ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2 REVIEW - Happy Console Gamer

[@natemo82]

I prefer Pacifist Ken and Nice-Guy Ryu.

[@RyutaaKuzunoha]

I heard they will make Midly Annoyed Ken and Sexually Frustrated Ryu my dad work at Capcom.

[@natemo82]

Ryutaa Kuzunoha Ryu goes around punching things out of frustration while Ken sits there looking mildly annoyed about it.

[@Ai-fj1dc]

natemo82 you killed me hahaha

[@StormTwip]

natemo82 Pacifist Ken 😂made my fucking day

[@MarkMcDaniel]

Doesn't work in a fighting game. You're not clever, you are just annoying.

[@Muryohken]

-new music -dramatic battle mode -evil Ken and evil Ryu have their own endings -color edit -way of the hado mini game -múltiple control options -gallery -option to switch between old sprites AND backgrounds -portable -complete game. Worth $40 Incomplete Fighter 5 still has missing arcade mode and was sold for 60 at launch.

[@IaconDawnshire]

Name is not long enough! Should have called it Super Ultra Street Fighter II Hyper Turbo Championship Edition HD Remix

[@mattnova18]

Iacon Dawnshire and add "switch edition" to that and you're golden

[@SaigaTenshi]

Iacon Dawnshire is "definitive edition" still a thing?

[@KizulEmeraldfire]

Ultra Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix X: The New Final Hyper Grand Master Challengers, Championship Fighting Edition There, I think I managed to combine the titles of all of the different versions of Street Fighter II that have ever come out.

[@Skull_E_Duggery]

Kizul Emeraldfire "fighting edition" kills me 😂

[@fomortiis3266]

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series!

[@MrDmoney156]

"so welcome back to another episooode"

[@Zero-di9mz]

More like episooooooooud

[@ratfart1986]

MrDmoney156 How can we be welcomed back to an episode that we've never watched? I'm certain that it requires a satanic ritual... just not sure which one.

[@MrDmoney156]

Rat Fart maybe we've been crused under a groundhog's day spell

[@ratfart1986]

MrDmoney156 It's possible. We're definitely in the midst of evil energy and terrible vibrations. I should probably wear a cross and enthusiastically worship Bill Murray.

[@MrDmoney156]

Rat Fart lol

[@theregects]

I really liked the review and your positive attitude and energy. Made my day

[@tremerin1]

It's so satisfying that you pronounce 'Ryu' properly lol

[@ratfart1986]

Skapaçat And absolutely amazing considering the fact that he butchers damn near every Japanese word.

[@DougyFreshGames]

All these companies do is dump old games onto Nintendo systems, they don't want to take the risk with new games.

[@jamiehake5482]

MajesticBones yeah every game for all 3 are just rehashes of other games , its all just about what you enjoy playing .

[@cyrfung]

I'm giving them benefit of the doubt that they wanted to see how well the console sells before making original games. If they keep doing this next year I would be very disappointed.

[@Novakdjokovic517]

DryBoneJones so true

[@nickolasecker9596]

HCG, have you checked out the Pc engine version of Champion Edition?

[@dcrediah]

I have to get this for the sole purpose of bringing it to work for break to school co workers 😂

[@DacioNerdTV]

You should do a video on how you make the happy console gamer videos. I would personally love to see the behind the scenes of the series on how you shoot the vids and what you use to edit your videos.

[@jmarx3943]

Out of curiosity, who did/does everyone main? I was a honda guy, occasionally going to vega (claw).

[@KiddDaPhoenix]

J Marx Chun-Li of course! ¤^_^¤

[@Moonlite_17]

Dee Jay!!

[@bandit24k]

i used to main ryu but now my main is ken

[@JBalmoreS]

Ryu and Chun-Li but now and again if I get bored I tend to play as Cammy.

[@bandawin18]

Akuma and occasionally Balrog

[@SuperBuu85]

My first Street Fighter was Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition on the SEGA Genesis, it was a birthday present from my grandparents and for that reason it will always be special to me, but this version looks interesting enough that I'll probably pick it up some time in the near future.

[@The_Laser_Channel]

so in the background of the Chun-Li stage, there is a guy "choking the chicken"....has he always been choking the chicken in the background of SFII or is it something I just now noticed....

