One of gaming's biggest fighting game franchises is headed to the iPhone. Capcom announced today that it's bringing Street Fighter 4 to the iPhone, and in surprisingly complete form; the game even features the same art style seen in the console and arcade versions. Only Ryu and Ken have been confirmed at this point, according to IGN, but other characters will be in the game -- including some who were newly introduced in SF4, as well as those from previous Street Fighter games. Those who do make the cut will have their entire arsenal of moves at their disposal, including Ultras in all their glory.
Multiple control schemes will be available so that you can find one that works for you. That's important, not only because opinions vary greatly when it comes to touchscreen controls, but also because you'll want to be very comfortable as you do battle with another player in the game's 2-player Bluetooth multiplayer.
If you read our interview with Street Fighter 4 producer Yoshinori Ono back in 2008, you probably aren't shocked to hear that the game is now headed to the iPhone. While discussing the possibility of SF4 coming to Wii, Ono said, "As long as people want to play Street Fighter 4, it could be on anything -- even this iPhone, for that matter. It really could be on any platform that could support it. So let's just see what happens." So even back in 2008, the notion had been brought up by Capcom.
Likewise, it should be no surprise that the game looks to be fairly complete -- at least in terms of the visual style, multiplayer support, and character move sets. Speaking of a theoretical Wii version, Ono claimed "it definitely would be Street Fighter 4 -- not some dumbed down version." Clearly, Capcom wants to do the game justice on whatever platform SF4 finds itself.
No price or release date has been announced as of yet, nor has any requirements pertaining to 3GS exclusivity.
Originally published on 1UP.
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