Shoryuken

Street Fighter
Logo utilized in the Street Fighter IV games.
Genres	Fighting game
Developers	Capcom
Publishers	Capcom
Creators	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto
Platforms	Arcade, various home systems
Platform of origin	Arcade
First release	Street Fighter August 30, 1987
Latest release	Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition January 16, 2018
Spin-offs	Street Fighter EX series, crossover games, animated and live-action films and animated series, stage show, traditional games, manga, and comics

Street Fighter (ストリートファイター, Sutorīto Faitā), commonly abbreviated as SF or スト (Suto), is a fighting video game franchise developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987. Since then, five other main series games, as well as various spin-offs and crossovers, have been released. Street Fighter II is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre. The game's playable characters originate from different countries around the world, each with a unique fighting style.

The franchise has sold 40 million software units and over 500,000 arcade hardware units. It is one of the highest-grossing video game franchises, with Street Fighter II estimated to have grossed over $10 billion in revenue.Street Fighter remained Capcom's second biggest franchise behind Resident Evil as of 2014, and is currently Capcom's third best-selling software franchise behind Resident Evil and Monster Hunter.

Street Fighter, designed by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, made its debut in arcades, in 1987. In this game, the player takes control of martial artist Ryu, who competes in a worldwide martial arts tournament, spanning five countries and 10 opponents. A second player can join in at any time and take control of Ryu's American rival, Ken.

The player can perform three types of punch and kick attacks, each varying in speed and strength, and three special attacks: the Hadouken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku. These are performed by executing special button combinations with the controls.