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Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior (1991)
was a popular
arcade game created by the
Japan-based company
Capcom. It centers around two
characters, Ryu and Ken (the two main characters from the original
Street Fighter), facing the
evil
villain M. Bison (Vega in the Japanese version).
Street Fighter 2 is widely considered to be the "Grandfather" of the
fighting game genre, since it revolutionized a less-than-popular game
category. It is still considered by many purists to be the finest example
of the genre, relying more on control and playability than
graphics and flash, like its fighting counterparts
Mortal Kombat and
Killer Instinct.
Karate Champ and
Street Fighter I were two one-on-one fighting games which
preceded Street Fighter 2.
Legacy
This popular
video game inspired several sequels:
- (Street
Fighter 2, Champion Edition
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Street Fighter 2 Turbo
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Super Street Fighter 2
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Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
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Street Fighter 3
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The Street Fighter Alpha Series
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Street Fighter Ex Series
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X-men/Marvel vs. Streetfighter series
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Capcom vs SNK series).
Many of these were both arcade and
console video game hits.
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