Street Fighter IV: First (well, second actually) Impressions

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My good friend Phong got a copy of the game and invited us over for a few games yesterday.  He got an amazingly cheap deal from a friend ($30 bucks, can you believe that??), so that spurred him into buying it.  I watched him start it up in trial mode while I ate my french fries, taking in the graphics while he flipped through the menus.

Damn, Street Fighter IV looks pretty nice in HD.  Real nice.

After I snarfed down the rest of my cheeseburgers, we started messing around in training mode until Cuong popped in.  We then started unlocking the other nine characters, stopping just short of Akuma, Gouken, and Seth.  On a side note: Seth (the final boss) is amazingly cheap.  Anytime you land next to him, he automatically man-handles you in a pitiful display of herculean cheapness.  In other words, he throws you and you can't do nothin' 'bout it.  And this was in easiest mode.

We didn't get to play any real matches against each other; only against a buddy in online play.  I was skeptical SFIV would live up to the impressive speeds that HD: Remix set, but Capcom wowed me again.  It's surprisingly smooth!  It really did feel like he was right there, in the room.  Man-handling us.

Chun Li, ‘roided out

Shoryuken.com was swamped yesterday.  No surprise, being they're the go-to source when it comes to most things 2D related.  After poking around for more tips and tricks on the game, the best site I came across for quick-and-easy tips was the 1up MyCheats strategy page.  Definitely a good one-stop destination for anyone looking to up their game.

Ah, in case anyone didn't know — gamestop is holding a national tournament, starting this Saturday.  Check the website for the nearest location near you.  As far as I know, anything goes, and they'll be using the xbox360 as the platform. 

Also, Yoshinori Ono (the producer) hinted at two more DLC characters to be added to the roster: T. Hawk and DeeJay.  He also mentioned that there might be an upcoming sequel called Street Fighter IV Dash, if there's enough fan buzz for it.  That's big news!

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