• Heroes of Yesteryear: Street Fighter

    Heroes of Yesteryear: Street Fighter

    Navneet Prakash, Feb 19, 2008 1755 hrs IST

    SF dates back from 1987; we're now looking forward to SF4!

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Street Fighter II had many more characters from all over the world like Vega, M.bison, Balrog, and Sagat (the most balanced fighter); the game can still be seen at various local arcades. There were many spin-offs from SF II; many were ported to home consoles -- officially as well as via piracy. There was a PC version as well, and a really bad 8-bit version that was actually developed by pirates to meet the demands of the game.

The next SF I remember playing was Street Fighter Alpha/Zero. These games brought more speed to SF, and many more characters. SF Alpha introduced new concepts: the character design was changed, they looked more like Japanese anime characters; there was a three-level power gauge that could be used all at once to unleash a super 8-10 hit combo to do massive damage. I remember fearing Akuma -- his super combo would mean certain death. There was a unique block system in place as well as new moves.



Characters like Guy from the Final Fight series were introduced, an English punk called Birdie, as well as a odd-looking female called Rose. These new characters, plus the new gauge system, was a huge hit -- this version was available to many consoles as well as PC. The look of many characters was changed; Ken now sported a ponytail, and as for Ryu, he looked more intense. The gauge system added plenty of depth to the combat and led to some really interesting battles.



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(11) Comments
hicham
,maroc, on Mar 01, 2008 11:14 PM
salut
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sankalp rastogi
,new delhi, on Feb 23, 2008 01:46 PM
i completely agree, these days games lack the simplistic fun of mario or sheer agression of street fighter which i have grown playing. i dont think any other game has been able to hook me to video games other than SF2 champion edition. by thw way you did not mention all the opther versions in your review such as SF:hyper fighting and many others. but thanks for making me go back to my growing up years.
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Anonymous
,jo, on Feb 23, 2008 07:43 AM
Awesome review. hey u forgot to mention about steetfighter vs Xmen. that was also one heck of a game
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naveen
,hyderabad, on Feb 22, 2008 07:25 PM
hi..
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raghu
,Hyderabad, on Feb 22, 2008 01:19 AM
tree is my friend
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ayush
,mumbai, on Feb 21, 2008 09:51 PM
good
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chiranjib chaud
,kolkata, on Feb 21, 2008 05:00 PM
i think most played game is mortal comabat(my favorite one)
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dawood shaikh
,mumbai, on Feb 21, 2008 04:56 PM
hi
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mako
,lipt.hradok, on Feb 21, 2008 02:17 PM
nic
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Romel Dias
,Mumbai, on Feb 20, 2008 07:53 AM
oh man! Streetfighter was something to die for when we got it in our arcades...the no of kids hooking out of school n college kids bunking to play it wasn't funny...my fav was Ibuki...tho she wasn't a constant...i did find a couple of versions that featured her. the game really did stand out..thanks to the guys at capcom...they just made a bit of history with this one
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sumon rahman
,edinburgh scotland, on Feb 20, 2008 01:00 AM
HI Great review!! yes street fighter is the best fighting game series ever made, it is the title that kick started the beat em up genre. i cant wait for sf4. as a child i remember always playing street fighter 2 on my super nintendo. guile is my favourite. but i also like ken and chun li. ive been playing sf games since the early nineties, cant believe the next one is coming out soon, it better be good! i have waited too long. S R
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