The Street Fighter EX fighting system uses fighting systems of the Street Fighter II and Street Fighter Alpha series. In many ways, EX still plays like a 2D fighting game, using special moves and super moves familiar or similar to the previous games in the series. Like in SFA and Darkstalkers, the super combo gauge, used to do Super Combos, was divided into three levels. The game introduces various new features to enhance the gamer's combat choices.

Secrets

Alternate Medal Unlocks
If the normal methods of unlocking the medal options are too hard for you, you can always do it in an alternate way. These methods do not help you gain the medals, but instead they merely unlock the bonuses gained by them.

Bronze: - Complete Original Mode with Sakura 8 times

Silver: - Complete Original Mode with Vega 8 times

Gold: - Complete Original Mode with Ryu 8 times

Platinum: ''vs. Vega II'': Win 4 battles, ''vs. True Vega'': Win 4 battles

Alternate New Skullo Dream
Play as Skullo. When you have enough energy to do a super combo, press light punch, light punch, back (instead of forward), low kick, high punch. This will go through a different sequence of scenes for the new Skullo Dream.

Fight Vega II
To fight Vega II in the final battle of Original Mode, you must meet the following conditions:

For Normal Difficulty:

- Finish each stage with a Meteo Combo, Meteo Tag Combo or Character Parade

- Score more than 500,000 points

- No continues allowed

For Hard Difficulty:

- No continues allowed

Hidden Battles
There are three extra battles available to you in Original Mode, depending on the character you select. Finish every stage with a Meteo Combo, Meteo Tag Combo, or Character Parade to unlock the respective hidden battle:

vs. Kairi: Hokuto or Nanase

vs. Shadow Geist: Skullomania or Sharon

vs. Evil Ryu: Sagat, Ken, Sakura, and Vega (or Vega II)

Medal Unlocks
Once you gain all 10 medals of a particular type in Original Mode, a new option will be unlocked.

Bronze: Sakura becomes the narrator - Press SELECT on Sakura to activate

Silver: Unlock Vega II - Press SELECT on Vega to choose

Gold: Unlock Evil Ryu - Press SELECT on Ryu to choose

Platinum: VS True Vega added to Arena Mode

To unlock Additional Characters
These are the additional characters you can unlock: SAGAT,BISON,PULLUM PARUNA,VOLCANO RUSSO,KAIRI,DARUN MISTER, SHADOW GEIST,AREA

To unlock them, you need to beat the Ko count record at the end credits (first minimum is 40) to unlock. To beat the KO count record there is two ways you can use:

1. Use Meteor Move

2. Use a Special or Super Combo that delivers many hits

All the combat sequences you'll take part in during the title's fights: