out tons of great options for customizing the game. Only a handful of minor moves are missing from this Super NES version. The most complicated maneuvers require multiple pad and button presses in sequence. Utilizing three punch buttons and three kick buttons, you bust some fancy flying attacks, fire flaming missiles, and pull body-bashing throws. The final four boss bruisers only appear in single-player mode.Įach character retains a massive arsenal of basic and advanced techniques. Players choose from an identical assortment of eight fighting masters straight-out of the coin-op. For starters, you and a bud, or you and the computer, fight for the right to advance in the 12 entrant international tournament.
