The third game that i chosen to review is Street Fighter II the flash game based on the popular computer game for the Sega Mega Drive that popularised fighting games and ruled its genre at the time and dubbed the greatest fighting game of all time. The original game was released by Capcom in 1991 sequel to the very first Street Fight in 1987. Aside from the flash version Street Fighter II can be played on platforms such as Game Boy Advance, PS2, Xbox and the Nintendo Wii. There were 8 orginal characters to chose from in the orignal Street Fighter with another 4 added in SF2. Another character "Akuma" is also avaliable in the Japenese version of the game and he is in the flash version. The name of the game is to fight, punch, kick, roundhouse your enemy and beat him to reach the next level. The game is single player against the computer, or 2-player against a friend using the same keyboard.
Graphics
The player graphics for this flash version are pretty good and they look like they've been taken from an arcade version. Although in my opinion the background graphics are bad at least the ones that i
saw.
Interface
The interface is relatively easy as the keyboard is the controller. Arrow keys are to move and, A, S and D are to punch. Z, X and C are to kick. Overall the keys are relatively easy getting the hang of it should be very quick.
Gameplay
The game is pitched in a 2D environment. The characters of Ken and Ryu are very similiar in the game as the only main difference between the two was a throw. In general the gameplay is fine it's just simple one on one fighting that's easy getting the hang of after a while.
Characters
Ryu (Japan) - Karate style fighter, star of the original SF game, specials include a fireball, hurricane kick, and the Dragon punch.
Ken (USA) - Karate style fighter almost the exact double of RYU move wise although Ken has some double hit moves (which have been reduced to one hit on Ryu while increasing his power), and possesses the same special moves as Ryu.
E.Honda (Japan) - Sumo fighter, 100 hand-slap move is very effective and only requires the hammering of the punch buttons, also has a torpedo, and sumo splash/drop combo.
Chun-Li (China) - extremely fast and agile, she can bounce of the back of the screen for a higher jump, moves include the spinning bird kick, a fire ball, and the 100 kick move.
Guile (USA) - Marine with kickboxing style strikes, moves include sonic boom (fireball), and jackknife, also has a decent selection of throws.
Blanka (Brazil) - Mutation victim, is sort of half human, half beast and can channel electricity, moves include vertical and horizontal cannonball, and electricity.
Zangief (USSR) - Russian wrestler, very slow but powerful, his spinning piledriver move is strongest in the game. He also has spinning punch which allows him to move through fireballs, and a wide selection of throws and slams.
Dhalsim (India) - Yoga master with stretching limbs, fireballs, yoga flame and teleport moves. Tricky character to use but once mastered very difficult to beat.
The 4 Bosses (also playable)
Balrog (USA) - Boxer obviously modelled on Mike Tyson. All his moves are punches (plus a head butt), and specials are all various charging punches.
Vega (Spain) - the Spanish Gypsy fighting champion is the fastest character on the game. With a metal mask and a freddy krugger like claw he looks fierce, his moves involve a rolling claw strike which can hit up to 5 times if done right, and 2 jumps off the wall (or the fence on Vega’s stage) with a swan dive or suplex at the end, he can also bounce of the wall for a higher jump.
Sagat (Thailand) - Although dubbed as a Kickboxer he's obviously a Muay Thai Fighter by the move set and the fighting shorts, with a large selection of kicks and knees, a tiger uppercut, and high and low fireballs Sagat can be a good character. He's easily the tallest in the game which can be a hindrance. Boss in original SF, and was scarred across his chest by Ryu's dragon punch.
M.Bison (Unknown) - Final boss, fast and powerful Bison is a powerful character. With his head press, scissor kick and 'psycho crusher' he has an effective array of moves.
Sound
The music fits in very well in the game. It might not be good now but going back when it first came out, it was good! The voice acting for the fighters call is decent but they often get mixed up in the you win/lose announcement at the end of each round which makes it difficult to make out.
Conclusion
Overall for a flash game based on a popular console game i would recommend playing it although more dedicated fans would rather play it on the console rather than the flash game. It is relatively easy and there's too much of the same thing as performing the same move over and over again will easily defeat your opponent. There is also some minor bugging issues as in one case i tired to select Ryu , but the game for some reason selected Dhalsim and then showed me Guile's moves which was weird. Apart from that PLAY IT!
