Super Street Fighter II (SNES)

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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.

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Alternate Titles

• "Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers" -- Title screen title
• "슈퍼 스트리트 화이터 2" -- Korean spelling
• "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
• Street Fighter series

User Reviews

Great port!

BlueWind SSK (24)

Critic Reviews

Total! (Germany)	Aug, 1994	1 out of 6	100
The Video Game Critic	Sep 29, 1999	A	100
Game Players	Jul, 1994	98 out of 100	98
Video Games	Jul, 1994	92 out of 100	92
Play Time	Sep, 1994	91 out of 100	91
Game Players	Oct, 1994	90 out of 100	90
Play Time	1993	90 out of 100	90
Mega Fun	Aug, 1994	90 out of 100	90
GamePro (US)	Jul, 1994	4.5 out of 5	90
GameCola.net	May 15, 2006	6.2 out of 10	62

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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.

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, Super Street Fighter II has sold 2 million copies worldwide since its initial release (as of June 30, 2016).

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