Additional game play functions such as Red Focus and Ultra Combo Double help spice up the game.Huge roster with 44 characters to choose from 5 of them being new to the game (Decapre, Hugo, Rolento, Poison and Elena.Capcom fix the damned netcode, this game is pure gold otherwise! Pros: Honestly in my opinion if other than the netcode issues this game is a perfect fighter on the PC. The Xbox 360 or Dual Shock 4 controller just doesn’t cut it. And while you’re picking up the game, make sure you pick up a decent gamepad or fightstick. You would be doing a huge disservice yourself if you didn’t pick up this game. It’s all there, from V-SYNC, to setting a fixed or variable (Smooth) frame rate, Anti-alisasing (up to C16xQ), shadow adjustments, particle effects, and it all maxes out to the native resolution of you monitor. I’m actually pretty impressed, as I was half expecting the game to be a port but instead we ended up getting the options PC gamers expect in a PC game. This is definitely the best looking version Ultra Street Fighter 4, hands down and thankfully this wasn’t just a straight port. While it’s a pain, it’s far from game-breaking, and thankfully Capcom is aware of the issues so we’ll hopefully see a patch for the issue sooner than later. Going further I’ve also encountered a few dropped games in both random match-making, or when in a lobby with a few friends. In fact, the last few matches I played had issues with the latency definitely not something I’d expect from a decent connection. Typically you would expect players with good bandwidth connections to have smooth lag-free matches, recently however, that has proven incorrect. Sadly, there is a current issue with the netcode that affects the quality of online game play. So, one could say Ultra Street Fighter 4 is perhaps the ultimate fighting game for the PC – however, the game has it’s share of problems. I’d also say FRAPs but that application while once a fan favorite simply adds way to much overhead during gameplay, and you simply wouldn’t want that in a fighting game. I’m not sure how many people would actually use this as there are better alternatives out there such as Nvidia’s Shadowplay, OBS or AMD’s Gaming Evolved. Keep in mind that recording does introduce lag, as reported by members on the USF4 Steam forums. But thankfully this time around the PC version has an option for both 480p (Low) and 720p (high). The only truly “New” character being Decapre as she looks very similar to Cammy, but plays quite differently.Īnother feature that Capcom added to Ultra Street Fighter 4, was the ability to upload matches to Youtube directly, however on the consoles it was limited to 480p (yuck). With the release of a new version, also comes new characters and this time around we’re treated to 5 new faces to the Street Fighter IV series: Decapre, Hugo, Rolento, Poison, and Elena. Keep in mind however, that this feature is reserved for local game-play only. This mode basically lets you choose specific versions of characters from previous iterations of Street Fighter IV (Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 2012 or Ultra Street Fighter 4). There’s also the ability to use more over powered characters like vanilla-Street Fighter IV Sagat, by turning back the clock and selecting their previous incarnations using the Edition Select Mode. Trust me folks, learn how to use Delay Standing as it will save your asses. On top of that, USF4 introduces several changes to the game Red Focus / EX Red Focus (Useful for absorbing hits at the cost of meter), Ultra Combo Double which lets you use both of your ultra moves at the cost of them doing less damage, and Delay Standing, which lets you lay on the ground longer after knockdown attacks, as well as a huge slew of character changes in an attempt to make the roster balanced. Just send the invite to their steam avatar, and away you go. And now that this version is on Steam, and not the ill-fated Microsoft Games for Windows Live, it’s a breeze to invite all your friends on Steam to a session or a lobby. If you’re a Street Fighter veteran, or if you’re new to the game or even the series, you’ll find it pretty easy to jump in and get a few rounds under your belt. This is the tried and true Street Fighter experience, which is a fantastic thing. PRICE: $14.99 (Upgrade) / $29.99 (Steam) This is Street Fighter at it’s finest RELEASE DATE: June 3rd/4th (PSN / XBL), August 4th (retail) August 8th (Steam) PLATFORMS: Arcade, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Was the wait worth it? That’s what I intend to reveal in this review. After the months and months of waiting for a PC version of Ultra Street Fighter 4 it is finally in my grubby hands.
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