Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a 1991 arcade fighting game developed and published by Capcom. The sequel to the original Street Fighter revolutionized the genre by introducing competitive versus play with eight unique characters, each with distinct special moves and fighting styles.
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Story
According to the timeline, the story was set two years after the events of Street Fighter Alpha 3 and three years before the events of Street Fighter IV . Sometime after gaining a new body, M. Bison uses his Shadaloo organization to establish a base in a temple in Thailand. Bison also subjugated a nearby village to establish his criminal empire, but still provided the village with essential supplies.
To lure out Ryu once more, Bison takes influence from his bodyguard Sagat to announce the Second World Fighting Tournament organized by Shadaloo (Sagat was both the sponsor and final challenger of the First World Fighting Tournament several years prior). Bison's main intent is to retrieve Ryu's body and exact revenge on the fighters who had hindered his criminal organization's efforts by luring them into Shadaloo's Temple Hideout for Bison, Sagat, Vega and Balrog to beat each one of them into submission so that nobody prevents him from starting global domination. At the result of the Second World Fighting Tournament, Ryu becomes the two-time champion and earns the title of The World Warrior. At the Award Ceremony, Sagat has taken third place, and M.
Bison second. However, the first place champion's spot is empty, much to the wonder of the crowd. As it turns out, Ryu has no need for ceremony, and is already on his way to seek out a new challenge.
Gameplay Systems
Street Fighter II follows several conventions and rules established by its 1987 predecessor Street Fighter . The player engages opponents in a series of timed one-on-one, close-quarters combat matches. In order to win a round, the player must either completely drain the opponent's health bar by landing attacks, or have more health remaining when the timer runs out. Neither fighter wins the round if they have equal health when time expires or if they simultaneously knock each other out.
The first fighter to win two rounds is declared the victor. During a single-player game, a second player may join, starting a head-to-head match. The victor continues in single-player mode. The original Street Fighter II allowed up to 10 rounds per match; this maximum is reduced to four rounds starting with the Champion Edition .
If there is no clear winner by the end of the final round, either the computer-controlled opponent will win by default in a single-player match or both fighters will lose in a two-player match. After every third match in the single-player mode, a bonus stage gives a chance to earn additional points by smashing a car, wooden barrels, or metal oil drums. After each match, the location for the next one is selected on a world map . Like in Street Fighter , the controls are an eight-directional joystick and six attack buttons.
The joystick can jump, crouch, walk left and right, and block. A tradeoff of strength and speed are given by three punch buttons and three kick buttons, each of light, medium, and heavy. The player can perform a variety of basic moves in any position, including new grabbing and throwing attacks. Special moves are performed by combinations of directional and button-based commands.
Street Fighter II differs from its predecessor due to the selection of multiple playable characters, each with distinct fighting styles and special moves including combos. According to IGN , "the concept of combinations, linked attacks that can't be blocked when they're timed correctly, came about more or less by accident. " This combo system was later adopted as a standard feature of fighting games and was expanded upon in this series.
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About Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a classic video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1991. Developed by Capcom and published by Capcom, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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