Fighting Games

[BumblebeeCody*]

True but I doubt this is much effort for Capcom to make this version. It's something for the Nintendo playerbase and it's dumb as heck. Just a fun side game.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Well, considering they're not even coloring the people affected by a purple shoryuken with purple flames (like Bison's psycho crusher) or making a new winpose for Violent Ken so he looks at least a little "violent", It seems you are right on the whole "Capcom isn't putting a lot of effort with this".

Fun (and kinda unrelated) fact: the japanese version of the trailer features a remix of the song "itoshisa to setsunasa to kokoro tsuyosa to" from the SF2 animated movie, while the american version of the trailer just has Ken's theme in its place.
[video=youtube]watch?v=pqFA6FyXTJA[/video]
I actually prefer the version with Ken's theme.

[BumblebeeCody*]

Well that's sad.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Whew, looks like plenty of news were delivered during my three days of absence on the internet, so let's recap:

Lab Zero games released the full patch notes of Skullgirls: 2nd Encore "Lobby Patch"

Official EVO 2017 Games Lineup Announced

Harada Explains Reasoning Behind Tekken 7 Season Pass, Promises 1 Year of Support After Launch

Injustice 2 Robin Gameplay Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raHj6nmM0js

TEKKEN 7 Story Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzSRbUBP73w

Tekken 7 Eliza Gameplay Reveal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpTrdltXcY

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Two new DLC costumes for KOF XIV were released. One for Nakorurru and one for Shun'ei:

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Today's CFN profile is P. Mechazangi F (he was a secret character in marvel super heroes vs street fighter, as well as an alternate costume for Gief in SF4). The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

P. Mechazangi F

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131414

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11163074

Private Nakagawa: The P. stands for "prototype".
A refurbished Monitor Cyborg
specifically developed to contrast Zangief.
It's an experimental model made by Shadaloo.
It has a steel body, and it's studying various throw techniques!


Basic Info:

Name: P. Mechazangi F
Height: 214,1 cm
Weight: 1810 kg
Blood type: Vodka
Date of manufacture: June, 1
Home Country: made in Shadaloo
Favorite things: Rotating
Dislikes: Projectile attacks, anyway


Private Nakagawa: Its translucent gray body
was covered in Light Ceratanium¹,
and was thought able to repel any attack.
Its special technique was Vodka Fire,
in which it spewed a super-heated blue flame
making use of the vodka that ran into his body as fuel.
Because the info were obsolete,
its distinctive trait was that it still lacked the nozzles
in the palm of its hands, whence subsequent models emitted Vanishing Energy².
Several upgrades were added
to the next released model "Mechazangi F".
Lord Fang, who has inherited these studies,
is currently guiding us in the development of "Mechazangi F Mark 3"!
(It's a parallel setting)


¹ A Megaman reference. Already encountered in Shadow Lady's profile. Love it when they keep it coherent.
² Yup, it's Vanishing, not Banishing.

Personally, I find it weird that they go out of their way to tie it into current lore by saying that FANG is currently running the project, but then also specify that it's a parallel universe character.

Make's it seem even less likely that Darun is canon just because his profile mentions events in Story mode.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Today CFN profile is Bartken (a boss from the game Final Fight 2). The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

Bratken

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131410

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11165026

Private Nakagawa: The torn sleeves give him a wild appearance.
He comes at you with hard attacks, exactly as you would suppose at a first glance.
He has a gentle heart, actually... they say.


Basic Info:

Name: Bratken
Height: 205 cm
Weight: 197 kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: October, 12
Home Country: Netherlands
Favorite things: Mom, Toys
Dislikes: Those who disturb him while he's playing


Private Nakagawa: A simple-minded thug who causes damage because he doesn't know his excessive strength.
Lives in an old castle in the Netherlands,
expressly arranged for him with a room full of toys.
He attacks any intruder
with his Bratken Punch and Bratken Kick.
His best friend is a stuffed bear.

I'm quite conflicted about this. On one hand, I'm glad that they started covering the FF2 and FF3 bosses, specially since we don't know much about them, and that makes the information we get more interesting. 

But then on the other hand, they still haven't done the Andores yet.....

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IGN recently visited Bandai Namco's headquarters in Japan to learn how the team is bringing the definitive version of TEKKEN 7 to consoles.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Well, looks like the CFN website released another profile already, and this one focusing on another FF2 boss: Freddie. The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

Freddie

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131411

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11166331

Private Nakagawa: The absence of sleeves give him a wild appearance.
He comes at you with wild attacks, exactly as you would suppose at a first glance.
His Hip Attack is particularly violent!
He's an upright person, actually... they say.¹


Basic Info:

Name: Freddie
Height: 195 cm
Weight: 185 kg
Blood type: 0
Birthday: January, 3
Home Country: USA
Favorite things: The Smell of Battlefield, Meat
Dislikes: Tedious Jobs


Private Nakagawa: A former Marine, now living in France.
When he was a Marine, he opposed a corrupt officer
who wanted to use the troops as they were his own.
During military operations, he accidentally killed the officer with a fake gun.²
A brawl ensued and he was discharged.
Afterwards, he took along with him some of his team members
and founded a group of wandering mercenaries, who took part to various conflicts throughout the world.
It seems he's tied to a certain criminal gang, nowadays...

