Street Fighter 2

[Number 13]

Only an hour and five minutes til Wednesday!

Although I'm assuming we have to wait til the Americans hit Wednesday?

Still, anyone else excited???

:D

[Nekro Neko]

8am it comes out here, 8am. Make a note as almost all Live arcade games will be available at that precise time every Wednesday.

I'm mildly excited about this though.

[Number 13]

8am it comes out here, 8am. Make a note as almost all Live arcade games will be available at that precise time every Wednesday.

I'm mildly excited about this though.
IS it really sad that I'll be up at 8am and immediately on to the marketplace to see if they can prove me wrong and actually have the damn game out? ;)

[Nekro Neko]

It may come a few minutes after. But I wouldn't expect it much earlier.

[Curry]

Midnight PST and allow it half an hour to sync across Xbox Live servers :)

Although last few times it was on Dutch XBLM before 9:15 I think :)

[Number 13]

But I want it nowwwwwwwwww!

[kidkit]

Am I a big enough nerd to have a nap right now so i can play it in 4 hours.. time will tell.

[kobejonez]

Its wednesday. Can you say "Shor-yu-ken!!!"?
w00t! I was always crap at SF2 but I'll still have a pop at anyone online ;)

LOL Kidkit has one more GP than me :D

[Nino]

Its wednesday. Can you say "Soy-uken!!!"?
No but I can say Shoryuken ;).

Anyway i won't get to play Hyper Fighting the next couple of hours :(. I have to work the next 7.5 hours, then my GF comes over to watch a movie, then I have to bring her home again and than it's probably too late since I have to work tomorrow ;( No SFII today for me I guess ;(

[Number 13]

Its wednesday. Can you say "Soy-uken!!!"?
w00t! I was always crap at SF2 but I'll still have a pop at anyone online ;)

LOL Kidkit has one more GP than me :D
It's still not here!

WAAAAAAAAAAAH!

*cries*

[Nekro Neko]

Where is it god damn!!!!

[Nino]

Oh btw, not trying to rain on your parade or anything but erm MS decided not to release SF2:HF in Japan because they didn't think it was ported good enough for the hardcore SF fans in Japan.

[kobejonez]

Oh btw, not trying to rain on your parade or anything but erm MS decided not to release SF2:HF in Japan because they didn't think it was ported good enough for the hardcore SF fans in Japan.
:( :X :'( &:*

[Nekro Neko]

IT'S OUT!!!

[Spark]

what will it cost?

[Number 13]

IT'S OUT!!!
It wasn't showing up for me!

But I restarted my 360 and there it was!

(It's not in the newly released downloads yet, btw, but it's there if you go right into the SF2 section)

[Number 13]

Oh btw, not trying to rain on your parade or anything but erm MS decided not to release SF2:HF in Japan because they didn't think it was ported good enough for the hardcore SF fans in Japan.
Who's in Japan? ;)

[Nino]

what will it cost?
800MP

Who's in Japan? ;)
The real Street Fighter fans ;) And I wish I was, 200$ Xbox 360's ftw.

[Curry]

I think I'm now going to download it and hammer on some guys imagining that they are MySQL developers :X

[Number 13]

Bloody hell, they've cracked the difficulty way up from my days as a ten year old. I can barely beat the computer!

[YLA G]

i don't love that game.. i did not bought a next gen console for such a old creapy game.. i preffer to play dead or alive 4 more then this one

[Lotus 111s]

Bloody hell, they've cracked the difficulty way up from my days as a ten year old. I can barely beat the computer!

First of all Hello to everyone here great site i've been reading it for a few weeks now and thought i best join in.

Yes the game does feel harder than before but is that the old grey matter slowing down or the very poor D-pad on the 360's controller. Either way i love it still after all these years. I dread to think how many versions of SFII i have brought through the years, this one was worth it though so i can now play online and not get my butt kicked by the computer all the time.

[Chris]

Yeah. I feel dumb putting the difficulty down to one, but even then I can only win 1 out of 3. What the hell is up with that?

The D-pad isn't poor on the 360 controller, it just doesn't work very well in this instance. If the d-pad works fine on 90 games out of 92, it's a good d-pad.

[Lotus 111s]

The D-pad isn't poor on the 360 controller, it just doesn't work very well in this instance. If the d-pad works fine on 90 games out of 92, it's a good d-pad.

