GDC 2010: Street Fighter IV for the iPhone out now

My favourite character is Chun Li

but i cant make a ultra combo

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They should really use the Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO system that was on the Gamecube. Basically, they'll just make special moves a 1-touch affair with separate buttons (i.e. special buttons that trigger special moves). Yes, purists will argue that it takes away the challenge and skill that players develop in executing those moves. But at this point in time, at the arcade or on the console, everybody who wanted to master it has already mastered it, so does it really matter?

I'd rather give newbies an easier chance than me smashing the controller out of frustration from it not responding to what I want to do (again). Look at Soul Calibur: Accessible but still fun.

On that note, how about Soul Calibur for the iPhone?

What they should have done is just made buttons for special moves and a couple of regular moves. Then the strategy becomes who uses the moves better rather than who can (never) executive a dragon punch on a piece of glass.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE!! I tried to buy it but keeps telling me it is no longer available!! Even from my mac!
LAME!

I actually felt pretty much the opposite of you, Mike. Well... almost. I think I was more forgiving with the controls merely because the lack of control is more because of the touchscreen and not the game itself. For what it had to work with, it did a pretty AMAZING job. Heck, in the options, you even are given the ability to reposition the buttons to where ever on the screen you prefer. What more can you ask for besides some mystical way to fit three tiers of punch and kick options at your disposal (which is probably unrealistic)?

It's in the details I had a problem. If you play through a round of tournament mode to the end, you're greeted with a trailer for Super Street Fighter 4... really!? And it's a trailer that features three characters, only one of which is in the game you just won. Would it have been that hard to include an individual FMV ending for each character (ripped from the console no less)? How about text or speech for banter at the beginning of Rival Matches to flesh out why these guys are rivals (again, ripped from the consoles)? Are video and sound bytes so difficult to implement?

So yea... the controls and the actual gameplay I thought they nailed as well as possible, it's the rest that I felt they skimped a little on.

Just one man's opinion, but because they nailed the gameplay itself, I'm very happy to have Street Fighter in my pocket and am hopeful that future upgrades may bring some of the tinier details of the experience back into the fold. It's, overall, a remarkable achievement I think.

I think I'll wait for a sale.

Hi,

I got an idea few weeks ago, about how to "improve" games like that without a physical joystiq. I thought of trying to cut a circle on a sticky paper (the kind of paper made for decoration on windows) and stick it on my iphone screen. The problem with these games is that I always have to look at the bottom of the screen to replace my thumb. If all developpers can agree with a position/size of the joystick, maybe that solution can become a standard.

As the size of the circle, maybe we can make it the size of the button of the iphone, this way when you dont need it on the screen, you can store it there (around the button)

I bought it instantly, and I gotta say it plays pretty well! Even on my 1st gen iPhone it's very smooth.

Total novelty, of course (like all iPhone games in my opinion). Waiting for a friend to pay the hefty price so we can do some multiplayer...

When will Capcom release Phoenix Wright series for iPhone? I thought they're coming.

"But if you're looking for the kind of in-depth fighting experience that Street Fighter IV on consoles and in the arcades offered, you probably won't find it here"

uh yes, if am playing on my iPhone, I surely am /not/ going to find a console experience, and definitely not expecting to be.