Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Breaks Sales Records, Headlines
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix sells for $15 on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix sells for $15 on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Available as individual $1.99 downloads or a $5.99 bundle, the four costumes bring recreations of classic Street Fighter characters Ryu, Chun-Li, Zangief and Guile to the Media Molecule-developed PlayStation 3 platformer.
The above images recently surfaced on Spanish PlayStation fansite PSN!, but were quickly removed at the request of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Fortunately, Ripten and 1UP were able to archive the pictures before their removal.
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The price is expected to be the same on the Xbox 360, at 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).
Writing on Sony's official PlayStation Blog, Dianomon added that a "remix soundtrack" will hit the PlayStation Network as a free download, featuring the sounds of hip-hop artists Redman, Hieroglyphics, DJ Qbert, DJ Toure, Zion I, Mistah F.A.B. and Oh No.
Developed by Backbone, the downloadable fighting revival hits the PS3 on Tuesday, November 25 and the Xbox 360 the next day.
Capcom inadvertently revealed the Xbox 360 date yesterday, leaving gamers wondering when the PlayStation 3 version would arrive. Though the PlayStation Store usually updates on Thursdays, next week's update comes early due to Thanksgiving.
The publisher has yet to specify a price point for the downloadable fighter.
In addition, Capcom declared a "Season of Street Fighter" that will see Street Fighter-branded content hit other games, such as Pinball FX and UNO on Xbox 360, with a "little" PlayStation 3 surprise said to arrive later in the holiday season.
The image, left, details the SSF2THDR "branded destination experience" that debuts as part of the New Xbox Experience tomorrow. According to Capcom, it's "a central place for Xbox Live Arcade gamers to learn about new content, view the latest trailers, and access downloadable content [for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix]."
Capcom had previously promised that the downloadable fighter would arrive within November, implying that the PlayStation 3 release should arrive when the PlayStation Store updates on the following Thursday, November 27.
A price point for SSF2THDR has yet to be announced.
SSF2THDR is slated to hit PS3 and Xbox 360 as a digital download within the month.
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Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is slated to hit PS3 and Xbox 360 later this month as a digital download via the online PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.
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The revamped fighter arrives this month in the Xbox 360 and PS3's online stores.
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Meant to promote the November arrival of Capcom's downloadable Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Street Fighter II board will hit Pinball FX as downloadable contentcome November 12.
No pricing was disclosed, but Capcom issued the following bullet points:
"HD Remix is coming to your console this November," Capcom wrote in an e-mail to the gaming press. "Exact date TBD. Trust us, it's coming."
In celebration, the company issued a number of new screenshots from Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, along with more pink-backed artwork of it characters.
Originally slated to operate until mid-August, the Xbox 360-exclusive beta formally kicked off on June 25 and was made available to those Xbox 360 owners who purchased Backbone's Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.
The extension is likely aimed at testing a new patch for the fighter revamp, which Capcom says will arrive "in the coming weeks." The patch incorporates a new netcode which minimizes lag while playing the game online, as well as a number of general gameplay tweaks.
A complete listing of the patch notes are viewable below... Read more
Access to the downloadable Xbox 360-exclusive beta will be granted to all who purchase Backbone Entertainment's Commando 3 from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The beta allows gamers to test the title in online play as either Ken or Ryu on a single stage.
Developed by Backbone Entertainment, the full version of SSF2HDR will be sold at an unknown price through the online storefronts of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this summer.
Explaining the tweaks at the official Capcom blog, design and gameplay consultant David Sirlin writes that he wanted to make the game easier to play, more balanced for tournament play, and more fun.
Changes include simplified special moves, said to make the game easier to control on a gamepad. For example, certain moves that previously required players to press three buttons simultaneously can now be performed with two buttons. Other tweaks involve more forgiving timing and the removal of many up and diagonal motions, which could occasionally result in unintended jumps.
"These changes alone increase the fun factor of the game quite a bit,... Read more
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