I say the D-pad is poor due to the fact i have SFII on ps2 and i can pull of the dragon punch or fireball moves 99/100 with the ps2 controller but not with the 360 controller i can't. Although it may need breaking in as this is the frist game i've really used it on, suppose time will tell on that front. This is the one game that will show up a poor D-pad in my opinion. Now if only MS realeased a arcade stick then i would be in heaven.

[Nekro Neko]

the xbox dpad is awful. Lets down the whole pad.

[PaulWillocks]

Yeah. I feel dumb putting the difficulty down to one, but even then I can only win 1 out of 3. What the hell is up with that?

The D-pad isn't poor on the 360 controller, it just doesn't work very well in this instance. If the d-pad works fine on 90 games out of 92, it's a good d-pad.

The 360 d-pad is poor, compare it to the Playstation or Snes d-pad and there is no comparison. The reason I think is that the majority of next gen games only use the analogue sticks for movement, the d-pad is mainly used for weapon changes, maps, different views etc so it has been designed with that in mind. The awkward positioning of it doesnt help either. I think the 360 d-pad seems like more of an afterthought than a fully tested and researched addition to the controller.

Thats just my opinion though so dont kill me! :D

I'm yet to see how streetfighter plays with the d-pad so I may change my mind. What do you guys think, Is it easy to pull off moves with the 360 d-pad? also does streetfighter fill the whole screen or does it have borders? and graphically is it a perfect port of the original?

[Curry]

Yeah. I feel dumb putting the difficulty down to one, but even then I can only win 1 out of 3. What the hell is up with that?
Same here :X Getting pwnd completely 8)7

[Studley]

The Up direction on my d-pads stick like hell, so I'll just be hopping all over the place if I give this a try.

I don't think I'll bother, I've got an emulated SNES version on the PC anyway, and the multiplayer addition doesn't really do anything for me - sounds like I could rely on the AI to kick my ass as well as any American kid anyway :P

[PaulWillocks]

Same here :X Getting pwnd completely 8)7

Ive always wondered what pwnd stands for or means :o

[Curry]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwnd ;)

[Sir SpankalotUK]

believe it or not channel 5 in the UK are showing street fighter the film tonight. Wonder if it will be sponsored?

[YLA G]

hmm nice marketing

[kobejonez]

how many of y'all have bought it?
I still royally sux0r at it and i'm skint so I guess I won't(today). :D

edit:50th post. wh000o! :D :D

[YLA G]

did not bought it.. i hate the game :S

HDTV support my ***..

[DanMan nr1]

I bought it, played it and l hate it!
It looks, plays and sounds like crap.
Where is the HD support the SNES version from the early 90's i have looks, plays and sound much better.

Nostalgia my A$$ this is just an easy way to make a lot of money.

I tought Xboxlive was to be an hommage to the early days of arcade.
Atleast update those games to this genaration.

Like BizzareCreations did with Geometry Wars you get the evolved version and the orriginal.

[YLA G]

I bought it, played it and l hate it!
Like BizzareCreations did with Geometry Wars you get the evolved version and the orriginal.

_o_


indeed.. hope that pac man has a HD function like geometry wars.. same game but with hi res textures and 16:9

[Nino]

Gonna hit up the trail now, probably buy it afterwards. The X360's d-pad is horribly broken and a downgrade compared to the Xbox Controller S' d-pad.

[kidkit]

The Up direction on my d-pads stick like hell, so I'll just be hopping all over the place if I give this a try.

I don't think I'll bother, I've got an emulated SNES version on the PC anyway, and the multiplayer addition doesn't really do anything for me - sounds like I could rely on the AI to kick my ass as well as any American kid anyway :P

http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/360dpadfix/360dpadfix.htm

Stuck at work, same ol story. Can't wait to try it but yeah the AI is as bad (well... cheap) as ever. Same as the Arcade rom, they didn't tweak it. this isn't the same as the SNES version. Really though you should be playing online.

[Zerodisorder]

all i know is i am one sucky fighter..:P I'm kinda good at DOA but not street fighter lol.

[Nino]

CHALLENGE ME BITCHES! BRING IT! :D
(in other words ; who wants to play?)

(I bought it blindly after playing one match, dunno if it's any good but I'd even buy a bad SF as long as it includes Live)

[Studley]

http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/360dpadfix/360dpadfix.htm


That's some quality controller porn 8)

I'll give that a go, it's not like it needs any high-tech tools or anything, and worst case scenario I still only need to buy a new pad anyway

[kidkit]

if you do follow through with that maybe you should paint the top half of the controller while it's off. I have 4 controllers, 1 of which is wired. I won't shed too many tears if I wreck it. And it sure aint rocket science :)

[MaZo]

I don't like it either. Controls are OK (at least I'm able to do some special moves), but the game itself isn't. I'm disappointed about the graphics. I want full screen without having to resize it myself, because that makes the graphics even worse!

