Street Fighter II

Efter Capcoms store succes med Street Fighter i 1987, ønskede spillets fans en efterfølger. Det ønske gik i opfyldelse i 1991, da Street Fighter II udkom i arkaderne. Spillet blev et af de mest indtjenende siden arkadeindustriens guldalder mellem 1979 og 1983. Designerne fra Capcom forbedrede flere funktioner fra det oprindelige spil såsom flere karakterer at vælge imellem og nye signaturangreb og kombinationer af kamp.

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Lydsporet i Street Fighter II bliver af spilbranchen anset for at være det bedste af sin slags. Spillet udkom som arkadespil, men blev i 1992 udgivet til hjemmekonsollen Super Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Street Fighter II blev hurtigt en bestseller med flere end 6 millioner eksemplarer solgt på verdensplan. I årene efter banede Street Fighter II vejen for andre populære kampspil som Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Fatal Fury, Tekken og Super Smash Bros.

After the success of Capcom’s Street Fighter in 1987, fans of the game longed for a sequel. Their hopes were finally met when Street Fighter II reached arcades in 1991.The game quickly became one of the most popular titles ever made. Since its initial release in the early 1990s, Street Fighter II remains one of the highest-grossing arcade games since the industry’s golden era between 1979 and 1983. Capcom’s designers enhanced many of the game’s key features for the second installment of their Street Fighter series. These improvements included more playable character options, special moves, and fighting combinations.

The soundtrack for Street Fighter II is often considered one of the greatest ever made. When it was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 for home gaming, it quickly became a best-seller, with over 6 million copies sold worldwide. Street Fighter II paved the way for other popular fighting games in the years ahead, including mega series such as Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Fatal Fury, Tekken, and Super Smash Bros.

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