It's finally here. Street Fighter 4 is finally here. The original fighting game is back with a bang and looking sharper than ever with a ripped uppers body and really bad smack talk. Street Fighter 4 on the console is a pretty nostalgic trip that will take you back to the golden years of gaming when 2D graphics and mono-channel sound were enough to make a great game. Don't get me wrong. The game looks amazing since the gameplay is so true to the original.

At its core, Street Fighter 4 is a fighting game with a deep combat system that appeals to a casual as well as a hardcore gamer. The minute you start playing the game, you realize that Capcom has done an exceptional job in re-creating the series.
Like most of you out there, I started off with Ryu and jumped right into the action. In true SF fashion, the game starts off with an introduction of both characters as they try to act tough in broken English. The gameplay is similar to Street Fighter Alpha, with power-up gauges for each player. As you fight, the power-up gauge fills up, allowing special moves and ultra combos, more on the Ultra combos later.


The game characters are all rendered in 3D with some really detailed character models, but the gameplay still sticks to a 2D plane. So unlike other games in the genre, you can't move around or shift planes. The traditional system may upset the new-gen of gaming, but it works perfectly and will surely please the SF veterans. Combat heavily relies on special moves and counters, and both require some skill to master. The basic punches and kicks are spilt into heavy, medium and light, combing them leads to other combos. The idea is to get a few basic blows and fill up your energy or power-up gauge, once the energy gauge is full, you can choose and perform various ultra combos. 

The energy gauge has two different levels, the level give you the ability to use a super move and the next level gives you the ability to unleash the ultra combo. Let me explain in detail:

Super move combo: Every character has a special move, Ryu, for example, has Hadouken and the super move combo will unleash a special Hadouken that does way more damage. The same applies to all characters.

Ultra Move Combo: Maxing out the energy gauge will allow you to use the Ultra move combo. It's a fatal attack that is as devastating as it is cinematic. The ultra move combo is a cinematic move in which the player hits the opponent a number of times, causing immense damage. It's twice as powerful as the special move combo and if timed right, it will mostly result in victory. Watch the video below to get a more clear idea about the Ultra combo.

GTA IV

In Grand Theft Auto 4 you take on the role of Niko Bellic, an immigrant from Eastern Europe with an ominous past. Persuaded by his cousin's promises of a fresh start and a better life, Niko relocates to Liberty City, USA -- the worst place in America. After making the move to Liberty, however, Niko quickly realizes that his hopes of "living the American Dream" may never come to pass... and that things here may not be so different after all.

Although Liberty City may not differ greatly from Niko's homeland, being different and standing out is definitely a major theme with Grand Theft Auto IV. While GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas were considered to be part of the GTA III trilogy (same graphics engine, similar characters, similar mission style, etc.), Grand Theft Auto IV is considered a fresh start for the GTA series, focusing more heavily on realism and storytelling than in previous titles. This is why it's been dubbed GTA4 and not GTA6 (as many had originally anticipated), even though it's the sixth major title in the series.






GTA IV follows the release of the hugely successful GTA: San Andreas (which was released for PlayStation 2 in 2004, and then later for PC and Xbox during 2005) and also marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. With Grand Theft Auto 4 being the milestone that it is, Rockstar Games has been working overtime on perfecting the game. According to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey -- a financial consultant for Take2 Interactive -- approximately 150 developers worked on GTA 4

MAX PAYNE 3

Max Payne 3 begins 12 years after the events of Max Payne 2, with Max visibly older, more violent, and more world-weary from the events of his own life. Having left the NYPD, Max has been taking odd jobs in security and consulting, and when we find him he is providing personal protection for a wealthy family in Sao Paolo, one of the world’s deadliest and most crime-ridden cities. At absolute rock-bottom, Max discovers that trouble still dogs his every step, and he finds himself drawn into the brutal heart of the Brazil’s dark underworld.

F.E.A.R. 3

Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 3 but this time her sons Point Man and Paxton Fettel introduce divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can play cooperatively as his conniving brother Paxton Fettel, whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave.

PRINCE OF PERSIA : FORGOTTEN SANDS

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the fan-favorite Sands of Time universe. Visiting his brother's kingdom following his adventure in Azad, the Prince finds the royal palace under siege from a mighty army bent on its destruction. When the decision is made to use the ancient power of the Sand in a desperate gamble to save the kingdom from total annihilation, the Prince will embark on an epic adventure in which he will learn to bear the mantle of true leadership, and discover that great power often comes with a great cost.