Street Fighter IV

by Capcom

Product Features

• Bonus Blu- Ray disc with a 65-minute full-length Anime movie
• CD soundtrack
• A collectible Ryu figurine
• Udon/Prima Hint book
• 5 downloadable costumes

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001CH0DIO
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,162 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #84 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Action > Fighting
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 | Edition: Collector's

Amazon.com Product Description

Street Fighter IV brings the legendary fighting series back to its roots by taking the beloved fighting moves and techniques of the original Street Fighter II, and infusing them with Capcom's latest advancements in next generation technology. The result is a truly extraordinary experience destined to reintroduce players, both familiar with the Street Fighter series and those coming to the game for the first time, to the time-honored art of virtual martial arts.

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New faces to reckon with. View larger.

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What Was Old is New Again
Knowing a good thing when they see it, Capcom has gone to great lengths to ensure that everything that made the legendary Street Fighter II a hit in the arcades, living rooms and dormitories across the globe all those years ago has been brought back in Street Fighter IV, and this naturally starts with the characters. Fans of the franchise, as well as the fighting genre in general, will be happy to know that whether you prefer to stick with the superior abilities of top tier characters or explore the ins and outs of mid to lower level combatants, when it comes time to pick your fighter there is a wide array of choices. Also, not only will players be able to play as and against their favorite classic characters, such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Zangief, Blanka, Sagat, etc., they will also be able to take on new characters. Just a few of these include:

	Abel This young French amnesiac comes from a mixed martial arts and mercenary background and is dedicated to chasing down the remnants of Shadaloo.
	Crimson Viper This tough and beautiful agent assumes a businesslike demeanor, ignoring all emotion and obligation to her fellow man. She wears a high-tech suit filled with deadly gadgetry..
	El Fuerte This fighter divides his time between perfecting his Lucha Libre skills and his cooking abilities, yet surprisingly his indomitable spirit is a match for even the legendary Red Cyclone.
	Rufus This portly fighter has declared himself America's greatest fighter and uses his own brand of Kung Fu in his decidedly one-sided rivalry with Ken for top dog in the States.

In addition, characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. Six-button controls for the game return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the gameplay system. Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.

Key Game Features:

• 3D environments and characters.
• Traditional "2D" Street Fighter six-button gameplay.
• Classic Street Fighter characters re-imagined 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, mixed martial artist Abel and more.
• New special moves that go beyond any Street Fighter fan's wildest imagination, including Focus Attacks, Super Combos, and the revenge-fueled Ultra Combo system.
• Amazing locations never seen before in a Street Fighter game.
• New gameplay elements provide challenges for both newcomers as well as the most seasoned Street Fighter pro.

New Combat Features: Focus Attacks and Ultra Combos
Although Street Fighter IV is designed to draw heavily from past game features in its franchise history, it does offer some stunning new gameplay options. The first of these are Focus Attacks. These moves allow players to absorb the energy from an attack and quickly counter with their own. Used properly, Focus Attacks allow for tremendous flexibility during combat and are the end result of efforts by the game's development team to evolve combat away from the rigid memorization of set combination patterns, giving players the freedom to be creative against opponents. The other new combat feature are new powered up moves called Ultra Combos. Like standard combos their purpose is to unleash maximum damage on an opponent, but unlike the combos of old, when performed correctly these long strings of punches, kicks and moves result in changes to the in-game camera angle and quick cinematics which illustrate the strength of your skills like never before. Taken together, these two new features herald Street Fighter IV as the new king of the fighter genre and a force to be reckoned with for years to come.

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PlayStation 3 Collector's Edition Features Include: Street Fighter IV game for PlayStation 3 A limited-edition Ryu figurine "Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind," a 65 minute anime movie created by Studio 4C and in Blu-ray format, that sets up the story of Street Fighter IV by explaining events post-SFII. A mini-strategy guide from Prima, written by the same people doing the full-on guide and illustrated by Udon Comics The CD soundtrack Additional downloadable content

Product Description

The Collector's Edition for Xbox 360 or PS3 will include a bonus disc with a 65-minute full-length Anime movie and promotional trailers; a CD soundtrack; a collectible Ryu figurine for the PS3 edition; a collectible C. Viper figurine for the Xbox 360 edition; a Udon/Prima Hint book; and 5 downloadable outfits.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Capcom delivers the best CE for one of the best fighting games, February 21, 2009

By 

H. Ramirez (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Video Game)

I know this CE is sold out but I figure reviews are still helpful for those considering paying the $100+ asking prices for secondhand copies. I'll cover the features unique to the CE.