¹ Yes, they did a copy-and-paste of Bratken's first description, only changing something here and there. I expect the same gag with the next FF2 boss. They actually kept the "torn sleeves" line even in his profile, but the mistake is evident.
² Double and triple-checked. I really don't know why and HOW he could've killed someone with a FAKE gun BY ACCIDENT... But it's probable that Freddie was planning to use a fake gun to intimidate the officer... and the gun WASN'T actually fake. It isn't clear, but it's a sad story anyway.

[BumblebeeCody*]

It's nearly been a year with SFV and I'm just not that satisfied with it :(

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Today CFN profile is the Final Fight 2 boss Philippe. The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

Philippe

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131413

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11167600

Private Nakagawa: A face painted white, and a red nose.
He's a well-known and very popular circus ringmaster.
But his true face is...


Basic Info:

Name: Philippe
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Blood type: Unknown
Birthday: November, 1
Home Country: UK
Favorite things: Money-making, Acrobatics
Dislikes: Paying attention to others


Private Nakagawa: Leader of a circus that travels throughout the world.
He excels with animal acts, and is an entertainer
who can amuse any crowd with his juggling abilities.
But his true job
is being the leader of a criminal group
who transports and smuggles weapons, drugs and other illegal goods.
He rarely actually fights, but when he does,
he makes good use of his trained body
and his attacks with his cane and whip are particularly ferocious.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Injustice 2's latest playable character was revealed today, and is none other than the beloved Black Canary.

[BumblebeeCody*]

Yeah she looks fun.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

"Ultimates" Are Coming to Killer Instinct Season 3 Beginning February 14th

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Today CFN profile is the final boss of Final Fight 2 Retu/Retsu. The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

Retsu (Final Fight 2)¹

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131417

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11168994

Private Nakagawa: A huge man constantly wearing his Kabuki makeup.
It seems no one has ever seen his face without it...
This Retsu has no relation with that other Retsu, also.


Basic Info:

Name: Retsu
Height: 225 cm
Weight: 205 kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: May, 10
Home Country: Japan
Favorite things: Power
Dislikes: Bushinryū


Private Nakagawa: He always sports his Kabuki makeup.
A man of many mysteries.
It seems he's a Mad Gear member, and is using Japan as his base
to run every criminal activity in all of Asia.
His specialities are kidnappings, intimidations and sabotages.
It would appear that in his past something happened between him and a Bushinryū-related person...
His special move is a violent Kaiten Senpūkyaku²!



¹ Written Retsu as the other one. The transliteration "Retu" came from the use of Kunrei style romanization instead of the Hepburn one. The name is actually the same, with the same kanji ("violent, furious") to boot.
² 回転旋風脚 kaitensenpūkyaku, "rotating whirlwind kick". He did the move on the ground, instead of being airborne as all the shotos.

[ZpaceJ0ck0]

Kolin was confirmed as a playable character for SFV.

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Today CFN profile are the Final Fight characters Won Won (the first boss of FF2) and Kyle Travers (Cody's brother and the protagonist of Streetwise, hopefully it's just him being canon and not streetwise entirely). The translation was provided by Miðgarðsorm from the SRK forums:

Won Won¹

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131446

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11179596

Private Nakagawa: It's written 王王 and pronounced Won Won¹.
He's a renowned gourmet, and enjoys cooking himself.
It seems he likes recipes made with mǐxiàn.
But you shouldn't use a kitchen knife as a weapon, you know!


Basic Info:

Name: Won Won
Height: 225 cm
Weight: 205 kg
Blood type: B
Birthday: February, 12
Home Country: Hong Kong
Favorite things: Alcohol, Eating Snacks with Tea in general²
Dislikes: Food with low degree of Freshness


Private Nakagawa: A former sailor, hearty and strong.
He considers Hong Kong's harbour as his turf.
Even the local mafia, The 800 Dragons³, acknowledges that.
He attacks brandishing his meat cleaver! That's dangerous!
Beware of his violent Elbow Drops, too.
It seems he supports an infamous crime syndicate nowadays.

¹ Actually 王王 Wong⁶ Wong⁶ ("King King") in Cantonese. "Won Won" is the japanised spelling.
² An activity known as 饮茶 yǐnchá in Mandarin, jam²caa⁴ in Cantonese. But perhaps many of us already know it with its japanised spelling...... YAMCHA


³ A reference to "The 108 Dragons", the main enemy in the manga and movie Crying Freeman. The original name is 百八竜 and they simply swapped the first two kanjis.

Kyle

http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131447

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/c...t_11180440

Private Nakagawa: A young man living in Metro City.
He's cool and serious.
He has an older brother with particular issues, you say?


Basic Info:

Name: Kyle
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Blood type: A
Birthday: Unknown
Home Country: USA
Favorite things: Beer, Motorbike, His Girlfriend
Dislikes: Police


Private Nakagawa: A young man with military experience
who spends his nights in and out
underground fighting clubs.
He's currently training in a gym
and lives from the money he gains
by knocking out his opponents with his quick punches.
A rookie who might have yet to show his true strength.
It seems he likes billiards.