"The most underrated SF in history, is one of the best fighting games I have ever played."

Most people don't even know this game exists. In fact, most people don't even know that there are Street Fighters out for the PC. Frankly, I didn't even know! But a friend of mine had it, and said he didn't want. I was amazed! My luck has went up! YAY! Because, although now I am interested in the series, I missed out on a lot of SF. I have so far played SF2 and a demo of SFA3. When I heard that there were PC versions of many of them, I wanted to find them. But alas, my wallet was empty. So I missed out on a lot of oppurtunities. But when I got my paws on this thing, you don't know how happy I was. After an hour of trying to un-.rar it, I finally got it working! YAY! There was only ONE mode. How disappointing. I chose Balrog, who had been the boss I had wanted to play as for a long time. My first opponent was Blanka. I died and went on 2-player, where I learned the keyboard controls. Then I go hooked. I played 9 hours straight. I'll tell you why.



Graphics 10/10
Some of the characters look a little odd and un-detailed, but the backrounds are dripping with color and actvity. Special effects are nothing short of spectacular. I loved them, and that says a lot from someone who has played Soul Calibur to death. The animation is arcade-perfect I guess, but I have never played it. A big complaint from a lot of people has been the speed of the game. If you think it is too slow, go to options and turn it up a few notches. I like it on three though.


Sound/Music ?????
Um, the music doesn't seem too be working on this thing. Maybe it is because my speakers were broke when I got this. But you tell me what they sound like. I am clueless.


Controls 10/10
I use the keyboard. It really isn't that bad when you get used to it. And t sures helps that the game responds INSTANTLY to your commands. But trying to play on speed 10 well....you get the picture. :D I think the keyboard isn't too bad, but I do have trouble doing Fei Long's full Rekka Ken and Sagat's Tiger Knee. But you can configure the keyboard to mimic a controller!


Gameplay 10/10
Ohhhh, this game is fun. You pick a cast of 16 characters, each who is unique, and then battle your way to M.Bison to see your character's ending. Along the way, you also can do three very cool bonus stages, and make incredible high scores. Each character has strengths and weaknesses, and against certain caracters too. This game is also fun in two-player.


Replay Value 9/10
A shame there aren't more modes, but gameplay increases replay value for sure. And this game has great gameplay! I am trying to beat the game with everyone, and see every ending. Chun-Li has two endings, and you get to pick. They should have done that to more characters. If the difficulty level is too low, they ask you to try it on a harder difficulty. When you do succeed, you get to see the character's story unfold in beautiflul scenes of art. This will inspire you to beat the game with everyone!


Overall 20/10
God, I love this game...you will have trouble finding it, but if you do buy it immediately!! It is worth it!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/17/00, Updated 04/17/00