Archive for August 2009
Aug/09
27
Street Fighter Blog discusses Sf 2 Tournament with Udon
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Udon is at its best! with the current SF2 Turbo series heating up as the SF2 tournament started, the Street Fighter Blog is pround to announce that we will be discussing the tournament as it progresses with Matt Moylan from udon. Through this series of interviews we will learn more about the different matchups, the events to come and of course the tournament itself.
This first Chat i had with Matt Moylan was about the tournament as whole, what does it represent for Udon and its Sf world and what to expect in the next issues:
Nabil says:
Hello folks and dear Street Fighter Blog readers. We have here with us the one and only Matt Moylan. If you were living under a rock in past two years, Matt Moylan is Udon Comics Managing Editor and the main dude behind all of Udon’s publishing Projects
Nabil says:
Thank you Matt for this great opportunity
Matt Moylan says:
No problems sir! Always like to talk about what UDON is working on.
Nabil says:
The Street Fighter II tournament is without a doubt the biggest event of the Street Fighter mythos and i am glad to see Udon tackle that particular tournament. and while we will be discussing every fight that occured or will occure i would like to as you what is the significance of the SFii tournament in the Udon world of Street Fighter
Matt Moylan says:
Well, now that we’ve had a lot of time to flesh out our universe and our version of the characters, for us the tournament is a chance to focus on what the Street Fighter games are about at their core - one on one fights where each fighter gets to show off their unique skills. Of course we have also tied the whole thing together with our main plots such as Chun-li and Guiles fight to bring down
Matt Moylan says:
Shadaloo, Cammy’s personal struggles to find herself, and Ryu’s inner battle against the darkness within him.
Nabil says:
Speaking of Ryu, will we finally find out why Bison was shown interested in Ryu during the first issue of the Street Fighter Comics?
Matt Moylan says:
We’ve touched on some of Bison’s interest in Ryu (in particular in the Dark Hadou energy as a power source) in the SFIV series. But again, Bison has other reasons to have his eye on Ryu which will become apparent soon enough.
Nabil says:
i am sure i am speaking for a lot of fans when i say “we cannot wait to see what guys have for us in store”
Nabil says:
now about the tournament itself, how did you guys decide on which character fights who ?
Matt Moylan says:
Well, partly it was fights and victories/losses that had to happen to move the story forward, and partly it’s just characters we want to see fight each other! It’ll be fun to see characters who are bitter enemies square off, or each ones who are close friends.
Nabil says:
should we expect some shocking twists in terms of the results of the matches?
Matt Moylan says:
well looking at the matches you may think it’s each to figure out the winners, but a few fan favourites are going to get knocked out earlier that youd expect!
Matt Moylan says:
so there will be some upsets
Nabil says:
You heard it here first folks, expect anything in the Street Fighter II Tournament
Nabil says:
Join us in the next few days as we discuss paticular matches that occured during the excellent Street Fighter II turbo #8, until then i woul like to thank our guest Matt Moylan for taking time from his busy schedule to discuss with us what udon has for us in Store in the next few issues
Nabil says:
Thank you Matt
Matt Moylan says:
no problem!
I hope you guys enjoyed this first of many discussions about the current awesome Street Fighter Tournament Arc. And if you did not get the Street Fighter II Turbo comics i suggest you do so NOW!
Aug/09
25
Udon invites you to meet Ono San at FanExpo in Canada
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Do you live or will be in Canada next week-end ? So is Yoshinori Ono, Street Fighter IV producer!
In fact the awesome men and women of Udon comics are inviting you to a special Panel at this week’s Fanexpo to meet and greet Ono san.
