Goose Bumps

Ten years ago, Capcom released it's last stand-alone outing in the main Street Fighter franchise, Street Fighter III. It was well received by die hards; but arguably, it was not gobbled up with such gusto due to it's advancement of 2D fighting games in the same way as it's predecessor (the venerable Street Fighter II), but merely because it was a new installment in the Street Fighter series. And to a Street Fighter obsessive, new characters and the number III were as good as anything with the well then dry. It is in hindsight that many of us were left wishing there was more. And, for ten long years, we have fantasized about what IV could have in store. I, for one, have come dangerously close to breaking out some loose leaf paper and drawing new characters and costumes, much the same as when I filled countless pages with Mega Man "Man's" as a wide eyed child. But today, at least three questions have been answered. Is there a Street Fighter IV? Is Ryu in it? And is Ken in it? The answers, as I'm sure are obvious to you now, are YES, YES and YES. Capcom, coupling this with the announcement of a next-gen Bionic Commando, are after my own heart. Feast your eyes. But hold back your tears until the conclusion.