IPW Super Street Fighter 4 Strategy Guide Update

Each week we update our Super Street Fighter 4 Strategy Guide. Here are the changes that have been made this week.

To our readers: What do you want to see on this guide in future updates? Please let us know in the comments any ideas or suggestions so that we can continue to make this the number one resource for Super Street Fighter 4 strategy and information. 

Here is this weeks list of updates - 

Character Pages:

• Vega: Added much more detailed summaries of all of Vega's Special Moves, his Super, and his Ultras.
• Vega: Also added a community video link to a Vega tutorial video by wwmajin
• Gouken: Started work on adding details for his normals. The rest of his normals will be complete by next week.
• Guile: Added a community video link to an FADC dash to Super/Ultra tutorial video by SonicFlash122.

Other Information:

Game Data: Added a section detailing the damage scaling systems in the Street Fighter 4 series.

Street Fighter X Tekken Gamescom Highlight Video

SD Tekken's MarkMan put up a great highlights video showcasing the Street Fighter X Tekken event that took place during Gamescom 2010 in Germany.  Here we get to see the epic battle between Ono and Harada and a martial arts exhibition. 

HINTS FOR NEW SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 ARCADE CHARACTERS COMING NEXT WEEK

 

AndriaSang is reporting that hints for the new characters to be added to the arcade version of Super Street Fighter 4 are coming next week according to the official Super Street Fighter 4 Blog. AndriaSang mentions that the hints will come a week before the Amusement Machine Show which will showcase BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II. 

Now, it's possible for the characters to be revealed at the Amusement Machine Show, but most reports so far indicate that we will have to wait until Tokyo Game Show -- which is mid September -- for anything concrete. 

NEW Street Fighter x Tekken Interview

GameTrailers uploaded a new interview with Capcom Producer Yoshinori Ono and Namco's own Katsuhiro Harada. The general tone of the interview is that both games are in the very early stages of development, and both companies are still working out some of the more basic details of who will be in the game and how each game will play. That said, Harada mentions he would like to see Evil Ryu in Tekken x Street Fighter though just like his mention of Dan, this is in no way a confirmation of any sort. 

Diego Umejuarez found?!

Oh my god, somebody found Diego running around at SVB and managed to get a video with him. This is legendary!

I don't know what to say, I'm left speechless. 

New Marvel vs Capcom 3 Gameplay Videos

Two new gameplay videos have been released by Capcom. The first video features Dormammu, Iron Man, Thor vs. Dante, Amaterasu, Viewtiful Joe.  The second features Dormammu, Super-Skrull, Doctor Doom vs. Viewtiful Joe, Chris, Chun-Li. This game looks Marvel-ous! Thanks to Nick for the tip.

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King of Fighters XIII Direct Feed Tournament Footage from Arcade Infinity

Arcade Infinity in California has a King of Fighters XIII arcade machine and they run tournaments for the game from time to time. They have uploaded some rather beautiful direct feed footage of the game from the tournament to their Youtube channel. If you are interested in SNK Playmore's latest entry into the series, check these vids out. Thanks to Valkyrie for the tip!

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Super Vs Battle 2010 Videos Available

SaikyoRB has posted a lot of videos from the recent SVB 2010 tournament on his Youtube channel! Check out a good variety of matches from Super Street Fighter 4, Tekken 6, Soul Calibur 4, Third Strike, Guilty Gear, and more! Check them out!  Here's a video showing the Grand Finals for Tekken 6 between Malekith (Asuka) and Wogus (Bob)!

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II At Amusement Show in Japan with Valkenhayn R Hellsing

 

VersusCity.net is reporting that an upgraded version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift featuring Valkenhayn R Hellsing (scheduled to be the second downloadable character for the console version) will be available at the 48th Amusement Show in Japan.  It is currently titled Continuum Shift II.  Although it is not confirmed, it seems logical that Makoto, the first downloadable character added to the console version, will also be in this version.  More news on this game is likely to come out of the AOU show which takes place from September 9th through 11th.

A few screenshots and the new logo for the arcade version Continuum Shift 2 have also been released.