From Udon’s mouth: ” Sponsored by Udon Entertainment. “Come and meet Yoshinori Ono of Capcom, the producer of Street Fighter IV, in his very first appearance in Canada! Learn about the secrets behind the production of the most popular fighting game ever! Don’t miss out the chance of a life time to this rare engagement!” Sunday, 4PM, Rm.714 “
Sucks i will not be able to make it 
source: Udon Comics
Aug/09
20
Super Street Fighter II pinball table now available for zen pinball
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The first DLC or, the excellent pinball game, zen pinball is a street fighter themed table. The table is available for purchase for the low price of $2.49
It is also notable of mention, that the table is the same pinball table from Street Fighter pinball fx, released on xbox 360 few months ago by the same studio.
In addition to the great single gameplay, the table offers trophies and online multipayer. So if you already have Zen pinball and you are a street fighter fan make sure to grab this little gem.
source: Capcom Unity
Aug/09
18
Street Fighter II Turbo #8 Review: Let the awesomeness begin!
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It has finally happened! The big tournament, the most important event in the Street Fighter mythos, has just begun in the latest Street Fighter II Turbo issue. With the 16 characters from the hit Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo game participating in this glorious event, expect tons of fights, surprises, and WTF moments that will sure make you remember the SF2 Turbo comics Maxi series.
The issue starts with the 16 fighters riding a boat to Shadaloo secret base where the tournament will be help away from the eyes of the world governments and military. The issue does not take long to explain the rules of the tournament which will be a single elimination event and the three last standing contestants will fight against the shadaloo kings (Vega, Balrog, and Sagat) and whoever wins against the shadaloo lords will get ot fight bison in a 1 vs, 2vs 1or 3 vs one final match.
The current Tier is as follow:
I am also taking this opportunity to announce that from now until Issue #9 comes out we will be discussing the fights that have occurred in the tournaments and the different matchups as well as predicting the outcome of the fights to come, and I am counting on you guys to discuss with in the comments section.
The issue also marks the first time where Ryu meets Chun-li (could you believe they haven’t met yet???) in an interesting panel that was cleverly felt ignored. Dhalsim is also looking to be an important character in the tournament which might make things a bit more interesting
The fights are gorgeous looking and while they are bit short, a little bird told me that the fights will be getting longer as we get less people left on the tournament.
Chamba did a fantastic job again, and his Ryu is as badass as ever. Although the backgrounds can be a bit empty, the action does make up for it, and if you have been reading the comic you will know that when drawn by chamba, the action looks like its popping out of an anime or movie.
And as bonus to this buffet of awesome, street Fighter II Turbo #8 includes a backup story of the fan favourite young ninja Ibuki. The story is a fun ride drawn by Omar dogan and it makes Ibuki more lovable than she already is.
Street Fighter fans around the globe, this without a doubt is the best most exciting issue of the Street Fighter comics we have seen in years, and this is just the beginning of the tournament. I really did not want the issue to end and was mad to realize I have to wait for a whole month before getting the next issue. I salute udon for the great job they did in this issue in both writing and drawing.
And just in case you did not get this issue yet I tell you this: “are you insane? GO get it NOW”
Score: 10/10 (a must have)
Street fighter IV #3 is the third and before last issue of the Street Fighter IV miniseries that takes place at the same timeline as the ongoing breathtaking Street Fighter II tournament.
The story left of in the last issue with C.viper, the SIN double agent, was trying to kidnap Sakura and take her to seth who collects the best fighters around the world to use them as a test in his evil experiments. Even though she was helped by El fuerte and Dan, sakura was no match for the high tech assassin who succeeded in retrieving both Sakura and Dan who showed some satsui no Hado reading in the SIN computers. The same computers and machinery that made Akuma sense a disturbance in the Hado and set him on a trip to find the source of this Satsui No hado. Abel also makes an important appearance as he finally faces off against Seth who will reveal to him the answers the amnesic fighter was seeking for years.
The story is good but not great. While it had a great premise the Street Fighter IV mini series does suffer from the lack of the important characters that are busy squaring off at the SF2 tournament, an event that will make sure Ryu will not face Seth and chun-li will not fight viper. I really do think if SF4 was left until the conclusion of the sf2 tournament, just as in the game, it would have been better and would have been a solid mini series like Sf legends: chun-li that certainly surprised us all of how good it turned out to be. While I am still loving the SF4 miniseries I couldn’t help but sense the feeling of a tie in to the game rather than a story that has an impact on the Udon sf mythos.
