Welcome to the official NeoGAF Super Street Fighter 4 thread! I am your host, the fantastically scrubby Oichi, and with the help of iplaywinner.com's haunts and Raging Spaniard, we are happy to bring you a new thread to replace the official Street Fighter 4 thread, one of the most active threads on NeoGAF for the past year!
Japan: April 28th
North America: April 27th
Europe: April 30th
Super Street Fighter IV is an upgraded and souped-up version of the multi-million selling Street Fighter IV, released in 2009. Here is a rundown of what is new and improved in Super Street Fighter IV!
New Characters!
Ten new characters are rendered faithfully in 3D, with some coming from previous Street Fighter games, and others who are totally new! Did we mention that every character will be selectable from the start? No more having to play through Arcade Mode just to unlock characters!
New Ultras n' More!
Every character in the game now come equipped with two selectable Ultra combos, making it even more important to know your matchups. Some Ultra combos are great against projectile characters, while others are better suited against grapplers. Knowing your character and their strengths is more important than ever! In addition, all returning characters have been tweaked and balanced to make sure that everyone has a fighting chance! Vega players, your time has finally come! Guile players... sorry! Haha.
New Bonus Stages!
Bringing back one of the most nostalgic parts of Street Fighter are the bonus stages. There are two bonus stages, Barrel Buster and Car Smasher, which appear during Arcade Mode. In Car Smasher, players must destroy a car in the allotted time, while Barrel Buster tests the player's ability to smash as many barrels as possible.
New Online Modes!
Improving on the 1 on 1 rooms of Street Fighter IV, Super IV introduces a wealth of online options, including Endless Battle (aka Quarter Matches), Team Battle and more! While Ranked Matches are still 1 on 1, every other mode can handle up to 8 players in a lobby at the same time! Also new to the game is the ability to save replays and then broadcast them via the Replay Channel!
Super Street Fighter IV Teaser Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKWAH6oxLtw
New Features Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiGkOU0_vbI
Guy, Cody, Adon Debut Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkYtKHim-yk
Ibuki, Makoto, Dudley Debut Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiE6zl1g8C8
Hakan Debut Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KqA9uPfPo
Juri, Chun-li, Cammy Animated Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYYLJaQPw0
Super Street Fighter IV Opening Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKu4q-m-J4w
Those who have preordered the game in the US will get... thumb wrestling figures.
European preorders will come with... an iPhone cover, t-shirt and some free DLC!
Japan preorders ship with... a special case, anime DVD (360 only), and a special DVD containing footage of all the trials done by the top Japanese players, as well as a mini-tournament.
PlayStation Official Magazine Australia: 100% -- "Amazing value for the money. This isn't so much SF5 as it is "Street Fighter 4.9". "
MEGamer: 96% -- "In a nutshell, Super Street Fighter 4 offers new characters, great gameplay, amazing value and best of all great replay value. This game is a must have. In the words of Street Fighter A new Challenger has approached."
Games TM: 90% -- "To put it bluntly, if you own and loved SFIV, then SSFIV is as important to your mental wellbeing as the oxygen in our atmosphere. This is the ultimate love letter from Capcom, and the perfect fuel to keep the Street Fighter passion alight. "
Official Xbox Magazine: 90% -- "Even though Super Street Fighter IV lacks the impact of its predecessor, it's still engrossing, enthralling, and plain ol' fun."
Game Informer: 90% -- "I put nearly 100 hours into IV, and I can easily see myself pumping dozens more into this update. If you haven't played IV at all, then $40 is an absolute steal for the ultimate version of the best fighting game in recent memory."
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Please refer to the original Street Fighter 4 thread, as the overall system has not changed for Super. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350974
Overachiever - 0
Attain all the Achievements! The path of the warrior demands this from those who walk on it!
Fashion Plate - 10
Even a top rate fighter needs to coordinate properly! You gotta get all of the Colors first!
Dan the Man - 10
Mastery of the Saikyo arts requires mastery of the Personal Action! Collect 'em all, punk!
Entitled - 50
A Title does not tell all of a man, sir, but if I were to see one Title, I'd want them all...
Iconoclast - 50
Oh my gosh, those Icons are so adorable! I gotta find Don-chan and catch 'em all!
Special Movement - 10
Do a Special Move 100 times! If you're a true student of the Rindo-kan dojo, it's your duty!
EXtra! EXtra! - 10
Battle requires courage! Train by using your EX Gauge to successfully land 100 EX Moves!
Super, Man! - 10
To battle is to win a fight with overwhelming strength! Show me you can do 100 Super Combos!
Ultra, Man! - 10
If yer gonna fight, give it your all, pal. Performing 100 Ultra Combos oughta do it, eh?
It Takes Focus - 10
Your mission, should you wish to join Delta Red, is to connect with 100 Focus Attacks!
Superior Super - 10
Trust your instincts and winning will come easy. Let's begin with 50 Super Combo finishes!
Ultimate Ultra - 10
Candy always says you gotta win with style, so go out there and perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes!
