If there is one thing that you can count in the world of fighting games, it’s this: Capcom will squeeze every last drop of jaw-cracking goodness from its Street Fighter franchise before it’s through.
After multiple upgrades being released over the last several years, the latest to hit the PlayStation 3 and 360 has been dubbed the “ Ultra ” edition. In it, our classic roster of characters will be joined by five new fighters. David Hinds of Capcom Europe recently posted a breakdown of each on the PlayStation.Blog. Here’s the rundown, which includes a brief glimpse into each of their unique fighting styles:
- Elena (previously from Street Fighter III), who only uses her feet to attack using the dancing fighting style of Capoeira to create a tricky high/low mix-up game.
- Rolento, who made his first appearance as a boss character in Final Fight, has great mobility options, and uses multi-hitting specials that utilize his long range fighting stick.
- Hugo, also from Final Fight but more famously from Street Fighter III, is a gigantic grappler who takes the top spot of being the largest character in the game — he’s slow but powerful!
- Poison (also of Final Fight fame), with her deadly projectiles and whip attacks make her one of the most versatile of the new characters in terms of how she can be played.
- Decapre, the deadly Cammy clone with a twist, whose scramble moves allow her to teleport around the screen whilst launching a variety of claw based attacks at her enemy.
And if the new challengers aren’t enough to convince you to give this sequel a second (or perhaps third) go ‘round, they’re also bringing a myriad of new features to the table. These additions include:
- Red Focus: The Focus Attack is what defined Street Fighter IV, and now with Red Focus you can absorb multiple hits and create new combo opportunities!
- Ultra Combo Double: Don’t like restricting yourself to one Ultra? Now you can have access to both with a slight damage reduction.
- New Training Mode features: Train with friends online as well as use new training mode options to level up your game. You can now even train while waiting for new online challengers!
- New stages: Six new battlegrounds to choose from!
- YouTube Upload: Upload your matches directly to YouTube, you can even upload local offline matches too!
You can hit up David Hinds on his Twitter using @dawgtanian for information regarding the upcoming Capcom Pro Tour. In the meantime, Ultra Street Fighter IV is available now.