Street Fighter II

STORY / GAMEPLAY
As in every fighting game out there, in Street Fighter 2 you have to fight your opponents in a one-on-one close-quarter martial arts combat. The objective in each round is to deplete the opponent's vitality before the time runs out. You either win or lose, depending on the way you play this game and how good you are in controlling the character (and his or her powers) you choose. In case both fighters simultaneously knock each other out, then you have a "double KO" and in case the time runs out with both fighters having equal vitality left, then you call it a "draw". When a "draw" occurs, you'll have to fight some additional rounds until one of the two fighters is down for good. Street Fighter II gives you the option (as opposed to its predecessor) to select a fighter among multiple characters from different countries and different distinct fighting styles and special moves. The game is credited for initiating the fighting games' "craze" that "hit| the video games market during the 90s!

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The graphics are pretty good here, running in VGA with up to 256 colors on screen (more colors than the Amiga and Atari ST versions). Street Fighter II offers most of the original (coin-op) stage details plus some animated details at the backgrounds. The sprites are nicely drawn, all taken from the original, with superb animation, and better frame-rate when compared to the other two 16bit computers, the Amiga and the Atari ST. The game supports many types of sound hardware including AdLib, Soundblaster, Roland sound cards and offers digitized sound effects and great in-game tunes (but not as great as the Amiga's music scores).