Capcom has released what I consider one of the best action games of all time, Mega Man X, in the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

• Beautiful Game Graphics Supporting Retina Display — The nostalgic graphics of “MEGA MAN X” are optimized for the iPhone’s Retina Display.

• Two Different Display Modes – In addition to a “Regular Mode,” a “Full Mode” is available to display the game in full screen.

• Multiple Difficulty Levels

• Ranking Mode with Game Center Support

• 80 Challenges with Game Center Support (The first 20 challenges are not supported by Game Center)

• Support Items Provide Advantages for Game play

One important thing to note is device compatibility. Mega Man X supports the following devices:

• iPhone 3G, 4 and 4S with iOS 4.3 and up
• 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch models, except for 8GB iPod touch units with Model No. A1288 (your iPod touch model number is located on the back of the device)

Mega Man X is available for $4.99

• App Store Link

Source: Capcom

Street Fighter IV for iPhone has been out for a little while now. Capcom just can’t sit still and they have released another update to the best fighter on iPhone. What makes this game so awesome? Let’s check it out.

Street Fighter IV is a faithful conversion to the arcade hit Street Fighter IV. Street Fighter has been around for years in many iterations and I am quite pleased with the iPhone version. Right out of the gate you are immediately blown away by the video opening. Very nicely done. Next you have an opportunity to tweak some settings, etc, but for now, let’s just jump right into the game. First words; wow. I mean, this game is absolutely gorgeous (even if it doesn’t currently take advantage of the retina display). The animation, scrolling foreground and background, this game is hot. But of course, a game can be pretty but if the controls are poor, forget about it. I am here to say that even the most seasoned and stubborn Street Fighter player will find some joy in the this game. Capcom has done a fantastic job of using the touch screen for controls.

When you boot up the game the first time, it asks you to configure the controls. You have complete dynamic control over where your buttons are located and how the d-pad looks. Without this, the game would not be as great as it is for some players. To be honest, I have gone back and forth with some of the control setups, but I always can get by on the defaults. If you are worried about control, don’t, it is just like any console version less a few buttons.

Due to the limited screen real estate, Capcom has given you only four buttons; punch, kick, SP and Focus. To execute a light, medium or strong attack, it is all about positioning and Capcom has nailed it. For example: if you crouch and attack with a kick, you get a medium crouched kick. If you forward crouch and press kick, you get a sweep kick. See, it’s not so bad is it?

You can choose from 12 of the world warriors with the latest additions being E. Honda and C. Viper. Every character has two colors available to choose from and currently you can download additional alternative colors for Chun-Li and Ryu for $0.99 each.

Even though this game has some omissions, namely the online multiplayer, I still play this game a couple times a week against the computer. For this reason alone, it clearly has value. 5.0 stars.

[$9.99- iTunes Link]

Pros

• Fantastic graphics
• Awesome controls
• Great selection of Street Fighter characters
• Wide array of individual player games (tourney, sparring, practice, dojo, etc)

Cons

• No retina display for iPhone/iPod Touch
• No online multiplayer
• Maybe a few more characters… where’s T-Hawk!

When we met with Tezuka-san and the Capcom Street Fighter IV team at GDC 2010, he was gracious enough to give us not one, but two (2!) special edition promotional Street Fighter IV iPhone cases. Full color, they feature Ryu and Ken and are emblazoned with the slogan “Waiting for a new challenger” and the Street Fighter IV logo. When we got these Capcom told us there were only a few left in North America. This is the real deal, and they’re letting us give them away to you, our readers.

How can you enter? Easy, just leave a comment on any of our TiPb Apps Podcast posts (a real, on-topic comment, not just “can has win?”, okay?). Only one comment will count per podcast post, but you can make a comment on as many of the posts as you like (and we’ve got over 20 episodes now!) We’ll pick two (2) readers at random to get the cases so be sure to leave a valid email address with your comment. The give-away is open to anyone with a US or Canadian shipping address, starts now, and ends Monday March 22, 2010 at 12pm PT.

(And to sweeten the pot some more, we have some promo codes and gift certificates to give away for a few of the apps as well. Which ones? That’s a surprise so try to hit them all!)

Oh, and every post you comment on also counts as an entry for TiPb’s big iPad give-away, so get going!

Live from GDC 2010 Rene talks to Tezuka-san, Street Fighter IV [$9.99 - iTunes link] iPhone producer for Capcom (via translator) about making Street Fighter for the iPhone and iPod touch, getting the controls right, and whether or not we might see Street Fighter for the iPad.

Tezuka-san points out how Capcom decided to make the controls very customizable, allowing users to choose whether they want the button low down, in the middle, or high up, and set the level of transparency. This means you can hold the iPhone or iPod touch anyway you like and set up the controls just the way you like.

I had a chance to play it just before release and while I got my butt kicked in multiplayer, the game looked gorgeous and handled very well. I could pull off what few moves I remembered from my childhood in the arcade, and I could resort to button (er… screen) mashing when all else failed. (Yes, just like my childhood in the arcade.)

For the iPad, they’re going to sit down and figure out how the controls work and what the experience is like on that screen with that form factor. If it makes sense, they’ll do it. If not, there are other Capcom games that certainly might. It’s all about the quality of the end product for them.

Watch along after the break!

YouTube link

Capcom has just announced Street Fighter IV for iPhone, and it should be coming to the iPhone this March! IGN has the details:

Capcom is not accepting any loss of the console game’s beloved art direction in the iPhone edition. It has taken assets straight from the current-gen code, so the new art style that won universal accolades is faithfully recreated on the iPhone’s smaller, but crisp screen. In our shots of Ken and Ryu battling it out, you can see the fidelity to the console version at play. These are the same models, just slightly scaled down – but with minimal loss of detail or color.

My childhood reborn. I want. Let us know what you think!

[Thanks Ben for the tip!]

Zombie fans take note, today Capcom has released an iPhone and iPod touch version of their most popular video game series into the App Store. Resident Evil DEGENERATION [iTunes Link] is a 3rd-person survival horror shooter that is based on the CG-animated movie of the same name, recently released on Blu Ray and DVD. Some features of this shooter are as follows:

• Use your in-game PDA to collect intel, manage inventory and access maps.
• “Laser targeting” allows the players to make aimed accurate shots.
• Backgrounds, character models and objects are all rendered in full 3D.
• Intuitive context sensitive control scheme.
• Action icons pop up as needed.
• Accelerometer features: >- Shake iPhone/iPod Touch to “Shake of Zombie” melee attacks. >- Tilt back device to reload.

Resident Evil DEGENERATION is now available in the App Store for $5.99. If you pick this one up be sure to let us know what you think!

More screen shots after the break!