Street Fighter IV is the first main game in the fighting series, since the release of Street Fighter III in 1997, to up the main number in the game title. Produced by Yoshinori Ono, the game was launched following the positive response to Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting.
The game is chronologically set between the second and third main series and features a cast of well-known characters. The most important change is the visual style. Instead of choosing full 3D like the Tekken or Virtua Fighter series, SF IV stays true to it roots with stages on 2D planes. The characters are rendered in 3D with polygons similar to the Street Fighter EX series, but now with a hand-drawn touch of strokes and smudges, providing an effect of ink or paint in the visual design.
The gameplay is largely reminiscent of Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike with a six-button scheme for light, medium and heavy kicks and punches, throws, dashes, quick standing, combos and special moves. New to this game are Focus Attacks (Saving Systems in the Japanese version), based on two stances where an incoming attack can be absorbed and consequently countered. These attacks can be used to cancel out special moves, leading to new opportunities for combos and putting the emphasis into reading an opponent's move, rather than relying on strict combos. Regular special moves can be powered up through a super combo gauge. There is also a revenge gauge that is filled up by taking damage. When full, an ultra combo can be performed, with a long cinematic set of moves, often shown from a camera perspective that breaks away from the regular view.
Compared to the arcade version, the home version offers online multiplayer, new characters, both Japanese and English voice acting, animated introductions and endings for all characters, bonus stages, a new introduction, a challenge mode that introduces players to the basics, and downloadable content.
The set of playable characters includes:
Abel (new)
Akuma
Balrog
Blanka
Cammy
Chun-Li
Crimson Viper (new)
Dan
Dhalsim
E. Honda
El Fuerte (new)
Fei-Long
Gen
Guile
Ken
M. Bison
Rose
Rufus (new)
Ryu
Sagat
Sakura
Vega
Zangief
Other characters are Gouken, Ryu and Ken's sensei and the elder brother of Akuma, as a computer-controlled character, and Seth as the new boss character.
Original Black Label Edition
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Details
This is a PAL (Australia, NZ, UK, Europe) Sony Playstation 3 Game
Contains: Case, Cover, Manual, Disc
Languages: English
Released: 2009
Genre: Fighting
Item Type: Game
Condition
Good: Contains Case, Cover, Manual, Disc (some surface scratches that do not affect play). Fully Working
Compatibility
Sony Playstation 3 games have three different formats, as displayed in the table below. This item will be compatible with any other game or console from the region highlighted in red, and displayed in the images above. All of our items are compatible with Australian games and consoles.
Format
Compatible Countries
PAL
Australia, New Zealand, UK, Europe
NTSC
US, Canada, South America
NTSC-J
Japan
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