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Physical Moves
Street Fighter II

Physical Moves

Master every punch and kick in Street Fighter II! This guide details all physical moves, including button inputs for SNES and Genesis, to enhance your combat strategy and dominate your opponents.

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Master every punch and kick in Street Fighter II! This guide details all physical moves, including button inputs for SNES and Genesis, to enhance your combat strategy and dominate your opponents.

This guide details the physical moves available in Street Fighter II, including button inputs for both SNES and Genesis consoles.

Move NameDescriptionSNES DefaultGENS Default
Forward KnuckleA straight forward punch that changes to an uppercut when touching your opponent. Press the middle punch button while either standing or moving. It also acts mostly the same when crouching.X or X + > or < + XY or Y + > or < + Y
Forward Slug PunchPounds an opponent using a painful straight-forward slug, while within touching distance. Otherwise the animation varies slightly. Simply press high punch while moving or standing.L or L + > or < + LZ or Z + > or < + Z
Crouching UppercutHold Down and press the high punch button to pull an uppercut punch from below.v + Lv + Z
Quick KicksKick rapidly by tapping low kick, but doesn't deal much damage. When touching your opponent, the animation will change to a heel stomp.B (Repeat B Rapidly)A (Repeat A Rapidly)
Swinging Break Dance KickCammy will crouch to pull a forceful kick in the gut with both legs, but changes to an upward kick towards the face if touching the opponent, shortening attack range. Simply press the high kick button while walking or standing.R or R + > or < + RC or C + > or < + C
Crouching Kick BarrageSame as Quick Kicks, just while holding Down and tapping the low kick button rapidly. Once again, it does little damage, but still useful.v + B (Repeat B Rapidly)v + A (Repeat A Rapidly)
Crouching Sweep KickHold Down and press the high kick button to pull a break dance-style sweep kick while crouching.v + Rv + C
Mid-Air Split-KickPress either the high or middle kick buttons to perform a split kick in mid-air. The collision region is awkward, but it works.^ + A (Mid-Air)^ + B (Mid-Air)
Reverse Heel KickPress the middle kick button while moving left or right to swing a leg towards the opponent.< + A or > + A< + B or > + B
Crouching KickSimply kick forward while crouching with the middle kick button. The animation is different, but acts the same as Quick Kicks, just slower and stronger.v + Av + B
Forward Mid-Air KickPress the high kick button while moving left or right in mid-air.> + R or < + R (Mid-Air)> + C or < + C (Mid-Air)

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