Check out video of Street Fighter II HD XBLA beta

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 26th 2008 at 10:15AM }

The Super Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Deluxe Your Mom HD Remix beta started yesterday and, for those who just can't bring themselves to buy Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, we've placed some videos of what the beta looks like after the break. Although we received numerous complaints yesterday that the beta wasn't working properly, this seems a good a time as any to link the definition: Beta. For those who are playing the SSFIITHDR beta -- and actually have it working properly -- what do you think?

Tags: beta, capcom, ssfiithd, ssfiithdr, super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

deaftly @ Jun 26th 2008 10:25AM

Looks good but I'll wait for SF4 I think.

PojoMofo @ Jun 26th 2008 10:37AM

Im in the opposite boat, I am looking forward to this more than SF4. but, waiting for PSN version :(

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 26th 2008 10:42AM

Yeah, same here Deaftly I was excited for this at first but will just wait for SF4. I bet this will be one of those 20.00 XBLA games :(

PojoMofo @ Jun 26th 2008 11:02AM

dont jinx it Fenix!!!!

your probably right though :(

sad thing is I would probably pay $25-$30 for this if I had too

deaftly @ Jun 26th 2008 12:50PM

ah fuck it, I'll prob end up buying this.

DangerMouse @ Jun 26th 2008 1:42PM

I'll pay 10 for this. Anything higher just isn't worth it. I already have the Anniversary collection, and i suck too much to actually enjoy playing it online.

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 27th 2008 1:26AM

TIGER UPPERPUNCH!!!

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 27th 2008 1:32AM

TIGER UPPERPUNCH !!! Your mom in HD...

Kizzle @ Jun 26th 2008 10:26AM

The "beta isn't working properly" because a huge amount of (the majority of?) players freeze when trying to join a player match. Total freeze. Have to restart their 360.

Joining tournaments seems to be a little easier, and joining an invite works too.

The graphics everyone has seen, but I do like the music. I'm also liking Commando 3, for what it's worth.

Khaeos @ Jun 26th 2008 10:34AM

there are framrate issues...i thought that if they redid the game, they would also make the transitions smooth...not just redo the graphics

Phi Nguyen @ Jun 26th 2008 1:34PM

They didn't want to add frames between transitions b/c diehard tournament players would complain that the balance/timing was changed. Well, that's their reasoning anyways.

Mike @ Jun 26th 2008 10:46AM

There seem to be a lot of comments like "it's a beta! It's not supposed to work!" on the Capcom forums. That's fine but if the game crashes before you can even get into the game, what's the point?

Chris @ Jun 26th 2008 10:48AM

Once a round is over, about 50% of the time, the music just stops playing and sometimes won't come back on for the rest of the match.

Other times, it'll just come back on during the next round.

Kind of annoying, but yea....it's a beta.

I'm still having a blast with this game.

jonecat @ Jun 26th 2008 10:51AM

Are they going to come out with a decent arcade stick for the 360?

xFenixKnightx @ Jun 26th 2008 11:02AM

Via Gamespy regarding Streetfighter 4

"We were extremely happy to hear that Capcom is considering bundling the game with high-quality arcade sticks. They even went as far as to tell us that they've been in preliminary discussions with a well-respected hardware manufacturer to bring the best arcade sticks to date to market, so we're hopeful that they can make it a reality. After all, what good is having one of the best fighting franchises of all time in your living room if you can't play it the way it was meant to be enjoyed?"

I really hope this is true, Ill be getting the bundle for damn sure!

jonecat @ Jun 26th 2008 11:04AM

Thanks for the heads up Fenix

AxelFury @ Jun 26th 2008 10:54AM

That camera is very zoomed in and bouncy.

Antonio @ Jun 26th 2008 11:03AM

Looks good so far. I like the trail on fireballs. Music's alright, but I think I'll stick with the original compositions when I play. And the new announcer's alright.

bounchfx @ Jun 26th 2008 11:12AM

I don't think I'm going to buy this anymore. After seeing it in motion with the new sprites and same amount of frames.. it just doesn't feel right to me. my brain keeps saying it should be smoother.. :\

that and I already own 6 copies of the game

Graze @ Jun 26th 2008 11:15AM

Getting a game started can be a pain in the ass. I was searching for games, it would crash. I'd host a game and it seemed no one could join. After rebooting my 360 a couple of times (and fearing for RROD) I got the game to work. It isn't bad, but I'll be getting it for the PS3. The PS d-pad is better for 2D fighters IMO.

