Weekly releases 16 to 20 February 2009
How can one not have memories of the Street Fighter series in the arcades. I was never any good at it of course and in any case I was more of the NBA Jam type of player.
But going to Piccadilly, especially during the anti-occupation demonstrations, was part of my teenage life. Street Fighter 2 was by far the most popular machine in that place. You could see people playing the “single player” campaign but also playing the Vs mode. Coin after coin. Challenger after challenger.
I can still remember some of the epic Blanka Vs Ryu battles and Honda’s hand slapping people around. Even when I was playing with my Phoenix Suns, Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson I could hear (Sho-)ryu-ken in the background.
It was the lion in the jungle. The King of all
It’s now 2009 and I am twice the age I was then. The popularity of the beat-em-up genre has been replaced by the FPS. It’s now all about Call of Duty and Halo.
But, after a million versions of SF2 and a not so well received SF3 Capcom wants to lure old fans back and attract newcomers as well with Street Fighter IV.
Edge reviewed the arcade version and gave it a 10. Eurogamer reviewed the console version and gave it a 10. Will Street Fighter 4 prove to be enough to revive a whole genre on its own? That I do not know.
What I do know is that it is my game of the week.
Release list:
(1) Street Fighter IV (360, PS3)
(2) Race Pro (360)
(3) 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (360, PS3)
(4) Disgaea 3 : Absent of Justice (PS3)
(5) Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
(6) Rogue Trooper: Quartz Zone Massacre (Wii)
(7) Nerf-N-Strike (Wii)
(8) X-Blades (360, PS3, PC)
(9) B-Team Metal Cartoon Squad (DS)
(10) Eledees: The Adventures of Kai & Zero (DS)
(11) Warhammer: Dawn of War II (PC)
Re: Weekly releases 16 to 20 February 2009
I cannot wait for this on guys and I am seriously thinking about investing in a fighting stick too. I will ave to give the game a go and then see if the stick will be a savy investment. I hope it not just the nostalgia speaking.
BTW Micromania has launched an online store that does free delivery and you can now preorder the collectors edition for EUR 74.99. By preorder they mean actually set up an account and provide your credit card details so that it can be go through as an order.
I spoke to the dude there today and he said that there are already some preorders from two weeks ago and it will work on a first come firsted serve basis. They dont even know how much stock they are getting in yet but I am going down there today to hand over my EUR 10 deposit in person.
P.S. I miss Picadilly and I miss being 16 ... sigh.
Re: Weekly releases 16 to 20 February 2009
The last time i pre-ordered something from Micromania was MGS4 Ltd Edition. I am still waiting for my copy......
I don't understand why they don't know how many copies they expect to have. I just don't get that.
My CE is currently being packed at Game. I also ordered the regular FightStick from Play.com. The Tournament Edition is expensive gmt at £150.
Re: Weekly releases 16 to 20 February 2009
2 limited editions are on their way (1 from play and 1 from game) since i forgot to cancel either but it's OK (i found a buyer for the extra one). I already have a Hori fighting stick which does the job perfectly but i'm gonna get also one of the 2 for obvious reasons.
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