Ladies and gentleman, please welcome back some of your famous childhood heroes! We are positive that there is not a person in the world who did not hear about Ryu and Ken or Chun Li and Blanka. Yes, we are talking about Street Fighter II, one of the most popular video games in the previous century. NetEnt decided to dedicate one of their latest releases to the iconic arcade. Instead of losing coins while trying to reach M. Bison, you will be able to win plenty of money along the way, up to 7,000x the bet. Beat the Boss feature will allow you to battle against villains and win prizes, but you will also have bonuses like Car Smash, Wild Combo and Insert Coin.
To start playing the 2020 release, you first need to select your fighter. As you visit different countries and different fighting spots, you will be spinning the reels of the 5x5 video slot that offers Cluster Pays. Land four or more matching icons into a horizontally or vertically connected cluster and you will win payouts. Winning clusters will disappear and new icons will land on the reels. Bet from $0.20 to $100 per spin. Every win with the Victory or Defeat icons of the selected hero will take off the energy of your opponent, while every win with the icons from your opponent will take away your energy.
The original game from the ’90s will really come to life, thanks to the visuals and the soundtrack that are completely the same as in the arcade. The plane will take the selected hero to the countries of their opponents, and you will once again see Dhalsim, Honda, Ryu, Guile, Zangief, Chun Li, Blanka, and Ken. The bosses here are the villains from the original video game, and now they are stronger than ever. Before you reach M. Bison, you will have to go through Balrog, Vega, and Sagat. Icons can appear normal and as 2x2 symbols.
Every win with Victory and Defeat icons from the selected hero will fill your Wild Gauge, which is located next to your hero. Seven points are what you need for the Gauge to be filled, and once that happens, your hero performs a Wild Combo. Every character has a different Wild Combo that is performed. If you are defeated in the initial battle, you move to the Car Smash Bonus, where you and smash the car for an instant prize. Once you are defeated, you can select a new hero.
If you win in your initial battle, you move to the Beat the Boss feature, where you fight against the villains. Once again you collect points and try to defeat all the bosses, like Balrog, where all wins are subject to a 2x multiplier, Vega (3x win multiplier and Sagat (4x win multiplier). The final battle against M. Bison comes with a 10x win multiplier. If you lose, you can try to gamble and come back into the fight for a certain price, using the Insert Coin feature.
Action junkies will be pleased with the variety of features on the offer, but there will be those who will say that the 2020 release is a bit complicated. Loads of extras give spinners more than enough opportunities for massive wins. Every hero offers a different Wild Combo and a different RTP, so it will be up to you to select the best possible character to win the game.