As far as the art goes however, Joe Ng ROCKS. His art style feels like the second coming of Alvin lee (the brillian artist behind the sf II maxi series).
Don’t get me wrong, Street Fighter IV #3 is an enjoyable issue and offers an important answer in the Ryu/Bison interest, however the story feels a bit rushed and lacks the soul and depth the rest of SF comics have. But with Akuma fighting Seth in the final issue (as hinted by the ad at the end of the issue) thing might get a lot better when Street Fighter IV #4 hits the street in October.
Score: 7/10
Aug/09
17
Video of the day: Street Fighter IV Voice mod tutorial
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Aug/09
12
Video of the day: Street Fighter IV Voice strap???
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Another only in Japan gadget i suppose 
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SBO 09 will kick off this friday. The sf4 tournament event will feature the greatest SF players around the world such as Daigo and Iyo.Not only that, shizowa san has promised us a big announcement by Ono san during the event (sf4 dash anyone?). But all this will happen friday, however there is another event you should be excited about that will take place this thursday: The Shizowa Cup.
Named after the famous Shizowa Natsuki (sf4 producer and sf4 dev blog owner), the shizowa cup will feature a 5vs5 team tournament with 16 kick ass teams participating. The tournament is officialy sponsored by Capcom.
Thanx to SRK user Reno, we now have the full list of teams and participants of this big event:
Pool 1:
The Kansai
Naiki (RU)
Kigunas (SG)
RF (SG)
Kouji (ZA)
Uryo (VI)
Naiki (RU)
Kigunas (SG)
RF (SG)
Kouji (ZA)
Uryo (VI)
Sky Force
Momochi (AK)
Pie (SG)
Headpress (DIC)
Choko (BL)
Kokujin (RY)
Taiwan Pimp!
Eric Zato918 (AK)
Rei leiccc (BX)
Rockpon (SG)
RB (RU)
Gamer Bee (AK)
Introducing Our Eriru!
Emirio (KE)
Radiowave (SG)
Dai-chan (RY)
Shuu (RU)
Eriru toiu na no majyuu (SG)
Butakami no na no moto ni
Aru (VI)
Dan (RY)
Sano (RY)
Remiou (KE)
Nitto (AK)
Sayama Poi no
Hero boy (SG)
Yuu (AK)
Kyabetsu (VI)
Ojisan boy (SG)
Tokido (AK)
Pool 2:
Nagoya 8 Force
KOK (SG)
Adlib Prince (RY)
Etoro (SG)
Chiba (KE)
Hard M Yasuda (CH)
KOK (SG)
Adlib Prince (RY)
Etoro (SG)
Chiba (KE)
Hard M Yasuda (CH)
Aug/09
11
The Street Fighter II Tournament starts tomorrow in a comic book shop near you
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This is just a reminder for you guys, that the latest issue of the excellent Street Fighter 2 Turbo will hit the stands tomorrow!
The issue marks the begininng of the most famous event on the Street Fighter universe: the Street Fighter 2 Tournament.
I had the great opportunity to read this issue before and without spoiling anything let me tell you that this is the BEST street Fighter comic issue ever released1
Make sure to visit your local comic book shop to lay your hand of this masterpiece.
And just to hype you up a little bit check out the official tier Chart of the Street Fighter II tournament as seen in the 8th issue of the sf2 Turbo comics.
Synopsis: “This is the moment you’ve been waiting for! Ryu, Chun-li, Guile, Ken, and the rest of the world’s greatest fighters arrive on Shadaloo’s secret island as the Street Fighter Tournament begins! Who will make it to the final round? Plus, a bonus story featuring Street Fighter III’s sexy ninja school girl – Ibuki! “
source: Udon Comics
