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Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting (Super Nintendo) Review

USA Mon, 25 Jun 2007 by Damien McFerran

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Regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting was the third and final release of the original Street Fighter II series.

If there's one thing the Virtual Console service has taught us, it's that some games have aged better than others. Playing the original Street Fighter II after all these years is a real eye-opening experience - it is almost too slow to be playable (especially for PAL gamers). After years of Street Fighter updates from Capcom, it would seem that we've all gotten used to the faster, smoother gameplay offered by Street Fighter Alpha/Zero and Super Street Fighter II.

Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting Screenshot

Thankfully, the game that kick-started the 'turbo' craze is now with us. 'Hyper Fighting' does exactly what it says on the tin - it offers a faster version of Capcom's seminal brawler, and it's all the better for it. There is a speed select option so you can choose how mental you want to go.

There are other improvements, too such as the ability to play as the four bosses (Vega, Balrog, Sagat and M.Bison) and the opportunity to have same-character bouts as well, so there's no more arguing over who is the best in two player mode!

Aside from a few palatte changes everything is pretty much the same as it was in the original game, which isn't a real problem as the stages and designs are so iconic you'd probably feel upset if they were changed. The new stages introduced for Super Street Figher II were no way near as nice looking.

Conclusion

If you like your 2D fighters then this really is a must-have, it's just a shame you don't get the lovely metal tin that was given away free with the UK SNES version at the time!

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