Thus the game gets a low mark of 2, simply because it's too darn hard to be really playable or fun. Maybe it really should be played with an old joystick (because I remember that the C64 version I played with a primitive joystick was rather fun). The graphics are nice (colorful EGA graphics), although the sound leaves a lot to be desired and I already warned you about the controls. Afterwards this became a must-include feature of one-on-one fighting games, that sometimes went way overboard (seeing how you do nothing more then to perform tricks instead of fighting). Each of them has a special way to attack. This is probably the very first game that included special moves for the characters. And you know what? After you beat everybody you'll start all over again, only they'll get tougher!

I guess it's just too difficult to begin with. The game requires a lot of practice and a lot of nerves before it begins to get fun. You'll really need to slow the game down though, as otherwise you'll only be pressing the keys randomly, while getting kicked around. You get one key for punches ',' and one key for hits '0' (best on the numerical part of the keyboard) and the 8 directions in which to move. The one who ends up facing the ground is the looser (obviously). The one who scores two wins is the winner. In each country you'll get a different opponent. There are four to choose from (Japan, UAS, China and UK). You are Ryu and you can select the country where you'll fight.

That's right, this is the prequel to the famous Street Fighter II! There have been much better fighting games around at the time this one came out (International Karate springs to mind), but there was obviously something about this game. It is possible to start a two player game but there will be only one fight (between the two players) which will determine who will travel the globe to fight the computer controlled opponents.

As with most tournament fighting games once you have defeated the boss the game will reset and start from the beginning with a harder difficulty level. The goal is to become the greatest fighter in the world. The final boss in the game is Sagat, who is the second to the last boss in Street Fighter 2. Many of these characters, such as Adon, Gen, and Birdie, are later seen in the Street Fighter Alpha series.Īfter each country you will have the chance to get additional points in a little bonus round, a feature seen later in most Street Fighter games. Your goal is to travel to 5 countries (Japan, USA, England, China and Thailand) and beat 2 enemies at each of them.

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