Category: Fighting Games

With fall just around the corner, UDON reminds us that summer isn’t quite over yet with this preview of Street Fighter Swimsuit Special #1. The lady brawlers of the iconic series put away their fighting gloves and hit the beach in this 32-page pin-up special. The full preview can be seen below and features Chun-Li, Laura, Juri and others posing in their favorite swimwear. If you like what you see, be sure to stop by your local comic shop soon, as the issue is set to hit stores this Wednesday, September 21st.

Source: UDON Entertainment

The next pair of character profiles we’ll be spotlighting from the Shadaloo Activity Report will take us to a very interesting and beloved period in Capcom’s fighting game history, the Vs. Series! Specifically: 1997’s Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and 1998’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.

As the World Warriors, the X-Men, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are busy dealing with the universe-threatening machinations of Apocalypse, Cyber Akuma, and Onslaught respectively, the tyrannical dictator M. Bison is inadvertently left to his own darkly devious devices. In Nash’s ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he is captured by Bison and experimented on by Shadaloo, undergoing brainwashing and cyberization. Though Nash would remain absent from the default roster, a secret character known as Shadow could be unlocked who resembled a palate-swapped version of Nash, with his entire body nearly blacked-out–his only distinguishing feature being the color of his pants, in addition to having a white gleam from behind his glasses. His attacks were augmented with the visual effect of Psycho Power flames engulfing his opponent upon contact. He returned in MvC as an Assist character, and has also made a few appearances in the UDON Comics continuity, showing up in both Street Fighter – Round One: Fight! and most recently in The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, which recounts the Air Force Soldier’s unfortunate brushes with the Grim Reaper in preparation for his proper reintroduction to the series in Street Fighter V. Shadaloo’s Private Nakagawa explains:

Private Nakagawa: This is a warrior that has been remodeled by our Shadaloo. He resembles someone. Who could he be? He fights with Psycho Power and mechanical power.

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow
Height: 186cm
Weight: 150kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Evil, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. He brings down his formidable opponents using Lord Bison’s Psycho Power and the latest state-of-the-art technology. By continuing to fight, memories of his past started to resurface, little by little, and he renounced Shadaloo, defecting from us. He’s burdened with carrying a Psycho Battery, which gives him 48 hours of operation with continuous autonomy. His Special Moves are:
Shadow Boom, the compressed Psycho Power projectile;
Shadow Shell, an anti-air with Psycho Power emmiting from his feet;
Shadow Assault, which absorbs the opponent’s energy. [Shadow never had this Move in MSHvSF, so since this is the SFV version of the character, perhaps it’s his “equivalent” to Nash’s Tragedy Assault?]
Just who the hell is he?

This brings us to Shadow Lady, a hidden character who appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom as an alternate version of Chun-Li who suffered a similar fate to Shadow at the hands of M. Bison and Shadaloo. In her own ending, it’s revealed that a similar fate befell Cyberbots protagonist Jin Saotome following an encounter with the Mighty One. She can most recently be seen in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as Chun-Li’s alternate color #6.

Private Nakagawa: This is the second warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. She fights with the weapons inserted into her mechanized body. She had no objection to having that increased mobility and impeccable fighting strength, but she escaped from Shadaloo anyway…

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow Lady
Height: 169cm
Weight: Secret
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Lord Bison, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. Unlike Shadow, she was only mechanized. (Hasn’t she received Psycho Power?) She has mini-Vernier thrusters in the soles of her feet, and can jump straight up to the 3rd floor with her 3-step jump. As soon as her remodeling surgery was completed, she regained her memories and broke away from Shadaloo, renouncing us. She united with Shadow and fights to defeat evil day and night. Her Special Moves are:
Miracle Drill, in which she charges forward with a drill made of an alloy of Light Ceratanium; [The CFN Portal site is referencing Mega Man. It’s “Light Ceramical Titanium” in the original Japanese game.]
Plasma Barrier, that releases electricity from her body;
Big Bang Laser, a super BIG, ultra-thick, laser!
Just who the hell is she?

That wraps up the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Shadow and Shadow Lady, but we’ve decided to include the various endings involving these characters, so you can see their story unfold for yourselves, as well as a few gameplay videos to remind players of what these two were capable of back in the day!

Do you have any memories of unlocking these characters back in the day, or encountering them for the first time? Did this article inspire you to dust off your old copies of these games? Feel free to share in the Comments!

Source: CFN Portal; videos from 265358804, Smirades Cabrera, Arcadia, acslayer, Cibernauta and AdmiralMcFish – Bosses and Hidden Characters

The next pair of character profiles we’ll be spotlighting from the Shadaloo Activity Report will take us to a very interesting and beloved period in Capcom’s fighting game history, the Vs. Series! Specifically: 1997’s Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and 1998’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.

