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| Reviews: Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition (Genesis version review) Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Year released: 1992 (Arcade, released under the name of SF II: Championship Edition), 1993 (Genesis, released as SF II: SCE) Number of Players: 1-2 simultaneously Street Fighter II: Championship Edition was the first upgrade to SF II: The World Warrior. It featured a few tweaks, such as the ability to play the same character, but most of all; you had the ability to finally play as the boss characters, Balrog, Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison. SF II: CE was ported to the Sega Genesis as Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition. Graphics: (81%) The graphics on the Genesis version are decent. The biggest problem is that the colors look very bland, because the Genesis�s color palette was much smaller than the SNES�s. Control: (70%) This is what hurt SF II: SCE the most. The standard Genesis controller has only three buttons, meaning you had to push Start to switch between punches and kicks. Sure, there�s a much better six button controller out there that works like a charm, but most people own three button controllers, which was the only one out when this game came out. Sounds: (80%) The sound on the Genesis version is very muffled and doesn�t sound as good as the arcade version. The music is probably MIDI-quality and voices don�t sound very good. Gameplay: (80%) The controls hurt the gameplay a lot. Unless you�ve got quick reflexes to switch to punch to kick while you�re attacking or while you�re trying to defend yourself, you�re going to have problems. The six-button controller works great, though. Replayability: (68%) If you�ve played SF II: TWW, you know what to expect. Again, there�s only a 1P and 2P mode, and not much else. Bottom Line: A decent conversion. Only play if you have a six-button controller or an arcade stick, because it makes the gameplay much easier. If you have a SNES, get Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting instead, but if you only have a Genesis, you do have a decent SF II game to choose from. Final Score: (76%) C Reviewed by: Shadowdragon XX |
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