Game Boy

Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II en su paso por Game Boy, dejó el listón muy alto para un género que nunca llegó a destacar demasiado en portátiles hasta la llegada de Game Boy Advance. Es de lo mejor que se puede encontrar en cuanto a lucha uno contra uno para la versión clásica de la portátil de Nintendo, así como una aceptable conversión del clásico de Capcom. En su momento era la única manera de poder jugar en cualquier parte a un Street Fighter, pero hoy en día existen juegos de la saga para plataformas sucesoras muy superiores al título que nos ocupa.

When you get right down to it, Street Fighter is probably the best fighting game on the world's favorite hand-held, and will undoubtedly provide a few giggles to gamers on the go.

The first thing that come to mind was: "Why is this coming out now?". The game play in SF2 was surprisingly great. I could actually pull off combos as if I was playing the arcade version. The game speed was lethargically slow and the collision was not accurate. I found myself throwing fireballs and hitting opponents at the peak of his jump. Basically, it is a good fighting game for the Game Boy, but I still wonder "Why did it take so long?".

Upon completing either of the two single player modes in this game, you are not greeted with any unique ending specialized to your character. Instead, a black background with “Congratulations” and “Presented by Capcom” fades in. That’s it. No glory. No prize. No elaborate pay-off. No unlockables. This cartridge is as bare bones as they come. This is a Street Fighter title, so there is entertainment to be had. It is just not worth it with so many other better, affordable options available to the modern gamer. The signature is there, but the soul, however, is not.

The real problem here is that the game's just plain old. After the many variations and upgrades on SF II, this version looks tired. The time for Street Fighter III was never better.

Considering the hardware, this isn't such an awful port, just not a very playable one. When you find out this game was actually part of the "Players Choice" line of million sellers, you'll struggle with it to find out exactly what caused that many people to buy this game. Then you'll come to the realization that it was one thing and one thing only: The name on the box. The choppy movement seals this one's fate the moment it's turned on.