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183-589: Since her debut, Chun-Li has become a pop culture icon and one of Street Fighter 's most iconic characters. She has appeared in nearly all subsequent installments of the series and several Capcom spinoff games. She is also featured prominently in Street Fighter -related media, including two feature films, multiple anime and comic book productions, and other official series merchandise. She has earned much positive fan and critical reception for factors such as her backstory, athleticism and in-game playability, and she

366-563: A Microsoft Windows version was released in July 2009. These featured additional playable characters and features not found in the arcade game. Capcom later released an iOS version on March 10, 2010. A version for iOS was released on March 10, 2010. An Android version was launched initially as an exclusive for certain LG devices in May 2012, and was later made available for all Android devices on

549-828: A saber-toothed robo tiger and a robot hawk , known individually as Options A, B and C respectively. The game has five stages: the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (called " St. Petersburg " during the arcade game's attract sequence), the Siberian Wilderness, the Aerial Battleship Balrog, the Amazonian Jungle , and the Grandmaster's lair itself, the Third Moon. Each of the stages is divided into

732-509: A stereotype ." Strider director Kouichi Yotsui left Capcom soon after its release. He later designed an unofficial, coin-operated sequel for Mitchell Corporation in 1996. Yotsui considers that game, titled Cannon-Dancer in Japan and Osman in the West, a "self-parody" of his work on Strider . Moon Diver is a 2011 Square Enix game that shares some of the same gameplay elements and

915-539: A 1991 Gamest reader poll, Strider was voted the ninth best arcade game of all time; they ranked Strider 9th in the "Top 30 Readers' Choice" from their special issue "The Best Game". In 1990, Your Sinclair included the arcade game in its "Top of the Slots '89" list at third place. In the 1990 Electronic Gaming Monthly awards, the Sega Genesis version of Strider received the awards for Best Game of

1098-482: A Shadowlaw assassin, Vega , arrives to kill her. The shower scene has been censored to varying degrees in versions of the English dub. After a brutal fight, Vega is kicked through a wall and sent plummeting several stories to the ground, but Chun-Li succumbs to her injuries and slips into a coma. She remains hospitalized for the rest of the movie, as a distraught Guile promises her that he will make Bison pay. After Bison

1281-468: A basic model joystick, the " Street Fighter IV FightStick"; a heavier and sturdier stick, the " Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition'; and a six-button game pad, the " Street Fighter IV FightPad". Meanwhile, peripheral manufacturer Hori also produced two joysticks for the game for the Japanese/Asian markets based on previous joystick models produced by the company. An iOS version of

1464-648: A bestseller. This version was also re-released for the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on November 15, 2011 and in North America on February 16, 2012. It was re-released again on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service on October 25, 2021. The Genesis/Mega Drive version contains a different ending from the arcade game. This ending shows the destruction of the final stage as the game's protagonist makes his escape. This

1647-428: A character's Focus Attack. Dashes and quick standing are also in the game. C. Viper and Dan (with the air taunt) are the only characters who can perform a high jump. It was intended that bonus rounds such as the car-smashing stage from earlier Street Fighter games would return. Ono later stated that the bonus stages would not be in the arcade game, citing the reason to be that the time players spend on bonus stages

1830-690: A choice between the original Japanese or an English dub. The game runs on the Taito Type X arcade board inside a Taito Vewlix cabinet. It takes advantage of the Type X 's network capabilities and allows players in separate machines within the same LAN to fight each other. It was originally released on arcades in Japan in July 2008 and North America in August the same year. Versions for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were released in February 2009 and

2013-568: A collaboration between Capcom and Hiroshi Motomiya's manga studio Moto Kikaku , which also included the Strider Hiryu manga by Moto Kikaku's Tatsumi Wada that was published in Kodansha 's Comic Computique anthology in Japan, as well as the NES version of Strider . Kouichi Yotsui, director of the coin-op Strider (who is credited as Isuke in the game), was chosen for his experience with

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2196-518: A failed assassination attempt against Bison and Sagat before they are all captured and taken to Bison's fortress. Chun-Li is held prisoner in Bison's private chambers (in an approximation to her traditional game costume), and after she relays the story of her father's murder, Bison mocks her and her fighting skills in response, which provokes Chun-Li into attacking him, having planned all along for an opportunity to personally attack Bison. She actually gains

2379-433: A fight to the death with Gouken once again, releasing everything from his Satsui no Hadō against all the power of Gouken's Mu no Ken. It is revealed that Crimson Viper was a double agent, and she betrayed Seth, in addition to Juri who also wanted to see Shadaloo's total downfall, and set up the fight between M. Bison and Seth. Although Seth took over SIN, M. Bison managed to take on the consciousness of another clone thanks to

2562-897: A male gamer's satisfaction, and not geared towards the needs of women garners at all." In contrast to her good appearance, Chun-Li's design in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite was the subject of negative responses by fans resulting into Capcom revising it in a patch. Many fighting game characters from the 1990s that have been directly inspired by Chun-Li in terms of both graphics and gameplay include Li Xiang Fei in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers , Liu Feilin in Fighter's History , and Sekka in Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls . Similarities with Chun-Li were further observed in various other characters, such as

2745-422: A menu similar to the actual release of the game, but with a few slight changes. The menu has an option called 'Loop Mode'. Which, judging from the name, loops the benchmark over and over again (assuming it's for commercial use). You can turn the mode on or off from the switch next to the option. The 'Start' option is replaced with 'Start Benchmark'. The PC Settings and Quit options are still there for either to change

2928-441: A mysterious organization known as Shadowlaw. Chun-Li serves as the tour guide for Ryu and Ken when they pay a visit to work on their training; Ken is smitten with her and later buys her lavish gifts, including an engagement ring. Despite being underage, they enter a club in a dangerous part of town that hosts an underground fighting ring so Ryu and Ken can prove themselves as street fighters. After Ryu soundly defeats several opponents,

3111-478: A negative feedback from the fans. In the Street Fighter II sub-series and most of her later appearances, Chun-Li wears a usually blue qipao , an early-20th-century Chinese dress, with golden accents, puffy sleeves, and a white waistband. The dress is modified to allow a far wider range of movement than a generic qipao. In Street Fighter II: The World Warrior , Chun-Li was originally depicted wearing

3294-451: A ninja. We loosely decided on that." Regarding Hiryu's three robot helpers, he said that he was inspired by the 1960s ninja comics (the one that most influenced him was Shirato Sanpei 's Kamui Gaiden ), in which the ninja often had various animals to support them or attack their enemies. Speaking with Retro Gamer , Yotsui said that Strider Hiryu's climbing abilities were inspired by his personal experience when he got himself stranded on

3477-910: A number of mobile games, including #Compass , Destiny Child , Granblue Fantasy , Power Rangers: Legacy Wars , and Valkyrie Connect . She makes cameo appearances in various Capcom games including Asura's Wrath , Breath of Fire , Final Fight 2 , Mega Man 9 , and We Love Golf! . Furthermore, her costumes can be worn by player characters in Capcom's Breath of Fire 6 , Dead Rising 3 (a DLC costume for Frank West ), Monster Hunter: World , Monster Hunter Explore , and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (as an alternate costume for Ohatsu), as well as in Square Enix 's Gunslinger Stratos 2 (a costume for Mika Katagiri) and Sony 's LittleBigPlanet (a DLC for Sackgirl). A playable Chun-Li character skin has also been added to Fortnite . Chun-Li, under

3660-438: A number of smaller sections, each with their own time limit and checkpoint location. The player has a three-point health gauge (which can be increased to five points with the health extensions). Hiryu will lose a life when either his health gauge is fully depleted, by moving him off the screen entirely (like falling into a bottomless pit) or when the game's timer reaches zero. It is Game Over when all of Hiryu's lives are lost, but

3843-725: A police officer. The Street Fighter Alpha prequel series built upon her backstory, while Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike shows her retired and teaching martial arts to young children, only to be forced to return to law enforcement after her student Li-Fen is abducted by Urien . Chun-Li returns in Street Fighter IV , where her in-game narrative shows her at crossroads in her life, eventually returning to both street fighting and law enforcement. She returns in Street Fighter V , where she assists in stopping Shadaloo's Black Moons and first meets Li-Fen when she rescues her from

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4026-414: A possible homeland." Capcom artist and designer Akira "Akiman" Yasuda said the initial inspiration for Chun-Li came from the 1983 anime film Harmagedon: Genma Wars (featuring early character design work by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo ), which had a Chinese female character called Tao. Chun-Li was originally known as just 'Chinese Girl' among the development team. She had a backflip attack that

