Street Fighter IV Updates and Complete Roster Including Secret Characters!
Street Fighter brings back a lot of memories. In high school our “barkada” composing of Glen, Mark, Jepoy, and Jay were all into the game.
Jay was considered the best Ryu fighter, he had already perfected the 3 hit “hadouken” combo.
Glen was considered untouchable as Guile.
Jepoy was the quickest with Chun-li maximizing her cheap throws and triangle jumps called “takas” system.
And I my friends was at the bottom of the ladder : ) Ken would have kicked my ass if he knew what I was doing with his character. Although in fairness to me I can kick their butts in any Street Fighter arcade.
Things improved in the “Alpha” series due to the inclusion of super moves, Glen lost Guile, Jay went abroad and Jepoy had to contend with a Chun-li remake ahahaha.
Life was good those days but change was inevitable.
A new Street Fighter is coming to town. Everybody’s excited and I for one have a legacy of defeats to erase : )
On July 18, 2008 Street Fighter IV was released in the Japanese arcades marking a new era in fighting games.
What’s next? The console release of course!
Feb. 12, 2009 in Japan
Feb. 17, 2009 in North America
Feb 18, 2009 in Quiapo (you betcha)
Feb. 20, 2009 in Europe
News include a new “focus attack” system which will replace the “parry” system of Street Fighter III.
The complete arcade roster includes Ryu, Ken, Chun-li (crap), E.Honda (that’s Edward Honda), Blanka, Zangief, Guile (double crap), Dhalsim (Yoga!), Balrog (known as M.Bison in Japan), Vega (known as Balrog in Japan), Sagat (known as Sagat in Japan hehe just checking if your mind’s still working) and M.Bison (known as Vega in Japan)
The game will also feature new characters namely:
Abel: A French mixed martial artist. He is also an amnesiac who only wants to fight and defeat surviving members of Shadoloo.
Crimson Viper: The only character with a high jump. She is an American spy (cough, cough Cammy ripoff) wearing sunglasses, leather gloves, and a form fitting uniform.
Rufus: Rufus was once a known street fighter when he vanished. He returned telling everybody that he has changed his body to become a better fighter but people only saw an obese version of their former idol. Rufus is a fighter bearing Kung-Fu moves and seeks Ken to prove himself as the best American fighter.
El Fuerte: (Spanish for “The Fruit” just kidding his name means “The strong one”) He is a Mexican luchador and aspiring gourmet chef.
The new final boss is named Seth:
Seth: He is known as “The Puppet Master” He is a the C.E.O. of S.I.N., the weapons division of Shadoloo. His body has been modified using advance technology. Just like any new boss in a fighting game he can use the moves of all the other characters. (Kudos to Shang Tsung of Mortal Kombat for being the first)
The hidden characters are lame just AKUMA! And his brother GOUKEN!
Akuma is one bad character. He is the originator of the move “Raging Demon” This move has been done to me by Jepoy so many times I’ve lost count.
His supposedly “dead” brother Gouken thanks to Akuma himself also makes an appearance.
A few years back Gouken was suppose to be a secret character in Street Fighter III but it turned out to be a hoax code by a famous gaming magazine who just happens to freak people out during April fools : )
The console version of Street Fighter IV will feature additional characters not included in the arcade version of the game. So far I heard that Cammy (the girl that made the Frankensteiner a thing of beauty), Fei-Long (Bruce Lee rip off), Dan (not this guy ahahaha), Rose, Sakura, and Gen are included in the cast.
I’m sure after reading this article my friends will enjoy the thoughts of kicking my butt again in Street Fighter IV so I made arrangements!
(The author is currently playing Street Fighter II on his SNES and cannot be disturbed)
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December 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
ehem… I am still the quickest and Glen is still untouchable.
December 21st, 2008 at 11:42 am
ahahahha
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:32 am
haha naalala ko nun, si rakki suki sa basurahan sa stage ni ken… good times =)
December 22nd, 2008 at 4:47 am
hinde
) babawi ako guile!
December 22nd, 2008 at 8:19 am
hmpp..panget ang street fighter kasi wala sa PS3.. sa xbox lang..may favoritism sila.. waaa..
seriously, i am also a fan kaya nga nafrufrustrate ako kasi wala sa PS 3 (sabi ni jepoy).:D
oo nga pala rocky the singer slash joe de mango, na link na kita! i-link mo dito ako ha.
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:26 am
@glen – oo.. suki si raki ng drum dun sa stage ni ken.. mapa sonic boom ni guile mo or clothesline ni chun-li ko.. good times indeed :~)
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
@Reesie: Thanks Reesie. Gawin ko na owe you one
@Jepoy: bakit kasi may drum pa dun eh halata tuloy na talunan ako ahahaha
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
the drum is for you my friend :~)
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
yup tapos nasusunog nako pag tumatama…sana yung crate na lang sa stage ni guile. jep kasi sa stage mo bato lang at manok ahahahah
@reesie kana laro tayo hahanap ako ng mas noob sakin
)
December 22nd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
@rocky: kung mas noob pa sayo..hndi ako yun.. pro ako noh.. LOL.. ang kapal ng mukha.. hehehe..
hndi nga, kung may mas mababa pa sa noobie,… doon ako nababagay..
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
HINDI CRAP SI CHUN-LI!!!!!!!!!! *whacks j00*
when i saw the trailer last month, napa-wow ako. @_@ kahit konti lang exposure ni chun-li. eps. -_-
December 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
@yoru: ahaha another Chun-Li fan! wait for my new post kasama cya dun and hopefully some KOF characters.
If you only knew how Jepoy plays Chun-Li you’d also say that. Imagine Triangle jump,heel kick,throw,throw,throw. Repeat..see what I mean
daya noh.
@reesie: PRO!? ba’t ba lahat ng tao mas magaling sakin sa Street Fighter? Games of the General na lang
)
December 24th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
well.. sya lang kaya babae sa street fighter noon. @_@ i played the nes version. ~_~ alam ko 4 pa lang ata silang playable nun. and she’s the first female character na nakita ko at that time na hindi damsel-in-distress. DB?!?! @_@
HAHAHA. technique nya un eh. though i also like using chun-li’s throw. HAHAHA.
kahit hindi ako manalo-nalo sa pinsan ko kasi mas magaling syang gumamit ng guile at ken. T_T
December 25th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
meron SF sa NES? Whoa!
December 26th, 2008 at 1:49 am
@jepoy
meron cousin ko alam ko eh. ~_~ basta 4 playable characters pa lang nun. or demo lang na ni-pirate? basta dun ko una nalaro kasi inaasar pa nila ako nun. fascinated ako masyado nun kasi first time ko nun maglaro ng fighting game. WAHAHAHA. puro kasi ice climber at dig dug nilalaro ko. WEHEHE.
December 26th, 2008 at 10:47 am
^ baka naman hindi street fighter yun? First Street Fighter II game was ported to the SNES/Super Famicom in 1992 and features 8 playable characters.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:10 am
@Jepoy: pare meron nun sa nes nakita na natin yun yung may isang libong characters tapos kasama c mario
December 26th, 2008 at 11:15 am
@rocky – yan ba yung parang rubber si sagat at pag nacorner mo eh bounce na lang ng bounce?
)
Meron pa ngang game noon sa famicom, Mortal Kombat the Movie.. panalo. P1200 sa video city.
)
December 27th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
it’s in super famicom nga. sabi ni cousin. my bad. very bad memory. -_-
May 27th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
My favourite character is BLANKA!