Apr 21, 2009

SF IV Champion Edition Update

Tags: DLC & Demos | Playstation Network | Xbox Live

Downloadable content is a great way to extend the life span of your games and the only thing better than buying DLC is getting it for free. Capcom announced recently that the breakfast of Champions edition of Street Fighter IV would be completely free and would bring some new features to keep you playing. Today it’s been revealed that the Champion Edition will be available this Friday (April 24) for both Xbox 360 and PS3.

This new update is geared towards the serious fighter, so if you’ve yet to master standard online or even the dreaded Ranked online this update probably isn’t for you. Although if you fancied learning to play SF IV at the Rocky Boboa school of fighting then throwing yourself in at the deep in might be just the ticket.

Cue the training montage and some details from the press release!

Championship Mode offers you the chance to compete in 5 different grades of tournaments, creating the right challenge for players of every skill level. You’ ll score Grade Points (GP) for tournament wins, and as your GP total grows, you’ ll become eligible to enter into more exclusive tournaments. Winning tournaments will also net you Championship Points (CP). CP are like “ prize money” up for grabs in the tournament. The higher the GP skill of the players in a particular tournament, the bigger the CP prize!

Replay Mode allows you to select and watch the best Championship Mode tournament matches.

On the PlayStation Network, you can rate matches while you watch according to characteristics such as “ awesome” or “ funny.” Replays are then ranked based on these vote ratings.
On Xbox Live, instead of rating the matches, you can choose to download and save your favorite replays to study the players’ techniques. You’ ll also be able to turn on the input commands from both players to be able to review their button and joystick motions in precise detail.

For more details, check out Seth Killian’s in-depth blog posting on Capcom Unity. http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/04/16/sfivs_free_championship_mode_update_