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 X68000 has the advantage of a powerful hardware, near identical to the Capcom CPS boards, so it's no wonder this is the most faithful to the arcade conversion. All the background details of the original are found here, while the sprites are huge and move fast and smooth on screen, with flawless animation. The game sports more than 100 colors on screen and in general this version is better compared to the Amiga and Atari ST (as expected) and quite similar to the PC-MS DOS. Additionally, the sound features most of the original digitized sound effects and the great in-game coin-op tunes!