Super Street Fighter II (SNES)

Discuss Review + Want + Have Contribute

Description

Super Street Fighter II is a sequel to Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter II Championship. The game features four new characters and stages, making a total of sixteen playable. It also features many multiplayer modes in addition to the single player mode. Among those is the returning elimination group battle, where players compete for the title of the champion, and Point Battle, where the person with the most points wins. Newer modes include an eight-man double elimination tournament and a Challenge mode, where players attempt to get the most points on a CPU opponent or beat them as fast as possible, trying to surpass records.

Screenshots

Alternate Titles

• "Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers" -- Title screen title
• "スーパーストリートファイターⅡ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Games referenced in movies
• Genre: Versus fighting
• Street Fighter series

User Reviews

There are no reviews for the SNES release of this game. You can use the links below to write your own review or read reviews for the other platforms of this game.

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Sep 29, 1999	A	100
Total! (Germany)	Aug, 1994	1 out of 6	100
Game Players	Jul, 1994	98 out of 100	98
GamePro (US)	Jul, 1994	4.5 out of 5	90
Game Players	Oct, 1994	90 out of 100	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Aug, 1994	7 out of 10	70
GameCola.net	May 15, 2006	6.2 out of 10	62

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

References to the game

The game is shown briefly on the Channel 4 comedy, Father Ted. The game is shown being played by Father Dougal McGuire and Father Damian, although Dougal is clearly using an Atari joystick controller, as Father Ted enters the room. The clip can be found here.

SNES version

In the SNES version, blood was removed during the fights and from the fighter's portraits after fights. Additionally some pre-match sayings (Ryu, Balrog and Guile) and ending sequences (Chun-Li, Balrog, Ryu, Vega and Zangief) were changed. A detailed list of changes can be found on schnitberichte.com (German).

Awards

• GameFan
  • Vol.3, Iss.1 - Best Genesis Fighting Game of the Year 1994
  • Vol.3, Iss.1 - Best SNES Fighting Game of the Year 1994
  • Vol.3, Iss.1 - Best SNES Two-Player Game of the Year 1994