These Are The Latest Changes To Ultra Street Fighter IV

Capcom are holding a location test for Ultra Street Fighter IV in Taipei, where players will get to go hands-on with the latest build of the game. Additionally, Capcom have shared changes to the game that are included in this build on Capcom-Unity. You can view the broader system changes below and character-specific changes here.

• 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

Ultra Street Fighter IV will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June, and a PC release will follow in August. You can find pricing and other details here.