Street Fighter 4 box art released

[diskoboy]

I like the European art, better.

[poloplayr]

Must say I prefer the NA one. Ryu's facial expression looks horrid.

[Cobra Commander]

Yeah.
Chun Li > Ryu

[GnawRadar]

I too prefer the North American one and in the actual game Chun Li's character model looks a hell of a lot better than Ryu's anyway.

[CosmicMonkey]

Same artwork for the PlayStation3 release I'm afraid. And we're still getting the crap Ryu cover.

What I really want to see is the Japanese box art.

[Bojay1997]

Isn't there a limited edition scheduled as well? Hope this has better art.

[scooterb23]

What does the spine look like? Since I don't display my games face out, it's the only part of the box that you could see on my shelf...

[CosmicMonkey]

Isn't there a limited edition scheduled as well? Hope this has better art.

Indeed, a few sites have a Collector's Edition listed for preorder. No further information on what's contained in the package though. I'm sure it'll just be the standard t-shirt/super play DVD/metal tin.

Come on Capcom, give us a really special CE that's actually had some thought put into it and is impressive enough to warrant the extra cash.

[c0ldb33r]

The North American one looks better. Ryu looks like he's taking a shit.

[PapaStu]

What does the spine look like? Since I don't display my games face out, it's the only part of the box that you could see on my shelf...

Scoots wins this thead.

The US art looks just fine to me. Favorite Street Fighter character? Check. Un horrific box art? Check. Sold? Check.

[Arcade Antics]

Let's be honest, both covers are US-NES-Mega Man-cover-art bad. And like Mega Man, it won't affect the sales or the gameplay one bit.

[slip81]

kinda crappy, kinda really crappy

[ThoughtBomb]

Crap, I gotta get a 360 if I want the better cover!

[TheRealist50]

woah...the Ryu cover creeps me out.

[diskoboy]

Actually, the more I look at them, the more I do like the NA cover.

ALL the characters are plainly visible in the swirl behind Chun-Li. The swirling effect on Ken's Hadoken ruins the background, on the European version. Not to mention, the color on the NA version is a bit sharper, and cleaner.

But I also hafta agree with AA... They're both pretty hum-drum, for a Street Fighter game.

[Kid Fenris]

Let's be honest, both covers are US-NES-Mega Man-cover-art bad.

You dare liken the U.S. Mega Man cover to this mediocrity? These Street Fighter IV covers are unfit to even scrape such a legendary horror.

[otaku]

I don't like either one.

[The 1 2 P]

I don't like either one.

Agreed. And you just know that the Japanese cover will look a million times better than both of those combined.

[NE146]

Since when did Ryu become a unibrow monkey?

[CosmicMonkey]

The Collector's Edition has been announced for the 360 and PS3.


This is the UK edition, I assume the USA will still get the Chun-Li cover on the actual game.

Includes:
- Soundtrack CD
- Prima Hintbook full of Udon art
- Voucher for five downloadable costumes

PlayStation3 exclusive content:
- Blu-ray Disc containing a HD 56-minute Street Fighter anime and trailers
- Ryu figure

Xbox360 exclusive content:
- HD anime (DVD I assume?), minus the trailers
- Crimson Viper figure

Here in the UK, you get both figures in each set. Ha! ;P

I also found the rather nice Japanese cover art on Play Asia: