Category: Fighting Games

While hype matches were distributed throughout the entirety of Capcom Cup 2014’s bracket, the most exciting Ultra Street Fighter IV bouts definitely came as the talent pool began to shrink.

After sending high-level competitors like MD|Luffy, Infiltration, DIG|Ryan Hart, and Bonchan home during his meteoric rise through the losers bracket, EG|Momochi would have a shot at RZR|Xian in grand finals. Proving yet again that his Ken is nothing to scoff at, the Japanese player would have a lot on his plate thanks to Xian’s recent proclivity for switching from his championship main Gen to newcomer Poison.

The folks over at Capcom Fighters recently finished uploading footage from this major tournament, so be sure to catch up on the finals below. The rest can be found in the official playlist, and full results are available in our coverage hub.

Source: Capcom Fighters

Start the weekend off right with this collection of week one Omega Mode technology from around the community. We’ve got some videos featuring characters like C. Viper and T. Hawk who haven’t received much attention since the update dropped, so be sure to check those out!

Everyone has seen top Ibuki players like HORI|sako bust out full Tsumuji loops during tournaments, but the loops offered up by Omega Mode put some unlikely buttons to use to make similar things happen.

Her crouching strong, as an example, was previously used almost exclusively for spacing, whiff punishing and buffering moves against overly-aggressive opponents. Additionally, she has gained more useful links outside of the usual buttons, as well as some of the standard fare that everyone else picked up like new EX properties, goofy juggles and even an air throw, all of which make it on to the screen in this footage from Qelaion.

Yesterday we featured a Juri combo that looked like it came straight out of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and today we’ve got another short collection of similar strings from the villainess. Delephantz has compiled a quick series of combos that show off some of the fighter’s new properties to help get the ideas flowing. They also included a reset option off a double focus attack that can lead into tricky situations for defenders.

This Chun-Li combo compilation from Ruben Grajeda puts the fighter’s feet to good use in leg loop after glorious leg loop. These aren’t quite the loops that we see from combo masters like Desk, but they bring in some of her new options for results that live up to the Omega Mode standard.

Up next, JusticeSoulTuna brings us two combo videos: one for the completely re-worked Omega Decapre and a second for the currently-elusive Omega C. Viper. We’ve already seen a multi-character combo video from JusticeSoulTuna, but these two videos take a much deeper look at what these two characters have to offer in the new mode.

And to close things out, we have a T. Hawk combo playlist from Gonzalo Torres that explores the grappler’s new offerings in the Omega update. Though each combo has been split into its own video–we’re told because that was much easier to handle than trying to make one longer piece with a lack of video editing software and proper recording equipment–there are plenty of good things to see, so if you’re mourning the loss of T. Hawk’s gun (rest in piece, incredibly fast Condor Spire) maybe these combos will cheer you up.

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Sources: Qelaion, delephantz, Ruben Grajeda, JusticeSoulTuna and Gonzalo Torres

Apart from the usual competitions, Northeast Championships 15 also hosted the fourth installment of IFC Yipes’ Curleh Mustache Battle Royale invitational series. Unlike the regular editions, however, Battle Royale focuses on team competition, bringing together five-player teams based on region and letting them duke it out.

As with previous installments, the competition was fierce, with squads based out of New York, California, Philadelphia, and more determined to prove they were the best. If you missed out on catching the action live, Spooky recently uploaded an entire playlist of footage to help you catch up.

Who took first place in the end? You’re gonna have to watch the videos below (or head over to our coverage hub) to find out!

Source: Team Spooky

If you’re a Decapre player like me, then you’re probably pretty excited about most of her changes in Ultra Street Fighter IV’s ver.1.04 update. We’ve already seen how the changed input priority on her Ultra 2 motions gives her more combo possibilities, and now William Ho has shared a video showing what else she can do thanks to the recent adjustments.

Aside from new avenues into one of her most powerful attacks, the changes also allow her to combo into her EX slide out of crouching strong. This, and the other combos shown in the short video, could end up being important tools for her in the long run.

Source: William Ho

Shortly after their official announcement that Dead or Alive antagonist Raidou was set to return in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Tecmo Koei released a trio of videos that provide a closer look at how he will play in the upcoming title.

While some of this gameplay is similar to the original reveal trailer, the matches expand what we’ve seen before with even more footage from his bouts against Hayabusa, Ayane, and Hayate.

How have Raidou’s cybernetic enhancements affected his fighting? Give the videos below some of your attention to find out.

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round will be available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 when it launches in North America on February 17 and Europe on February 20.

Source: Tecmo Koei via Siliconera

After spending a few days with Omega Mode, standard Ultra Street Fighter IV combos may sound like a distant memory obscured by the fog of two bar EX specials that mimic supers and other move properties that we never thought we’d see. But just when we’d nearly become forever lost in that fog, pepopulo appeared to burn away that fog with unreal combos from the standard game.

Unlike similar videos we’ve seen over the past couple of days, all of the content that pepopulo has included in this combo video was recorded before 1.04 dropped. That means these combos have been around for months and many of the juggles, as well as some of the links, haven’t seen much (if any) use. The combos include insane Chun-Li Kikoken loops, Ryu landing four aerial Tatsus, Oni breaking out five Demon Slashes, and a whole lot more.

Commentors have dubbed pepopulo “Desk Jr.,” which seems rather fitting. Check out the reel below to see if you agree!

Source: Pepopulo