Playing on Live is terrible, all I get are timeouts when trying to start a quick ranked match (and it's definately not my connection).

[Nino]

I'm disappointed about the graphics.

You expected the next Gears of War from a game that's a port from a SNES game? Seriously I don't get how you can be annoyed by the graphics, everyone KNEW what it was going to look like since it's a pretty old game that everyone already played.

I want full screen without having to resize it myself,

Noticed that option in the video options menu in the main menu that said 'borders yes/no'? Use it.


Playing on Live is terrible, all I get are timeouts when trying to start a quick ranked match (and it's definately not my connection).

Try throwing private matches with people who also have a good connections. I played a few games against Rival24 yesterday and there was hardly any lag whatsoever.

[MaZo]

You expected the next Gears of War from a game that's a port from a SNES game? Seriously I don't get how you can be annoyed by the graphics, everyone KNEW what it was going to look like since it's a pretty old game that everyone already played.I didn't mean it in that sort of way (I mean, a good port has to have the exact same kind of graphics as the original game), I was just a little disappointed about the lack of full screen and the simple menu look.

Noticed that option in the video options menu in the main menu that said 'borders yes/no'? Use it.Hmm, I overlooked that option. I guess those are the dark blue borders who "prevent" you from having full screen? Will try that, thanks for noticing!

Try throwing private matches with people who also have a good connections. I played a few games against Rival24 yesterday and there was hardly any lag whatsoever.That's just not what you want when you just wanna play a few quick games. Besides, I think that's not the right way to try to overcome these connection issues.
Oh and by the way, I say Gamespot complaining about the same things in their latest review.

[| V |]

Some of the times you get timeouts because other people have joined that game before you, there were ALOT of people playing that game yesterday (myself included)

and Nino if you want a game hook me up when im online and you are man :)

[Nino]

Will do Lezus. And fair enough MaZo :)

[Zerodisorder]

So i have a question, are many of you disapointed with it, or do you guys find its what you were hoping it would be?

[Curry]

That's just not what you want when you just wanna play a few quick games. Besides, I think that's not the right way to try to overcome these connection issues.
Then what is? Capcom paying up to improve The Internet?

[Messiah]

I'm so totally not into this game. I liked the original. But pay up 800 points for a classic game that's (nicely done) ported over to the xbox360, nah.

[Rival24]

I regret my purchase, even though it's only €10 :P

[Messiah]

I regret my purchase, even though it's only €10 :P

You did believe in the hype :+

[Rival24]

You did believe in the hype :+
I believed in a doable game instead of these impossible CPU controlled enemies.

[Messiah]

I believed in a doable game instead of these impossible CPU controlled enemies.

I thought i was me in the demo. Getting my ass kicked a few times.

[Rival24]

I thought i was me in the demo. Getting my ass kicked a few times.
Those enemies can only be killed if you know what you're doing with your combos. They can counter my attack even before I press a button :P

[Zerodisorder]

Those enemies can only be killed if you know what you're doing with your combos. They can counter my attack even before I press a button :P
yea, they hand out an ass whoopin before you even start your move.

[Messiah]

I'd read an article somewhere about casual gamers, and harcore gamers. Almost every gamer says that games are getting harder and harder. But aren't we the one's that are getting spoiled with easy (EA) games?

[Rival24]

I'd read an article somewhere about casual gamers, and harcore gamers. Almost every gamer says that games are getting harder and harder. But aren't we the one's that are getting spoiled with easy (EA) games?
I think every game should start at least doable...

[Zerodisorder]

Yea, it has to be a good balance, i mean the game cant start off insane, it needs to let you leanr it, and than get better and than the AI's difficulty should adjust to how well your getting.

[Messiah]

I only played about 5 matches in the demo. I couldn't bother me much. Its a nice classic. And it has to stay a classic, in my memory from the golden days. Where'd you have a game like this on 2 floppy's.

[Nino]

I believed in a doable game instead of these impossible CPU controlled enemies.
:D:D:D n00bie. I love how Capcom continues to make 'challenging' games, I've been struggling with Mega Man X for weeks now and still haven't finished it but it sure is satisying when you beat a stage.

And as far as SF2:HF goes it's the best. Multiplayer. Title. On XBLA. Seriously, I had so much fun throwing Bison vs Bison matches agains Praetorian the other night. Excellent game.