Street Fighter Invades Little Big Planet
December 9th, 2008, 8:03 am by David Chapman (No Comments)
Back when LittleBigPlanet was first launched, fans were going crazy over the ridiculously cute little Sackboys. Then Sony got the bright idea to do a little crossover work, offering up exclusive God of War and Heavenly Sword versions of the LBP mascot to people who pre-ordered the game. Then came word that third party publishers were getting in on the action, with the announcement that Square Enix’s Final Fantasy baddie Sephiroth and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid badass Solid Snake would also be joining the LittleBigPlanet lineup. Now it’s been confirmed today that the fighters from Capcom’s Street Fighter will soon be duking it out in Sackboy form.
Confirming earlier rumors, PlayStation.Blog announced that gamers will be able to celebrate the release of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (try saying that three times fast) with the release of a new costume pack for LittleBigPlanet. The pack will contain all the pieces needed to deck out your Sackboy as World Tournament fighters Ryu, Chun Li, Guile, or Zangief. The costumes will be available on the PlayStation Store starting this Thursday at a price of $1.99 each, or fans can download all four costumes in the Street Fighter Costume Pack for $5.99.
Now all we’ve got to do is sit back and wait for the inevitable LBP videos of Kratos and Chun Li double dating with Ryu and Nariko, while Zangief and Old Snake reminisce about the good ol’ days of gaming.
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