4209-417: A reason for her to fight, and so an evil empire [of M. Bison] came to mind." He also said: "To be honest, I spent some time worrying about putting Chun-Li, the heroine, into such a plain setting. Ordinarily, you don't see women participating in global martial arts tournaments. Just by adding her we were starting to push things to the 'fun' side. I didn't think about it at the time, but thinking about it now, from

4392-466: A red qipao instead of blue. It can be also either red or white within some games since Street Fighter II: Champion Edition and Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting , respectively. In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite , the qipao has a very noticeable silky sheen. Her other ensemble includes a pair of white combat boots and brown tights. She usually wears her hair in " ox horns ", with silk brocades and ribbons in her hair. Another iconic part of her design are

4575-534: A screenshot of her showing her knickers ". Her return in Street Fighter III: Third Strike has been called as the main and best addition to the game by IGN and GamePro ; Virgin's head of distribution Peter Jones chose the "saucy, sexy, dangerous and fast" as definitely the best character of the game. Retrospectively, Xbox 360 Official Magazine – Australia used her and Samus Aran as examples of gaming's original sex symbols prior to

4758-866: A shop with themed costumes and ornaments of all the characters from Street Fighter IV . This space was released in the Japanese version on July 30, 2009, in the Asian version on September 24, 2009, in the European version on October 9, 2009, and in the North American version on October 23, 2009. In addition to the game space, costumes and ornaments, Street Fighter IV also fully supported Game Launching in PlayStation Home which let users set up multi-player games in Home, with advanced options, and launch into

4941-566: A single-player mode with third-person 3D action (similar to this of the God of War series) that focused on Ryu's backstory, as well as all Street Fighter arcade games in their original forms and a 3D version of Super Turbo . Flashback' s proposed easy control system was later used in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars , minus its titular "flashback" gameplay feature. While Street Fighter IV features models and backgrounds rendered in 3D,

5124-540: A small cameo appearance in Ken 's stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2 . Hiryu was one of the characters intended to appear in the unreleased 3D fighting game Capcom Fighting All-Stars . Hiryu's next guest appearance was in the 2011 fighting game Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 which marked his character's official 3D debut; this game is also notable as being the first where he is voiced in English. He returned in

5307-515: A staged prison break, Chun-Li uses a homing device to trace him to, and then infiltrate, the Allied Nations' headquarters, where she is shocked to discover that he is still alive. However, Guile does not want her vendetta against Bison interfering with his own. He orders Cammy and T. Hawk to take Chun-Li into custody, but she manages to escape. With Balrog and Honda, all posing as traveling carnival performers, she works with Ken and Ryu on

5490-632: A strong female character in arcades? She was drawn attractively, just like Ken and Ryu, but in no way was she a diminished character because she was female." Video game scholar Jennifer deWinter felt it was furthermore very "interesting and surprising to have such a strong Chinese character in Chun-Li coming out of a Japanese game." Nevertheless, PSM noted by 1997 how "a vocal minority believes that [gaming's] female characters do very little to attract women. These people argue that Chun Li, Lara Croft, and most other female game characters are designed primarily for

5673-695: A television reporter working in Shadaloo in her personal quest to track down and kill Bison, who had murdered her father during a peasant uprising. Her relationship with Guile is acrimonious from the start, as he bluntly rejects her interview request and chides Chun-Li for his own inability to trace a signal broadcast by Bison. Chun-Li allies herself with E. Honda and Balrog , who work as her news crew and whose reputations were ruined by Bison's mafia connections, and later forms an initially uneasy alliance with Ryu and Ken working with Guile in attempting to locate Bison's secret fortress. After Guile's fake death during

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5856-452: A total of 25 characters, all of them playable. The introduced characters are Dan , Fei Long , Sakura , Cammy , Gen and Rose . Home versions also feature online play, six new stages, downloadable content, a Challenge Mode that acts as a training module for new and experienced players, requiring them to reproduce indicated moves or combos with successive levels of increasing complexity, as well as selectable English or Japanese voices for

6039-553: A version for the X68000 computer in 1991, releasing it exclusively in Japan. It is a very close reproduction of the arcade original, with minimal changes. A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released. NEC Avenue produced a PC Engine CD version of Strider Hiryu , which was released exclusively in Japan on September 22, 1994 as a CD-ROM ² title which requires

6222-481: A very modern theme and great guitar solos. Good quality recording and very tasteful tones." Strider was also influential among European developers: platform games including Assassin , Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension and Wolfchild were influenced in either gameplay or aesthetics from the original arcade coin-op game. In later years, various indie developers have published platform games featuring

6405-594: A younger Chun-Li and one of her first assignments for the Hong Kong police. She is working with her partner Po-Lin, a young policewoman who has a very personal score to settle with Shadaloo. Notably, one of the cases in which Chun-Li gets involved in the miniseries is the murder of Go Hibiki, Dan's father, by Sagat's hands. In the Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers crossover series, she is a rival turned and uneasy ally of Morrigan . There have been multiple Chun-Li lookalike contests in Japan, United States and elsewhere during

6588-403: Is a 1989 hack and slash game developed and published by Capcom for arcades . Set in a dystopian future where Earth is ruled by the tyrannical Grandmaster Meio, it follows the titular Strider named Hiryu as he attempts to end his tyrannical reign for good. The game resulted from cooperation between Capcom and manga publisher Moto Kikaku . It marked the video game debut of Strider Hiryu, after

6771-408: Is a move that allows the player to absorb an attack and launch a counterattack, and it is performed by holding the medium punch and medium kick buttons simultaneously. There are two phases to the attack. In the first phase, the player will shift into a new stance, at which point they are able to absorb a single hit from the opponent. The second phase is the counterattack. The longer the player holds down

6954-580: Is a time during which they have no chance of losing, which ultimately takes money from arcade operators. The bonus stages were later added in Super Street Fighter IV . There are also Rival Battles which have a cutscene between two characters (which depends on who they are) before the battle starts. Focus Attacks, known as Saving Attack in the Japanese version, is a new system introduced in Street Fighter IV . The Focus Attack

7137-521: Is actually a setup to get Ken to fight him in a cage match. The whole time, Chun-Li is under the influence of Vega's love potion, but it wears off when Vega is defeated. Bison then accosts Chun-Li and she realizes that he is the leader of Shadowlaw, who, unbeknownst to her, had also hired Cammy to garrote Chun-Li's father, an attack he barely survives. Chun-Li plays her largest role in the five-part finale, when she and Ryu are kidnapped and brainwashed by Bison via cyberchip embedded in their foreheads and like in

7320-570: Is also one of several Street Fighter characters featured in Archie Comics ' Worlds Unite event, which saw several Capcom and Sega franchises crossover in the Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic Universe , Mega Man , and Sonic Boom comic lines. In UDON 's Street Fighter comics , Chun-Li again became a central character, involved in the hunt for Bison and Shadaloo. However, in the comic,

7503-578: Is an animated movie directed by Jirō Kanai that was featured in a bonus disc included in the Collector's Edition of Street Fighter IV for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The plot, which takes place before the events of Street Fighter IV , begins with Cammy 's Team Delta Red task force who are investigating an energy anomaly. At the same time, Chun-Li and Guile investigate the disappearance of well-known martial artists. Meanwhile, Crimson Viper

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7686-508: Is an expert Chinese martial arts practitioner. Her profile indicates her training in several styles of Chinese kempo (" Chinese martial arts ") at the age of five, especially tai chi , which she would later complement with sanda (combat wushu ) and fighting styles from all around the world, such as taekwondo , full contact karate , judo and capoeira . She has been noted in-universe for her fluent English, investigating skills, penetrating eyes, beauty and acting talent for deception. Chun-Li

7869-472: Is considered a trailblazer for female characters in fighting titles and general video gaming. Chun-Li's design was primarily inspired by Tong Pooh, a female villain from Strider , an earlier Capcom game. Capcom designer Akira Nishitani , recounting the creation of the character, said: "Previously there were no women in fighting games. In Chun-Li's case, I wanted a woman in the game. I determined what her fighting abilities would be. Then China just came up as

8052-432: Is defeated by Ryu and Ken, Chun-Li pulls a prank on Guile by making it appear as if she has died while he was away. Chun-Li is a regular character in the 1996 American animated series Street Fighter , voiced by Donna Yamamoto. The character reprises her film role as a reporter while she again seeks to avenge her father's death at the hands of Bison, which is shown in flashback in the second episode, "The Strongest Woman in

8235-508: Is in reading your opponent's move before [they start] moving ... We haven't forgotten about combos and linked moves, but focus makes it so that you have to read your opponent." The system aims to make ground attacks as viable a way of approaching opponents as jumping was in previous games. The focus system is a core part of Street Fighter IV 's gameplay. In addition to the powered-up versions of Special Moves introduced in previous Street Fighter games such as Super Combos and EX Special Moves,

