Street Fighter IV preview Xbox 360

There's a return on the cards for the daddy of all beat-em-up series, Street Fighter. The fourth iteration of the arcade supremo is due out in Japanese arcades later this year, and there should be a home console release for the 360 in 2009. So it's going to be a bit of a wait, but we've waited eight years since Street Fighter Third Strike, and we don't think it's too early to get excited about Street Fighter IV. Find out all the latest in our first look preview!
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Street Fighter IV preview for Xbox 360
It's the return of the greatest beat-em-up series of all. The big one. The daddy of the genre. Since Street Fighter II enraptured arcade gamers the world over, every new variation has come under the closest scrutiny from its legions of fans. It's been eight years since the wonderful Third Strike - which, to the hardest of hardcore beat-em-up aficionados, actually managed to top SFII - and now, finally, we have a fourth full Street Fighter game. It might not be out on home consoles for a little while, but it's time to start getting very excited.

What do we know?
It's looking very much closer to II rather than III, with several old favourites returning to the character roster, and familiar environments being given a stunning graphical makeover. It's still a 2D beat-em-up, but with dynamic three-dimensional flourishes - the restless camera swoops and zooms impressively and the new character models are rendered in detailed 3D.

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