What makes this CE so special is the Blu-ray anime which is 65 minutes long. First of all, don't expect anything other than videogame story shlock. The movie's story ties in with the storyline of the videogame I thought it did a good job of expanding on what they were talking about in the videogame. There's only two fight scenes with the first fight scene not showing up until half an hour into the movie. The fights are Viper vs. Ryu & Cammy, and the final showdown at the cruise ship with Sakura, Chun-Li, Ken, and Ryu; it's mostly a Ryu showdown with him taking on the top baddie. Avoid the English track it has the worst lip synch and voice acting I've heard in anime since the 90s(this is true for the videogame too).

Animation is about what you'd see on a TV anime series. PQ is not good there is color banding. Disc has a DTS-HD Master Audio track.

The figurine is neat, doesn't look crappy like the Assassin's Creed figurine. The figurine and anime are the best parts of this CE. The hint book is garbage, it just shows move lists for the new characters with illustrations done by Udon. And of course the staple of videogame CEs an OST with music from the game's levels. There's also a voucher for downloadable costumes.

All in all this is the best CE of a videogame I've ever purchased. You don't just get a figurine or lame bonus soundtrack or a bite sized art book you get an anime movie produced for the CE. If you're considering paying the high secondhand prices for this CE do it only for the Blu-ray the rest is just standard CE fluff. To tell you the truth as neat as this CE is I don't think it's worth more than its MSRP.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fighting game, nothing else, March 2, 2009

By 

Patrick (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Video Game)

I don't think there's anything I can say that hasn't been said about the quality of the fighting in this game. Top notch. No doubt about it. What I like the best is the online play. It's so smooth and seamless, it really takes you back to the good old arcade days.

I'm not as wowed at the graphics as other people are. When you see the characters up close you can see some blurry textures. And the backgrounds are really nothing special. And if I'm going to nit pick, the backgrounds are a big disappointment. Nobody is assigned a stage. They're all random and none of them are memorable like the ones in Street Fighter 2.

The anime cut scenes before and after you beat the game are just horrible. Storyline? Is there one? This is supposed to take place between Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 3 and yet it does NOTHING to do fill in the gaps between the two. All it does is raise MORE questions by bringing dead characters back and adding new ones. Where'd all these characters go in SF3?

As far as the "Collectors Edition" goes, it's not really worth the extra money. You get an anime movie which is of the same quality as the cut scenes in the game. It's horrible. I love anime and have seen a lot of it. But this is one of the worst animes I have ever seen in my life. It's worse than the new live action Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li movie.

And then you get a comic book strategy guide that you'll look at once and never again. And a tiny Ryu figure which is kinda cool to look at. And the soundtrack.

I spent the extra money to get the movie, but the movie is horrible. So if that's your reasoning to buy this collectors edition, save your money and just buy the game.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Game is great but the collector's edition is lacking, February 18, 2009

By 

LawL (Anaheim, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Video Game)

First off I love the actual game. I've grown up with the fighting genre, played fighting games since I was a young kid and could barely reach the joysticks and buttons. The Streetfighter franchise has come a long, long way but sadly it is my opinion that the collector's edition (it's contents) is a let-down to Street Fighter fans, and hardly justifies the extra price.

The items that came with the collector's edition include a Ryu figurine, a cd soundtrack, blu-ray movie disc "The Ties That Bind" collector's hint book, network vouchers for free alternate costumes (you'll pay a small fee if you don't have the voucher) and of course the actual game.

At first glanced this seemed like a great deal, until you actually have the product in your hands. Upon opening the box you'll notice that the touted figurine of Ryu and I'am assuming the same for C. Viper for the X Box editions are incredibly small. My Ryu figurine has a certain degree of detail to it; Ryu poses in a classic form as he is preparing to form a hadoken fireball. The thing is it only stands at about 3 inches tall. I wasn't expecting something huge, but when you compare the size of the figurine to the size of the box, you could easily stand 3 Ryu figurines on top of one another with room to spare. That's how small the figurine is.

Trying to be optimistic of the C.E., I popped in the blu ray movie and all I can say is, the animation showcases some of the classic characters: Guile, Chun Li, Cammy, Ken, Sakura and of course Ryu with appearances of Balrog, Vega and the new game boss Seth. Without going into too much details C. Viper is shown as an antagonist in the short film. Well the film wasn't anything spectacular. Storyline was much too predictible. I wouldn't say you'd be missing much by opting not to get the collector's edition.

My overall opinion is 5 stars for the game. But if I could rate just the contents that came with the collector's edition, I would have to give it a 2.5 stars at best. I didn't feel it worth while to have paid more for these extras; perhaps you'll feel differently. Just my 2 cents.

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