ryu

News

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Gets Fashionable DLC

12:00PM Mike Fahey | Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 gets a little bit dressier next week, when a new costume pack goes up for sale on the PlayStation Network. More »
Media

Ryu And Momiji Work Well Together

1:40AM Mike Fahey | Here’s five minutes or so worth of the co-op gameplay PS3 owners will see when Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 launches this September. More »

Legend of Chun Li Missing Ryu And Ken But Will Have Buns

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | If you’ve been passively following upcoming Hollywood flick Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, you’ve probably already realised that Ryu and Ken are not characters in the film. Why is that? Hrm. According to the movie’s producer Patrick Aiello, the filmmakers and Capcom decided to have this film focus on the origin of Chun-Li. Continuing, Aiello adds: There are just way too many characters in the Street Fighter universe to cram them all into one film. We want to do each one the justice he/she deserves. So, in short, Ken and Ryu will not be appearing in this film. But, that doesn’t mean we wont see our red and white-clad heroes in potential sequels… If this Chun-Li flick does decent business, just watch as Capcom goes sequel silly. (Not that it’s ever done that in the past!) The film’s producer does offer interesting insights on how they plan on adapting Street Fighter to the silver screen and stay true to the game’s roots: More »

Re-Imagining Ryu For Street Fighter II HD

12:00AM Simon Carless | After the first article from Backbone producer/designer David Sirlin discussing rebalancing for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, he’s now turned his attention to Ryu’s stylings. And the results are… interesting: Ryu’s change list is unusual, so let’s start with him. He’s the central character in Street Fighter, both in the story and the game mechanics of fireball/uppercut. In ST, he’s not especially powerful (no one ranks him as top tier), and yet in the hands of an expert he is able to win tournaments… I asked tournament player John Choi to give me a complete list of Ryu changes that he requested… Choi contemplated this for weeks and finally came up with his complete list: 1) add a fake fireball, and 2) no other changes. Oh, and for those purists, as the Capcom folks plaintively wail: “remember, the changes to the rebalanced mode are OPTIONAL.” This value added model worked well for Super Puzzle Fighter, so good to see them doing it again. Behind-the-Scenes: Rebalancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (part 2, Ryu) [Capcom US - The Blog] More »