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Street Fighter IV Officially Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the ready-fight dept.

Along with the announcement of the new-for-modern-consoles Bionic Commando, Capcom has also officially revealed the existence of Street Fighter IV . Other than the fact that it is in development there aren't a lot of details on the game, with little more than a gameplay-less trailer to view. Gamespot reports: "The trailer depicts longtime rivals Ken and Ryu duking it out once more, this time in a moonlit forest. The two friends and frequent rivals exchange, block, and parry blows for about a minute, busting out such familiar moves as the hurricane kick and dragon punch. With neither fighter gaining the advantage, Ryu charges up a fireball that bathes the screen in white before the Street Fighter IV logo appears with a splash of blood, followed by a warning to 'Prepare yourself.'"

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  1. How do you pronounce Ryu anyways? by mark-t · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is it RHY-oo or REE-oo?

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    1. Re:How do you pronounce Ryu anyways? by hansamurai · · Score: 3, Informative

      It's a very difficult pronunciation for non-native speakers. It is actually pronounced something similar to "dew" but with a softer R-like sound than the straight D. The Japanese is phonetically spelled out as:

      RI(yu)U

      So the (yu) would modify the RI sound. There is a straight RU sound, so there is still some I sound left after the (yu) modification.

      I still say Rye-yu though, because otherwise no one knows I'm talking about.

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    2. Re:How do you pronounce Ryu anyways? by Jaqenn · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have spoken a few words of Japanese in my life.
      The swear words don't count.
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    3. Re:How do you pronounce Ryu anyways? by mchale · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's pronounced "Ryu".

  2. Number 4 at long last by closetpsycho · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's taken them 16 years to go from releasing Street Fighter 2 to announcing 4. It's almost like they're taking a cue from the Duke Nukem Forever dev team.

  3. Subtitle by lpangelrob · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's see... it's 2007... will this be the Street Fighter: Retirement Home edition?

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  4. 2D, I hope by tgibbs · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hopefully, they'll stick with the classic 2D design, with higher resolution art and a higher frame rate.
    And they'd better include Blanka!

  5. Street Fighter The Later Years by tgibbs · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Let's see... it's 2007... will this be the Street Fighter: Retirement Home edition?


    See it on YouTube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLrWgVPeCzI
  6. Side view? by The+Living+Fractal · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I really liked the old-school side-only view of Street Fighter.

    It just seemed more playable. And fun.

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  7. Re:What is this game all about? by insertwackynamehere · · Score: 3, Funny

    By hitting the road and getting out of here with your corny ass jokes BOOYA

  8. Pikachu by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or you can just get Super Smash Bros. Brawl this February and play with a character that has so many of the same moves it might as well be named Blankachu.