Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers adds two new playable characters to the iconic Street Fighter 2 roster for the first time in over 2 decades... Evil Ryu and Violent Ken. To quickly recap the storyline significance of these characters: The "evil" version of Ryu has succumbed to the Satsui no Hado and is now obsessed with fighting in order to prove he is the strongest. His former honorable self has been purged, allowing him to enjoy absolute power and embrace an unquenchable bloodthirst for battle.

Violent Ken is the result of M. Bison kidnapping and brainwashing Ken, enhancing his abilities with Psycho Power and twisting his brotherly rivalry with Ryu into hatred. Violent Ken is more ruthless, aggressive, and fearless with moves that feature purple flames instead of his signature fire.
 
FUN FACT: Violent Ken's only other playable appearance prior to Ultra Street Fighter II: The New Challengers was in SNK Vs. Capcom: Chaos.
  

 
Ultra Street Fighter 2 features two main graphics options. Players can choose to display the 2008-style UDON redrawn sprites and backgrounds or the original pixel versions (which will include a border onscreen - pictured above). Ultra Street Fighter 2 on Switch will be playable with 2-players in "TV Mode" and "Table Mode", while "Portable Mode" will be single-player only. In addition, a 2-VS-1 "Dynamic Battle" mode is also featured in the game.


Arcade Mode features a "Standby Function" allowing you to accept challengers at any time. The game supports Local battles, enabling you wirelessly fight other players near your location. For online battles, "Player Points (PP)" and "Battle Points (BP)" are awarded for victories in Ranked Match. Ranked Match allows players to check their rank based on points and search for other players using various options and conditions. Casual Match does not award or deduct points. Different types of Ranked Match options, include: Quick Match, Custom Match, Create Match and Friend Match.
   

  
Ultra Street Fighter 2 includes a bonus mode called "The Way of Hado". In this mode, players equip the Nintendo Switch Joycons and use motion controls to have Ryu throw Hadoukens, Shoryukens and Hurricane Kicks at incoming Shadaloo soldiers. While it looks mildly entertaining for a few minutes, it looks to be mostly a "novelty" type mode aimed to attract (very) casual players.


Color Edit Mode also makes its way to the game, allowing players to customize SF2's iconic fighters with the system's touchscreen. Players can save up to 10 custom colors per character and use them in Arcade, Versus, and Online battles. Also announced is a Gallery mode featuring "over 1400" illustrations from the artbook SF20: The Art of Street Fighter (in 250 dpi resolution). Ultra Street Fighter 2 released on May 26th, 2017 worldwide for $40 USD.
 

Page Updated: May 15th, 2023 Developer(s): Capcom Publisher(s): Capcom Artwork by: UDON Comics  (redrawn sprites),  Bengus  (poster art) Platform(s): Nintendo Switch Release Date(s): May 26th, 2017 Characters:  Ryu, Evil Ryu, Ken, Violent Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Dhalsim, Blanka, Zangief, E.Honda, Balrog, Vega, Sagat, Bison, Cammy, Fei Long, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Akuma, Shin Akuma Featured Video:   Related Games: Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix, Super SF2 Turbo, Super SF22T Revival, Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, SF2 Champion Edition, SF2 Turbo, Super SF2, SF3: New Generation, SF3: 2nd Impact, SF3: 3rd Strike, SF3: 3rd Strike Online Edition, Street Fighter 4, Super SF4, Super SF4: 3D Edition, Super SF4: Arcade Edition, Ultra SF4, Street Fighter V, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, SFA3 Upper, SFA3 Max, SFA Anthology, SF: Anniversary Collection, Street Fighter EX, SFEX2, SFEX3, SF The Movie, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, SPF2T HD Remix, Pocket Fighter , SNK Vs. Capcom: Chaos     Gameplay Engine    Story / Theme    Overall Graphics    Animation    Music / Sound Effects    Innovation    Art Direction    Customization     Options / Extras     Intro / Presentation     Replayability / Fun     "Ouch" Factor     Characters     BOTTOM LINE          First Impression: My first impression was... is this necessary? I know Capcom wanted to simplify the name and all... but let's call this game what it really is, shall we? Say it with me. ULTRA Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix: The Final Challengers - Switch Edition. Awesome. I guess.  It would seem Ultra SF2 will be a good "test run" for how fighting games are handled on the Nintendo Switch. I couldn't think of a more fundamental, appropriate game for such a task, actually. Super Turbo is an iconic classic, but many would argue that the engine is a bit "played out" after 23+ years. (Certain hardcore folks would retort such a suggestion, but that's besides the point.) Two new "shoto-clones" for a 10-year-old remake of a 1994 game isn't going to be an insta-buy for non-hardcore Super Turbo players. Especially not for the full price of $40. Wow. Not to mention, this is a Street Fighter game on a new Nintendo console... potentially requiring you to buy a new fightstick or fightpad? (Are we at $400 yet?) That's quite an investment, to drive a very old fighting game engine. But certain people do enjoy classic cars, I suppose? Whether or not Ultra SF2 looks like it's going to float your boat, it'll be "interesting" seeing the Nintendo Switch's fighting game capabilities, and what types of new modes and options will appear in Ultra Street Fighter 2. ~TFG Webmaster | @Fighters_Gen      Click Here for all character Artwork! Click Here for all Poster artwork / etc! Click Here for all screenshots! FOLLOW    ON:                             TFG NEWS CHARACTERS GAMES