RECOMMENDED: SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
[INFO]
That’s right – another Street Fighter IV. Dominic Sacco finds out what is new
Released: June 24th Format:
360, PS3, PC
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom Price:
£29.99 (consoles), £24.99 (PC)
Distributor: CentreSoft
Contact: 0121 625 3388
FOLLOWING Street Fighter’s striking comeback, Capcom has provided fans with a barrage of new content to prolong its success. Street Fighter IVshot to the top of the GfK All Format Top 40 game chart in February 2009. It received positive reception from gamers and the press for its unique art style, classic characters and traditional fighting mechanics.
In 2010 the publisher released Super Street Fighter IV– with new characters and multiplayer modes – and a 3D edition arrived on 3DS earlier this year. The titles have sold millions of copies worldwide. Now the new Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Editionboxed game approaches, promising to be the most complete Street Fighter IVyet. It contains four new characters: Yun, Yang, Oni and Evil Ryu, as well as all the other characters, bringing the total roster up to a whopping 39. “We’ve been a guiding light for the beat ‘em up genre for well over a decade,” says Capcom’s UK
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product and community manager Karl Reader.
“The tremendous success of Street Fighter IVhas been our springboard to launch more great IP including Marvel vs Capcomand Street Fighter X Tekken. Capcom has made a long term commitment to the genre and expanding the size of our audience. “For Arcade Editionwe’ll be concentrating our marketing efforts on our core fans and community with several early access events.”
THE BIGGEST BRAWLS Users can take advantage of a range of tweaked online modes that the dedicated Street Fighterplayer will want to try out. Gameplay has also been refined to match that of the arcade version of the game. The in-game Replay Channel has been upgraded and now allows players to follow up to five separate replays at once, making it easier for them to find their favourite piece of in-game action. They can watch and learn from the pros in the new Elite
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Capcom has been a guiding light for the beat ‘em up genre for well over a decade.
Karl Reader, Capcom
Channel, as well as distribute their own replays to up to 50 players – ideal for those who want to show off a killer combo or finishing move. Characters have been balanced to accurately emulate the arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV, allowing players to learn the ropes without having to adapt to the arcades. Arcade Editionpromises to be the most complete Street Fighter game yet. And with its lower £29.99 price point, both long-term fans and newcomers to the series will be drawn to the new release.
MCM EXPO
Capcom promoted the game at the London MCM Expo last weekend, where gamers had the chance to go hands-on with Arcade Editionin Europe for the first time.
SUPER DOWNLOAD FIGHTER The extra content found in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Editionwill arrive on Xbox Live and PSN from June 7th. Users will need to own Super Street Fighter IVto download the DLC. It costs £14.99/1,200 MS Points.
www.mcvuk.com
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