Street Fighter IV is out today for the iPhone and iPod touch.  It's selling for $9.99, and it's IMO one of the deepest and certainly most beautiful games ever released for iphone. 

The video up above is me playing the game about an hour after I got it (you can record and save your matches!).  Yes, it's that easy to pull off the moves, even if you have gigantic, rock-crushing hands like mine. 

For anyone that hasn't really played a lot of SFIV, it's literally never been easier.  You can throw hadoken's with the press of one button--no thumbs required!  A shoryuken is down+special, and a hurricane kick is away+special.  The hardcore are still free to bust out the motions the OG way, but the control scheme is really elegant, allowing anyone to pull of interesting combos with a few presses and a little timing, and not a lot of fuss in the thumb department!  The way normal moves work with only one punch and one kick button is also elegant--you get a ton of different moves with very low effort.  

For anyone that HAS played a lot of SFIV, you'll find that this game is a love-letter to the core fans, with an amazingly faithful recreation of the full product.  The chains, the timing, the special cancels, invincible backdashes, throw techs, even focus cancels--exactly the kind of stuff you could easily have gotten away with NOT putting in--but it's all here. 

A quick example:  focus canceling Ken's fierce dragon punch into Ultra requires you to FADC on the second of the three shoryuken hits--it's the same on the iphone.  And if you're early with the Ultra, it will hit but not go into full animation.  On SFIV iphone?  The same thing!  :)

Can you tell I like this game a little bit?  Anyway don't take my word for it, read some reviews: 

Ars Tecnica, Touch Arcade, Fonehome?, iLounge, and GamesRadar

Hit the jump for the full press release! 

CAPCOM'S® STREET FIGHTER® IV FOR THE IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH IS NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE'S APP STORE

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 10, 2010 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today released Street Fighter® IV for the iPhone and iPod touch onto Apple’s App Store. The hotly anticipated fighting game has been rebuilt from the ground up to take full advantage of the iPhone platform while still remaining true to the legendary series' high-action arcade roots.

Featuring eight classic characters from the console blockbuster including Ryu, Chun Li, Able, Blanka, M. Bison, Dhalsim, Guile and Ken as well as seven environments, Street Fighter IV offers players the most advanced fighting experience on the platform. Veteran players will instantly recognize Street Fighter IV‘s robust move sets including Unique Attacks, Special Moves, Focus Attacks, Super Combos and Ultra Combos. Newcomers to the series can get on the path to becoming a world warrior by completing the game’s new “Dojo” mode which provides simple to advanced lessons on dominating the game.

No fighting game is complete without multiplayer and Street Fighter IV doesn’t disappoint. Players can battle head-to-head in “Versus” mode via Bluetooth bringing the excitement of the arcade to the palm of their hand.

The controls in Street Fighter IV are managed using a unique “Visual Pad” system created specifically for the iPhone. By activating “SP Move Assist” players can trigger their character’s Special Moves with a tap of a button and a directional input. Hardcore players can disable the feature and enter the complete command manually if they so choose. Additionally, players can fully customize the interface by repositioning controls anywhere on the screen as well as setting the level of transparency.

For more information, visit the Capcom official press site at press.capcom.com.

About Capcom
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site,www.capcom.com.

Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. Capcom, the Capcom logo, Resident Evil, Mega Man and Devil May Cry are registered trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. “PlayStation” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.


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Capcom, Mega Man, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. and/or Capcom Interactive, Inc., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.

It may be called Marvel Vs Capcom *2*, but it's the number *1* selling title on PSN for February (see what I did there?).  This is pretty amazing considering it's been 7 months since the game launched on PSN, and over 10 years since the original game, but raw awesomeness just doesn't age, especially with a beautiful new coat of paint and the super-fun of online. 

Kudos to everyone who worked hard to bring this fantastic game back online, and to all of you who picked it up and had fun. 

Of course we just had a great sale on MVC2, but the current deal is on for another great game:  Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix!  It's 50% off right now, which means it's only $4.99.  I defy anyone to play this game and not get 5 bucks worth of fun out of it!  Okay, well maybe not the Grinch--that guy is a tough crowd.  But anyone else! 

Mega Man 10 isn't the only Capcom retro hotness that's been racking up some great reviews.  Dark Void Zero has also been sitting pretty on metacritic with an 86 overall, including an "A" from 1UP. 

Here are a few other reviews from around the nets, but don't overthink it: the game is $5 and everybody loves it.  Get it today!

“Dark Void Zero would have been considered a "classic" had it been made 25 years ago, and today, it's a retro-style blast.” – IGN

“It succeeds in virtually every aspect of its execution, and if you own a DSi this fantastic piece of software is an absolute must-own.” – Nintendo World Report

“If you're a fan of classic 8-bit action titles…this is definitely a game you'll want to add to your DSiWare collection. And if you're not a fan, this wildly enjoyable title might just make one out of you.” – Nintendo Life

“I had forgotten just how much I enjoy these simple, straightforward games. For some odd reason, Dark Void Zero reminds me of all of the time I spent playing through Duck Tales on the original Game Boy back when plot and graphics were a distant second to fun. And that's a very good thing.” – Kotaku

Magnetro has been hard at work for the MVC2 community and has uploaded Joo's entire 8+ gig monster MVC2 vid to his youtube channel.  That means this lifetime masterwork now comes in more conveniently bite-sized chunks that you can embed and watch at your leisure.  Huzzah!

You can find some background on the video (and some direct download links) here, or go straight to the youtube fun. 

For anyone not a part of the MVC2 magic already, you can pick up the game on XBL for 1200 points, and PSN for $14.99 (and if you didn't notice, SF HD Remix is on sale on PSN this week for only $7.49!).

Capcom's VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development, Christian Svensson (aka "Sven") sat down to talk with the industry pot-stirrers over at Gamasutra. 

There's a brief piece talking about the company's future in Western development, and a longer interview that touches on a bunch of stuff, including the fighting game resurgence, digital downloads, and more on Western dev. 

Goooooo Sven!