8418-515: Is no longer available to download on the iOS store. Later a version called Street Fighter IV Volt was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch on June 30, 2011, which enabled online play. Another version called Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition was released on July 12, 2017, which featured updated graphics and adds Poison, Ibuki and Dudley to the roster, increasing the total number of playable fighters to 25. An additional six fighters (Gouken, Rose, Elena, Juri, Guy and Evil Ryu) were later added into

8601-484: Is not longer obsessed with revenge against M. Bison and is instead portrayed in a more calm lifestyle while continuing to teach young children martial arts similar to the original ending from Street Fighter II where the fighter is now looking for a more peaceful lifestyle. Chun-Li's fans have included the rapper Kid Ink , and female gamers such as Codemasters manager Laura Peterson and media personality Violet Berlin . The creation of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

8784-451: Is once again responsible for the death of her father, though the exact identity of the killer is not revealed. In Malibu Comics ' short-lived Street Fighter series, Chun-Li is depicted as having known Ryu and Ken since her late teens, as well as having a romantic interest in Ryu, though both make their first appearances therein fighting each other after he sneaks up on her from behind. Chun-Li

8967-572: Is particularly well known for her very muscular legs, while depictions of the rest of her body are more variable. According to Capcom composer Yoko Shimomura , Chun-Li's big thighs originated from Akiman's personal fetish. The size of Chun-Li's thighs massively increased in Street Fighter III . Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono commented on the issue. "I witnessed as her thighs made a sudden jump into gigantism in SFIII . When we first put her in

9150-510: Is presented as a woman with a strong sense of justice, and her motives for fighting crime range from avenging the death of her father to protecting innocents. She especially cares for kids, showing repulse for the use of brainwashed young girls in Street Fighter Alpha 3 and the kidnap of a girl in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike . In the latter game, she decides she will teach her fighting style and philosophy to children. Chun-Li

9333-400: Is sent to capture Ryu on orders from Seth, who knows about Ryu's Satsui no Hadou and desires it for himself. Additionally, four promotional anime shorts featuring characters from the game were released. In addition to The Ties That Bind animated film included with the collectors edition of the game, UDON also published a four-issue comic mini-series based on Street Fighter IV , with

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9516-478: Is so exhausted that she pulls out from the tournament and her injuries prevent her from doing much when Ryu and Bison confront one another Chun-Li also appears in Masahiko Nakahira's 1996–1997 manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! , in which she participates in a police raid to an illegal underground fighting circle, saving Sakura from human traffickers who operated in the place. Later on, she follows

9699-418: Is that it manages to appeal to a huge range of abilities and tastes without ever compromising its fidelity". The iOS version has been critically acclaimed as well. Gameplayershub.com gave the game a 97% score, indicating that the game had such polish it should lead the way for future games on the platform. Edge ranked the game #14 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", stating " SFIV opens up

9882-469: Is then followed by the main credit sequence that sees Hiryu flying his glider in space and reminiscing about the various encounters he had during his mission as he heads back to earth. The ending theme was an edited combination of two separate pieces of music planned for the arcade game, but replaced with a repeat of the first level music. Computer magazine ACE considered the previous Amiga conversion to be "as good as this one". Capcom separately produced

10065-570: The Street Fighter II series and the Street Fighter III series, the playable character roster of the arcade version includes the cast of the original Street Fighter II (all 12 characters, including the four Shadaloo Grand Masters) and four new characters. Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo also appears as a hidden playable character, as well as a secret opponent, for a total of 17 playable characters. Additionally,

10248-495: The CP System hardware while working as a background designer on Ghouls 'n Ghosts . The three projects were developed independently of each other. According to Yotsui the franchise was conceived as a multimedia collaboration between video game company Capcom and manga collective Moto Kikaku , the two companies having previously collaborated on the video game versions of the manga Tenchi wo Kurau . Moto Kikaku produced

10431-487: The PlayStation 2 , and a Mad Catz wireless joypad for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Other assorted merchandise included Diesel sneakers, women's lingerie, a figure-style flash drive USB stick, a postage stamp from Japanese Philatelic Association came with its own collectible figure, and a figurine that came with a DyDo drink. There are also Chun-Li themed pachinko slot games, including Chun-Li Ni Makase China! ,

10614-524: The Taito Type X2 hardware, it was ported with additional features in 2009 to PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and Windows , along with mobile versions later on. The game features 3D models, but otherwise the gameplay and its mechanics remain in the traditional 2D style the series is known for. Street Fighter IV received universal critical acclaim; receiving universally high scores from many gaming websites and magazines, it has often been cited as one of

10797-521: The kanji used to write Hiryu's name: 飛 and 飛竜), a max health extension (represented by the kanji 竜 , the second character in Hiryu's name), an extra life , and a power-up that not only makes Hiryu invulnerable to attack but also increases his own attack abilities via shadow images of himself for 15 seconds. Hiryu can also summon robotic companions known collectively as "options" that help him fight enemies. These consist of up to two mushroom -like droids,

10980-609: The "Complete Alternate Costume Pack", containing alternate costumes for all 25 characters was made available for download on May 5, 2009, in North America, and May 8, 2009, in Europe. Although initially Capcom stated that there were no plans to add any additional characters to the game, wanting to focus on core gameplay values, Yoshinori Ono later revealed that unfinished versions of Dee Jay and T. Hawk (the only two missing characters from SSF2T ) had been made, and given sufficient fan request for them, they could eventually get added into

11163-465: The "boss rush". British rapper Tinchy Stryder named himself partially after Strider , which he often played as a boy. In October 2012, Brazilian guitarist Pedro Pimentel released a tribute theme to this game series - also named "Strider" and included in his debut solo album (self-titled). As published in the Brazilian edition of Guitar Player magazine (March 2013), "'Strider' is a composition with

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11346-590: The 1992 Hong-Kong film Super Lady Cop , Cynthia Khan 's character Ling is nicknamed "Chun Li" in an inspired role, including using some of Chun-Li's moves. Others who have dressed as Chun-Li have included Japanese gravure idols Akina Minami , Erina Kamiya, Yuka Kuramochi and Yuri Morishita , former Italian model Francesca Dani , Japanese model Haruna Anno, Korean MMA fighter Jenny Huang, Russian bodybuilder Julia Vins, Japanese model and media personality Kayo Satoh , Japanese singer and model Kyary Pamyu Pamyu , American actress Ming-Na Wen (aside from having portrayed

11529-404: The 1994 American film, she acquires her signature outfit while under Bison's captivity. The chip puts her into an overly aggressive state, which she displays by snapping an opponent's neck in combat, and she later manages to overpower Guile in battle before Ryu and Ken, during their victorious final fight against Bison, succeed in destroying the equipment triggering the chips (in addition to reducing

11712-619: The Arcade Card expansion. It features an all-new desert stage that was not in the arcade version, as well as newly recorded cut-scenes, music and dialogue, with Japanese voice actor Kaneto Shiozawa as the voice of Hiryu and Kōji Totani as the Grand Master. The PC Engine CD version had a long development process, having been planned in various formats, including the SuperGrafx at one point. The PlayStation version of Strider

11895-506: The Capcom Unity forums that the retail version uses disc-based SecuROM as its main form of copy protection for the North American release. The specifications for the game were released on May 15, 2009, and are considered relatively modest. There was also a benchmark version of the game that you could download to test whether your computer would be able to run it properly before purchasing the full game. The benchmark version boots into

12078-583: The Focus Attack. Finally, at the cost of two bars of the Super Combo gauge, many Special Moves can be canceled into a Focus Attack. By executing a Focus Attack during the Special Move, the animation of the move will be cut short and go instantly into the Focus Attack animation. This allows players with precise timing to cancel Special Moves into Focus Attacks, and in turn cancel Focus Attacks into

12261-616: The Game of the Year and Best Graphics in a Video Game awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly in 1990. Strider 's gameplay is cited as a major influence on the video game franchises Ninja Gaiden , Devil May Cry , and God of War . It became one of Capcom's early hits, praised for its innovative gameplay, diverse and unique music, and multilingual voice samples. The controls of Strider consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player controls

12444-486: The Genesis port "a faithful translation of the arcade hit", and praised its "gorgeous graphics, non-stop arcade-style action, and ... captivating and unusual sound track." EGM awarded the Genesis port best video game of the year in 1990 and winner of their best graphics category. Strider has spawned numerous fansites and retrospectives. According to Retro Gamer ' s Darran Jones, "everything about Strider