Dirty @ Jun 26th 2008 11:19AM

Looks cool, but I think I have purchased a version of SF2 about 300 times. I dont think I will be buying this.

Zeruel @ Jun 26th 2008 11:32AM

At first, the game animation seemed out of place which hi-res images over now-clunky framerate, but the more I played it last night, the more the visual style made sense. I started to notice the little things like the vapor trail behind the hadokens. The team behind this game said from day one that they were not going to change any of the animation frames, just give the game a new coat of paint.

There's alot to like about Street Fighter HDR if you played more SF than you care to admit back in the day. If you bought a C&L Controls joystick for your SNES, had or knew someone who bought SF2 for the Super Famicom, or skipped school to play the game in the arcade, then welcome home.

Being a player of XBLA Hyper Fighting back in the day, the online play for this title has been significantly improved. Compared to Hyper Fighting where Blanka was able to seize an online advantage with his quick jump arch, I felt that the majority of my losses were based on mistakes I made in the match and not because the lag makes it impossible for me to react. It may come across as a small thing, but I like having the ability to perform a Hadoken and have it come out with near immediacy. I can actually counter a high-low game online like I would in real time.

Other online improvements of note: 6 players in Quarter matches. Online tournament mode (single elimination - max 8 players). A visual of the energy meters and current round if you walk into a match in progress. PING readings of opponents (yay!).

People have been complaining about Ken's overpowered juggling Strong Shoryuken. If a Strong DP hits the opponent in a close anti-air, then a second Strong DP can be tagged on upon landing, landing an additional two hits that usually leaves the opponent dizzy. You can also combo the Strong DP into the Shoryureppa, which brings you near Touch Of Death status. While I do have some issues with the changes to Ken, I am going to wait until the full game comes out before I make an overall judgment. Right now, playing this game is like playing chess with all pawns that have new features. The Ken pawns can take out multiple pieces from the opponent in one move. The Ryu pawns can say they made a movement when they didn't. At the end of the day, you need to have the complete set of pieces to play a real game of chess. You will need the same when it comes to playing Street Fighter.

Only other thing of mention is the semi-consistent freezing. I have no doubt that this will be addressed by the time the Beta concludes.

randomshagz @ Jun 26th 2008 11:37AM

Looks good, but I wish it was SFII but with SFIII look and animation.

horngreen @ Jun 26th 2008 11:38AM

Yes how many times can one buy this game? It's getting to be like Pac Man and Galaga. A flat two dimensional game in "high def" doesn't really look all that impressive. I like how all these old school remakes on XBLA say HIGH DEF like it's a selling point. Since the nose of my space ship is smoother I'm supposed to buy a game I played 1000 times in high school?

Maximun2k10 @ Jun 26th 2008 12:33PM

Just don't buy it !!!

aristokrat @ Jun 26th 2008 11:38AM

I want to go back in the past with this game and confuse people with my better looking version. Build a cabinet for it or something to make it look normal on the outside, but with super sharp graphics. Then I'd get to really watch some heads explode.

Alex @ Jun 26th 2008 12:31PM

I always thought it would be fun to go back to Victorian times and show them the Terminator films...Just for the Larfs.

arrrgh @ Jun 26th 2008 11:54AM

played it for a few hours last night. Feels great. Reminded me of getting a bunch of guys gathered around an arcade machine. It was good times

iconmaster @ Jun 26th 2008 11:54AM

The animation kills this for me. I understand keeping the timing consistent with earlier versions; but it really takes a lot of the "oomph" out of the updated graphics.

Haon @ Jun 26th 2008 12:08PM

Just seeing those supers make me cry that my alpha 3 got stolen back in the day. Damn thieves. Take the ps2 but leave the mem card and the game :(.