As the World Warriors, the X-Men, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are busy dealing with the universe-threatening machinations of Apocalypse, Cyber Akuma, and Onslaught respectively, the tyrannical dictator M. Bison is inadvertently left to his own darkly devious devices. In Nash’s ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he is captured by Bison and experimented on by Shadaloo, undergoing brainwashing and cyberization. Though Nash would remain absent from the default roster, a secret character known as Shadow could be unlocked who resembled a palate-swapped version of Nash, with his entire body nearly blacked-out–his only distinguishing feature being the color of his pants, in addition to having a white gleam from behind his glasses. His attacks were augmented with the visual effect of Psycho Power flames engulfing his opponent upon contact. He returned in MvC as an Assist character, and has also made a few appearances in the UDON Comics continuity, showing up in both Street Fighter – Round One: Fight! and most recently in The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash, which recounts the Air Force Soldier’s unfortunate brushes with the Grim Reaper in preparation for his proper reintroduction to the series in Street Fighter V. Shadaloo’s Private Nakagawa explains:

Private Nakagawa: This is a warrior that has been remodeled by our Shadaloo. He resembles someone. Who could he be? He fights with Psycho Power and mechanical power.

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow
Height: 186cm
Weight: 150kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Evil, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. He brings down his formidable opponents using Lord Bison’s Psycho Power and the latest state-of-the-art technology. By continuing to fight, memories of his past started to resurface, little by little, and he renounced Shadaloo, defecting from us. He’s burdened with carrying a Psycho Battery, which gives him 48 hours of operation with continuous autonomy. His Special Moves are:
Shadow Boom, the compressed Psycho Power projectile;
Shadow Shell, an anti-air with Psycho Power emmiting from his feet;
Shadow Assault, which absorbs the opponent’s energy. [Shadow never had this Move in MSHvSF, so since this is the SFV version of the character, perhaps it’s his “equivalent” to Nash’s Tragedy Assault?]
Just who the hell is he?

This brings us to Shadow Lady, a hidden character who appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom as an alternate version of Chun-Li who suffered a similar fate to Shadow at the hands of M. Bison and Shadaloo. In her own ending, it’s revealed that a similar fate befell Cyberbots protagonist Jin Saotome following an encounter with the Mighty One. She can most recently be seen in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as Chun-Li’s alternate color #6.

Private Nakagawa: This is the second warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. She fights with the weapons inserted into her mechanized body. She had no objection to having that increased mobility and impeccable fighting strength, but she escaped from Shadaloo anyway…

Basic Info:

Name: Shadow Lady
Height: 169cm
Weight: Secret
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Made in Shadaloo
Likes: Justice
Dislikes: Lord Bison, Running out of Battery Power

Private Nakagawa: A warrior remodeled by our Shadaloo. Unlike Shadow, she was only mechanized. (Hasn’t she received Psycho Power?) She has mini-Vernier thrusters in the soles of her feet, and can jump straight up to the 3rd floor with her 3-step jump. As soon as her remodeling surgery was completed, she regained her memories and broke away from Shadaloo, renouncing us. She united with Shadow and fights to defeat evil day and night. Her Special Moves are:
Miracle Drill, in which she charges forward with a drill made of an alloy of Light Ceratanium; [The CFN Portal site is referencing Mega Man. It’s “Light Ceramical Titanium” in the original Japanese game.]
Plasma Barrier, that releases electricity from her body;
Big Bang Laser, a super BIG, ultra-thick, laser!
Just who the hell is she?

That wraps up the Shadaloo Activity Report’s coverage of Shadow and Shadow Lady, but we’ve decided to include the various endings involving these characters, so you can see their story unfold for yourselves, as well as a few gameplay videos to remind players of what these two were capable of back in the day!

Do you have any memories of unlocking these characters back in the day, or encountering them for the first time? Did this article inspire you to dust off your old copies of these games? Feel free to share in the Comments!

Source: CFN Portal; videos from 265358804, Smirades Cabrera, Arcadia, acslayer, Cibernauta and AdmiralMcFish – Bosses and Hidden Characters

Indonesia is not often talked about in the mainstream of the fighting game community, but this is starting to change. On October 1st through 2nd, Jakarta will be hosting Jakarta Game Fest, an Indonesia gaming and cosplay expo. While the tournaments at Jakarta Game Fest will also feature games such as The King of Fighters XIV and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, the real meat of this tournament lies in the Abuget Cup, a Street Fighter V event. This tournament will be one of the final Asia regional qualifiers on the Capcom Pro Tour, with the winner of Abuget Cup receiving a free ticket to the Asia regional finals in Seoul, South Korea.

As shown by the above flier, entry costs a $30 USD venue fee with a $20 tournament entry fee, as well as a $2,000 guaranteed pot. The tournament registration is open until September 21st in Indonesia, so if you are thinking about flying over to test your hand in Southeast Asia, register immediately at their website!

