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Street Fighter II

A sequel to Street Fighter, Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of command-based special moves and a six-button configuration, while offering…

1 February 1991

Street Fighter II is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 1 February 1991 on Arcade.

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What Street Fighter II is

Street Fighter II is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1991. It is available on Arcade only. It runs on Capcom Play System (CPS-1).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the second installment in the Street Fighter series, and the sequel to 1987's Street Fighter. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and Akira Yasuda, who had previously worked on the game Final Fight, it is the fourteenth game to use Capcom's CP System arcade system board. Street Fighter II vastly improved many of the concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of special command-based moves, a combo system, a six-button configuration, and a wider selection of playable characters, each with a unique fighting style.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Street Fighter series

Street Fighter II is the tenth of 243 entries we hold in the Street Fighter series. The next entry was Street Fighter II: Champion Edition in 1992.

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What it launched against

Street Fighter II launched on 1 February 1991, within three weeks of Lemmings, Sengoku and Wings of Wor.

Released around the same time: Lemmings, Sengoku, Wings of Wor.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Street Fighter II — frequently asked questions

When did Street Fighter II come out?
Street Fighter II was released on 1 February 1991 for Arcade.
Does Street Fighter II have multiplayer?
Yes. Street Fighter II supports multiplayer.

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