Street Fighter 6 entered the Tokyo Game Show ring and left with many knockouts worthy of a championship. We’ve revealed the details of the World Tour where you can create your own avatar and truly customize your Street Fighter 6 experience. Bring that avatar into the Battle Hub and party with the community in fun ways. Iconic World Warriors Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim and E. Honda are winning tickets to a vibrant list of playable characters. And finally, get your hands on Street Fighter 6 in Closed Beta. Learn more about these stadium-sized announcements below!
Your avatar. Your world tour.
When we first revealed the World Tour in June, we said it would be an immersive single-player story mode that would push the boundaries of what a fighting game is. And here we are!
Your first destination will be Buckler Security, located in Metro City. This company trains new hires in security details. Here, Luke will act as your coach when you sign up for basic training, and this is where your story begins.
World Tour offers the most powerful Avatar Creation yet, pushing the limits of what a character generator can do. There are tons of customization options to reflect your personal style and flair.
The avatar creation menu contains several pages of options that you can tweak. Choose your avatar’s body type with Height & Proportions, Upper Body, Lower Body, Muscle Definition, Skin Color and Body Hair. In the Muscle Definition category, you are free to choose how your avatar should look from Shredded, to Build, to Soft, and anywhere in between.
Then go into more detail with categories like Hair, Eye Shape, Iris, Eyebrows, Nose, Mouth, Ears, Facial Hair and more! Each of these categories then contains a multitude of sliders that can alter your avatar in the finest detail – we’re talking cheek depth, jaw length, and even ombre effects with oval hair. your representation!
You can also change your avatar’s Gear so they always have the latest information while they’re roaming the world. Visit stores to buy Gears for your wardrobe so you can keep up with the latest fashion trends or pursue your own style. You can check and change the model you are using and the Gear you have equipped through the Gear section of the Status menu. Categories include Head Gears, Upper Body Gears, Lower Body Gears, Foot Gears and Gear Sets. But gear isn’t just for looks. Different gear affects your strength and stats, so keep an eye on which one works best.
Luke (call him “The Coach”) will be your World Tour guide as you begin your adventure in Metro City. As you progress through the story, you’ll meet the Masters, who will lead you under their wing and teach you their style and attacks. As your relationship with them grows stronger, you can also learn Mastery Actions from their repertoire such as Ryu’s Shoryuken and Chun-Li’s Spinning Bird Kick. Use them to open a battle and you’ll start things off with an advantage or some of them can even be used to destroy boxes and crates, or jump to distant platforms. Mastery action, while convenient, consumes Drive Gauge, so always keep an eye on how much you have left in the tank.
During your trip, you will face a number of trials and tribulations. You will have a chance to prove yourself in street fights. As you grow stronger, you will face stronger opponents.
In Metro City, longtime fans will find familiar places like names from the Street Fighter universe as signature landmarks of the city. Make sure to explore every nook and cranny. You never know what surprises are waiting for you!
We’ll have more information on the World Tour in the future, including what you can do to immerse yourself in this new basic mode in Street Fighter 6.
Everyone’s Battle Center
Bring your avatar from the World Tour into Battle Hub, another core mode in Street Fighter 6 where you can gather with other players to communicate through a variety of means. Fighting Ground’s online features are also accessible in the Battle Hub.
One Battle Hub can hold up to 100 players at once! Players can use emojis or chat to communicate with each other. Of course, make sure you check out the Hub Good Shop to show off your fashion when it hits the floor!
There is a wide range of Arcade Cabinets that you will find in the Battle Hub. Take part in video game-like Battle Hub matches on cabinets that are placed across from each other. A match will begin when two players sit on either side. Having an audience changes everything… and turns a mere fight into a thrilling spectacle. Watch the Battle through the Battle Center and testify to the glory.
Head to the Game Center locker to play various classic Capcom arcade games like Street Fighter II and Final Fight, where you can also show off your skills to compete with others for high scores!
Don’t forget to check out the various ongoing or scheduled events at the Events Counter. Tournaments are also periodically held in the Battle Hub. This would be a great time to turn on the commentary and feel like a real tournament!
Have some fun at the DJ Booth in the Battle Hub by picking your favorite tunes and setting the dance floor on fire!
Good. It’s Everyone’s Battle Center! You might soon have some quality time here…?
Four legendary characters join the battle!
We know the community has been waiting for this (yes, we’ve seen the memes). Ken Masters is a former US National Wrestling Champion and former Vice President of the Masters Foundation. Accusations of staging a crime plot forced Ken to give up his family and business to go into hiding.