Source: Jakarta Game Fest

 

Insatiable Greed. Unrelenting Vengeance. Unstoppable Aspirations. These are just a few phrases one could use to describe the next subjects of the Shadaloo Activity Reports’ personal research profiles. This triumvirate of evil spans three generations of Street Fighter, each one leaving a permanent impression on their debut title that would be felt for years to come–both within the series canon, as well as the playerbase who either loved to hate them, or embraced their power. We now present the latter half of Street Fighter V’s Season One DLC Characters, and three of the most infamous and memorable baddies in SF history! First up, Street Fighter II’s Dirty Bull, the Las Vegas street boxer who was banned from the ring for illegal tactics, Balrog!

Private Nakagawa: Finally, he’s here, Lord Balrog! One of Shadaloo’s Four Heavenly Kings, with the power to be in charge. Here’s his Command List!

Basic Info:

Name: Balrog
Height: 193cm
Weight: 135kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: September 4
Home Country: USA
Likes: Women, Bourbon, Money
Dislikes: Fish, Mathematics, Effort
Fighting Style: “Brawl style” Boxing

Private Nakagawa: One of Shadaloo’s Four Heavenly Kings. A man who came from the slums, who rose in the world only with his boxing strength. In the past he ended the careers of a great number of boxers, until he was banished from the boxing world. Shadaloo scouted him, buying his power and greed. He is greedy and has a short temper, devoted to his own ambitions and desires, and tosses himself at his opponent without a second thought, regardless of the consequences, pummeling him with his violent and tremendous punches. He’s the type who’s not intelligent, but operates by instinct and intuition. Often works jointly with Ed, a young boy he once protected at S.I.N.’s demolished site.
… I’ve not written in polite expressions or honorifics because it’s my duty…! Ah, Lord Balrog, forgive meeee!

Next, we venture into the dark lair of the twisted and sadistic South Korean Spider, Juri Han!

Private Nakagawa: She was known by her codename “Spider” in the past. An ex-member of the original S.I.N. Here’s her Command List!

Basic Info:

Name: Juri
Height: 165cm
Weight: 57kg
Blood type: AB
Birthday: January 1
Home Country: South Korea
Likes: Spicy Foods, Spiders
Dislikes: People That Are Difficult To Get Into, Rules
Fighting Style: Taekwondo

Private Nakagawa: She likes strife and suffering, and her utmost joy is to crush and destroy her fighting opponents; she’s a sadistic pleasure-seeker. After losing the Fēng Shǔi Engine embedded in her left eye, she wears an eyepatch, whereunder she actually hides a new power, the Fēng Shǔi Engine Type alpha. She rescues the runaway Decapre and Cammy, who was trying to help Decapre; not for her good intentions, rather because she finds the whole thing amusing and interesting. She hates Lord Bison, who stole her eye.

Finally, we’ve arrived at the 6th and last DLC Character, the Vice-President of the Illuminati, the Treacherous Disciple, Urien!

Private Nakgawa: The Vice-President of the Secret Society led by Gill. Energetic suits suit him! Wait a little longer for his Command List.

Basic Info:

Name: Urien
Height: 195cm
Weight: 120kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: Unknown
Likes: Personal Gain
Dislikes: Gill
Fighting Style: Secret Techniques

Private Nakagawa: He was a candidate for the Presidency of the Secret Society, but he was denied the position because of his emotional instability. He has absolute faith and confidence in his own abilities, and because he has the conceit and prideful nature to think of himself as an elite, his personality is extremely arrogant and selfish. He feels joy by showing off his overwhelming power and force to people and ruling them, displaying his domination over others. He strongly and firmly believes he’s the appropriate and suitable King of the World.

That brings Shadaloo’s coverage of the remaining Season One DLC Characters to an end. And with that, it seems every single playable character in the entire Street Fighter series (save for Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX Ingrid, if she gets one separate from the non-canon Capcom Fighting All-Stars version) has been profiled by the Shadaloo Activity Report! You can check out the profiles of the other three DLC Characters here.

Source: CFN Portal

 

If you are a fighting game enthusiast who has wanted to get paid for sitting around playing games, you may not have considered game testing. You may want to: it’s being found that fighting game players are in high demand in the field.

Red Bull has hit the pavement to find that various independent developers have been reaching out to the fighting game community for game testing. With the indie game corner becoming a mainstay at Evolution Championship Series (including the puzzle game Spaera, pictured above), it is no doubt that the indie developers are starting to look toward us as the standard-bearers for the main things developers test–balance, bugs, glitches, and fun factor.

The biggest factor for reaching out to fighting game players is that they are more apt to be able to break games, and easily replicate the issues. This helps expedite the turnaround for fixing the game before launch.

While this article talks primarily about public testing, there are always opportunities out there for players to becoming commercial game testers. If you had never thought about branching into the field, you may want to keep your eyes peeled on job sites.

Source: Red Bull eSports