Last week saw Capcom’s Captivate expo where the infamous japanese developer/publisher announced some earth shattering new info that got every Capcom fan either squealing in excitement or fainting at the very thought of how epic these announcements are. Even though there is a lot to talk about in regards to what was announced, I am going to focus my attention to the Fighters. Capcom are infamous for their 2D fighters and what has been announced is pretty epic in my opinion, [...]
So the 3DS has been out for a couple of weeks now, I have been one of the people lucky enough to get hold of Nintendo’s latest handheld console. With a major overhaul from its predecessor, the 3DS is more than just another update to the original DS – rather the start of the next generation of handheld gaming. So how does it hold up?
Ever since I first started playing Street Fighter IV the game has been going from strength to strength. I wasnt much of a Street Fighter fan when the game first hit the shelves, but now I can’t get enough of the 2D fighter it is seriously one of the best fighters out there, and has been keeping its reputation on the fighting circuit.
A fan of full 2D fighters, with Street Fighter at the top, I was initially disheartened and disappointed when I heard Street Fighter IV would be turning to 3D. Although I still in many ways mourn the 2D fighters – Street Fighter IV surprised me by still keeping the 2D gameplay and looking fantastic, quickly becoming my favourite fighter of all. Street Fighter IV was good for a number of reasons – the gameplay was faithful to the game’s roots, while being [...]
In keeping with the Capcom fighter theme we have had going since the first announcement of the new street fighter, I thought I would give you some more info on next weeks release of Super Street Fighter IV. And its tournament mode. I could hear the sighs of relief going out across the gaming universe as avid Street Fighter fans read the title of this article, and yes, I am somewhat pleased too. The fact that Super Street Fighter IV is now implementing a [...]
Over the last couple of months the Plus XP team have been giving you little snippets of Super Street Fighter IV info straight off the press. Now that all the new characters have been announced and confirmed. I thought it would be best to give you the low down on these new additions to the Super Street Fighter IV Roster. For those of you asking, ‘What is Super Street Fighter IV (SSFIV) offering us that the original Street Fighter IV [...]
I’ve never been a huge fan of the concept of game “re-releases”, when companies release games at full price with new features I can’t help but wish the full thing could’ve been released from the beginning – especially with the DLC capabilities we have with this generation. So, unsurprisingly I was a little disheartened when I first heard that Super Street Fighter IV was to be a standalone game rather than a DLC patch; Capcom claimed that changes to the [...]
