Don't call it a comeback! The latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has revealed three more of the characters slated to appear in Super Street Fighter IV's expanded character roster... yet they aren't so much "new" as they are "new again."
Street Fighter Alpha alumni Adon, Cody, and Guy are the three latest brawlers to be added to Super Street Fighter IV's stable of fighters, joining the already-revealed T. Hawk, Dee Jay, and Juri -- who, so far, is the only true newcomer, not having appeared in any previous Street Fighter or other Capcom games.
Adon made his debut in Street Fighter Alpha as the series' second Muay Thai kickboxer, after Sagat. Guy and Cody both hail from the Final Fight series and joined the Street Fighter roster in Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Alpha 3, respectively.
Fans speculate that there are still quite a few more characters to be revealed for inclusion in Super Street Fighter IV, and they may well be right. Joystiq noted in their original report that in one of the Famitsu screenshots, Guy appears to be parrying a kunai -- a kunai that looks like it could very well belong to Ibuki, of Street Fighter III fame. This also coincides with speculation that many of the as-yet unrevealed characters will hail from Street Fighter III, so stay tuned. I don't think this is all a coincidence...
In the meantime, check out the Famitsu scans below and start imagining how cool our new characters' Ultra Combos will be!
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For those of you that need a refresher, Super Street Fighter IV is slated to release next year, and will be an updated and more finely-tuned version of the original, featuring returning characters tweaked to be more evenly balanced, two Ultra Combos for every character (as opposed to one), car- and barrel-smashing bonus stages (returning from Street Fighter II), several new characters, an even-cheaper AI for final boss Seth (!), and more. Capcom has said that it will retail for less than the original game, but exactly how much less remains to be seen.
Source: Joystiq, images: iPlayWinner
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Adon was actucally introduced in the original Street Fighter game.
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Yeah, I know. I was actually saying that in reference to him being introduced as a *playable* character, but I probably should have made that more clear. Thanks for the comment! :)
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