Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Street Fighter 4

Guide last updated on
May 16, 2009 at 9:18 p.m. PDT

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Q: When will Street Fighter 4 be released?

A: Here are the current release dates for the various releases of Street Fighter 4.

• Japanese Arcades: July 18, 2008.
• American Arcades (Japanese machines shipped to North America): August 2008.
• America: PlayStation 3, XBox 360: February 17, 2009.
• Europe: PlayStation 3, XBox 360: February 20, 2009.
• PC: July 7, 2009.

Q: What kind of PC will I need to run Street Fighter 4?

Q: When does Street Fighter 4 take place in the time line?

A: Between Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 3. The official time line from Capcom is as follows.

• Street Fighter - 1987
• Street Fighter Alpha 2 - 1988
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 - 1990
• Street Fighter 2 - 1993
• Street Fighter 4 - 1994/1995
• Street Fighter 3: Second Impact - 1998
• Street Fighter 3: Third Strike - 1999

You can see there are some obvious games missing. Street Fighter Alpha 1 and SF3: A New Generation were essentially unfinished games as the second versions that came along (SFA2 and SF3:SI) were kind of like remakes, i.e. what Capcom wanted to put out to begin with so SFA2 replaces SFA1, and SF3:SI replaces SF3: A New Generation.

With SF2 the most current version of the game is what the canon currently follows, with the exception of Hyper SF2, so technically the most current version of the SF2 storyline is in SF2 Revival (GameBoy Advance) though that all may change when SSF2T HD Remix is released.

SF4 would have to take place in 1994/1995 since Ken's SF4 bio states that Eliza is pregnant (with Mel) during SF4, and in SF3: Second Impact Mel is 3 years old.

Clear as mud? Yep, it's confusing.

Q: Who is developing the game?

A: While Capcom USA currently owns the rights to Street Fighter, SF4 is being developed by Capcom Japan.

Q: How long has SF4 been in production?

A: Keiji Inafune gave the project the greenlight in 2005, though it's unknown as to what aspects of the game's development started back in 2005, or if the game was given the green light to start production at a later point and time (2006-2007).

Q: What does the game play like?

A: The game would best be described as a cross between Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo and Street Fighter 3 Third Strike, with a bit of its own stuff thrown in. It's a 2D fighter with a 3D camera, with the classic 6 button layout.

Q: What happened to M. Bison (Dictator) in the timeline? How come he's not in Street Fighter 3?

A: M. Bison was killed by Akuma at the end of SF2. Akuma performed the Shun Goku Satsu (Instant Hell Murder) on Bison which sent his soul to hell where it is constantly attacked by demons.

Some of this information was taken from the Street Fighter 4 FAQ on Capcom-Unity.