[@MarceloEid]

so is it ok playing with the joycons ? Do I need a pro controller ?

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

The Pro controller is the best option for me persoanlly

[@AltairEgo1]

Much as I like Hyper Fighting, Champion Edition and Super Turbo, this is my favorite version. Unlike most I do enjoy the hand drawn art, the smooth inputs and getting E. Ryu Violent Ken and Shin Akuma. Plus you don't need to use that ridiculously hard and tedius cheat to unlock Akuma.

[@adamphillip5305]

What was so boring at the theatre that you had to get SFII out?

[@LegionOfWorldWarriors]

Answer Adam Phillip! You are so rude, HappyConsoleGamer!

[@CopiumNG]

where did u get the physical copy

[@xxxxkanexx5761]

Are you going to be doing a review on Disgaea 5 Complete? Just curious cause I really look forward to your opinions on games..

[@xanderac]

one thing worth mentioning for sure is that this was hd remix was around a $15 game here in Canada and for some reason the switch version had a full retail price tag on it which I don't feel is justified for the small bit they added in

[@UttRConcrete]

I hope they port Alpha or Darkstalker games to switch.

[@Ai-fj1dc]

UttR Concrete better : release Alpha 4 and Darkstalkers 4

[@Sanodi21]

Good seeing other people pointing out that Violent Ken isn't new and remember him from SvC Chaos. Also, the reason he had that warp was because his jump back then was absolutely terrible IIRC.

[@GameplayandTalk]

I like the greater amount of options with this version. I remember not being able to turn off the updated character visuals in the original HD Remix and always thought that was pretty annoying. It's nice that this Switch version gives you more control in that regard.

[@avalond1193]

I know you can switch ( no pun intended) to the original soundtrack but what about the superior arranged 3do version?

[@apocalypticnation6905]

what time does it release in america?

[@BigBearTheBear]

I can't wait to get mine on friday and i love this street fighter more then any other and my other fave is alpha street fighter games. nice video bro bro

[@doubleg392]

Been thinking of picking this game up just to have a fighter for the Switch. I have One of the versions of this game on my Genesis but getting this upgrade seems like it would be a fun time .

[@martinhughes8315]

There’s a short answer to this question I know but got the 30th Anniversary one, is there any need for getting Ultra SFII now?

[@Languagestudy4]

Yes, that is the best way to play SF2

[@OxKing]

It isn't just a HDRemix Port. It gots a lot of things reworked. Check out the Digital Foundry comparison.

[@RetroDeath]

I've played Street Fighter 2 ever since it came out day one, played the game to death with my older brothers. But we always had Street Fighter 2 Turbo, I never had any of the extensions, so for me, it's like this game has SEVEN new characters and that alone is a great reason for me to pick it up already. Plus, I'm gonna have so much fun with that colour editor and online matches!

[@frostynukacola]

It's pretty fucked up they slapped a $40 price tag on this game. Should be $20 for the physical, $10 to $15 for digital.

[@BigBen_64]

Dick Balus Nintendo had a policy that says they can't charge different prices for digital and physical versions of the same game because that would be favoring specific consumers

[@noiryork]

Jake Meadors And this is why Nintendo's online service continues to be a joke.

[@NeoDeity]

Kitsch Blues What?? Nintendo has the *best* online service of any console competitor company. Free on 3DS and 20$ a year for Nintendo Switch. Plus you only have to pay 20$ in 2018 next year. What are you on about??

[@sonickid1548]

FierceDeityLinkMask ok or free on PC but whatever.

[@sonickid1548]

FierceDeityLinkMask I play games on my PC just like a console could how does that make anything different? Not once did I shit on another platform and ofc you have to pay for internet it's quite standard these days. I'm not going to insult you cause I have no reason too and there's nothing wrong with liking sonic. I could explain why I prefer PC but I'm sure you know why. Judging your pfp I'm sure you like Nintendo, and the switch is a good console because it's innovative but I have no need for it and I don't agree with the paid online. Just saying play on whatever you like because not all PC players are into the "master race" bashing.

[@victorvelazquez681]

How do I play in classic mode?

[@stormyandcold]

That "Way of the Hado" training screen...SF4 sniff sniff.

[@AdrenLnFueledScholar]

Your review was the most intriguing and helpful! Thank you!

[@gusmagana4703]

Great vid review. Do you use box protectors for your boxed games?

