The most impactful, game-changing design distinction between Street Fighter IV and its super follow-up isn’t the addition of fresh rival battle scenes, characters or even the pyrotechnic new Ultra Combos. It’s easily mecha-Zangief.
As you'll observe above, mecha-Zangief fights like old Zangief but don’t let that fool you. This guy is different from his fleshy boring brother. This metal man is Russian colossus who eats babies and craps glass shards. He's a man who travels often and enjoys the subtle beauty of nature. He seeks her out, gently probes her mystery with his laser-beam equipped hands and large, ruby red eyes.
FYI: mecha-Zangief happens to be a costume, one of three that the Red Cyclone will be able to don in the game. Other characters will have three as well, but none as exciting as this. Obviously.
Hit the fold for two more videos, neither of which starring Zangief.
I was really not interested at all in this new iteration but the new combos may have won me over (that and Cammy's new badassed Bison getup). Also, Fei-Long's one-inch punch is epic.
What are Chevy webvertisements doing on my dtoid vids? Last time I checked gamers flagged transport instead buying HDTVs and games. Bring on some advertising I can get behind!
I dig Zangief's anti-air ultra, it goes far enough that it zooms onto Zangief and whoever has the misfortune to be headlocked by him. Not as cool as Fei Long's new ultra, but it's still cool.
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8:02 PM on 01.07.2010
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MASSIVE DAMAGE.
Fei Long has the best second Ultra ever. Or best overall.
what I'm going to do with my old SFIV if I buy this one?
camon! You don't know how hard do I have to work to earn my money!
not buying!