Swedish online casino content provider NetEnt is set to bring a classic arcade game to the slots universe thanks to a newly penned partnership with the creators of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.
NetEnt will release its Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Slot on May 21, 2020 and the game will join the supplier’s ever-growing range of branded titles.
Created by Capcom and launched in the early 1990s, Street Fighter II immediately became a huge success and shot to global popularity among arcade game aficionados.
Street Fighter II was truly the first one-on-one fighting game to offer players the opportunity to choose from a variety of characters, each sporting their own unique fighting styles. The game’s quintessential gameplay that gained it global fame was largely defined by the introduction of special move combinations.
To truly honor the original arcade game, NetEnt’s slot will feature Street Fighter II’s iconic characters – Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Guile, Chun-Li, Blanka, Zangief and Dhalsim – as well as boss fights with Vega, Saga, Balrog, and M. Bison wit his mysterious Psycho Power.
NetEnt will also harness the genre-defining graphics of Street Fighter II as well as its unique soundtrack and animations, in addition to its gameplay, in order to make sure that its online slot will be as true to the brand and the original arcade game as possible.
Proud to Be Working with an Iconic Franchise
Commenting on the new addition to their branded slots portfolio, NetEnt Director of Games Bryan Upton said that they strive to deliver content that raises the bar “in what is possible in gaming”, just like the Street Fighter franchise, and that they are “immensely proud” to be working with such an iconic franchise.
Mr. Upton went on that it is a dream come true for them to work on brands like Street Fighter and that their recent agreement to create a Street Fighter II slot really allows them to bring something new and innovative to the market that no one else can.
As mentioned above, NetEnt will drop its latest branded slot this coming May.
News about the rollout of the Street Fighter II slot arrive amid a flurry of announcements released by NetEnt these past few days. The company announced Tuesday that it would launch a Hell’s Kitchen game that will, too, join its library of branded content. The new online slot will incorporate the famous and very colorful catchphrases of Gordon Ramsey, one of the world’s most influential television chefs.
It was this week again when the Swedish online casino content creator unveiled its new Starburst PowerPots community jackpots product.
Source: NetEnt pulls off a special move with Street Fighter™II partnership
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