Street Fighter for iPhone IV now has Crimson Viper and E Honda. The two popular characters come with SF4 update that is free for those who have bought the app already. Earlier Capcom confirmed addition of two new characters to Street Fighter IV for iPhone.

Street Fighter for iPhone is one of the top fighter games for iPhone at the moment and it’s only going to strengthen with addition of Crimson Viper and E Honda. In total, Street Fighter for iPhone has 12 characters now. Another update is new costumes for Chun-Li and Ryu that are available as paid update for $0.99 apiece.

There’s still no support for Game Center though, it would’ve been nice.

Here are some screenshots of Crimson Viper and E-Honda:

You can purchase Ryu and Chun-Li costumes for $0.99 each from the app store. Crimson Viper and E Honda come as free update for existing users. If you haven’t purchased Street Fighter for iPhone yet, you can get it from app store.

Let’s see when Namco comes up with Tekken for iPhone, they do have plans to bring Tekken on iPhone.

Street Fighter IV for iPhone is now available for download from app store. The popular fighting game by Capcom costs $9.99. Capcom announced Street Fighter IV for iPhone last month and have now released the app with basic features. It supports multiplayer gaming via bluetooth which will be interesting experience for iPhone users.

Namco has also announced to bring their version of street fighting game and long time rival of Street Fighter, Tekken to the iPhone. It is interesting to see the video game giants bringing up apps for modern gaming platforms. It is yet to be seen, however, that how users accept these games with on screen controls.

You can purchase the Street Fighter IV app for iPhone from app store by following this link: Street Fighter IV.

Capcom is set to release Street Fighter IV for iPhone. Street Fighter IV may be available for download from Apple app store in March. It’s surprising move by Capcom considering the nature of the game. Since Apple iPhone does not have the physical keys that are required hardware feature for arcade games like Street Fighter. For this, Capcom has gone along the road opted by Assassin’s Creed and many other similar games, to offer an on screen joystick. Capcom’s on screen joystick has features like transparency control and placement options for joystick that enable you to set the transparency to suit your needs and enjoy the best possible game view.

Rumors are that Street Fighter IV for iPhone will offer multiplayer support via Bluetooth which could be a useful feature. However, Street Fighter IV for iPhone doesn’t look like making big at the app store, mainly because of the nature of the game. Apple iPhone users may find it hard to settle with games like Street Fighter on their iPhones but considering the image of Street Fighter as one of the biggest arcade fighting games of all times and given the love for the game, some users may still give it a try. Add to this the comment from the Capcom that it took them months to make Street Fighter IV compatible for iPhone, some users may settle with the game. It will be interesting how long Street Fighter keeps iPhone gamers interested.