Weaklings!
A few months ago (let's just say late-2007) the word on the street was that
Capcom was going to officially pull back the dark, overdue curtain on the next
officially numbered game in the famed Street Fighter universe and give the
public what it didn't know it wanted. In this industry sequels come and
go, as most franchises have no problem releasing a number 5 or part 13, but even
with the endless spin-offs and side adventures the Street Fighter franchise has
remained surprisingly conservative on that front. Each official release
has remained independent from another, refusing to merely continue the adventure
outright and has been fiercely guarded by the upper crust at Capcom. The
only consistency between releases have been some familiar faces, which to this
day remain the bread and butter of the truly classy World Warrior troupe.
The buzz on Street Fighter IV has been magnetic, easily bridging
that troublesome generation gap of old and new school fighting fans in this age
of silliness, and in a world of crass and unnecessary crossover gimmicks (yes,
I'm looking at YOU,
Soul
Calibur IV and that new Mortal Kombat thing) its refreshing to see this
franchise remain focused on its stellar cast. So whenever the higher-ups
send over a nice surprise, its newsworthy stuff. You've probably seen the
action elsewhere, but here's the official plugs from Capcom themselves about the
return of one of the most insane and insanely loved characters in that insular
world of hadokens and shorykens its nice to see the
possibility of some shun goku satsu love coming our way.
UPDATED: apparently Akuma/Gouki videos are swarming YouTube.
Fingers, get to typing!