Post SVB 2010 Interview with Ryan "Prodigal Son" Hart

Ryan Hart, a sponsored pro player from England, accomplished what few have done: beaten Daigo "The Beast" Umehara at a tournament.  It happened at Super Vs Battle 2010 in London. Although Ryan ultimately placed second, losing to Luffy's Rose in the Grand Finals, his accomplisment is impressive. LowLandLions.com did a post SVB 2010 interview with Ryan. Check it out!

Here's a sample:

Why can/do/did you beat Daigo?

I don't fear Daigo, I never have. I respect him as an amazing player and I know his ability and that forces me to be on my best game. You cannot afford to let a guy like that get on top of you in the match. I've seen him play various games and he always plays with confidence and power. He may be more experienced against top players than me but I don't think he is above me as a games player.

I am from England and he is from Japan, we have both worked hard in our own gaming scenes to be the best and made effort to become present in the international scene. I have been travelling longer than him though since I am a bit older, once I has started winning tournaments in 1996 I began travelling for tournaments. I've been travelling since 1998 when I first visited Japan and won 1st place in the World King Of Fighters Championship at Tokyo Game Show.

But back to the topic, I feel I won because of my confidence in the match. I clearly showed him in the game that I wasn't afraid to express my mind. When to footsie, when to projectile, when to jump, everything. I just went for him and it worked well. If you just look at the Ryu mirror match you clearly see the my good predictions far outweigh my bad ones in the match. I made effort to control the game however I could even though I know he has more experience on SSF4. Due to this I always had to try to be ready for anything.

So yes Daigo is super good at SSF4 and a really nice guy and that is cool off the game but as afraid as everyone else is of him when we step into the match, into that arena, I don't take the same attitude. For me he is my enemy that I must take down and that is the way anyone should see him when in the match. If you see him in any other way when you are in tournament with him, then fighting games (at competitive level at least) are not for you.

Norcal Install Promo Video 8/28 - Stay Hype

Get hype for the weekend 'cause Norcal Install is right around the corner. Watch the IPW Stream on 8/28 to see who comes out on top: Norcal or Socal?

In attendance are:

Socal:

Mike Z, Bang Camaro, Xie, Zong_One, Severin, Bellreisa, Hellmonkey, Zenmetsu...

Norcal:

Goryus, TaoFTW, Spirit Juice, Dacidbro, YAT, and more!

For more info: Norcal Install

Gamasutra Interviews Marvel vs Capcom 3 Producer Ryota Niitsuma

Gamasutra ran an interview with Marvel vs Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma. The interview covers a range of topics including the darker artistic style of Marvel vs Capcom 3 compared to its predecessor, Marvel's influence, and the need to balance the need for the game to be friendly to new players while still having demand for technical skill for advanced ones. 

One of the more interesting topics was about the game's speed. Check out Gamasutra for the full interview, but here's a sample:

This version doesn't seem to quite match the maniac speed of MvC2. Was that a conscious choice? If so, what was the thinking behind that decision?

RN: The pace hasn't changed that much, but it is indeed just a bit slower-paced than MvC2. It's a totally different game, of course, but in terms of pace it is a bit more leisurely; I think we've struck a good balance. The pace of MvC2 is something that long term fans are used to by now, of course, but for newbies to the fighting-game genre, we saw it as just a bit too quick.

On the other hand, if we slowed MvC3 down too much, it would have the effect of annoying MvC2  veterans. So we aimed for a play speed that would satisfy both those veterans and people just entering the series now. I should also note that the balance will probably be further tuned and adjusted as development continues on the game, so this isn't necessarily the final version.

Correction: Seth Killian Corrects GamingUnion about Marvel vs Capcom 3's Online Modes

This is the right logo for Marvel vs Capcom 3A few days ago, GamingUnion posted a news story about Marvel vs Capcom's online. It was called 'Capcom: Expect the Minimum Online Modes for Marvel vs Capcom 3'.  We passed along the information on IPW yesterday.  Seth Killian, on the Capcom Unity forums, clarified today that the article had errors and wrong conclusions.

Thanks to Eventhubs for pointing this out. Here is Seth's clarification:

I didn't say anything like what he chose to use as the headline, and was pretty disappointed to see it.  Here is what I actually said (after removing the writer's personal conclusions):

"There's still a lot of  back-and-forth internally about it, frankly. So, at a minimum you can  expect your standard online modes where you can have a friendly match or  a ranked match, as well as all your offline modes. But set your  expectations there and hopefully we can go in some fun new directions  beyond that."

