Batten down the hatches

In a second threatening to tear the very planet asunder, Capcom has launched a personality showcase video for Road Fighter 6, which sees two of the sport’s absolute solid-steel powerhouses throwing down in a battle for the ages — Disguise the wonderful china earlier than you try Zangief vs. Marisa.

The earth-shattering scrap sees Road Fighter veteran Zangief tackle one in every of SF6‘s thrilling newcomers, Marisa, battling in a makeshift cage match held at an ironworks. Whereas we’ve beforehand seen Marisa in motion, the video offers us our first actual have a look at this newest iteration of Zangief, who appears swifter and extra acrobatic than we’ve got maybe ever seen The Iron Physique in his earlier appearances.

Whereas we rapidly acknowledge Zangief’s numerous chops, headbutts, hopping knee, and Spinning Piledriver, we additionally get to see some scary new additions. These embrace a dropkick that ensures a wall splat, an all-new rolling wheel kick, a slick ‘n’ attractive Dragon Screw, and a terrifying burst of velocity from his Drive Rush, which permits the mighty Russian to shut distance with ease, even transitioning into one in every of a number of choices. Whenever you add to this arsenal the idea of “Parry into SPD”, then we’ve got a really, very spectacular Zangief on deck.

Grapplers, on account of their common gradual and projectile-free nature, are often thought of notably area of interest characters. However each Zangief and Marisa are trying extraordinarily highly effective, with diversified movesets and distance-closing skills. In fact, that is purely hypothesis, however we might see Road Fighter 6 actually bringing the behemoths to the forefront, giving Zangief his finest alternative but at turning into one of many roster’s finest characters. Regardless, they each look superior!

Road Fighter 6 launches on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox June 2, 2023. Be sure you try our different reviews on Manon, Marisa, J.P., Dee Jay, Lily, and Cammy, in addition to 50 issues I cherished concerning the beta, our ideas on how the sport is shaping up, and a listing of Do’s and Do Not Do’s for the brand new sequel.