Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo
(LAST UPDATE: 11/8/08)

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General: Capcom keeps it's tradition alive and dishes out one more title out of the hit Street Fighter 2 series. This update to Super Street Fighter 2, adds gameplay tweaks, the debut of Akuma, and of course, faster gameplay. With this installment, the "super meter" was introduced for the first time in the series, which of course allows players to unleash a powerful super move... Which was a newer gameplay element that didn't really take off until the later Street Fighter Alpha series.

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Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Arcade, Dreamcast, PS2
Release: 1994
Characters: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Dhalsim, Blanka, Zangief, E.Honda, Balrog, Vega, Sagat, Bison, Cammy, Fei Long, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Akuma
Related Games: Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter 2, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3: New Generation, Street Fighter 3: Second Impact, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max, Street Fighter Alpha: Anthology, Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter EX 3, Street Fighter: The Movie, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Pocket Fighter
 
Gameplay Engine
9 / 10
Story / Theme
9 / 10
Overall Graphics
9 / 10
Animation
9 / 10
Music / Sound Effects
9.5 / 10
Innovation / Creativity
9 / 10
Customization / Options
 9 / 10
Intro / Presentation
8.5 / 10
Replayability / Fun
 9 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
10 / 10
Characters
 9.5 / 10
Overall Score
 9 / 10

Closing Comment: The overall look of the game was somewhat dated on it's launch (since it pretty much looked 'the same' as the many installments in the series that came before it). The gameplay also may have felt re-hashed to some since there were only a few small tweaks... Of course the super meter being the most prominent one. However, no doubt Super Turbo is a true classic of a fighting game, and a fan favorite at that. This version was hands down the best in the SF2 series... Until of course, it was beautifully "re-imagined" 14 years after the initial launch, given a complete graphical makeover with Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG

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