That says nothing about "MVC3 will ship with barebones online" or  anything about DLC, patching, or the like. So that's where he added this quote: 

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Marvel vs Capcom 3 X-Factor Combo

Combo video creator extraordinaire Desk uploaded a new video showing off a really damaging X-Factor combo for Dante in Marvel vs Capcom 3. Now, It's been known for a while that the X-Factor ability is a great way for characters low on life to make a comeback but you have to see for yourself how chunky these combos are. 

STARBASE ARCADE - SSF4 2v2 TOURNAMENT - LIVE STREAM

Tonight we will be streaming a 2v2 Super Street Fighter 4 tournament live from Starbase Arcade!  This should be a good one with a lot of boss teams  being put together by some of NorCal's finest. As always, Magus1234 and myself will be holding it down on the mic between matches!

We should be lettin' it rip around 8PM PST with the tournament starting around 9PM PST! Don't miss it!

Find out more about the tournament by checking out this SRK thread. You can access the live stream by going to our USTREAM Channel.

Darkstalkers Live On Stage

Ever wondered what Darkstalkers would be like if someone did a live stage production? Here you go. Personally, I think this is very good. It isn't in english but the production captures the Darkstalkers vibe and look pretty well. Check it out.

The Comeback King: Jason Cole

Photo Courtesy of AllisFighter.com

GYT posted up a really interesting article about top Pacific NorthWest player Jason Cole, stating that out of all the players they have tracked so far, he is by far and away the player with the most combacks. So many in fact, that in the most recent tournament he attended, he had eight comebacks during his Top 8 run. 

Here is a small clip of the stats article, check out the rest and many more player stats -- include those at our own Starbase Tournaments -- at GYTNews:

In two tournaments, Cole has a .323 comeback average. Nearly a third of his wins have come when he's been down to a quarter percent of health and trailing (that is my definition of a "comeback", more here in the guide). The tournament average in my database is .168 and decreasing as I continue to put in matches.

Most great players are above the curve in almost every category. However, when it comes to comebacks, they are at the average or below, in part because they don't need to rally to win.

G4 All Access Preview: Mortal Kombat

PS3 Games - E3 2011 - Mortal Kombat

G4 posted a video preview of Mortal Kombat with Senior Producer of the game, Hans Lo. There isn't too many earth-shattering details here, though it's mentioned once again that the PS3 version will have a 3D stereoscopic feature for TVs that support it. 

Thanks to @FocusAttack on Twitter for the tip.

UPDATE: Seth Killian Misquoted in MVC3 Interview

In another short interview by GamingUnion, Seth Killian mentions Marvel vs Capcom 3's online modes will be fairly barebones from the start. That said, just like Super Street Fighter 4, it sounds like they will end up patching in more modes based on what fans want.

Hinting at behind-the-scenes frustrations, Killian said, "There's still a lot of back-and-forth internally about it, frankly. So, at a minimum you can expect your standard online modes where you can have a friendly match or a ranked match, as well as all your offline modes."

So, what do you want to see in Marvel vs Capcom 3's online modes? Of course, flawless netcode is a given, but based on what we've seen in Super Street Fighter 4, what other additions are needed to heighten to online play experience?

Update on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:03AM by haunts

EventHubs pointed out that Seth Killian was actually misquoted in this interview. If you read the entire interview on GamingUnion, you would see there is a small quote where Seth talks about DLC, but this is in relation to character add-ons and not online modes and was taken out of context. 

All in all, it sounds like they are setting fans expectations at a reasonable level with a lot of fun concepts in mind which they may or may not execute in the final build. 

MVC3: Dante has more Special Moves than any other Capcom Character to Date

Adam Ma over at GamingUnion sent over a feature they put together with Seth Killian talking about the upcoming VS title, Marvel vs Capcom 3. He mention Dante has more Special Moves than any other Capcom character to date and is very strong at an introductory level, but Trish currently holds the titles in Seth's eyes for strongest Marvel vs Capcom 3 character so far. This is pretty much in-line with what many other players have said who have had some hands on times with the game. 

Here is a small chunk of the article, check out the rest here:

Despite this, however, Dante doesn't get Seth's pick for the toughest fighter. Instead that honour goes to another character from Devil May Cry, Trish.

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