This morning, Capcom officially revealed that STREET FIGHTER IV will be coming to North American Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on February 17, 2009. The game will launch in Europe days later, on February 20.
The next iteration of the genre-establishing fighting game series and the first new entry announced in nearly eight years, following the acclaimed Street Fighter III Third Strike. In its amazing twenty year history, Street Fighter has revolutionized the fighting genre and created a global legacy like no other.
Capcom will return at least four classic "World Warriors" in STREET FIGHTER IV: returning favorites Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and Dhalsim. The characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D CG, while the game is played in the classic STREET FIGHTER 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. The traditional six-button controls for the game will return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the input system. Mixing tried-and-true classic moves and techniques with all-new, never-before-seen gameplay systems, STREET FIGHTER IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.
