Street Fighter IV

Background

Ryu, Ken, and a host of others get back to doing what they do best with Capcom's Street Fighter IV.

Gameplay

In Street Fighter IV, players will be able to play their favorite classic characters, such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile, along with new characters, including Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3-D, while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2-D perspective with additional 3-D camera flourishes. Six-button controls for the game return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the gameplay system.

Features

• New for PC - Three visual shaders based on the “artistic” trailers give a new look to the gameplay: Watercolor, Poster, and Sumi-E ink styles.
• Online gameplay features, including instantaneous online challenges, versus mode, tournament mode, and world wide online gameplay through Games for Windows – LIVE.
• New special moves that go beyond any Street Fighter fan's wildest imagination, including Focus attacks, Super Combos, and the revenged-fueled Ultra Combo system.
• Classic Street Fighter characters recreated for a new generation of gamers, including the original cast of Street Fighter II.
• New brawlers: female super-spy Crimson Viper, lucha libre wrestler El Fuerte, portly kung-fu master Rufus, mixed martial artist Abel and more!
• New gameplay elements provide new challenges for both newcomers and the most seasoned Street Fighter pro.
• Classic 2D Street Fighter gameplay with stunning high definition 3D characters and environments.
• Supports higher screen resolutions than console versions.

Hardware Info

Minimum system requirements
OS: Windows XP
CPU: Intel Pentium4 2.0GHz or higher
RAM: 1GB or higher
HDD: 10GB of free space or more
Video Card: DirectX 9.0c/Shader3.0 or higher compatible, NVIDIA GeForce6600 series, ATI Radeon(TM) X1600 or higher or higher, VRAM ：256MB or higher
Sound: DirectSound compatible, DirectX 9.0c (or higher) compatible
Input Devices: Mouse, Keyboard

Maximum
OS: Windows Vista
CPU: Intel Core2Duo 2.0GHz or higher
RAM: 2GB or higher
HDD: 10GB of free space or more
Video Card: DirectX 9.0c/Shader3.0 or higher compatible, NVIDIA GeForce8600 series or higher, ATI Radeon(TM) X 1900 or higher, VRAM ：512MB or higher
Sound: DirectSound compatible, DirectX 9.0c (or higher) compatible
Input Devices: Gamepad ：Xbox360 Controller for Windows

International release dates:
Europe: Jun 26, 09
Australia: Q2 2009

Official URL

Official Site

Neoseeker Editor's Take
After a few months of waiting Street Fighter IV emerges on the PC platform, packed with new visual goodies and Games for Windows Live play, will it stack up and meet our expectations? Find out inside. »Read Full Article