12627-517: The Grandmaster was added in this version, but the ending credits continue to say that all was just a simulation. Sega produced their home version of Strider for the Mega Drive/Genesis , which was released in Japan on September 29, 1990, with subsequent releases in North America and the PAL region . It was advertised as one of the first 8-Megabit cartridges for the system, and went on to be

12810-601: The Grandmaster's capital at the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , a Federation referred to as Eastern European which became the Imperial Capital of the Russian Empire by the year 2048. The game features multilingual voice clips during cutscenes (presented in English , Japanese , Mandarin , Spanish , Russian and Swahili ). The arcade version of Strider was part of a three-way project conceived in

12993-735: The Hyakuretsu Kyaku, a series of quick kicks from a one-legged stance (usually referred to as Lightning Legs/Kicks in English), and the Spinning Bird Kick, where she spins while upside down in a front split kicking all around her. Chun-Li can also use the Kiko-Ken, a ranged energy projectile similar to Ryu's Hadouken , and a concentrated static energy burst known as the Kiko-Sho. Chun-Li, canonically born on March 1, 1968,

13176-641: The Play Store by December 31, 2012, with a region restriction that made it available only in Japan. In March 2017 the Xbox 360 version of Street Fighter IV became compatible with the Xbox One . The notable addition in the home versions of Street Fighter IV are eight unlockable and playable characters not available in the arcade version. Seth and Gouken, computer-played characters in the arcade, and six characters from other Street Fighter games were added, to

13359-460: The Shadowlaw base to ruins), returning Chun-Li to normal. Chun-Li appears in the 1999 anime OVA Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation , voiced by Yumi Tōma in the original Japanese version and again by Lia Sargent in the English dub. There, she is as an Interpol agent who investigates a mad scientist called Sadler who works for Shadaloo. She believes the trail can lead her to her father, who at

13542-501: The World". In the 1997–1998 anime series Street Fighter II V , Chun-Li is voiced by Chisa Yokoyama in the original Japanese version, while Lia Sargent reprises her role in the English dub. Chun-Li is introduced as the 15-year-old daughter of Inspector Do-Rai, a Hong Kong police chief who has schooled her in the martial arts. While attempting to bring down a drug smuggling operation in the country, she works with Interpol to investigate

13725-471: The Year and Best Graphics in a Video Game. In 1992, Mega placed Strider at 31st spot in their list of top Mega Drive games of all time. In 1997 EGM ranked the Genesis version the 42nd best console video game of all time, remarking that "any game where you can crawl on walls and do all kinds of cool flips is pretty awesome." In 2010, UGO.com included Strider in their list of the 25 video games that need sequels, and Game Informer included it on

13908-457: The Year ". Giant Bomb gave the game five out of five stars stating that " Street Fighter IV combines old and new in powerful ways, resulting in a game familiar enough to bring retired fans back into the fold while being different enough to appeal to the players who have stuck with the genre since day one." Eurogamer gave the game 10/10 stating that "after over a month of playing Street Fighter IV almost daily, what has become quite clear

14091-462: The advent of Lara Croft and Chilango wrote of her, Lara and Mai Shiranui as the video game women "about whom we fantasied in the 90s" and described Mai as "SNK's response to the overwhelming success of Chun-Li." Nicholas Ware in a dissertation titled You Must Defeat Sheng Long to Stand a Chance noted that Chun-Li's journey across the Street Fighter game is consistent due to her desire to defeat Bison, she and other character wanting to take down

14274-504: The animated films Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet alongside several fellow Street Fighter characters. In the 1990s Street Fighter II manga by Masaomi Kanzaki , Chun-Li remains in her established role of an Interpol agent investigating Bison. As the story progresses, Chun-Li participates in a tournament arranged by Shadaloo, eventually coming up against Vega, portrayed here as her father's killer. She defeats him but

14457-551: The arcade and console versions of Street Fighter IV and its updated versions. A sequel based on SSFIV: Arcade Edition was released on March 22, 2016. Both the home versions of Street Fighter IV have received an aggregate rating of "universal acclaim" from Metacritic based on the reviews of critics. The game received an aggregated score of 94 out of 100 from Metacritic for its PlayStation 3 version, 93 out of 100 for its Xbox 360 version, and 91 out of 100 for its Microsoft Windows version. The arcade version of Street Fighter IV

14640-551: The arcade game were missing the unique music for the Aerial Battleship and Third Moon stages. In this version the music from the first stage of the game was repeated here instead. Strider contains many different styles of themes that change dynamically throughout the game according to the stages and the situations on screen. These range from experimental and progressive futuristic sci-fi action themes to baroque , tribal and classical music pieces. Elements from

14823-451: The arcade version of Arc System Works ' Battle Fantasia as the inspiration for the game's three-dimensional art style. Art director and character designer Daigo Ikeno, who previously worked on Street Fighter III 3rd Strike , opted for non-photorealistic rendering to give them a hand-drawn look, with visual effects accented in calligraphic strokes, ink smudges and ink sprays during the fights. Street Fighter IV ' s musical score

15006-513: The arcade version. Additionally, the controls were modified so that the game would be compatible with one-button joystick controllers. Despite these changes, all of the U.S. Gold releases received high review scores by computer game magazines of the time. Later, in 1992, the assets of the Amiga versions were used for the conversion on the Master System , also made by Tiertex. A final fight with

15189-594: The best Fighting Game of 2009 in the Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice areas. Additionally, GameTrailers named the title as the Best Fighting Game of 2009. Street Fighter IV also won "Fighting Game of the Year" at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards . During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards , the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Street Fighter IV with " Fighting Game of

15372-746: The bottom, while her ox horns are unadorned, just like in her Alpha appearance, only this time it is held by red ropes with golden balls at the tip. This outfit is completed with red shoes, gold earrings and black and gold bracelets. Her alternative wardrobe in Super Street Fighter IV includes a costume inspired by Mai Shiranui and in Street Fighter V she has a Halloween downloadable content (DLC) appearing as Morrigan Aensland . She has by far most costumes out of all characters in Street Fighter V (a total of 17 by 2018), including some with different hairstyles. Chun-Li's gameplay style changes notably from game to game, with for example Champion Edition restoring her flipping attacks that have been removed from

15555-543: The character in the 1994 film), former Japanese muscle idol Reika Saiki , Chinese doctor and bodybuilder Yuan Herong, Chengxiao from the Korean-Chinese idol group Cosmic Girls , and Turkish media personality Aşkım İrem Aktulga who was transformed into Chun-Li in the show Red Bull Shape Shifters . Some of them have been also male, such as Japanese wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi or Australian stunt actor and wrestler Ladybeard . Street Fighter player Ricki Ortiz built

15738-427: The character was introduced in the 1988 manga Strider Hiryu . The game debuted on Capcom's CP System arcade board. Various home computer ports were developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold in 1989. The NES version has a different plot than the original. Sega released Strider for its own Genesis console in 1990. Of all home versions, the Genesis adaptation is considered the most successful, winning

15921-595: The character with alternate special abilities and Super Combos. CVG opined she was "the most-improved character in Alpha 2 , and possibly the #1 character in the whole game." She was considerably weakened in Street Fighter EX , but has remained one of the fastest characters. The development team for Street Fighter EX attempted to bring Chun-Li back to her roots as an agility-oriented character by, among other things, restoring her Spinning Bird Kick and removing

16104-490: The characters (similar to the voice option settings in the Soulcalibur games), making Street Fighter IV the first game in the series since the original Street Fighter to feature English voice acting for all the characters. The game also offers a new opening cinematic scene featuring the theme song "The Next Door", by Exile , in both Japanese and English (as "The Next Door -Indestructible-" which featured Flo Rida in

16287-444: The crime he did not commit, but fails. Chun-Li then works hard on finding further evidences to clear her friend's name while hunting the terrorist group. In non-canonical spin-off series Street Fighter EX , Chun-Li is a police officer investigating Shadaloo in search of her missing father. Besides the core Street Fighter series, Chun-Li has also made appearances in many other Capcom-produced fighting games, including all titles of

16470-796: The early 1990s, with valuable main prizes such as the Nissan 300ZX or the Honda CR-X . Later such contests have been performed on a much smaller scale. Chun-Li's character was used to promote the film Ready Player One in Japan. In 2018, Japanese company Onitsuka Tiger collaborated with Capcom for Chun-Li to wear their new Mexico 66 SD line of sports shoes, and the 30th anniversary of Street Fighter collaboration between Capcom and Japan's Saga Prefecture featured singer and actress Kayo Noro dressed as Chun-Li. Previously, actress Miki Mizuno also dressed as Chun-Li in another promotional event as did pop singer Maki Miyamae to perform Chun-Li's official song on

