Street Fighter 6 is Capcom Company’s 2023 iteration of a thirty-years-running fight game franchise. Before the Ultimate Fighter Championship, Capcom was world building its digital fight competitions for the Sega Genesis and arcades. SF 6 is mixed martial arts at its core, and has been since its inception.
In 2023, Capcom has smartly positioned itself as an independent sports game in an anime universe. This article will explore just how.
Firstly, Capcom now leverages the custom RE Engine over the third party Unreal Engine saving time and money. Secondly, Capcom dispenses with the proven sports gaming formula of licensing real-world athletes. Instead, Capcom creates its own characters and storylines that are as compelling as ever.
Thus, Capcom is not bound by anyone else’s contractual terms but its own, blending sports game making and storytelling. As a result, SF 6 is a powerful intellectual property unto itself, built from the ground up at Capcom.
Game Making in RE Engine
Whereas EA Sports pays millions to the UFC, Capcom instead invests its funds in its gameplay designers, and artists. Moreover, 6 demonstrates Capcom’s heavy investment in its proprietary RE Engine.
Moving away from Unreal Engine, Capcom’s RE Engine is showing off its fitness for purpose. SF 6 is both an advanced fight game engine and open world in one. Capcom thus demonstrates the versatility its RE Engine — the product of the talented individuals in its studios.