A date has been set for the global release of Street Fighter: Duel, the first mobile game in the multi-million dollar video game franchise. Street Fighter: Duel will launch on iOS and Android phones this February 21, publisher A Plus Japan announced.
The Tokyo-based entertainment and gaming company also said pre-registration has begun. They said players from Europe, the Middle East, and "other non-English speaking regions" can pre-register on the App Store and Play Store. Street Fighter: Duel is a collaboration between Japan's Capcom and USA's Crunchyroll Games. The development of this game was first announced in 2019, and a year later, it was launched for players in China by Capcom, TOPJOY, and Tencent Games.
On February 1 last year, Crunchyroll confirmed that they would release Street Fighter: Duel worldwide. They added that it would serve as the franchise's first-ever RPG title. This means players can expect more than its signature 1v1 combat mode.
According to its developers, they want to welcome existing fans and new players into the Street Fighter series. [It] is a new take on the famed franchise with features and gameplay mechanics for new, returning, and long-time fans,
Crunchyroll said.
As an RPG, Street Fighter: Duel will feature a campaign in which players must defeat Seth and Shadaloo's army. On the other hand, developers promised they would bring iconic locations in the Street Fighter franchise for its mobile game. These included the airfield, bathhouse, and a night scene.
Like most titles under the Street Fighter series, Duel will be a free-to-play game. It will have English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese languages.
Street Fighter first came out in 1987. It is considered one of the highest-grossing video game franchises. Its success led its producers to create an animation series, live-action films, manga, and comics.
In 2022, Capcom reported that the Street Fighter franchise had sold 49 million units. / ###