16653-515: The events of Street Fighter and Street Fighter Alpha about seven years before, knowing of SIN's interest in Ryu, starts looking for him to instruct to stop his Satsui no Hado development. He instructs Ryu and shows him a power known as the Mu no Ken (or Power of Nothingness), which is essentially the opposite of Satsui no Hadō, where calm and tranquility transcend human powers. Akuma, knowing what Gouken has done to Ryu, has become driven with fury and has

16836-643: The extended version of that version) (depending on language settings), and animated opening and ending sequences for each character's story in Arcade mode. The iOS version allows for bluetooth-based multiplayer between devices, but features only eight of the console version's characters and stages. The characters consist of Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Dhalsim, Blanka, Abel and M. Bison. In an update, two more characters were added: Zangief and Cammy. The most recent update features Sagat and an unlockable character, Dee Jay. The Windows version of Street Fighter IV includes all

17019-521: The features found in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and some extras, that Capcom representatives say could make it "the definitive version" of the game. The game features online play via Games for Windows – Live , with built-in voice chat and PC-exclusive achievements, but no cross-platform playability would be available with Xbox 360 players. Also, the game features higher resolutions, and three new freely selectable visual styles, named " Ink ", " Watercolor " and " Posterize ". There are also two bundles of

17202-781: The fireball attack she acquired in Street Fighter II Turbo as they felt the projectile attack had too radically altered her originally agile fighting style. Her appearances in the Marvel vs. Capcom series are reminiscent of her early gameplay, featuring her as one of the fastest characters in the games, taking advantage of the faster gameplay of the games as well as game mechanics such as multiple jumps and air dashes; her X-Factor power-up in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 features an increment in speed. Chun-Li's normal moves are balanced among punches and kicks, but most of her special moves are kicks. Her most recognizable special moves remain

17385-659: The first game of any kind that featured her in a starring role. Chun-Li is widely regarded as one of the most popular characters in the series. As she is the first playable female fighting game character she has been dubbed as the "first lady of Fighting games", the "original videogame super-babe", and such. During the 1990s, GamePro chose her as the most iconic character of Street Fighter II and years later called her "everyone's favorite feminine fighter". Mean Machines Sega noted her being "a firm favourite among Saturn Power described her as "subject of childish giggles as computer journalists everywhere try as they might to grab

17568-515: The first issue being released February 18, 2009. The comic focuses on the new characters (Abel, Viper, El Fuerte and Rufus) and their interactions with many of the series' mainstays. In the PlayStation 3's online community-based service PlayStation Home , Capcom has released a Street Fighter IV themed game space called "S.I.N.'s Secret Base from Street Fighter IV ". It has such features as Challenge Opponent which lets users do an action based on their fighting level in Street Fighter IV , as well as

17751-446: The forward dash, resulting in new combo possibilities. If a Special Move is blocked by the opponent, the new system allows players to cancel the blocked move with a Focus Attack, and then cancel the Focus Attack by dashing backward safely away from the opponent. Ono has stated that this system was incorporated in order to shift the emphasis away from combos and toward a more realistic system he has compared to boxing , in which "the skill

17934-435: The franchise, however many artists choose to depict her as petite and slim, in official and unofficial artworks alike, drawing only her legs strong due to her emphasis on kicking moves. An early version of Chun-Li in Street Fighter IV was reworked following complaints from location tests that she was not " cute ". Ono later announced Chun-Li's controversial face in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite would be also corrected based on

18117-472: The game 5/5, while the February 2009 issue of the Official Xbox Magazine has given Street Fighter IV a score of 9.5/10. IGN gave the game a 9.3/10, calling it an "irrevocably deep fighting game", but said that the anime cutscenes are "so poorly animated and tell you almost nothing about the story or the context for each character's participation in the tournament." GameSpot gave it

18300-522: The game also introduces a new type of powered-up Special Move officially dubbed the Ultra Combo. Ultra Combos are long and cinematic moves featuring a lengthy combination of punches, kicks and other fighting techniques. Just as there is a Super Combo gauge, there is also an Ultra Combo gauge (officially known as the Revenge Gauge or Revenge Meter), but whereas the Super Combo gauge fills up when

18483-415: The game from Home. This feature was added on April 23, 2009. Some trophies in Street Fighter IV also rewarded Home rewards. On October 12, 2011, Enterrise released a pachislot version of the game in Japan. This version features all of the characters from the console release. The player plays as Ryu in the game's story, although other characters such as Ken or Chun-Li can only be played at certain points in

18666-442: The game includes two more computer-controlled characters: Seth as the game's standard final boss, and Gouken as a secret opponent, which makes for a total of 19 characters. The console version makes these two characters playable and includes 6 more characters to the roster, making for a total of 25. The returning characters are: Cammy , Dan , Fei Long , Gen , Rose and Sakura . Newcomers: Before producer Yoshinori Ono pitched

18849-461: The game was released on March 10, 2010. This, and subsequent mobile versions, retained many of the console version's features, but contained a simplified combo system and replaced the original game's 3D polygonal fighter models with 2D pre-rendered sprites. Additionally, the game also included Bluetooth multiplayer and Game Center achievements, and was released with eight playable characters, though more have been added through free updates. This version

19032-482: The game were prepared—the European release, the North American standard package and the North American Collector's Edition . The contents of the Collector's Edition are nearly identical to those featured in the European version, and are the following: Mad Catz produced six controllers for the game, two Arcade sticks and a game pad each for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. These products include

19215-541: The game's graphics as detailed and incredible, the scrolling and action as smooth and called the gameplay "some of the most demanding gameplay ever invented". At Japan's 3rd Gamest Awards in 1989, the arcade version of Strider received the awards for Best Production and Best Action Game . Strider ranked in 5 different categories in Gamest 's annual video game awards, the Gamest Grand Prix : 4th in

19398-417: The game's villains, Tong Pooh, served as inspiration for Street Fighter character, Chun-Li . Street Fighter IV Street Fighter IV ( ストリートファイター IV , Sutorīto Faitā Fō ) is a 2008 arcade fighting game developed by Capcom and Dimps and published by Capcom. It was the first original main entry in the series since Street Fighter III in 1997, a hiatus of eleven years. Designed for

19581-537: The game, but she steadily gained an array of different moves through the games, such as a projectile attack or an anti-air defensive move, which steered her towards a more balanced type with an emphasis on poking and control of neutral game thanks to a rich set of non-special moves of relatively long range. She has been noted to be one of the most powerful characters in the game, alongside Ken and Yun. Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Alpha 3 feature Chun-Li's original outfit from Street Fighter II as an alternate version of

19764-454: The game, her sprite was just an outline and her thighs weren't that big...but as the artists starting coloring her in, her legs got thicker and thicker." However, they all felt the larger legs increased the expressiveness of her animations. Regarding then-upcoming Street Fighter IV , Ono said the "character designer, [Daigo] Ikeno, is kind of into thick girls, so as an artist he feels that the most beautiful thighs he can give Chun-Li would be of

19947-523: The game. These characters eventually found their way into Super Street Fighter IV . There was an update for the iOS version that added Zangief and Cammy to the roster. A second update added C. Viper and E. Honda whilst a third added Sagat and Dee Jay—the latter having to be unlocked. DLC is also available. So far, Ryu and Chun-Li each have one new costume each. Additional music, " Street Fighter II Arranged BGM", can also be purchased to provide alternate in-game audio. Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind

20130-451: The game. New to this version are 3D overworld segments where Ryu travels through some of the game's stages and destinations. The battle segments also return in this version, but unlike the arcade and console versions, the pachislot version's battle segments are now turn-based (similar to Pokémon Stadium , its sequel and Pokémon Battle Revolution ). The Reg Bonus in this game features a new door-opening bonus stage that didn't make it into

20313-529: The game: regular (game only, $ 39.99) and a bundle that includes the Mad Catz FightPad (with the Ryu design) that is currently sold separately for the Xbox 360 version. Those who pre-ordered the game at Best Buy received a DVD with an Eagle One animated comic (this is not the same as The Ties That Bind that comes in the collector's editions of the console versions). Additionally, Svensson has stated on

20496-516: The gameplay remains on a traditional 2D plane, with the camera having freedom to move in 3D at certain times during fights, for dramatic effect, similar to the Street Fighter EX series Capcom produced with Arika. Initially, the title had been developed to use 3D hitboxes , but the testers felt it did not have the "pixel perfect" precision of a Street Fighter game, and the game was therefore changed to use 2D hitboxes. Ono has also cited

20679-483: The gameplay style of Strider , with titles such as Oniken , Cataegis: The White Wind , Tänzer , Blazing Chrome and Bushiden . The game and its world has also served as a point of inspiration for Keiji Inafune , the co-creator of Mega Man . Inafune has stated that he has always liked the "world view" of Strider and modeled the name of Mega Man X co-protagonist Zero after one of its characters (reportedly, Solo). Capcom has also stated that one of

