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Gawp stupidly at the Super Street Fighter IV box art photo

Super Street Fighter IV is punching your mother in the womb on April 27, and to celebrate, here's a peek at what you'll be looking for on the store shelf when you rush out to buy it. There are things on the box like words and pictures. Very important things for box art, so it's good to see them. 

I wish I was even halfway decent at fighting games so I could look forward to playing it with everybody else. Being crap at fighting games is like having no feet and hearing everyone else talk excitedly about a new pair of shoes. 

Ah well. Enjoy it, the rest of you.

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Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:40
Occams electric toothbrush
Dee Jay kinda has a hell face going on there.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:43
PappaDukes
Side-boob FTW!
Randombulls Eye's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:44
Randombulls Eye
That's huge.
Astalano's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:44
Astalano
Well, I guess looking at the cover of SSFIV is better for you than looking in the mirror. :D

On topic: Who cares? Wasn't this released last year with one less S in the title?
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:45
Spykron
its no worse than the normal street fighter 4. but yes, both terrible.
Avalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:49
Avalon
Oh god please fix this Capcom Europe.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:49
Los255
Awesome.

It wouldve been better if they remade this box in the SF4 engine.



<3
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:50
KingSigy
Oh God, the box art is terrible. I'm definitely gonna reverse this one as the inside usually is good.
TheRemix's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:50
TheRemix
Am getting a little worried. Was hoping at least one of the 3rd strike characters would make it to the cover, if they put both an Alpha fighter and a new fighter on the front. Either way, I'm not usually picky, but this is some pretty ugly looking box art...
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:55
Discarded Couch Sandwich
I wish I were good at this ridiculously punishing genre too. I brought Street Fighter IV last year after the explosion of press piqued my curiosity and in my many hours playing I've never seemed to get anywhere. Its the only game I can think of where I've started playing on Normal and had to progressively lower the difficulty every time I turn it on (I can just about scrape through Very Easy nowadays). I strongly believe that to be good at fighting games you either a) Must have grown up playing them, or b) Had to be born with some kind of special gene that makes you be good at not breaking your thumb and pressing buttons really fast.

I still enjoy it though. Probably because I like seeing pretty things happen on screen when I press buttons.
FlatTopJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:57
FlatTopJesus
Doesn't really matter in the grand scope of things, but it sucks regardless.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 16:58
Justice
I'd rather have the box art without the characters, but meh, I'm not buying this for the box art anyway.
Sanious's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:01
Sanious
WHERE'S KEN!?!!? UGH!
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:04
Anus Mcphanus
Definitely surprised that Ken's not on the top row with Ryu and Chun-Li.

The box art is ok and at least it isn't as bad as the Euro BlazBlue cover.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:12
Gyrael
So, where's the PC version?
ninjikiran's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:14
ninjikiran
Cant wait to get my hands on Juri, though from what I have seen she looks a little underpowered. (Requiring more effort to do the same damage some other characters can do in a simple single move)
KenjiXSamurai's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:25
KenjiXSamurai
I would have figured they would announce the last four characters before the box art. I think the philosophy of "Less Is More" should be applied to this cover. Keep the pivotal characters on why this is a new iteration on the cover. Also I'm not digging the gigantic "SUPER" logo and slapping on a few character profile pictures. In short, its not the best looking cover. *cough* Heavy Rain *cough*
Vigor's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:34
Vigor
Capcom is definetly going to change this one, the same way they did with the original Street Fighter IV box art. I agree with kenjixsamurai they have not even announced the whole cast yet, makes no sense.
Airbr1dge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:34
Airbr1dge
Were the he'll is ken!?! Nerd rage!!!!!
ChickenNow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:44
ChickenNow
As usual, the JP box art is MUCH better and it's not a stupid photoshop collage of previously shown character art.
HoodedMiracle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:44
HoodedMiracle
No Dan?

Capcom hates its fans.
azninvasion2000's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:49
azninvasion2000
the hell with box art.. CONFIRM THE OTHER CHARACTERS ALREADY!!!! we all already know, so just say it!
Jumbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:51
Jumbo
I feel bad for people who are intimidated by fighting games. Especially Street Fighter. Street Fighter IV's aiight, but Street Fighter III: Third Strike is to me one of the greatest games of all time. Top 5 easily. The feeling you get when you're down to one pixel worth of health and you parry and cancel into a super art for the win. It is pure fucking ecstasy. Nothing compares. But that's the thing with video games. You can't just read the music or listen to the album to get why they're genius. You gotta play 'em.
AstralDrmz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:54
AstralDrmz
I've seen better, wish it had Guy on the cover. I'll buy it no less. And the release date gives me time to get a new PS3 and save up money for it. Can't wait.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 17:59
Shadowiii
Super Street Fighter 4 is an expansion pack to Left 4 D- er, Street Fighter 4.
BOYCOTT.
the7k's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 19:07
the7k
I was gonna make a custom cover for it anyway. This horrid art only gives me more reason.

I always love it when cover artists decide to completely ignore perspective and balance, and just have a bunch of floating heads on a box.
Solidus187's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 19:29
Solidus187
Can't say I care too much about box-art, the game itself is going to be amazing though!
RedCricketChase's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 20:07
RedCricketChase
WHYYYYY wasnt the header image a close-up of the lower-right-corner brown guy's swirling pecs? They're weird looking.
Joel Edmunds's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 20:22
Joel Edmunds
Dee Jay on the cover is win, even if yes, the cover itself is terrible looking.
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 21:13
Kalmah
Jesus, Dee Jay gives me nightmares. Random batch of characters eh? I understand Ryu and Chun-li, but the rest puzzle me.
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 21:33
CrocBox
Juri AND Cammy... Mmm...
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2010 21:45
Dan CiTi
I really hope that they switch this out for the japanese cover. It is about 10 times better.
shinryu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/27/2010 00:02
shinryu
HAWT. also, ECKSBAWKS BIAS
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/27/2010 08:57
lewness
GAWPING
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