It’s only been a few weeks since Akuma joined the roster of Street Fighter 6, but Year 2 is just a few days away, with returning villain M. Bison available from 26th June. Narratively, it looks like the infamous villain is either some kind of clone or amnesiac – either way, he’s riding a horse and packing some pretty familiar looking moves.
Here comes four new challengers
Don’t worry if you prefer the old look of M. Bison, as it looks like his traditional red garb will be available as an unlockable costume. “As a series staple, M. Bison fans should feel comfortable with his move set even if he now has both charged and motion inputs,” a post from Capcom explains. “With quick wits and a big grin, his pressure game is unmatched against grounded opponents. Psycho Power still courses through his veins as do iconic moves like Psycho Crusher and Double Knee Press.”
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They added two SNK characters before they added my man Sagat.
WTF Capcom
Been holding off buying SF6 for a while but this announcement has just sold me, my main character is SFV was Bison this is Epic.
most of the new designs of old characters are cringe in this game & too over the top. i’m glad they add classic skins
As usual, Bipson looks cheap as hell. Fighting him will be a nightmare.
He sure looks like Bison all right. I must say the more I sit on it the more I'm a bit underwhelmed by season 2. Still love the game of course but only four characters again? I was hoping we could bump that up to at least 5 or 6 this time around and none of the four really interest me much at all.
I'm probably still going to get it as it's still one of my mainstay games on PS5 and I'll at least
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