Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind (2009)

	SERIES INFORMATION
	Year:	2009
	Type:	Movie
	Source:	BluRay
	File Size:	1.86GB
	Release Date:	23, March 2009
	FILE INFORMATION
	Group:	None
	Video:	856×480 (1.80:1) x264 (AVC-1) CRF High@L4.1 DXVA
	Audio:	English & Japanese DTS 5.1 @ 1536 kbit/sec
	Subtitles:	English & french
	Link:	Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind

SUMMARY

The Street Fighter video game series has had a profound impact on the gaming industry, and the newly released Street Fighter 4 has marked a new high in the fighting genre. For those fortunate enough to track down a copy of the Collector’s Edition of Street Fighter 4 (there weren’t many in my area), Capcom included a supplemental anime film titled Street Fighter 4: The Ties That Bind. While not as entertaining as the prior Street Fighter anime films (including Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter Alpha, and the sequel Street Fighter Alpha: Generations), The Ties That Bind is still a nice introduction to the new characters that populate the 4th installment of the video game series, and I hope to see more video game studios jump on the bandwagon by including a Blu-ray film along with the game.

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The King of Fighters: Another Day (2006)

	SERIES INFORMATION
	Year:	2006
	Type:	4 Episode OVA
	Source:	DVD
	File Size:	130, 113, 93 & 127MB
	Release Date:	23, March 2009
	FILE INFORMATION
	Group:	None
	Video:	720×400 (1.80:1) x264 (AVC-1) CRF High@L4.1 DXVA
	Audio:	English & Japanese AC3 5.1 @ 448 kbit/sec
	Subtitles:	English
	Link:	The King of Fighters: Another Day

SUMMARY

The anime was released in the brand-new ONA format, with four episodes of six minutes each. It was released on DVD as a pack-in with the Japanese release of KOF: Maximum Impact 2. The DVD is region two-encoded, but has English subtitles, as well as an English dub track.

The U.S. marketing strategy of King of Fighters: Another Day was far less accessible. Originally intended to be included with King of Fighters 2006 (KOF: Maximum Impact 2′s U.S. title) as a pre-order / early buyer bonus for customers of EBGames and GameStop, the US arm of SNK failed to ship out the discs in conjunction with the then new release. Several weeks later, after some complaint from angry fans, the bonus DVDs started showing up at EBGames and GameStop brick & mortar locations and in many cases were obtainable for previous buyers upon request yet quantities were limited and many are still left without it despite their devotion.

The U.S. DVD comes in a square cardboard envelope. The DVD is region one encoded and includes both English and Japanese subtitles and audio, both in Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1. Special features include commentary on all episodes, character design galleries for major characters appearing in the series, one trailer for the animated series and three Japanese commercials for KOF: Maximum Impact 2.

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