[@omarlopes5762]

I'm going to have to copy this game for my Switch looks amazing

[@TBelly]

I'm excited that your reviewing this game. It's one of my faves also.

[@tompato1592]

Is it worth 40 bucks if your new to the franchise? The price tag as of now is the only thing barring me from getting it.

[@justjasonbeardenjokes]

+HappyConsoleGamer I read several times on other sites and watched other videos that say the HD graphics on Ultra II aren't the original HD Remix graphics. That they were redone from the ground up again, and better looking than the original HD Remix graphics? Would you say that was true?

[@danhart31]

Do you think your score/rating of the game would change if the online mode was available?

[@Mandarin2099]

I'd consider this product if Capcom gave the option to choose between Sirlin-remix mechanics and classic ST mechanics but it's nice they gave the option of using OG skins and stages. Maybe this will happen in an update. Thanks for the review.

[@cybertrongaming4007]

i always been a big street fighter fan great review I'm looking forward to this game thinks and god bless :-)

[@DijaVlogsGames]

How well did it work with the terrible D-Pads on the Joycons and the Pro Controller?

[@pika_pika_pika]

I burst out laughing at the name Blanken, good one :D

[@BradleyBlake84]

I''ll be getting the anniversary collection next week. Is this worth picking up in addition to that?

[@Rayofficial13565]

I assume you were using the joycons? How well did it work with just the analog stick?

[@pedrosvlog1183]

10 out of 10 for me , still the greatest fighting game of all time, also the 2008 version didnt have an option for classic backrounds.

[@skippychurch2965]

introducing violent ken and evil ryu. DLC will include naughty Guile and disgruntled Sagat. WTF

[@Resvrgam]

$40 USD for a decade old remake with some crappy add-ons is an insult to consumers. I hope this bombs and sends a message to Crapcom. SFV has been a total let down as well. How are the decision makers at that company still employed?!

[@lucasgreene1094]

Resvrgam A decade old? The game is a quarter of a century old. It came out in 1991...

[@Resvrgam]

Lucas Greene It's HD Remix, which came out in 2008. One could argue that it's Super Street Fighter II Turbo (which came out in 1994) but the HD graphics version is 100% HD Remix from 2008.

[@pinoi78]

I'm buying it...haven't purchased a Street Fighter game since 1992.

[@shaneoid361]

SF Alpha 3 needs to be brought to modern consoles, that game was epic!

[@farazhuq5568]

Shaneoid Yeah i know right I wonder why people hardly talk about it. It's my go-to sf to this day.

[@UnrealTournament420]

Guys it’s coming, finally!! On ps4 and crapbox! 30th anniversary edition 🙏

[@Maxx_XIII]

There should have been a reverse-Buddy Battle mode where you fought on your own against two opponents. I'd definitely be attempting to fight the team of Evil Ryu and Violent Ken with a difficulty as hard as I could manage.

[@eckomind]

Great review! I subbed. :D

[@just_a_saeu88]

I can't wait to pick up my copy tomorrow xD I love 2D fighting games especially Street Fighter!!! I got put off with the new SF games because they look too 3D and Ken looked deranged ahahah

[@ns2joel]

Getting my Switch this week and definitely getting this game. I played the original arcade version when I was a kid and took a hiatus from gaming for many years, can't wait.

[@douge_fresh6603]

Ok so it’s been almost a year since the release, is there gonna be a price drop? I can’t find this game for less than the $40 retail price

[@Sannidor]

I hate HD sprites of SF characters. Akira 'Akiman' Yasuda art was what made the golden age of Capcom fighting games so great.

[@Workerlaman]

Exactly!

[@samuelrainville6381]

Agree, Those HD sprite are Horrible. I couldn't play it on ps3 because of that.

[@cyrfung]

Samuel Rainville I haven't opened it for years but couldn't you choose the graphics style?

[@Sannidor]

To be honest, Blazblu is just a tiny step over Guilty Gear and not everyone including me enjoys detail overload, so - no, not really. Recent GG has cell shading style done well but as I mentioned, well animated sprites have unique charm which was totally lost with 3D of SF4 and SF5. I remember being intrigued by "ink" trailer of SF4 when it was announced but the game did not have it's own visual identity, even with interesting PC filters and fan mods.

