How to Be a Street Fighter IV Master

February 19, 2009 | By: Grant Holzhauer

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Don't let the complexities of Street Fighter get you down. Come sit at the feet of a champion and learn how to find your inner master.

At the Feet of the Master

Street Fighter IV has finally arrived, and with it comes a new generation of fighting game fans without years of mastering Street Fighter II, which many consider the high point of the series. To help you get on your feet, we talked with Seth Killian, Senior Community Manager and resident Street Fighter guru at Capcom, about how to become the next Street Fighter champion.

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missnuebe at 9:56 am on February 28th 2009

can i log out now?

powerfulone87 at 10:20 pm on February 25th 2009

BLONDEAC1: Thanks for the advice. Definitely going to try that and see if it works. And Crimson Viper is a Goddess on the Scene. Ryu and Ken are the horrible ones. >:(

blondeac1 at 11:28 am on February 25th 2009

Vega all the way baby. YoDeeLaHeHoo. And as far as charging moves, try holding down and back so you are ducking. That way you AREN'T moving backwards but still charging. And the New Characters are horrible.

greatchiefwhite at 6:11 am on February 25th 2009

Shoto-clowns beware, The Red Cyclone is busted like A-Rod! This is my first Street Fighter, so I picked the guy who had hairy shins, low and behold, he's a beast. Nothing beats killing Ken or Ryu with Zangief. Be embarassed. Be very embarrassed. And Akuma sucks, but everyone already knew that.

zankufaaku at 2:45 am on February 25th 2009

These threads are full of criticism, haha. So funny. Stealthhop1 has a point! Sagat, Zangief and Seth are annoyingly overpowered. Which makes the game just that more exciting to beat. 8D

fameizfortune at 3:52 pm on February 24th 2009

yea if u play it on the hardest level u get to see the true potential of the characters n C. Viper is really good so is rufus n that monster Abel imma old gen SF player so i gotta Stick to Ryu ken

fameizfortune at 3:49 pm on February 24th 2009

i wasnt sure wat to think of this game until i played ....n ill tell ive been playin SF for sumtime n this game is really good ...a mixture of SF2 n SF3...n the focus attacks are alot more complicated than wat seth is sayin...u gotta learn the timing of every attack.... the game is hot tho.....did anyone enter the Gamestop sf4 tournament?

stealthop1 at 1:32 pm on February 24th 2009

LMAO this game is not balanced has anyone used Sagat or Zangief lately;iindeed, very overpowered unless the opponent has no grasp of the fighting mechanics. Liked the arty though. I liked in the old ones how you can stop special moves with just about any attack now its kind of just random.or you can use zangief's spin move that works about 90% of the time lol.

powerfulone87 at 10:14 am on February 24th 2009

I like Crimson Viper. I'm moving away from Chun Li because she's supposedly easy and for beginners and it's soooooo easy to miss the opponent with her cheap Ultra Move. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! First of all you have to hold the back button for a while to charge it, so you're moving her back and away from the opponent and you actually have to be close to the opponent to connect the Ultra Move so you're moving away to pull something off that you have to move close in to perform. What the heck Capcom?! What the Heck!!! And if you connect with the opponent but their in mid air, you'll actually kick them away from the Ultra Move!!! What the Heck Capcom!!?! What the Heck?!?!?