Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

Champion Edition feature the following changes from the original World Warrior iteration of Street Fighter II . In addition to the standard eight fighters, the four Grand Masters ( Balrog , Vega , Sagat , and M. Bison ), the final set of opponents that the player face when fighting against the CPU, are now playable fighters and can be used when either, fighting the CPU or against another human player. The Grand Masters in Champion Edition are considerably toned down from the CPU-only iterations from World Warrior but remain relatively strong compared to the original eight.

The Grand Masters have a standard ending sequence after completing the single player mode which shows portraits of all four characters (with the character used by the player to clear the game on top), overlaid with scrolling text specific to the character while sinister-sounding music plays. Champion Edition is also the first game in the series to feature mirror matches - the ability to match-up any character against a clone version of themselves. g. a red dress for Chun-Li, blue skin for Blanka) and have a blue name tag under their life bar.

As a result, the single player mode now has the player facing against all 12 fighters, with the additional match being a mirror match. The player can also pick each character's standard or alternate scheme on their own volition, which is determined by which button is used when selecting the character at the player select screen. The techniques for the original eight were refined to adjust the game's overall balance, with Ryu's and Ken's fighting styles being further differentiated from each other starting with this entry. Graphical changes include different color palettes for the backgrounds of each fighter's stages, redrawn character portraits and revised ending visuals for some of the characters.

There is new background music for the staff roll sequence.