SFIV Will Have Online Multiplayer News
Gwynne Dixon
30/05/2008
Online play and two new characters have been confirmed for Street Fighter IV on the consoles...
Capcom has confirmed that Street Fighter IV will feature online multiplayer when it's released on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Additionally, two all-new characters will be added to the home console versions that weren't in the arcade game.
Speaking to Famitsu (via IGN), SFIV Producer Yoshinori Ono stressed the importance of not compromising gameplay with the new characters: "We'll be adding characters while watching the overall balance." He also said of the online play, "we won't be adding unnecessary stuff".
The two new characters are called Rufus and Seth. Rufus is a bit of a lard arse who's a fierce rival of Ken's, while Seth is the CEO of S.I.N. (the company responsible for Shadaloo's weapons).
Seth looks a bit like the X-men's Colossus with a Yin and Yang sign embedded in his thorax. He has the ability to input different fighters' styles into his body and is the game's final boss, although it's not confirmed whether he'll be playable in the final game.
These two new characters for the home console versions join El Fuerte, Crimson Viper, and Abel (who were in the arcade game) as new characters for the Street Fighter series in its fourth iteration.
While a release date remains elusive for SFIV, Famitsu's report could confirm that the console ports are 20% complete.
Sega Boy
Date Added:Mon 6th Oct 2008 12:05
A) It's a PREVIEW, nowhere does it say a REVIEW!
B) It IS a preview taken from the Xbox 360 build demonstrated at Leipzig Convention, and certainly NOT the arcade build.
Regarding date, I'll agree it's still up in the air... [ Read full comment... ]
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canadian playing a chinese girl here we go again...
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