20862-413: The gameplay. Street Fighter IV takes place several months after the events of Street Fighter II and before the events of Street Fighter V (thus is chronologically set before Street Fighter III which takes place four years in the future of the late-1990s). After M. Bison 's survival following his encounter with Akuma , the S.I.N. corporation began another fighting tournament in order to draw out

21045-443: The greatest games of all time . It was followed by an updated version for consoles in 2010 called Super Street Fighter IV , itself followed by an arcade update called Arcade Edition which was then ported to consoles in 2011, a Nintendo 3DS specific port called 3D Edition , and later in 2014 , Ultra Street Fighter IV . All versions of Street Fighter IV have sold over 9 million units across all platforms. Street Fighter IV

21228-416: The iconic appeal, but for all of his flashy moves and fashion sense, Capcom has never really known what to do with him." In 2012, GamesRadar ranked this "somewhat of an enduring classic" as the 59th "most memorable, influential, and badass" protagonist in games, commenting that his "sheer levels of badass cool have seen him endure long past his clichés sell-by date, making him now an archetype rather than

21411-402: The idea to Capcom R&D head Keiji Inafune , the prevailing attitude around Capcom was that a new numeric entry to the Street Fighter series would not be made. Initially, there was much resistance to Ono's pitch for a new Street Fighter game so many years after the original. The gap from 2000 to 2008, since Street Fighter EX3 , the latest Street Fighter game at that point, represented

21594-451: The input system, mixing classic gameplay with additional innovations. The game arguably has a similar feel to Super Street Fighter II Turbo , but also includes a few features from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike . As in Street Fighter III , throwing is performed by pressing both light attack buttons, while pressing both heavy attack buttons performs the character's personal action or taunt. Pressing both medium attack buttons performs

21777-540: The jump button. As well as his sliding move, both jumps can also be used to destroy weaker opponents. Hiryu is able to latch onto certain platforms, and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. While running down a sloped surface, Hiryu can gain enough momentum to allow him to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual. Numerous power-ups can be obtained from item boxes carried by certain enemies. These include an extension to Hiryu's attack range that lasts for one hundred slashes, two types of health aids (represented by

21960-433: The killer of Chun-Li's father is Cammy, prior to her being freed from Bison's control. Chun-Li battles Cammy when they meet face to face for the first time and ultimately forgives Cammy and turns her sights on Bison himself. Eventually, she receives an invitation from Shadaloo to enter a tournament being held by Bison. In 2008, UDON also released a four-issue special miniseries Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li , which focuses on

22143-499: The large spiked bracelets she wears on her wrists. In the Street Fighter Alpha games (set during the time period before Street Fighter II ), Chun-Li wears a Chinese acrobatic outfit consisting of an embroidered vest, a unitard , and sneakers ; she is wearing her ox horns unadorned, but kept in place with yellow ribbons. In Street Fighter IV , Chun-Li's alternate outfit consists of black tabard with gold accents at

22326-608: The last original PlayStation game ever made, released after the system's discontinuation in March 2006. The original arcade version was included in the 2006 video game compilations Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed for the PlayStation Portable and Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox . A Japanese mobile phone version was released in 2010. In the United Kingdom, Strider

22509-461: The limit so that she could compete with such a cast of large and imposing men. She was nevertheless the fastest but physically weakest character in her first game. Capcom producer Yoshiki Okamoto said he wanted to also make the life bar for Chun-Li "shorter than for the other characters because women are not as strong. But Nishitani didn't want to do that. We both had legitimate reasons, but then we came to an agreement to not make it shorter." Chun-Li

22692-498: The list of ten gaming franchises that should be revived: "Imagine the sidescrolling insanity of the Metal Slug series, but replace grizzled soldiers with a badass ninja. That's Strider , and it's awesome." That same year, the game was also included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die . ScrewAttack named it as the best Genesis game ever made , and Retro Gamer included it among

22875-410: The long-running series Marvel vs. Capcom (ever since X-Men vs. Street Fighter , including Shadow Lady , a dark version of Chun-Li that underwent harsh experiments on Bison's orders and was transformed into a brainwashed cyborg) and Capcom vs. SNK (as a rival to SNK character Mai Shiranui ), and in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars and Street Fighter X Tekken . She and Ryu are

23058-533: The longest time the series had gone without a sequel. However, in light of fan demand plus the positive reception to Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting on Xbox Live Arcade , Inafune eventually allowed the project to begin. This was Ono's first take on a new entry for the Street Fighter series as a producer, although he had previously worked on Street Fighter III 3rd Strike as a "sound management director" and previously produced Capcom Fighting Jam . The experience provided by Super Street Fighter II Turbo became

23241-452: The main influence for the Street Fighter IV development team. The original game concept, titled Street Fighter IV Flashback , imagined in part by David Sirlin , the designer of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix , never made it past the proposal stage. Flashback would likewise feature the 2.5D gameplay and a roster made of classic Street Fighter II characters plus Sakura and a few new characters. The game would have also featured

23424-427: The majority of her 20-year career around the character of Chun-Li. She picked the character as a child because Chun-Li was the only female character in Street Fighter II , and she built up an extreme loyalty around the character. Chun-Li was significantly nerfed in 2008 and 2017, rendering the character nonviable for competitive play. Strider (arcade game) Strider , released in Japan as Strider Hiryū ,

23607-405: The manga version, while Capcom developed two separate video game versions, a coin-operated video game and a console version for the NES . All three works share common plot elements, while featuring their differences as well. He further said it was he who "pushed for a ninja concept" as they were leaning towards an action game, a ninja setting would've been convenient. "The hero would be derived from

23790-434: The medium punch and kick buttons, the more powerful the attack will be. There are three stages to the charge. Attacks that were absorbed during the first phase of a Focus Attack still cause damage to the player; however, life lost from the opponent's attack will be quickly regenerated afterward. In addition, during the first and second phase of the Focus Attack, the player may perform a dash either forward or backward to cancel

23973-402: The moment we put Chun-Li into the game we were already pushing things towards the full-on entertainment side." Chun-Li was designed with an exceptionally strong physique because she was the sole woman among a roster of powerful male characters in Street Fighter II . To overcome this perceived imbalance, she was devised as a character who had mastered Chinese kenpo and really pushed her body to

24156-418: The moment." Your Sinclair called it "brilliant" and "a real epic" with "some imaginative stuff" in the game. Commodore User praised the "high definition graphics, brilliant movements and good old-fashioned blasting action" along with a "bit of tongue-in-cheek political" content. The Genesis version was praised for its accurate and detailed faithfulness to the original. Upon release, GamePro called

24339-506: The most powerful street fighters on Earth to complete the BLECE project. Each World Warrior has their own reasons for entering this tournament, but S.I.N.'s real desire is to lure Ryu to them in order to analyze the Satsui no Hadō, believed to be the last piece of data needed to complete BLECE. Gouken, having recently awakened from a coma after surviving an attack by Akuma which occurred between

24522-488: The most time and effort out of all characters. Her inclusion into Street Fighter EX was deemed natural by the studio Arika , with producer Ichiro Mihara describing her as one of the three essential Street Fighter characters along with Ryu and Ken . In the Street Fighter Alpha games, where she was redesigned by Eri "Erichan" Nakamura, Chun-Li wears a sleeveless tight outfit, her arms and upper body were visibly much stronger than those of any other female character in

24705-630: The move sets of Jamm in Golden Axe: The Duel and Miyabi in Raging Fighter , or the looks of Mei Mei in unreleased Mission: Deadly Skies. Her success furthermore directly contributed to the creation of such characters (besides Street Fighter 's own Cammy) as Mortal Kombat 's Sonya Blade , followed by Kitana and Mileena ; popular fighting characters that resemble Chun-Li include Lei Fang ( Dead or Alive ), Ling Xiaoyu ( Tekken ), and Pai Chan ( Virtua Fighter ). In

24888-641: The name "Blue Phoenix Ranger", appears as a playable character in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid via downloadable content. Chun-Li is set to appear in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves as part of the first season of downloadable content. Chun-Li was a central character in the 1994 Street Fighter film, played by Ming-Na Wen . Chun-Li was given a surname ("Zang Chun-Li") and posed as

25071-478: The only Street Fighter characters to appear in every Capcom crossover title, including the SNK vs. Capcom fighting game series by SNK and the tactical role-playing games Namco × Capcom , Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2 by Namco (where Chun-Li is paired into a single unit with Morrigan Aensland from Darkstalkers ), as well as appearing as a boss in the platform game Street Fighter X Mega Man . She