Sunspotter - 10
Amigo, perform 365 Super or Ultra Combo finishes against your opponents! The dawn is coming!
Absolute Perfection - 20
Lauren's waiting, so how about you finish your fights quickly and get 30 Perfects. Sound good?
Clear Headed - 10
Hey! Got time to kill? Try to clear Arcade Mode on Medium or higher! That's all you gotta do!
All Clear - 10
To get strong takes lots of fighting! Clear Arcade Mode on Medium or higher with all characters!
Herculean Effort - 10
Can you finish Arcade Mode on Medium or higher without using a continue? Show me you can!
Hard Times - 20
To escape death is to beat the strongest of the strong. Finish Arcade Mode on Hardest, kid!
Long Time No See - 50
Do you wish for defeat? If so, complete Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty and beat Gouken!
Rival Schooled - 20
See your future by clearing every Rival Battle on Medium or higher with every character.
Speed Freak - 30
Finish each round in Arcade Mode on Medium or higher in 20 seconds or less. Too easy.
Good Start - 10
All of nature must withstand a trial. You must clear 10 trials in Trial Mode to succeed.
Trail of Trials - 20
There is no shortcut in the art of Yoga. Aim to clear any character's Trial Mode trials!
Trial Athlete - 50
I shall assimilate all and be all-powerful! Clear all Trial Mode challenges, and so can you!
Oh! My Car! - 10
Hee hee, destruction is so much fun! Score 80,000 points or more in the Car Crusher bonus stage!
Barrel of Laughs - 10
No need for barrels without oil! Score 110,000 points or more in the Barrel Buster bonus stage!
It Begins - 10
The fight starts here! Set your Title and Icon, and begin fighting on Xbox Live!
First Timer - 10
I'll never forget my first time for Ryu's sake! Win one Ranked Match! Gotta aim for the top!
Threepeat - 20
You think being this good is easy? Let's see you win 3 Ranked Matches in a row, champ!
Fivepeat - 30
This is your real power, child? Show me it's not luck by winning 5 Ranked Matches in a row!
Tenpeat - 50
Don't hold back your true potential! Win 10 Ranked Matches in a row!
Moving On Up - 10
Ya need to do anything to reach the top of the food chain! Let's see a Rank Up via Ranked Match!
Now You C Me... - 20
I wrestle only the strong! You shall rank up to C Rank if you wanna face me, comrade!
From C to Shining C - 50
You think you're good, don't you? Prove it by ranking up all characters to C Rank!
Road to Victory - 10
You wanna get that fight money? You're gonna have to win 10 Xbox LIVE matches first, sucka!
Battle Master - 20
Only winners can attain such beauty. Win 30 Xbox LIVE matches and I may share my beauty secrets.
Legendary Fighter - 50
I shall make you the right hand of Shadaloo if you can win 100 Xbox LIVE matches!
Worldly Warrior - 10
Let's do this, amigo! Fight 50 Xbox LIVE matches, because that's the only way to become strong!
Bring it on! - 20
No comrade, this will not do! We must become stronger, for our fans! Fight 100 Xbox LIVE matches!
This is Madness! - 50
Fighting is fun, huh? Well then, let's aim for 300 Xbox LIVE matches fought, OK buddy?
Team Player - 10
A 1-on-1 fight is fun, but it's more fun with friends! Try fighting in a Team Battle!
Team Mate - 10
Win 1 Team Battle match, and you will learn that teamwork can help you become stronger!
Teamworker - 30
A pro can win with any team. Win 10 Team Battles but don't forget, you have to win too!
Keep on Truckin' - 10
If you want to focus on nothing but the fight, entering an Endless Battle is for you!
Three For The Road - 20
In the pursuit of strength, one must have a goal! In Endless Battle win 3 matches in a row.
Endless Ten - 50
Throw away your fears and focus on the fight! Win 10 fights in a row in Endless Battle!
Replayer - 10
Watch 30 Replays via the Replay Channel! Isn't it fun watching people go at it tooth and nail!?
Endless Lobbyist - 10
It's only natural for warriors to seek fights! Create 30 Endless Battle lobbies!
Team Lobbyist - 10
Hey mon, battlin' is fun, no? Go out and create 30 Team Battle lobbies and enjoy the rhythm!
Quarter Up - 10
Fight 30 opponents via Arcade Fight Request. It'd be easy with the right bait, he he.
Attain all the Achievements! The path of the warrior demands this from those who walk on it!
Fashion Plate - 10
Even a top rate fighter needs to coordinate properly! You gotta get all of the Colors first!
Dan the Man - 10
Mastery of the Saikyo arts requires mastery of the Personal Action! Collect 'em all, punk!
Entitled - 50
A Title does not tell all of a man, sir, but if I were to see one Title, I'd want them all...
Iconoclast - 50
Oh my gosh, those Icons are so adorable! I gotta find Don-chan and catch 'em all!
Special Movement - 10
Do a Special Move 100 times! If you're a true student of the Rindo-kan dojo, it's your duty!
