Street Fighter X Tekken

As in Street Fighter IV, gameplay will feature fully realised 3D character models battling for domination in both new and familiar highly detailed 2D environments that are brought to life with engaging animations. In addition to modes such as Versus and Training that will feature new enhancements to make the fighting experience more in-depth and enjoyable, Street Fighter X Tekken will include Tag Team combat where players select two fighters to deliver knockout assist attacks and special combos.

The announcement, which took place at Comic-Con in San Diego in front of thousands of Street Fighter fans, was made by the Producer of Street Fighter X Tekken, Yoshinori Ono, and Tekken series Director, Katsuhiro Harada. Commenting on the origins of this project Yoshinori Ono said: “This is history we’re making. Two fighting games that have rivalled each other are finally standing on the same stage. This isn’t just a showdown between Tekken and Street Fighter, but a decisive battle for Capcom and Namco Bandai Games. So I’m going to give it my all.”

This is just too cool—and, admittedly, a bit weird—not to share with you folks.

What you see above is Street Fighter rendered with a scant 15 pixels. Do you see it? This minimalistic approach to gaming comes from a design initiative by the Alaskan Military Academy for the Gamecity video game festival. Designer David Surman explains that the initiative exists to “communicate the essence of great, iconic games with minimal visual information.”

Also up for 15-pixel interpretation are Noby Noby Boy and PaRappa the Rapper. I don’t quite see them in these presentations, but then my artistic sensibilities are far from minimalist. Even so, these are really cool. What about you ladies and gents? Cool, or just plain weird?

I was most likely one of the few fans of the video game Stranglehold.  Growing up I was a huge John Woo fan I mean one of the first action movies I saw growing up was Hard Boiled.  So of course I was happy to see that it was getting a sequel and that it would be a video game.  That is like a sandwich of awesome with a side of rad fries.  

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If you look up perfection in the dictionary you will see a picture of Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix next to it. From the graphics-to gameplay to the multiplayer, this game oozes perfection.

If you are still reading this review then you must not own this game already, well buckle up as I take you down memory lane with this updated classic.

Ok let’s start off with how awesome the graphics are. The graphics in this game are able to achieve a rare thing by giving it a new hd look, but at the same time it gives off a reflection of nostalgia. To better explain, while I am setting there playing it I notice how awesome the graphics look and how much detail is in all the characters and the backgrounds.  Then bam! out of nowhere I get this like weird memory of me being eight sitting in my bedroom playing the original Street Fighter II Turbo amazed about how great the graphics look and how much detail is in the character models.

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Fighting game fans, get your thumbs ready. Capcom have announced the release date for the latest entry in the venerable Street Fighter franchise. Street Fighter IV will be released in North America on February 17th, 2009, and in Europe on the 20th.

The also suggest brushing up on your fighting skills by playing Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix when it gets released sometime this month.