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Street Fighter X Tekken – Pac-Man and Mega Man Super Arts and Cross Arts
So, we already know that Pac-Man and Mega Man are in Street Fighter X Tekken. We already know that Pac-Man is going to fight in some sort of mechanical suit, not unlike Krang from TMNT or T.Bonne in MvC3. But what about the ultras?
The video below showcases the super arts and cross arts from Mega Man and Pac-Man in the upcoming crossover fighting game. These ultra combos aren’t all that different from the others that we’ve seen, though I kinda dig the old-school “bleep bloop” Namco sounds that Pac-Man gets in one of his super arts. Too bad these are PS3-exclusive bonus characters with no love for the Xbox 360 gamers in the audience. What’s up with that, Capcom?
Feel the Wrath of Crazy Oni Combos (SSFIV:AE 2012)
We’ve already seen how great Daigo can be as Akuma, but what if we stepped it up to a whole other level of evil power? Below are two featured videos with Oni combos like you’ve never seen before. The first is from AE, and the second is from AE 2012 edition. Desk doesn’t mess around.
The History of Street Fighter and Capcom
It goes without question that Street Fighter II completely revolutionized the fighting game genre, radically changing how we approached the 1v1 beat-em-up. But do you know how we got there?
Machinima has put together a fantastic web series that explores exactly that. It starts with the original Street Fighter where you could only play as Ken or Ryu, progressing to Street Fighter II and all its various iterations. Did you know that Final Fight was originally billed as Street Fighter ’89? Makes you wonder if that’s where SNK got the idea of naming its King of Fighters franchise based on different years… though Final Fight is hardly a “fighting” game.
Yes, the genre has grown to Super Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, and more, but you should always know about your roots. Selectable characters? Special moves? An actual backstory (ish)? Yeah, Capcom did that.
UPDATE: Here is part three, covering such titles as Alpha, Hyper Fighting, and Third Strike
