Akuma in Super Street Fighter II HD: back and badder than ever!

Posted Jun 8, 2007 at 10:12PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade
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Akuna HD vs original - Image 1 


The Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network are bringing back the 16-bit classic Super Street Fighter II with an HD twist and we've seen some screens of what the amped-up pixels will look like. We must say that the HD effect is indeed a wonderful, wonderful one as shown here with bad-ass Shotokan striker Akuma.

What you see above is a comparison of the old pixels to the right and the new HD version to the left. Below are two more shots of him doing the trademark hurricane kick and his familiar "taunt" pose.

Fighting game aficionados will recall that Akuma made his debut in this mid-90's iteration of the immortal fighting game franchise. Back then and up to now, he's been a powerhouse with his wide array of moves and combos. Now he's back to give you more nightmares by pummeling you faster than you can say "tatsumaki-senpu-kyaku!" Boo-yah!

Akuma - Image 1 Akuma - Image 2



 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-06-08 22:21:04
wtf?

What happened to his mouth in that 2nd pic?
by Annony - 2007-06-08 22:27:41
SQUEE!!!

I just hope that you can play as Akuma, via 'Akuma Code (SSF2T)' or straight from the play-select screen.
by - 2007-06-08 23:17:58
this game is going to BLOW

SIke its going to be awesome. But they should have done this to Street fighter 3 3rd strike instead.
by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-06-09 02:50:16
WHEN!?

WHEN!?
by - 2007-06-09 04:05:02
ho ho hold that

whats the next portion QJ? i bet KEN masters. this way you can have more than 17 news so easily. great idea QJ
by - 2007-06-09 04:29:36
wtf?

there was no akuma in SSF 2 !!
by - 2007-06-09 09:07:47
Cell shaded...

I really like how they're trying to make this game look like a cell-shaded game (i.e. Calling All Cars).
by - 2007-06-09 10:41:41
The reason why Halo 3 is garbage... [Fact Sheet]

I own all 4 platforms: high-end PC, X360, PS3, and Wii. I also have numerous older generation’s consoles, too. I only AND ONLY support best (triple-A) consoles and games. I am a huge supporter of X360 and PS3 consoles (Wii is garbage). I am a huge supporter of Gears of War, Oblivion (X360 version), Call of Duty 3 (X360), Forza, and MotorStorm (Halo 3 and Resistance are garbage). In conclusion, if it’s not the best than those consoles and games are garbage from my point of view. - There’re more than 200 games which are better made, superior, more advanced, and more fun to play than Halo 3. That’s the reason why Halo 3 is trash. - Upper games are better than lower games - [X]: The existence of this game is publicly and widely known, but hasn’t officially confirmed - World of StarCraft (GameSpot had an exclusive interview with Blizzard back in 2005; later Blizzard requested to remove all info related to WoS because of its early developmental stage; go to google.com; click image so you can do image searching; type world of starcraft; you can see 2 exclusive in-game pictures of WoS) - Jak & Dexter (Naughty Dog is currently making this and Uncharted at the same time) - Call of Duty 5 (Infinity Ward developed CoD4 since 1 year ago; CoD5 has been made by Treyarch since 6 months ago; 2 different companies are making CoD4 and CoD5 at the same time) Killzone 2, Heavy Rain, Resident Evil 5 Metal Gear Solid 4, Alan Wake, Team Fortress 2 Warhawk, Gears of War, MotorStorm The Settlers, Call of Duty 5, Spore Bioshock, Fifth Phantom Saga, Ratchet & Clank Future Project Offset, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5 Alone in the Dark, Haze, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [X] MotorStorm 2, Gears of War 2, [X] God of War 3 StarCraft Ghost (this is still alive), Jak & Dexter, Call of Duty 4 [X] Doom Wars, Wolfenstein, Afrika Turok, Hydrophobia, Max Payne 3 Fable 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Pain Grand Theft Auto 4, Army of Two, Heavenly Sword Saboteur, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Assassin's Creed The Chronicles of Rid*****: AoDA, Fatal Inertia, Tekken 6 Enemy Territory: QW, Virtua Fighter 5, SOCOM Confrontation Time0, Call of Duty 3, Folklore StarCraft 2, Company of Heroes: OF, Monster Hunter 3 Half Life 2: Ep 2, Lost Odyssey, Forza 2 Eight Days, Interstellar Marines, Duke Nukem Forever Deus Ex, Killing Day (cancelled), Splinter Cell: Conviction Soul Caliber 4, Getaway, [X] Black 2 2 Days 2 Vegas, Silent Hill 5, EndWar Dark Sector, World in Conflict, Burnout Paradise Global Agenda, Stranglehold, Brothers in Arms: HH Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Resistance: FoM The Elder Scrolls 4: SI, Command & Conquer 3, Tabula Rasa Rainbow Six: Vegas, Left 4 Dead, WoW: BC The Legend of Zelda: TP, Lair, Devil May Cry 4 Indiana Jones, The Agency, Fallout 3 Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy versus XIII, Midnight Club: LA WarDevil, [X] Resistance 2, The Last Remnant White Knight Story, StarWars: FU, [X] Dead Rising 2 World of StarCraft, Kingdom Hearts 3, Condemned 2 Civilization IV: BtS, The Club, [X] Dead or Alive 5 Beowulf, Halo Wars, SimCity Societies The Crossing, The Darkness, Elveon (cancelled) Mass Effect, Age of Conan: HA, Kane & Lynch: DM Fracture, Timeshift, Too Human Eternal Sonata, SEGA Rally Revo, Colin McRae Dirt Mercenaries 2, Dark Messiah of M&M 2, Huxley Guild Wars 2, Need for Speed: PS, Guitar Hero III (there’re about 30 more games in here, but I can’t write them all due to the space limitation) Halo 3, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Project Gotham Racing 4 The Wall, Halo 2 [PC-Vista]
by - 2007-06-09 14:12:08
Dude!!!

you just Wasted time Writing, don't care if halo is garbage or if is not.
by Datnizzle - 2007-06-09 16:21:35
Alpha

I'd rather have an aloha game, 2 0r 3.
by Datnizzle - 2007-06-09 16:24:21
oops

I mean Alpha.
by - 2007-06-09 19:28:04
Bring on SSF 2

Damn it give it to me already. Stop it with the teasing.
by - 2007-06-09 23:32:41
lol

Dude you are pathetic. And you need to elarn the difference between "fact sheet" and "opinion piece"
by - 2007-06-11 22:07:54
I want SSF2HD now!

YES! @ the Halo 3 fact sheet guy I didn't even bother reading your trash but I like how you use fact sheet in your topic and then use the word best right after. First time I've seen a "fact" sheet or whatever backed up by an opinionated word. Haha.

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