Street Fighter IV

A rare sighting indeed, but Street Fighter IV has been reported to be present at the Super Arcade shop in Walnut, CA, a suburb 30 miles east of Los Angeles. The reports have come from reputable fansites, SDTekken and Shoryuken.com.

This is officially the first non-location test machine to be reported. Street Fighter IV is a 10-year revival in the making intended to bring back the classic feel to HD and revitalize the heavy competition of fighting games from the past. It will also be released on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms during the holiday season.

The long-awaited fourth entry in the Street Fighter series. Street Fighter IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. 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 input system. Mixing classic genre-defining game mechanics the franchise is known and loved for with all-new, never-before-seen gameplay systems, Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.