Thursday, May 1, 2008

The Original SF2 Cast set for Street Fighter 4 (More pics)

This pic is currently my wallpaper on my desktop now because it is pretty funny. Ryu's facial animation is just priceless as Bison teleports to give him the look. Other Bison pics show his Psycho Crusher and his Dive attack he usually does after the Head Stomp if u press punch. Bison's special moves having EX versions just seem nuts for now.

Here is Sagat's Tiger Uppercut during his Ultra combo. I have seen it action and it seems like a crazy version of the Tiger Genocide, which is the Tiger Knees to Tiger Uppercuts. Like Bison, Sagat's EX specials are nuts too with a multi-hit Tiger Knee and multi-hit Tiger Uppercuts similar to Super SFII Turbo and the Street Fighter Alpha series.

Here's Vega and he is a brunette in this one compared to being blonde in previous games. So far from what I read, he seems the same as previous SF games with Rolling Claw and the Flying Barcelona now having EX versions, which seems crazy.

Lastly, here's Balrog, the infamous boxer who was high tier in Super Turbo. He retains his same old moves now with EX versions. I just can't imagine EX Crouch Dash Punches or even EX Flying Headbutts if it is way safe against projectiles.

Well, the original 12 from Street Fighter 2 are set for Street Fighter 4 and Capcom is still revealing more characters and stages towards its summer release at Japanese arcades. Location tests might continue there to reveal anything new. Akuma is a sure safe choice to be in SF4 while some new ones are still probably waiting to be shown. Fans want Cammy in and I think is a sure bet too since this game needs more ladies and Capcom promises more of them in this one, so we'll see if they deliver on that front. Otherwise, Street Fighter 4 is still awesome and I hope it makes an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con this summer or likely this year's Evolution tournament this August at Las Vegas.

Kojima messing with our minds again....


So this trailer surfaced today being related to Metal Gear Solid 4 and many questions have rose with Hideo Kojima continuing to mess with fans' minds. Is Shadow Moses in MGS4? Is this a PSN Metal Gear Solid HD remake? Some signs point to this whole scene being in MGS4 in some way being Young Snake while it was all a dream for Old Snake. Well, we are six weeks away from finding out anyway, so wait till then.

Time to Rise Down and listen to The Roots

Apparently, this album didn't make Tuesday's Music Roundup since I wasn't aware that The Roots's Rising Down came out this week, so it deserves its own post. Their new album is pretty good maintaining their own style of hip-hop (Well, Questlove is pretty dope) and a great cast of cameo appearances from Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Common. Sure, they don't have the mainstream pop they used to have with previous hits like "The Next Movement" and Break You Off," yet they continue to make good hip-hop music to please their fans. My current favorites are "Get Busy" and "75 Bars" since they already have music videos for those games being familiar to them. The intro and outro both felt a little weird at first, but I think I'll eventually get used to them. This is my album pick of the week for those that are looking to download something good.