Ultra Street Fighter IV Throws a Few Fireballs Next Year

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by Sammy Barker Mon 15th Jul 2013

Capcom’s not done re-releasing Street Fighter IV just yet. During a panel at the EVO Championships this weekend, the publisher announced Ultra Street Fighter IV, a brand new expansion pack featuring five new characters, six stages, and rebalanced gameplay based entirely on fan feedback. The add-on’s due out early next year as an £11.99 download for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, or as a £19.99 standalone release.

The new characters announced for the game include: Hugo, Poison, Elena, and Rolento. There’s a fifth fighter still to be revealed, but Capcom’s keeping that a mystery for now. The new arenas span Pitstop 109, Mad Gear Hideout, Cosmic Elevator, Blast Furnace, Half Pipe, and Jurassic Era Research Facility. A lot of this content will be familiar to fans of Street Fighter X Tekken. For those of you that didn’t play the series mash-up, though, check out the trailer embedded below.

[source eurogamer.net]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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artemisthemp
Mon 15th Jul 2013

Another version of SF4... Oh well at less this time, you can upgrade via DLC instead of needing to buy it as retail.

Guess SF5 shall be avoid

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NathanUC
Mon 15th Jul 2013

Ultra Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Megamix Extreme soon after that

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JGMR
Mon 15th Jul 2013

I want the SF IV on the Vita goddammit!

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rastamadeus
Mon 15th Jul 2013

@JGMR More chance of the next Pope being a gay, black Jew. They're releasing this primarily so Street Fighter tournament players all have the definitive version of the game available on the two main systems they use (PS3 and 360). Wouldn't expect it to be released on anything - even next gen machines - other than those two.

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ObviouslyAdachi
Mon 15th Jul 2013

Why can't the Vita have a good Street Fighter? Just port the 3DS version. I really want a good fighter on my Vita. I know Mortal Kombat is a great game, but it's not arcade-y enough for me.

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RudysaurusRex
Mon 15th Jul 2013

The greatest fighting game of all time! At least they're humble.
Hugo looks like Andre the Giant. Not sure if on purpose or a complete accident. He was a wrestler.

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MadchesterManc
Mon 15th Jul 2013

Im sure I played SFIV about 3 years ago...maybe 4. Has it really been that long since the original release?

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IAmNotWill
Mon 15th Jul 2013

Another one? Geez!
And I don't think Hugo's character model is big enough. Like seriously, he takes up half the screen.

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get2sammyb
Mon 15th Jul 2013

@ObviouslyAdachi BlazBlue?

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ObviouslyAdachi
Mon 15th Jul 2013

@get2sammyb I had that game, it just wasn't for me. I got a 3DS on launch day with SSFIV and it was actually my first fighting game. I just love street fighter.

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Jairo_MC
Mon 15th Jul 2013

I love fighting games and have 7 one my PS3, 3 on my 3DS and 3 on my Vita. I'll certainly download the updtae when it is avaliable.

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Jairo_MC
Mon 15th Jul 2013

@ObviouslyAdachi
Have you tried Street Fighter X Tekken on the Vita? It plays very similarly to SFIV and have a lot of character.
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is also great to play on Vita.

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ObviouslyAdachi
Mon 15th Jul 2013

@JMC I heard that game wasn't very good.

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Splat
Mon 15th Jul 2013

I was going to get Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition off PS+ awhile back in-till I saw it took 18 GB's of HDD space. I like fighting games but not enough for it to be taking up that kinda room.

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Jairo_MC
Tue 16th Jul 2013

@ObviouslyAdachi
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is great!
As for Street Fighter X Tekken, it does play a lot like SFIV and I really enjoyed it. The biggest problem with the PS3 version (on-disc DLC) is a non issue on Vita if you buy the game new. It is true that the gems doesn't add that much to the gameplay, though. I also didn't play the game online a lot, so I can't say if that portion it is any good.