Kotaku: super puzzle fighter ii turbo hd remix

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:30:57 MDT

Having just returned from Germany last night, freshly ill from too little sleep, I'm most likely going to be playing a Circadian rhythm game with my mind and body. Presumably, I'll get back in the groove just in time to go to Tokyo and muck it all up again. In the digital world, I'll be playing some Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and possibly even a little Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix online. I'll be getting my ass kicked, of course, as I've never been that good at the game.

That's it for this week's purchases, but my LA pals have our weekly Geek Night next Thursday, giving me a chance to finally check out the final version of Lair. I expect much bitching about the SIXAXIS. I'm off to cough my guts out, but before I depart, I have to ask; what are you playing this weekend?

Puzzle Fighter Hits PlayStation Network

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:30:20 MDT

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, apparently a 2-day timed exclusive on the Xbox 360, is now available on the PlayStation Network. Finally Sony console owners will be able to experience what 360 fans have been raving about for the past 48 hours or so. The game is of course a shinier, happier version of the PS1 original, complete with a new game mode and online multiplayer, all for the low, low prince of $10, because real consoles don't need fake point systems to represent actual monetary values. Math is hard!

Puzzle Fighting On The Streets of Rage

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:30:39 MDT

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix has landed on Xbox Live Arcade, and it is everything you'd expect it to be. The game looks highly polished and crisp, with the odd exception of the actual characters you play who look like blurred versions of the same old sprites from the original PlayStation release. Still, 800 Microsoft Points is a small price to pay for SPF goodness. Joining it on Arcade this week is Streets of Rage 2 for 400 points, which proves that you should never make friends with Blaze and Axel because it'll only get you kidnapped. I'd be amazed if anyone returns their calls anymore. Hit up Xbox Live for demos of the two titles, or just skip that bit and download Super Puzzle Fighter.

Balancing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:40:23 MDT

Game designer David Sirlin has posted an entry on his blog that hardcore Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo fans will want to take note of. He's been tasked with the burden of modifying the original Capcom competitive puzzler's drop patterns for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions, as he declares "only 2 of the 11 characters are playable in a serious match." While the balance changes Sirlin describes apply only to the game's online X'-mode, with the original X-mode (minus the apostrophe) remaining as-is.

With the XBLA edition scheduled to hit sometime in August, those of you looking forward to Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will want to get up to speed quickly.

Balancing Puzzle Fighter [Sirlin.net]

Super Puzzle Fighter Picture Pack Poll

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:20:30 MDT

The "coming very soon" release of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix from Capcom is obviously going to mean the release of plenty of picture packs and themes for Xbox Live Arcade. That's just the way the microtransaction consumer cookie crumbles.

The official Capcom Digital blog is taking suggestions for what die hard Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo fans want to see available for their Gamer Pic when they fork over the Microsoft Points. Choose from super deformed versions of Akuma, Chun Li, Dan, Devilot, Donovan, Felicia, HsienKo, Ken, Morrigan, Ryu or Sakura, and exercise your right to influence a major video game publisher.

Kudos on this minor win, Capcom team. This is corporate blogging and community building done right. Michael McWhertor

I Need Your Help Picking Art! [Capcom Digital]

Gallery: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:20:30 MDT

One of Capcom's surprises from yesterday's event was a remake of the classic Capcom head-to-head puzzle game Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. The digitally distributed title is coming to PC, Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network this summer with all new artwork and 1080p quality graphics. There are 21 shots of the game in action at our gallery below. Michael McWhertor