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.
Platform
Arcade
Year
1991
Genre
Fighting
Developer
Capcom
Controls
About This Game
Street Fighter II established core fighting game mechanics including six-button controls, combo systems, and character-specific special moves like Hadoukens and Sonic Booms, creating the template for all future fighting games.
The game featured a global tournament theme with fighters from different countries, including Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and Guile, whose cultural designs and move sets became iconic in gaming history.
As the first arcade game to allow players to compete against each other as different characters, Street Fighter II sparked the 1990s fighting game boom and became one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time.
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