25254-530: The organization; in her prologue story, Chun-Li recalls how she learned of her father's death. In Street Fighter 6 , Chun-Li continues to raise Li-Fen and train students in Metro City's Chinatown district, while also being promoted to become a director of Interpol. Li-Fen also acts as her eyes and ears during her Interpol work. Upon learning a terrorist group known as Amnesia attempts to assassinate Ken at Nayshall, Chun-Li tries to stop them from framing him for

25437-427: The original Japanese version and by Lia Sargent (credited as Mary Briscoe) in the English dub. She is investigating M. Bison's Shadowlaw organization suspected of murdering several diplomats and requests to work with Guile; he initially balks at this as he wants to pursue Bison himself, but later they become inseparable. In a famous instance of fan service , an explicit scene showed Chun-Li showering in her apartment as

25620-509: The original game, the quality of this one was very low. Capcom later produced another sequel, unrelated to the Tiertex-produced Strider Returns , titled Strider 2 , which was released for the arcades and the PlayStation in 2000. An untitled Strider reboot game was being developed by Grin in 2009, before being canceled by Capcom , soon after Bionic Commando was released. An all-new Strider reboot

25803-424: The original version of Street Fighter II . Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike marked a strong departure from previous incarnations as it featured a large number of revamped moves. Later games have looked to balance between her Street Fighter II and 3rd Strike styles. Chun-Li started as a weak and fast close-range fighter compared to the bigger male characters from Street Fighter II with the best aerial ability in

25986-454: The other fighters and end up in a tussle with Sadler's android enforcer, Rosanov, who beats them severely. Ryu ultimately manages to destroy both Rosanov and Sadler, though Shun dies in the process after making peace with Ryu. In the aftermath, Chun-Li returns to Interpol In the season 6 (2010) Halloween special of the cartoon series American Dad! , Toshi's little sister Akiko goes trick-or-treating as Chun-Li. Chun-Li made cameo appearances in

26169-478: The overall "Gamest Grand Prix", 5th in "Best Graphics", 3rd in "Best VGM" and 1st in "Best Action" and "Best Direction". The game also ranked 22nd in "Best 100 games of the Year", and several characters from the game also placed well in the "Best Characters" category: Hiryu at the lead in 3rd place, followed by Tong Pooh (13th), the Option A robot (21st), Grandmaster Meio (25th), Ouroboros (30th) and Strobaya (39th) In

26352-425: The parts of the recorded match they thought were "funny", "awesome", and "beautiful". The Xbox 360 version allows the player to download their recorded fights to the console. Additionally, five alternate costume packs are available for purchase. These costume packs include the alternate costumes already seen in the arcade version, and were released on separate dates following the game's launch. A single package called

26535-407: The player can be given the opportunity to continue. Strider is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" rules over the world. Hiryu , the youngest ever Super A Ranked member of an organization of high-tech ninja agents known as the "Striders", is alone tasked with the Grandmaster's assassination. Hiryu begins his mission by infiltrating

26718-515: The player hits their opponent or performs a Special Move, the Revenge Gauge fills when one takes damage from their opponent (similar to the K Groove featured in Capcom vs. SNK 2 ). Along with the Super Combos, Ultra Combos are one of the only times (besides Zangief, E. Honda, Seth and Abel's command throws) the camera breaks from its normal fixed position to show a more dynamic, cinematic view of

26901-526: The protagonist Strider Hiryu , a ninja whose main weapon is a tonfa -like plasma sword known as a "Cypher". He can perform numerous acrobatic feats depending on the joystick/button combination used. Pressing the jump button while Hiryu is standing still will cause him to do a regular vertical jump, while pressing the jump button while pushing the joystick left or right will enable him to do a cartwheel jump. Hiryu can also slide under or through certain obstacles and enemies by first crouching down and then pressing

27084-443: The roof of Capcom’s building; fearing freezing to death and with no way to call for help, he climbed down the side of the building to reach a nearby fire escape stairway. The original arcade game soundtrack was composed entirely by female video game music composer Junko Tamiya, who was not credited for her work in the arcade version but was mentioned as part of the original arcade staff in some console adaptations. Early revisions of

27267-469: The roster through free updates. On January 5, 2012, a version of the game called Street Fighter IV HD was released for LG 's Android -powered Nitro HD and Optimus LTE phones. On December 30, 2012, the exclusivity was dropped and the game was re-released on Google Play, this time titled Street Fighter IV , with a region restriction in place that makes it available only in Japan. On February 21, 2018, an Android port of Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition

27450-572: The scientists at Shadaloo, and ends up with Seth. M. Bison is behind the SIN, letting the plans go, while everyone thinks he is dead, and the Seth that the players find at the end of the game is revealed to be a clone, as the real Seth was killed by M. Bison. Abel, who is a fighter with no memory, supposedly was saved by Charlie Nash and joins Chun-Li and Guile to destroy the SIN headquarters, so they manage to end this organization. Chronologically set between

27633-498: The second season of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist titled Street Fighter: World Warrior in a significant role. In addition, she also makes cameo appearances in the 2008 Korean film My Mighty Princess (on a poster) and in the 2018 film Ready Player One . Gemma Nguyen portrays Chun-Li in the official crossover between the Power Rangers and Street Fighter titled Power Rangers: Legacy Wars—Street Fighter Showdown . In

27816-589: The sequel, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite . The character has received positive reception both from critics and the general public. In the Japanese Gamest magazine's "Best 100 games of the Year" in 1989, Hiryu ranked 3rd in the "Best Characters" category. In 2000, Edge opined that "in terms of visual appeal and agility, Strider Hiryu ranks as one of the best characters ever designed." That same year, IGN 's Travis Fahs noted him "one of Capcom's best loved characters", commenting that "there's no denying

27999-537: The settings of the game or to quit the program. The background is more stylized and the word 'Benchmark' has been put right next to the game title. At the end of the benchmark, you're given a run down of your test results, and a score to determine if your computer can run it or not. It's extremely similar to the Benchmark option in the Windows version of the game. [2] For Western markets, three different packages for

28182-493: The shelves. Under license from Capcom U.S.A., U.S. Gold and Tiertex produced a Strider sequel in Europe titled Strider II (released in North America as Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns ) for various computer platforms, as well as the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive , Game Gear , and Master System home consoles. This European-produced sequel was not released in Japan. Like the previous conversions of

28365-531: The short, Ryu morphs into the RyuRanger and Chun-Li teams with Tommy Oliver , Ninjor and Gia Moran to battle M. Bison and evil Power Rangers. Nguyen reprised her role in the fan film Street Fighter: Enter the Dragon , intervening in the fight between Fei Long and Balrog near the end. Chun-Li is a central character in the 1994 anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie , voiced by Miki Fujitani in

28548-451: The soundtrack have also been used in other Capcom games where Hiryu has appeared. These include the Marvel vs. Capcom series as well as other Strider related games. Ports of Strider for the Amiga , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , IBM PC compatibles , and ZX Spectrum were published by U.S. Gold and developed by Tiertex in 1989. The U.S. Gold versions have the order of

28731-479: The television. In 1997, actress and pop star Rie Tomosaka played Chun-Li on television as well. A wide variety of Chun-Li figures have been produced by various manufacturers, including by Capcom itself, Ace Novelty, BigBoysToys, Funko , Kotobukiya, Pop Culture Shock Collectibles, S.H. Figuart, SOTA Toys , Storm Collectibles, Takara Tomy , and Tsume-Art, among many others. Artworks of her were also featured on an officially licensed animated Nubytech/UDON joypad for

28914-465: The third and fourth stages swapped (the order of the cut-scenes were kept the same, causing a continuity error), and the final battle with the Grandmaster missing (the last stages end with the battle against the giant robot gorilla Mecha Pong). As a result, the ending was changed to reveal that the events of the game were a simulation that the player was going through. All five versions featured downgraded graphics, less music and missing enemies compared to

29097-503: The time, was missing and presumed alive. She assists Ryu and Ken in finding a kidnapped boy named Shun who claims to be Ryu's younger brother. While tracking Sadler, she accompanies Ryu to where Akuma lives and witnesses as Ryu is almost overcome by the Dark Hadou. She accompanies Ryu, Ken, Birdie , Dan , Guy , Dhalsim , Sodom and Rolento to Sadler's hideout, where she sneaks into the facility with Ryu and Ken. She and Ken rescue

29280-534: The titular character in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li , she was played by Kristin Kreuk , her last name was changed to "Xiang" as well as being a pianist turned fighter. Her father was named Huang Xiang and was a businessman Bison abducts and forces to work for him. While she was depicted as Chinese-American, her goal of avenging her father remained unchanged and she succeeds killing Bison with help from her mentor Gen and Charlie Nash . The film

