This document provides an overview of the Street Fighter video game franchise and walkthrough of Street Fighter IV. It discusses the history of the Street Fighter series from the original 1987 release to subsequent editions. Street Fighter II from 1991 is described as highly influential, revitalizing arcades, and inspiring many clones due to its intuitive controls, memorable characters, and appeal to casual and hardcore gamers. The document questions why the game's format has changed little in over 20 years despite advances in technology, suggesting its simple yet deep gameplay allows for affective player involvement.

1. GAME WALKTHROUGH
Anne Galang
ENGL 794 | July 17, 2012

2. OVERVIEW
• Street Fighter IV
• History of Street Fighter franchise
• Walkthrough
• Key Question: Why has so little changed in
Street Fighter game play in over 20 years
– Player Involvement Model

4. street fighter iv
• published by Capcom in 2008 (arcade) 2009 (home)
• platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, Arcade, Windows and iOS
• genre: fighting game
– continues Street Fighter series
– 1-1 fighting tournament
– 2player or 1player vs. computer

5. THE STREET FIGHTER FRANCHISE
• Street Fighter I (1987)
• Street Fighter II (1991)
– Street Fighter II Turbo
– Super Street Fighter II
– Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Street Fighter Alpha series (1995)
• Street Fighter III series (1997)
• Street Fighter IV (2008)

6. STREET FIGHTER II LEGACY
•
Released: 1991
•
Remains Capcom's best-selling
consumer game of all time as of
March 31, 2012 (Wikipedia)
•
Revitalized video arcades
(1up.com)
•
Most influential fighting game
•
Inspired clones: including Mortal
Kombat
•
Hollywood Movie!!!

7. STREET FIGHTER II
• Street Fighter II Demo Video

8. WHAT MADE STREET FIGHTER II A HIT?
This one game salvaged the fading arcade industry for a
decade, created a genre that continues to thrive, and
gave us some of the most iconic and memorable
characters, sights, and sounds ever built into a game.
(1up.com)
• Impressive visual graphics for 1991
• Characters
• Intuitive controls: easy to learn but difficult to master
• Appeal to casual and hardcore gamers

9. street fighter iv: game demo

10. DISCUSSION

11. FORM
• Why hasn’t game’s form changed drastically in
over 20 years despite advances in technology?
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Has not moved to 3D space
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Has not move to first person
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No customizable avatars
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Graphics anime-like rather realistic
•
Remains controller based
•
Virtual environments limited

12. SIMPLE ELEGANCE
• Appeal to casual and hardcore games: easy to
pick up, difficult to master
• Formal constraints allow depth
– Simple moves and rules, multiple combinations
– Variations: character, difficulty level
– Unlock movies, additional features, characters
– Narrative not essential, but added incentive to play
more
• Affective involvement