It's easy to appreciate
Zen Pinball Street Fighter II Tribute's treatment of Capcom's venerable fighting classic. The art on the table is fantastic, albeit way too busy. Simultaneously having great visuals and cluttering the entire table with them is kind of an unwritten law for pinball tables, so it's a great approach. Just like in
Zen Pinball, there are some crazy special effects that aren't quite real enough to belong on a real pinball table. However, it's perfectly fine when it's as believable as this. Watching the Blanka statue pulse with electricity never gets old. In addition, the dot matrix displays authentic
Street Fighter II character animations. Watching Bison taunt you is no less infuriating when he looks like he's part of a Lite Brite display.
The audio is also fantastic, partly because some of it is really cheesy. The developers have made use of some sounds from Street Fighter II, but all of the music was re-recorded for the table. You'll hear Dhalsim shout "Yoga!" when a ball is saved, and you'll hear a re-recorded version of the Game Over screen music when you lose a ball. This kind of goofy sound design is implemented in the majority of pinball tables that are based on licensed properties. Because of that, this release has a wonderfully nostalgic feel to it.