Obie @ Jun 26th 2008 12:12PM

I always liked the Street Fighter games, but I suck at them. My thumbs could never do those fast half-circle motions. :(

bayness @ Jun 26th 2008 12:17PM

Some freeze animations and cut-offs. Sound is sometimes out of place. Speed is not a factor in the game. I played the game with a VF5 Arcade Stick - Control response/timing is a little off due to the animation. Overall the game as whole will be promising once these issues are address for the final version. SF Fans well get a treat this Fall with 2 Great Fighters.

bayness @ Jun 26th 2008 12:18PM

sinai @ Jun 26th 2008 12:23PM

am i the ONLY person that doesn't like the character look of this HD Remix? The art's good, but it just doesn't fit for video games.

arrrgh @ Jun 26th 2008 1:49PM

yep. that'd be you. alone.

game looks fucking HYPE. It tripped me out for hours. The remixed music is also sweet.

superberg @ Jun 26th 2008 12:27PM

Lots of crashing during matchmaking. Lag turns Ryu's fireballs into Dan's, in that they simply disappear.

16:9 support is silly; they zoom in instead of expanding the field.

Overall, it's nostalgic, and pretty, but I'm not sure I'll be buying it. And I absolutely LOVE Street Fighter games.

usagi704 @ Jun 26th 2008 12:31PM

If that is the announcer they are going to have in the final version, then I think I'm gonna puke!

Phi Nguyen @ Jun 26th 2008 1:39PM

I just hate how I've been pronouncing Ryu as rI-U since SFII came out and the announcer pronounces it rE-U, which is correct, but that's beside the point. LOL.

DarkTetsuya @ Jun 26th 2008 12:38PM

Well the announcer sounds like a throw-back to old SF2, so that's good.

It's going to be epic when it comes out, DO WANT.

ratman @ Jun 26th 2008 12:53PM

Lots of crashes and bugs but its beta so I am not worried. Netcode is good: much much better than XBL:HF but not as good as ggpo.

Game itself looks and feels great. The videos posted here seem like they were captured wrong, the game is much smoother when I play at home.

Rebalance changes are interesting. Ryu's fake fireball is a nice tool to have and I like what they've done with Ken's crazy kicks and dragon punches (though strong dp seems to dizzy too much when juggled).

Biggest complaint is that ranked and tourney matches are locked at 1 match affairs. I want best of X sets with the loser being able to change characters. A single match vs a new opponent just isn't enough time for interesting mental games to develop from learning each other's style/patterns and thats where the real beauty in this game is.

Casey @ Jun 26th 2008 12:54PM

I tried out the beta last night and got my ass handed to me in short measure. The great thing though, is that I enjoyed every second of it! Can't wait for the full version. To wit, it was the most fluid and responsive SFII game I've played.

Mark Farina, Jr. @ Jun 26th 2008 1:32PM

The game is a true beta! It crashed my box 4 times while trying to connect to other players. The visuals are nice...but the developers decided that HD means "just make the 640X480 screen prettier."

Sadly if you choose the "display in widescreen mode" option, you'll be greeted with a very zoomed in version of the pretty graphics. Now Ken and Ryu are almost life size...which is just entertaining but stupid.

I don't think it would have killed anyone to make the visible part of the board wider?? Guess that ruins their game dynamic?

That brings me to the fact that this is still SF2. The game play is almost exactly the same as it was 10 years ago. That's good on some levels but bad on others. On one side...I like that they didn't change the gameplay of a once a great game...on the other side, I'm annoyed that someone can still kick me from 2 feet away. Maybe some new collision detection would have been nice?

ratman @ Jun 26th 2008 2:20PM

"I don't think it would have killed anyone to make the visible part of the board wider?? Guess that ruins their game dynamic?"

Yes, it would have. This game is the next progression of the SF2 games. It is the sequel to Super Turbo (came out in 93!) which was the sequel to Super which was the sequel to Turbo -> CE -> WW, etc. None of these drastically changed the game in any fundamental way, and that's been the goal of HD Remix from the start.

Fresh graphics and a few new moves/rebalanced made by people who understand the game at the highest level. This is the game *I* want. Let SFIV be the game that tries to innovate, let HD Remix be the next evolutionary step in SF2.