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for the

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. Created to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the ''

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'' series, ''Hyper Street Fighter II'' is a modified port of ''

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'' (1994) in which players can control any versions of the main characters from the five ''

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port was released shortly afterwards in limited quantities, turning it into the sixth arcade iteration; this version ran on the same

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hardware as its predecessor and was the final game released for the platform. Its North American home release in 2004 was as part of '' Street Fighter Anniversary Collection'', which also features '' Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike''; this collection was later ported to the

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in all regions. In 2022, ''Hyper Street Fighter II'' was released for

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, and PC as part of ''

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'' and also as part of ''

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''.

Gameplay

The opening sequence has been altered to use a modified version of the ''Super Street Fighter II'' intro, in which logos of the past five games appear flashing into the screen. The background music played during the player select screen was also reverted to the theme used in ''Super Street Fighter II''. Once the game is started, the player has to select the playing speed and will be asked to choose one of the five playing styles based on prior ''Street Fighter II'' iterations, which also affects the selectable roster. * "Normal" features the eight characters from the original ''Street Fighter II''. If both players choose this version of the game, mirror matches will not be allowed, as the original game did not support them, even lacking different character color palettes. * "Champ" ("Dash" in the Japanese version) is based on '' Street Fighter II: Champion Edition'' and adds the four Grand Masters as selectable fighters * "Turbo" is based on '' Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting''. * "Super" adds the four new challengers from ''

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''. * "Super T" ("Super X" in the Japanese version) is based on ''

'' and adds Akuma. This selection determines all the characteristics the chosen character originally had in the selected game, from the set of moves and animation frames, to its voice and portrait picture. This leads to a roster of 17 unique characters with a total 65 different character variations. The stages and endings are exactly the same as in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', although some of the stages restore background elements from the original ''Street Fighter II'' that were eliminated from subsequent installments, such as the breakable signs in Ryu's stage and palm tree in Sagat's stage. In the home versions of ''Hyper Street Fighter II'', the player can choose to play the game with the soundtracks from the

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or CPS-2 versions, as well as the remixed soundtrack previously featured in the

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versions of ''Super Street Fighter II'' and the

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version of ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo''. An edited version of '' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'' is also included as a bonus.

Notes

References

External links

Official website for the PS2 version

''Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition''
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Gameplay

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