Amiga Computing - Commodore Is Awesome

SYSTEM
review
PUBLISHER
US Gold
DEVELOPER
In-house
PRICE
TBA
DISKS
6
HD INSTALL
Yes
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Super Street Fighter allows you to put a
very able combination of moves
together. Each character has a good
range of kicks, punches and special
moves.
Dhalism - the .ttretchy limbs of Dhalism
allows you to attack your opponent
and keep out of their reach.
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1ollowing hot on the heels of all the
hype surrounding the film, the latest
addition to the Street Fighter titles is
finally here for the Amiga. Called Super
Street Fighter 2, it features four new
players each with an additional setting. Now you
will also find Carrimy (played in the film by Kylie
Minogue), Dee Jay, Fei Long and I Hawk, plus all
the old familiar ones. They have also been
Improved with extra moves and new touches,
However, the first thing that strikes you when
you load up the game is how dated it all looks. A
few years ago this would hove been quite
acceptable but now after Mortal Kombat 2 and
Shadow Fighter have passed. it does look its oge.
And a very amateur Introductory animation is
quite laughable. But the gameplay is what counts
and this, fortunately, works well.
You can either play against the computer,
choosing the level of difficulty, OT a human opponent
chosen from a number of characters. Each
has their own set of
special moves
which are surprisingly
easy to
execute. The
moves can be
put together
to perform a
number of 'hit
combos' and
each charac-
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opponents at bay
.
Chun U - despite being one of the
smaller fighters. this works to her advantage
as she can move quicker than
say, Zangief.
E Honda - uses his sumo size to launch
his powerful weight against his rivals
Why did they
leave this
appalling intro in?
ter is different enough to
provide varied gameplay.
E Honda. for
example. is a large
character who relies
on his bulk, whereas
Cammy is small but
agile and has lightening
fast reactions.
The game can also
be dramatically altered
by changing the speed
you play at, The Turbo
option can be turned up to high which sp
everything up - including the music - and m
you have to think fast and move quickly to Qv
the blows from other players.
What is particularly nice about this game
that it supports a joypad. This works a lot be.
than using the one-button joystick as you get
You can pull oft a satisfying
range of moves
Black borders become
irritating after a while