[@SageOwl]

Looks like mobile game trash.

[@Blackflame24]

I just downloaded it a week ago and I love it. The new characters, the artwork, and the music plays great. I give it an 8 out of 10. My gripes are the price, Way of the Hado mode is absolute steamy garbage, and my favorite character, Sagat, actually sounds worse in the new sounds. So I switch to Classic mode to play as him. The rebalance has been done very well. Much easier to do Super Combos and whatnot. People griping about the hitboxes and the new graphics messing up frame data are competitive players looking to bitch. Nothing wrong with that at all

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

I love USF2. I play online on it all the time on my Switch. If you have USF2, then you don't need the previous versions of Street Fighter 2.

[@77jamess]

But I need to smash up a car still every now and then.

[@blinkshadown]

thanks for the honest review!

[@williamthomas5778]

The graphics are wonderful and it plays just as great. So if you are hating on this version but love the classic version somethings wrong then they're basically identical just the graphics really have an upgraded but I love the game

[@engdragon83]

Damn you got a beard man, sorry not watched your vids in a while. Great review fair score I think

[@Ddarke11]

So disappointing not to see smoother animations.

[@Rayofficial13565]

I wonder if SF2 gameplay would be strange with additional frames added after the fact. I'd really like to see SF3, though.

[@MrXabungle]

JakeHarvey it would affect gameplay big time.

[@YearOfTheSwagon]

This isn't BlazBlue this is Street Fighter. "So disappointed vinegar doesn't taste like Coca Cola" is what your comment equates.

[@Ddarke11]

I'm not sure how it would affect the gameplay, neither does anyone here, but I'd be willing to at least try it out. And it's just baffling in it's stupidity to think, as at least one here implies, that SF is somehow defined by it's now antiquated, shitty frame rates.

[@Rayofficial13565]

My guess is that if you only added frames but changed nothing else, the game would be difficult to play because things would happen in the game logic in accordance with the original key frames and not the new ones, confusing the player into making later or earlier control inputs. Things would look like they should work but wouldn't work. You would have to learn (subconsciously or otherwise) which added frames alias to the original key frame, and it might not ever feel right.

[@YTC1234]

Now wait wasn’t violent Ken in SF the animated movie?

[@jettcord6834]

Why is the moving rate so choppy? It doesn't seem smooth at all.

[@Tokyodriving]

Cool but the Switch needs something more.

[@domdon950]

TokyoDriving that something is ARMS...

[@domdon950]

Well from what is announced WHAT feels like something that sells Switch to you (besides concept) For me it was concept and the promise of games to come... Otherwise I'd just be like DoA....

[@RobinHoodFox74]

TokyoDriving did you see the ARMS direct? That game is shaping up to be quite something! I'm personally super hyped as a fighting game fan for that!! I'll pick up Street Fighter as well just because I'm a huge SFII fan, and it'll be sweet to play an arcade perfect version of it on the go and online on the Switch. But yeah, check out that ARMS direct if you haven't already

[@RobinHoodFox74]

Karl Selev did you see the ARMS direct?

[@millieman76]

Karl Selev Dont sleep on ARMS, dont. Unless youre waiting for some CoD title, you might as well look away.

[@TheGebs24]

I'm so looking forward to this!

[@xolrak]

Can you use the personalized colors in classic style?

[@pulseofme4949]

Soruraku Thirdteen yes

[@xolrak]

Devil Driver92 excelent!

[@metalgrinch]

Street Fighter games for me ended with SFIII Third Strike. Everything after that changed things up too much and played crappy. I'd like to play this but don't have a Switch.

[@jamiehake5482]

metalgrinch I remember waiting in line at 7 11 to get my turn , I can't wait to play online.

[@anarchysoftworks4592]

thank you for being so happy

[@SergeJeanArminass]

Omg wtf Blanken... my friend did the same thing back in the CvS2 days.

[@Michirin9801]

The HD Graphics are fine, but I'll never pick them over the gorgeous pixel art of the original...

[@Jocaju3]

$40 for Ultra Street Fighter 2, $50 for a Bomberman game, are people insane?

[@NewGabeOrder]

This edition is nice, but the lack of 3-player Buddy Battle and Edition Select menus are what throws me off.

[@FiercedeityBrad]

This is not just a direct port of HD remix, it has been tweaked in gameplay. It sounds like just a port the way you're talking about it.

