When was Street Fighter: The Movie released for the PlayStation?
Street Fighter: The Movie was released in September 1995. The PlayStation sold out of its first shipment of the game within a single month of its North American release.
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Street Fighter: The Movie was released in September 1995. The PlayStation sold out of its first shipment of the game within a single month of its North American release.
Raúl Juliá was cast as M. Bison but died in October 1994 before recording his lines. His stunt double Darko Tuscan stepped in to fill the role for the video game.
The game was not a port of the arcade hit but a unique hybrid that used digitized video from the 1994 film to animate characters who moved with the mechanics of Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Critics labeled the result an abject embarrassment due to technical flaws like excessive slowdown and choppy animation.
Dee Jay played by Miguel A. Núñez Jr. and Blanka played by Kim Repia were characters from the film who had not appeared in the arcade version. Akuma played by Ernie Reyes Sr. appeared as a hidden character selectable only via a secret code.
Capcom announced an enhanced port of the game for the Sega 32X but the version was never released. The project was part of a broader effort to bring the Street Fighter: The Movie experience to home consoles but technical limitations made it difficult to deliver a polished product.
In October 2018 the game's Western publishing rights were acquired by Canadian production company Liquid Media Group. The game has been listed as one of the worst launch games for the PlayStation.