Street Fighter 2 - Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1992) - Video Game Review

I am going to say it... I am pleased with the fact that Capcom eventually gave up the whole, (Street Fighter 2) sub-genre of the classic competitive fighting series, but I will admit that I do rather miss it a fair amount as well!

I mean don't get me wrong, I am very much aware of the fact that all good things do have to end, and that there is only so many different ways you can make the same thing new and exciting... But for me, I grew up with this series, and this was the first stylized competitive fighting video game series that I had ever played!

And you know what? The first version of this game was awesome (please click here, for more information on the first game,) but the next game set the tone in my opinion for a fun, fast paced video game series that would entertain both boys and girls for years!

That game being: Street Fighter 2 - Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1992)!

A classic!

Yes... It is true that there is not a hell of a lot of difference between this game, and it's awesome predecessor, but the truth is, is if you are like me, then you are not a fan of the some times over the top slow nature of this video games immediate predecessor... And the fact that the game was sped up helped hugely!

Can you guess which one of these characters had a cameo in, 'Wreck-It Ralph'?

Another cool thing about this game is that there are some new awesome moves that did make it even more fun!

Finally... For me, the best part of what made this game great is that with all the changes that were made to this game, that it still maintained the same basic style and characters that made this series so awesome!

So, if you haven't tried it... Then do so, I do recommend it, if you get a chance!

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Street Fighter 2... One Of The Most Significant Sequels In Video Game History

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Street Fighter 2 is one example of a video game sequel that gave way to it's own franchise![/caption]

That's right folks, I doubt that there are many (If any) sequels in the history of the video gamming experience where a sequel can not only be said to be more popular then the original, but could become historically relevant, while the first one is all but completely forgotten about by everyone but the most series fans, like, 'Street Fighter 2'!

Don't get me wrong, I imagine that the first, 'Street Fighter' video game was probably a fair amount of fun, but be honest... Have you ever played it? Do you know anyone who has ever played it? Did you even know that, 'Street Fighter' existed? How many people can you say that you honestly know that have ever even heard of this game?

Well let's just say that because of that fact that, 'Street Fight 2' is not only a fun and fascinating video game sequel, and a series in and of it's self, but it has one component that puts it up there with such greats as, 'Super Mario Bros.' or, 'Sonic The Hedgehog', and that is the fact that all that I just mentioned above has not been done to the level that, 'Street Fighter 2' did it, but not only that, but made sequels of the sequel so well!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="504"] This version of the classic video game for the, 'Sega Genesis' is just one of many classic examples of why this video game is so awesome![/caption]

You see this game which was originally simply released as, 'Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior' in 1991 for the Arcade by Capcom... This game was so popular that it helped to usher in a decade of truly classic competetive fighting video games such as, 'Mortal Kombat' and, 'Tekken' but that wasn't all

You see, the following year saw the release of, 'Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition'.

This version was an upgrade that allowed the player to play as just about all of the Characters... But they weren't done yet!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition may be only the first upgrade from the original game, but even today it holds up to it's lineage![/caption]

No, you see, with the release of bootleg rom chips, Capcom was prompted in to creating: 'Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting'

Essentially this new version (which was released the same year as, 'Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition'), was the first release of the Street Fighter 2 video game series that handled the flaw of slow fighting that had been plaguing the franchise since the first, 'Street Fighter 2' video game was released. This game also saw the release of some new moves as well!

1993 saw the release of a new majorly upgraded, 'Street Fighter 2' video game called, 'Super Street Fighter 2'...

[caption id="attachment_2269" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Super Street Fighter 2 would be the first truly major upgrade of the series...[/caption]

This video game saw a move to a more advanced system called, 'CP System II' which allowed for upgraded graphics and music... But besides that, it also saw the release of some new characters for the player to play as!

1994 saw the release of the final run of the now epic, 'Street Fighter 2' franchise in the arcades with, 'Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo'...
This final release would see the characters getting power ups, and some truly awesome super moves...

Now I mentioned above that this is the last time that a, 'Street Fighter 2' video game would be made for the arcade... That is true... But that wasn't all! You see Street Fighter was also brought home for players to play on newer versions of the game, as well as the classic arcade versions for various home and portable game consoles, including: The Super Nintendo, The Sega Genesis, Playstation, Sega Saturn, Playstation 2, Xbox, Playstation Portable & The Gameboy...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="256"] Ryu vs. Zangief on Street fighter 2 for the, 'Gameboy'![/caption]

In the end, if you are like me and grew up playing these amazing and entertaining video games, then I hope you have enjoyed this walk down memory lane. If you have never tried any of these games, then I would recommend doing so... Trust me when I say, if you like fighting games, then I think you might really like these!

http://youtu.be/aeqEmBNe8o4

Street Fighter 2 (1991) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Fighting games have been around in various forms since 1976  when Sega released their fighting game, 'Heavyweight Champ'... But the popularity really started to boom in the early 90s with the release of games such as, 'Streetfighter 2' and 'Tekken' etc,,,

And speaking of Street Fighter 2, this game  is something else... You see this game which would be released in 1991 for the arcades and subsequently  would be released on the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis is the sequel to the hardly known Arcade classic, 'Street Fighter' (1987)... This particular title would eventually heavily overshadow it's predecessor with several sequels under the, 'Street Fighter 2' banner, as well as movies and other forms of merchandise...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Ryu doing battle in, 'Street Fighter' (1987)![/caption]

Now this game really was way ahead of it's time, you see, this game was an awesome fun competitive fighting game, which gives you a list of characters in which you could play, including: Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Chun Li, Guile, Dhalsim & Zangief (The villains you can't play as until the future versions of Street Fighter 2...) Anyway this game has you playing in competitive fighting matches between computer players until you get to the actual bad guys, and then as you fight more and more of these bad guys, you finally make it to M. Bison...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] Ken in battle with Blanka in, 'Street Fighter 2' (1991).[/caption]

As for the good stuff, the game play was an awful lot of fun, the music was awesome, and the special attacks were cool, as well as the characters were a lot of fun... The only problem is that the game was very slow at enough points that it actually ended up cutting across the fun of the game in general... (Fortunately this problem would be handled in subsequent versions of the game!)

In the end though, despite it's only flaw (unfortunately a major one), this game is fun, and well worth it, and if you are looking for it fresh, I know that it is on the Iphone... I have it myself on my phone and it is still a blast!

http://youtu.be/aeqEmBNe8o4