With a few round of new location tests to start this weekend for Ultra Street Fighter IV, Capcom stayed true to their word and released the beta changes for the game.
Check out the system changes below:
System Changes
- Delay standing
- Can only be performed against hard knockdown attacks
- Can be performed by pressing any two buttons as the character hits the ground
- The word “Technical” will be displayed if performed properly
- Characters remain on the ground for 11 frames longer than normal
- Red Focus
- Performed by pressing light punch + middle punch + middle kick
- Takes up two meters
- Can absorb an infinite number of attacks
- Damage absorbed builds the Ultra meter at 2x normal speed
- Does 1.5x damage of a character’s normal focus attack
- Level 1 and 2 are the same as normal focus and armor effect fades when you release the buttons
- Level 3 has armor effect until the attack is active
- EX Red Focus
- Performed by pressing light punch + middle punch + middle kick
- Takes three meters to perform
- Does 1.5x damage of a character’s normal focus attack
- Ultra Combo Double
- Allows characters the ability to use both Ultra simultaneously
- Characters either do 75% damage or 60% damage of their normal Ultra damage
- Character classified under the 60% damage are: Zangief, Cammy, Fei Long, T.Hawk, Makoto, Hakan, Dhalsim, Rose, Akuma, E.Honda, and Hugo
- Characters classified under the 75% damage are: All remaining characters
For the rest of the hefty patch list, check out the full changes over at Eventhubs.
It should be noted that these changes are not final, as Capcom is open to tweak the characters as many times as they can based from the feedback they receive from location tests, in order to provide a fully balanced game once it releases this summer.
Ultra Street Fighter IV will be available first as an expansion DLC for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition owners for $14.99 USD on June. Those who’d rather get their hands on a physical copy of the game will have to wait until August.