EXtra! EXtra! - 10
Battle requires courage! Train by using your EX Gauge to successfully land 100 EX Moves!
Super, Man! - 10
To battle is to win a fight with overwhelming strength! Show me you can do 100 Super Combos!
Ultra, Man! - 10
If yer gonna fight, give it your all, pal. Performing 100 Ultra Combos oughta do it, eh?
It Takes Focus - 10
Your mission, should you wish to join Delta Red, is to connect with 100 Focus Attacks!
Superior Super - 10
Trust your instincts and winning will come easy. Let's begin with 50 Super Combo finishes!
Ultimate Ultra - 10
Candy always says you gotta win with style, so go out there and perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes!
Sunspotter - 10
Amigo, perform 365 Super or Ultra Combo finishes against your opponents! The dawn is coming!
Absolute Perfection - 20
Lauren's waiting, so how about you finish your fights quickly and get 30 Perfects. Sound good?
Clear Headed - 10
Hey! Got time to kill? Try to clear Arcade Mode on Medium or higher! That's all you gotta do!
All Clear - 10
To get strong takes lots of fighting! Clear Arcade Mode on Medium or higher with all characters!
Herculean Effort - 10
Can you finish Arcade Mode on Medium or higher without using a continue? Show me you can!
Hard Times - 20
To escape death is to beat the strongest of the strong. Finish Arcade Mode on Hardest, kid!
Long Time No See - 50
Do you wish for defeat? If so, complete Arcade Mode on Hardest difficulty and beat Gouken!
Rival Schooled - 20
See your future by clearing every Rival Battle on Medium or higher with every character.
Speed Freak - 30
Finish each round in Arcade Mode on Medium or higher in 20 seconds or less. Too easy.
Good Start - 10
All of nature must withstand a trial. You must clear 10 trials in Trial Mode to succeed.
Trail of Trials - 20
There is no shortcut in the art of Yoga. Aim to clear any character's Trial Mode trials!
Trial Athlete - 50
I shall assimilate all and be all-powerful! Clear all Trial Mode challenges, and so can you!
Oh! My Car! - 10
Hee hee, destruction is so much fun! Score 80,000 points or more in the Car Crusher bonus stage!
Barrel of Laughs - 10
No need for barrels without oil! Score 110,000 points or more in the Barrel Buster bonus stage!
It Begins - 10
The fight starts here! Set your Title and Icon, and begin fighting on Xbox Live!
First Timer - 10
I'll never forget my first time for Ryu's sake! Win one Ranked Match! Gotta aim for the top!
Threepeat - 20
You think being this good is easy? Let's see you win 3 Ranked Matches in a row, champ!
Fivepeat - 30
This is your real power, child? Show me it's not luck by winning 5 Ranked Matches in a row!
Tenpeat - 50
Don't hold back your true potential! Win 10 Ranked Matches in a row!
Moving On Up - 10
Ya need to do anything to reach the top of the food chain! Let's see a Rank Up via Ranked Match!
Now You C Me... - 20
I wrestle only the strong! You shall rank up to C Rank if you wanna face me, comrade!
From C to Shining C - 50
You think you're good, don't you? Prove it by ranking up all characters to C Rank!
Road to Victory - 10
You wanna get that fight money? You're gonna have to win 10 Xbox LIVE matches first, sucka!
Battle Master - 20
Only winners can attain such beauty. Win 30 Xbox LIVE matches and I may share my beauty secrets.
Legendary Fighter - 50
I shall make you the right hand of Shadaloo if you can win 100 Xbox LIVE matches!
Worldly Warrior - 10
Let's do this, amigo! Fight 50 Xbox LIVE matches, because that's the only way to become strong!
Bring it on! - 20
No comrade, this will not do! We must become stronger, for our fans! Fight 100 Xbox LIVE matches!
This is Madness! - 50
Fighting is fun, huh? Well then, let's aim for 300 Xbox LIVE matches fought, OK buddy?
Team Player - 10
A 1-on-1 fight is fun, but it's more fun with friends! Try fighting in a Team Battle!
Team Mate - 10
Win 1 Team Battle match, and you will learn that teamwork can help you become stronger!
Teamworker - 30
A pro can win with any team. Win 10 Team Battles but don't forget, you have to win too!
Keep on Truckin' - 10
If you want to focus on nothing but the fight, entering an Endless Battle is for you!
Three For The Road - 20
In the pursuit of strength, one must have a goal! In Endless Battle win 3 matches in a row.
Endless Ten - 50
Throw away your fears and focus on the fight! Win 10 fights in a row in Endless Battle!
Replayer - 10
Watch 30 Replays via the Replay Channel! Isn't it fun watching people go at it tooth and nail!?
Endless Lobbyist - 10
It's only natural for warriors to seek fights! Create 30 Endless Battle lobbies!
Team Lobbyist - 10
Hey mon, battlin' is fun, no? Go out and create 30 Team Battle lobbies and enjoy the rhythm!
Quarter Up - 10
Fight 30 opponents via Arcade Fight Request. It'd be easy with the right bait, he he.
