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Original title:Street Fighter IV
Category:Video Game / Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Released:2008
Director:Takashi Tsukamoto,Tomio Yamauchi
Actors:Hiroki Takahashi,Kyle Hebert,Yûji Kishi
Writer:Yoshinobu Funaoka,Emiko Kawasaki
Video type:Video Game

Rating 7.5: Votes 777

2008 Hiroki Takahashi Kyle Hebert Yûji Kishi Takashi Tsukamoto Tomio Yamauchi

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Street Fighter IV takes place several months after the events of Street Fighter II (thus is chronologically set between Street Fighter II and III). After M.Bison's survival from his encounter with Akuma, the S.I.N. corporation organized another fighting tournament in order to draw out the most powerful fighters on Earth in order to compile their fighting data for nefarious purposes.

One of Ken's alternate color schemes makes him resemble the character Dante from Capcom's Devil May Cry series. Very fitting since Ken's voice actor, Reuben Langdon, is also the voice of Dante.

Ken's alternate costume, a download for the home consoles, originally started out as the default outfit for the character that would eventually become Rufus.

Incarnations are Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition and Ultra Street Fighter 4.

The original game concept, titled Street Fighter IV Flashback, a single-player mode with third-person 3D action that focused on Ryu's backstory, never made it past the proposal stage. Flashback would likewise feature the 2.5D game play and a roster made of classic Street Fighter II characters plus Sakura and a few new characters. Flashback's proposed easy control system was later used in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, minus its titular "flashback" game play feature.

Initially the title had been developed to use 3D hit-boxes, but the testers felt it didn't have the "pixel perfect" precision of a Street Fighter game, and the game was therefore changed to use 2D hit-boxes.

Art director and character designer Daigo Ikeno, who previously worked on Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, opted for non-photo-realistic rendering to give them a hand-drawn look, with visual effects accented in calligraphic strokes, ink smudges and ink sprays during the fights.

Dans first alternate costume resembles Ryo, a character from the Final Fight Streets of Rage series, also produced by Capcom.

Super Street Fighter IV re-introduced the bonus levels of beating up a car and breaking barrels, previously seen in Street Fighter II. By using any of the 4 new comers to this version of Street Fighter 4, you will see a character from Final Fight appear in the background of the car bonus stage and he will weap on completion that his car had been destroyed.

Super Street Fighter IV introduced 4 new characters, 4 new stages to fight on, 1 new super move for each character, a rebalanced A.I. System and made unlocking alternate color palettes much easier to obtain. Missing however is the ability to watch intro and ending movies at any time and giving a final blow after a K.O.

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Author: Getaianne

How long has it been to wait for a Street Fighter sequel? Well we got our prayers answered. However Street Fighter IV is just a prequel to SF2 and SF3 which some fans didn't hope to expect. Many hated this when they first saw the gameplay, but in the final product, it was outstanding.

First off the graphics will just blow your mind. Very artistic. All original 12 fighters return as well as new ones and from SSF2 and SFA.

The gameplay combined elements of SF2, SFA, & SF3 except introduction to the focus attacks and ultra moves. The removal of parrying from SF3 was a disappointment.

My only complaint is the A.I. like when you face the SFIV boss, Seth. Yeah he's easy in the first round, but when it comes to the second round he will get your @$$ handed to you. Well he's the boss, and bosses are usually cheap.

You might want to change the language to Japanese. The English dub sucks as usual.

Anyways SFIV brings the series to its roots and brings pros and casual players to play together.

All I gotta say is: It's Street Fighter who wouldn't like one game (Except the SFEX series and the game based on the *beep* 1994 movie).

9.5/10

Author: BoberMod

On February 20th 2009, the wait was over. The eagerly anticipated Street Fighter IV was finally released, and it was well worth the wait.

Taking the classic fighting system from the SF series and combining it with crisp, state of the art 3D character designs and 2D/3D backgrounds for fighting designs is probably the main selling point for this game, and the main reason why it's such a fantastic game.

Updated takes on the classic character's theme music tracks are also a winner as well as the amazing Japanese dub voices, but unfortunately it's the English dub that once again lets it down. The voice actors are in good form, but it's really the dialogue in cutscenes that are the poor point. The choice of characters receives a mixed reception from the fans, with huge favourites from the classic series returning , including 14 of the original 16 SFII characters and 5 from the Street Fighter Alpha series. 4 new characters are introduced and it's tough to adapt to their command lists and fighting styles at first, but the training and challenge are a huge help in helping the player master characters' abilities.

Like most fighting games however, it's the arcade mode's final boss that sticks out like a sore thumb as the worst character in the game.

Nevertheless, the game is still a huge winner, and easily a top contender for one of the top games of 2009, proof that when it comes to fighting games, Capcom will never be beaten. The SF series just keeps getting better with age, and this is as close to the perfection of the fantastic 1991 Street Fighter II original.

Author: Ximinon

This game is really fun and has some stylish yet practical menus. I really enjoy the graphics and the framerate is impeccable. The intro is pure quality, perhaps even at a Persona-intro quality.

It does have some flaws, though. The anime cutscenes are well animated but the audio is where it fails. The English voice over is bad and not in sync with the characters' mouths.

Another negative quality occurs for those who are beginners. The gameplay is really hard to pick up.

Overrall the game is worth it if you are ready to make a commitment.

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Hiroki Takahashi	-	Ryu (voice)
	Kyle Hebert	-	Ryu (voice)
	Yûji Kishi	-	Ken Masters (voice)
	Reuben Langdon	-	Ken Masters (voice)
	Fumiko Orikasa	-	Chun-Li (voice)
	Laura Bailey	-	Chun-Li (voice)
	Hiroki Yasumoto	-	Guile (voice)
	Travis Willingham	-	Guile (voice)
	Yûji Ueda	-	Blanka (voice)
	Taliesin Jaffe	-	Blanka / Adon (voice) (as Talis Axelrod)
	Daisuke Egawa	-	Dhalsim (voice)
	Christopher Bevins	-	Dhalsim (voice)
	Yoshikazu Nagano	-	E. Honda (voice)
	John Snyder	-	E. Honda (voice) (as Joe DiMucci)
	Kenta Miyake	-	Zangief (voice)

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