As a legend in the Street Fighter series, Ken’s core move set remains similar to his previous iterations. Hadoken, Shoryuken and Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku? Test, test and test. His Dragonlash Kick and Sprint from Street Fighter V are now also special moves rather than V-Skills. New to Ken is the Jinrai Kick, a forward circular kick that can be performed with three different picks to reflect Ken’s quest to clear his name.
A benevolent guardian of nature, Blanka has become an adventure tour guide, confident that her deep knowledge of the jungle will serve as a springboard to fame — and a comfortable life for his dear mother. You can take Blanka’s tour of his Ranger’s stage at The River Hut, where village life is set against a verdant backdrop.
Blanka wouldn’t be the sane beast he is without his regular Electric Thunder and various rolling attacks. But his time trying to sell Blanka-chan dolls in Street Fighter V changed his move due to an abundance of adorable rings. He can now use Blanka-chan Bomb to throw a doll on the ground. When Blanka touches it with a special electric move, the cute little thing will run towards the opponent in a frenzied rage and explode.
Dhalsim is a monk and yoga master who has been a guide for countless suffering souls. He prefers to avoid conflict when possible, but his innate hatred of evil forces him to enforce strict justice. The elephants return to the stage of the Dhalsimer Temple, where monks learn yoga amid candles in a peaceful setting.
Dhalsim uses his familiar shooting techniques from previous games, but has also mastered alternative ways to release fire that covers all angles. His Yoga Fire moves horizontally again, Yoga Arch shoots fireballs in the same arc as in Street Fighter V, and Yoga Comets are fired at a downward angle while Dhalsim is in the air. Yoga Flame made a comeback as Dhalsim blew a large fireball in front of him while Yoga Blast blew at an upward angle as a good counterattack. In addition, Dhalsim can still teleport and dispel his worries.
As a sumo wrestler looking to bring the sport to a worldwide audience, E. Honda has the skills of a Yokozuna, but his constant mobility has hindered his promotion. He is also a seasoned chef known for his mouthwatering chanko stew.
Like the three World Warriors before it, fans of E. Honda will feel at home with his moves. His trademarks Hundred Slaps, Headbutt Sumo, Smash Sumo and Throw Oicho. His two V skills from Street Fighter V, Neko Damashi and Sumo Spirit, are now special moves. E. Honda’s new take is Sumo Dash, where he moves forward with a traditional sumo swing and can be tracked with more pressure or a launch pad.
Turn the volume up to Maximum
Shown in our trailer revealed at the Tokyo Game Show, Extreme Battle is a new addition to Fighting Ground that adds exciting and unexpected parameters to your fights. Every tough battle contains a Rule and a gimmick. Rules are the conditions that must be met to win the match. For example, you can set the Rule to “First win five kills!” On the other hand, a gimmick adds a layer of fun. For example a bull runs through the level and deals damage, a Met from Mega Man can give you shock and more quirky surprises to add to the excitement and challenge in Street Fighter 6. Here it is. a mode for those who want something different from the usual fights. If you want to survive in the harsh world of combat, luck is just as important as technique!
The closed beta test you’ve been waiting for
That’s right! We’ll have a Closed Beta (CBT) beta for Street Fighter 6 from October 7 to 10 on PlayStation 5. The best part is that it’s crossplay enabled, just like the full game when it’s out. eyes in 2023! (Note: Times may vary from region to region)
During CBT, players can go head-to-head and gain access to the Battle Hub to experience features including Ranked Match, Regular Match, Frame Match, Open Tournament , Extreme Battle, Game Center and Training Mode.
You’ll be able to play eight characters from CBT: Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, Guile, Kimberly, Juri, and Ken. Since each of them has unique and distinct playstyles, we know you’ll be able to find a character to match. Keep your mind open though, as we still have more characters for you to show off with an equal amount of personality.
Please go to Official website for more information on how to register.
Two other commentators add their own style
Finally, two more commentators have been added to the Real Time Comments feature: Kosuke Hiraiwa and HEDemon Kakka. Kosuke Hiraiwa is a famous e-sports athlete who gave Street Fighter 6. HEDemon Kakka is the lead singer of Japanese heavy metal band Seikima-II. While they will comment on your matches in Japanese, there will be English subtitles attached on the screen if they are selected.
And those are our announcements from Tokyo Game Show 2022! There’s still a lot to go through before Street Fighter 6 launches in 2023, but in the meantime we’ll see you in the Closed Beta Test.