[@madfinntech]

Oh, it has an arcade mode! Why can't we have that in Street Fighter V?

[@Lampolo9000]

can you play 2p on portable mode?

[@Robertkopp84]

HD remix has broken combos in classic mode. This version should be the definitive not broken version of Super Turbo. Akuma as an example had never hurt boxes while attacking, you could not hurt him while he was in action. Vega has had a 99.99999% walldive mixup. He is banned in japanese tournaments since 1993. Honda had a stun lock combo wich you can not escape. Any SF2 game also has for some reason random extra damage and random stun values. You can dizzy someone with the first low punch.

[@AltairEgo1]

I prefer this one as inputs for special moves are way more responsive.

[@robertdanker6193]

John any plans for a let's play in this game vs Rob Man??

[@gabriellecomeau2338]

they re drew the sprites but they didn't make more animation frames ,so the back ground is still a slide show that loke kinda dated on a "new system".

[@huejass79]

Since when was Akuma a playable character in Street Fighter 2? I admit I haven't played this game for a while, but I don't remember him being playable in any version. Just seems weird that all the attention is on Evil Ryu and Violent Ken as added characters.

[@Nukenin12]

How bout 30 bux? is it worth 30bux? amazon messed up and compensated me. gotta wait on monday though :/

[@cybertrongaming4007]

I'm looking forward to playing as violent ken.

[@RickxDogg]

MAKE IT HAPPEN JOHNNY. Try to get rob to come over for E3 so you guys can live stream it together. Would love to see your guy's reactions. Something tells me this year will be special. Like this comment so Johnny can see.

[@mareo187]

i don't know why they bring back the buddy battle mode in the latest street fighters like 4 and 5. I miss the alpha series because it way better than 4 and 5. 4 and 5 barely from innovatived from 3 they just the looks to 3d and add 2 to 3 ultras for each character and one special. I knew 5 was going to be crap too when gave the ps4 owners the beta and we figure out how this game that game is going to be. Alpha had alot of stuff from the cools for the characters, the biggest rosters comparable to Tekken, a upgrade system which you can upgrade your character with certain stuff and a buddy brawl mode.

[@bossdula]

I'm honestly excited that this game exists because I want to play violent Ken hardcore

[@Jordzyi1]

Hi respect this guy coz his a console player thank you sir

[@SakuraAvalon]

The animations for the background people look smoother in Classic graphics.

[@Horzzo]

I am always leery of games being redone into straight cartoon-like graphics but this really looks great. I might have to break down and finally get a Switch.. if I can find one.

[@nopenop1495]

I feel like given the "Sheng-Long" rumor from the 90's the extra character should've been Master Gouken instead of Violent Ken.

[@UttRConcrete]

I think it's a timed exclusive, PS4/Xbox will come.

[@jacobbelyea7945]

UttR Concrete No, it's a permanent exclusive for the Switch.

[@Paul-iz1fy]

Jacob Belyea capcom said if it sells well on the switch they are porting it to the other consoles. at least that is what I heard

[@AltairEgo1]

Well this aged badly

[@TBelly]

7/10 is fair. That's what I give NBA Playgrounds and I can't put that game down. Great review Johnny and thank you.

[@N64xKING]

"Remember, when Street Fighter V came out, we didnt get a 1-player mode." Yes you did. Yes you did. YES YOU DID! Multiple different 1-player modes, in fact.

[@FNA4E]

Let's be honest: These aren't the final challengers.

[@JoeCobragaming]

great review bro.

[@moonraven6145]

Isn't Violent Ken abit redundant a name? why not Psycho Ken?

[@SUP3RSPOT]

dude you need to fix how your SNES games are stacked. youre going to crush them. that being said. great review!

[@DamaramuHQ]

I absolutely could not stand the Udon artwork for this game. They somehow made the animations worse. If you go back and look at the leaked artwork prior to the release of the original HD Remix, you'll see that the artists Udon hired were not animators and were having a difficult time with maintaining consistency.

[@jellyboy123]

awesome game. I got it but i wish capcom made few extra characters.

[@arcadeutopia3035]

Definitely getting excited about the switch but I am holding off until there are way more games lol

[@EvanTomiko]

I don't think Evil Ryu and Violent Ken are new.