The console versions of Street Fighter IV originally featured 25 playable characters. But Ultra Street Fighter IV's roster grew to 44 playable characters.To date, Street Fighter V has three confirmed characters, Ryu, Chun-Li, and Charlie Nash. Ono says that fans had been requesting for Charlie’s return to the Street Fighter series since Street Fighter III. The developers couldn’t justify the existence of Charlie and Guile in the same game, presumably in reference to Street Fighter IV, because of their similar gameplay mechanics and special moves.
Charlie was revealed as a Street Fighter V character at the Capcom Cup tournament last December. Capcom hasn’t offered much in the way of new gameplay information since, but here's five reasons why Street Fighter V looks a lot like Street Fighter III.
Street Fighter V is coming to PC and PS4. The game does not have a release date yet. Michael Martin is a freelance writer from Seattle who is hopelessly addicted to pop culture t-shirts. Send help on Twitter.