29463-447: The top ten Mega Drive games. In 2017, Gamesradar ranked Strider 33rd on its "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time." Strider was released for the NES exclusively in North America a few months after the arcade version's release. This version was produced alongside the arcade game but follows the plot of Moto Kikaku 's tie-in manga. A Famicom version of the same game was planned for release in Japan, but never made it to

29646-621: The trails that lead her to an assassin which turns out to be Gen , from whom she suffers an utter defeat. She is last seen in Russia, parting ways with Sakura and Dan, with Cammy under her care. In the manga adaptations of Street Fighter Alpha , Chun-Li is again an agent of the Interpol. She encounters Ryu, who has fallen from grace and had hired himself out as a bodyguard to drug smugglers, and winds up befriending him and Birdie as well as Ken, also rescuing Cammy from being captured by Sodom. Shadaloo

29829-418: The trio are marked for death by the ringleader as a result, and while on the run they encounter and battle various street gangs before being rescued by Chun-Li's father. Traveling with Ryu and Ken to Spain, Chun-Li is stalked by an obsessive Vega, who presents her with a severed bull's ear, intercepts her outside her hotel, sneaks into her room to kiss her while sleeping, then invites her to a masquerade ball that

30012-462: The upper hand before becoming distracted by her comrades coming to her rescue, allowing Bison to escape before subduing them with knock-out gas and taking them hostage. When Guile and the Allied Nations launch an invasion on Bison's fortress during the film's climax, she and the rest of Bison's hostages are freed, and after Bison's forces are defeated, Guile promises her an exclusive interview, but only, he adds in jest, if she shows up in her costume. As

30195-409: The very end [of the development]. When we made the sprites I thought she didn't look right, so I had them changed to tights instead." Akiman added that they "wanted Street Fighter II to be more entertaining than its predecessor . That also helps explain how Chun-Li came to be. Having a female character in the game completely changes the game's dynamic, she brightens up the entire palette. We needed

30378-489: The villain are overshadowed by Akuma. The characters remain popular as noted with Jackie Chan parodying her a in a movie as not only due to comic relief but also due to his connection with both China and Japan. For the Street Fighter Alpha trilogy, Chun-Li was given a storyline that parallels the younger Ryu as both appear to be focused on revenge according to GamesRadar . Chun-Li was redesigned with an entire new outfit that GamesRadar found it fitting for an anime series but

30561-412: The wide variety." Chun-Li sprite's panty-flashing animation frames have been censored for the home console releases by Nintendo . In response to fans that were disappointed with Chun-Li's absence from Street Fighter III , Capcom added her to the 3rd Strike version of the game. Since her main designer, Akiman, was busy with other assignments she was redesigned by other members from the staff, taking

30744-566: Was also created by Yotsui. The game Run Saber , released by Atlus in 1993 for the Super NES , is often compared to Strider due to them being similar in play mechanics. According to Eurogamer , Strider was a vital influence on video game franchises such as Devil May Cry , Ninja Gaiden and God of War . According to Retro Gamer , the over-the-top action of future Capcom franchises, such as Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe , draws from Strider , particularly in their inclusion of

30927-616: Was also planned to appear as a giant robot in Cyberbots . Often, Chun-Li either continues her existing story from Street Fighter II or seeks to arrest the other characters in the game that she sees as suspicious. Chun-Li is additionally playable in other Capcom games such as versus puzzle games Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo , Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (where she can turn into Jill Valentine ) and Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits , and social games Capcom All-Stars and Street Fighter Battle Combination. She has made guest appearances in

31110-602: Was developed by Double Helix Games and released on PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 , Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One , and Steam in 2014. Strider Hiryu also appears as a playable character in the 1998 fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes , which was followed by Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes in 2000. Hiryu has also made minor appearances in other Capcom-related games such as SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash , Namco × Capcom , Project X Zone 2 and Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 , including

31293-403: Was disapproved by the fandom. This led to the optional Street Fighter II outfit in Alpha 2 . The site praised her return in the Street Fighter III trilogy due to her more detailed sprites but found her new story about children she trains to be ridiculous. In a bigger overview of the series, Kotaku claims that Street Fighter 6 provided the best incarnation of Chun-Li over 24 years ago as she

31476-544: Was epic. Its backgrounds were brilliantly designed and featured an array of exotic locations, while its sprite design was superb. There was a uniqueness to Strider art design that gave it a distinctive look back in 1989 and still makes it stand out brilliantly today. It's a mysterious mish-mash of different cultures that ensured it stood out from its arcade peers." Jones also praised the game's "stunning animation", gameplay, and controls, as well as its "superbly atmospheric" soundtrack. Mark Caswell of Crash magazine referred to

31659-565: Was first released by Capcom in 2000 as a second disc which came packaged with the PlayStation version of Strider 2 . The North American release has the Strider and Strider 2 game code pressed onto the wrong disc. This version was reissued separately in Japan on October 24, 2006 as part of the Capcom Game Books series, which included an extended manual and strategy guide for the game. This makes this standalone version technically

31842-471: Was in fact inspired by an argument between two girls over which one of them would play as Chun-Li, which was witnessed by Capcom USA's Jeff Walker who then asked Capcom's founder Kenzo Tsujimoto to make a version allowing both players to play the same character. According to the Smithsonian Museum 's Chris Mellisinos, Chun-Li "was such an anomaly. How many times did you have the chance to play as

32025-493: Was introduced in 1991 in the original version of Street Fighter II ( Street Fighter II: The World Warrior ) as the franchise's first playable female character, an undercover Interpol agent seeking to avenge the death of her father at the hands of M. Bison and his criminal organization. Upon Bison's defeat, she fulfills her revenge and decides to return to her life as an ordinary girl; Super Street Fighter II allows players to choose this ending or another in which she remains

32208-432: Was made available worldwide on Google Play . This version contained 32 playable characters, including Dan as a platform exclusive. This version of the game has had one million installs. The console versions of Street Fighter IV support downloadable content (DLC), made available for download via Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace and Sony's PlayStation Network . The first expansion pack, titled "Championship Mode",

32391-574: Was popular among testers but deemed too strong, and unfortunately had to be cut from the game after they ran out of time. Her name means 'beautiful spring' in Chinese as Chūn (春) means 'the season of spring', and lì (麗) means 'beautiful' in Mandarin dialects . Yasuda recalled they only had five weeks to make Chun-Li in the game and he was deeply worried about the quality of her design and how she would be received. Chun-Li "was wearing pants right up until

32574-401: Was primarily composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa . The game's music consisted of new and old material created for it. Several music pieces (such as the themes for the returning SFII characters) were rearranged for SFIV . While previous Street Fighter games contained limited voice work, Street Fighter IV was the first Street Fighter series game to feature extensive voice acting. The game offers

32757-407: Was released free of charge on April 24, 2009. It provides players with a replay mode, a new points system and an enhanced tournament matching system. Championship mode is a game mode where a series of players compete against each other for ranking points. The higher the ranking, the harder the contest the player will participate in. The PlayStation 3 version of the download allows the player to vote on

32940-425: Was released in Japanese theaters as a double bill with a Studio 4°C -produced anime short that starred fellow Street Fighter character Sakura Kasugano and played after the movie. Chun-Li was played by a cross-dressing Jackie Chan in the 1993 live-action adaptation of City Hunter during the Street Fighter II spoof scene that positively surprised the original manga's author Tsukasa Hojo . Chun-Li appears in

33123-569: Was succeeded by Street Fighter V in 2016. Producer Yoshinori Ono stated that he wanted to keep the game closer to Street Fighter II . The battles in SFIV begin with a short pre-fight intro, a small cinematic dialogue sequence which varies depending on the player's chosen character. A new system called Focus Attacks (Saving Attack for the Japanese version) has been introduced, as well as Ultra Moves. The traditional six-button control scheme returns, with new features and Special Moves integrated into

33306-561: Was the best-selling arcade game for three months during early 1989 (between February and April). In Japan, Game Machine listed Strider on their April 1, 1989 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles like Ninja Gaiden . Strider opened to critical acclaim, particularly for its gameplay, graphics, diverse music, and voice samples. The original arcade game received positive reviews from critics upon release. The Games Machine called it "THE platform and ladders game to be seen playing at

33489-463: Was voted Best Game of 2008 in Japan by the editorial staff of Arcadia magazine in the February 2009 issue of the publication. The game also won in the categories of "Best Graphics", "Best Production", and the "Reader's Choice Award". The character Ryu took the No. 1 spot in the magazine's "Top 20 Characters of 2008" in the same issue. The February 2009 issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine has rated

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