Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Developers
	Capcom
	Dimps
Publishers
	Capcom
Release dates
Windows	July 5, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	84
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Fighting
Series	Street Fighter

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Steam version renamed to Ultra Street Fighter IV. Arcade Edition owners must buy Ultra upgrade to get the new content.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Official forums

Street Fighter IV Subreddit

Street Fighter Wiki

Strategy guides

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Arcade Edition.
Retail		Ultra Street Fighter IV.
GamersGate		Ultra Street Fighter IV also available.
		Ultra Street Fighter IV also available.
Green Man Gaming		Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Humble Store		Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Steam		Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)		Arcade Edition.

All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.

All product keys activate on Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip NVIDIA logo
Go to <path-to-game>\movie\nvidia Delete, move or rename TheWay_1280x800.wmv

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\CAPCOM\SUPERSTREETFIGHTERIV\config.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45760/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\CAPCOM\SUPERSTREETFIGHTERIV\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45760/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use this modified exe.
Ultra-widescreen			Use this modified exe.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use GameCompanion or similar software.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		In-game Vsync is broken.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Fixed frame rate has to be enabled to prevent broken game speed.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Audio

Sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Background music, sound effects, voice
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 5.1 output
Subtitles		Cutscenes
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

English or Japanese voices can be set individually for each character upon clearing Arcade Mode for the first time, as well as the cutscenes.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Marked as "Portuguese (Portugal)".
Russian
Spanish

Some language options seems to have vanished after Steamworks update, including Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. Steam defaults language to English with these languages.

Network

Online features in non-Steam versions require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus
LAN play
Online play		2	Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game not detecting controller

Plug controller after launching game

Lose window focus and return
Alt+Tab ↹ out of the game and return.

Dependency installation at each launch

Steam version may try to install dependencies that are already installed.

Edit the registry[citation needed]
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam\Apps\45760 If any of the directx, vcredist or gfwl values are missing, you need to add a string with that missing name, and set it with a decimal value of 1.

Frame rate and online sync issues

Change frame rate options[citation needed]

The game runs best when you use the 'Fixed' frame rate option under 'Graphics Settings' and disable VSync. This also fixes some potential online desynchronization issues. Using the 'Smooth' frame rate option can lead to malfunctioning attacks. The game was designed to be ran at a constant 60fps so anything other than a fixed frame rate can cause issues. If you experience tearing, you can enable VSync either through the game or your graphics driver software, but this adds a minor delay in input, though it's not noticeable to most players.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Scaleform
Multiplayer	Steamworks, Games for Windows - LIVE	Non-Steam versions use Games for Windows - LIVE.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support