Mai Steals Hearts and Makes an Alluring Debut in Street Fighter™ 6 Today!
History will be made on the streets as SNK’s fiery kunoichi Mai Shiranui joins the roster of Street Fighter™ 6 starting today across PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam! As the second-ever guest character in Street Fighter™ history, players can bring a new flavour to battles with Mai’s look and movelist inspired by a variety of SNK classics that are now intertwined with the Street Fighter 6 universe. Check out Mai across all three game modes, including fighting fierce battles in Fighting Ground, discovering Mai as the newest Master in World Tour, and using Mai’s iconic moves in avatar battles in Battle Hub!
Check out the fiery Mai Launch Trailer here on YouTube
Players who own the Year 2 Character Pass or Ultimate Pass can jump into the fight with Mai right away, or she can be purchased separately with Fighter Coins. The dazzling heroine also comes with two Outfits. Outfit 1 is reminiscent of her classic style across the Fatal Fury series while Outfit 2 is based on her newest look in SNK’s upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Outfit 2 can be acquired via Fighter Coins or maxing out your bond with Mai in World Tour.
Additional updates coming alongside the Mai update include:
- Professor Woshige V-Rival: The famous FGC competitor and now Street Fighter 6 Battle Director Woshige has arrived as a special guest V-Rival in the Battle Hub! Challenge the legendary Woshige himself with Luke, Cammy, and Akuma to receive a special emote and challenger screen illustration!
- New Master League Ranks & Rewards: Master League, where the best of the best fight it out, is getting a trio of changes, including:
- New ranks of High Master, Grand Master, and Ultimate Master
- Master Phase Rewards where players can earn rewards by playing Ranked Matches with characters they’ve achieved Master rank with.
- Master Rate at the beginning of each new Phase will now be determined per player based on the previous Phase’s Master Rate, meaning matchmaking with opponents of similar strength will be easier right from the start of the Phase.
- Quality-of-Life Updates: Multiple quality-of-life updates will be introduced, including:
- New replay features like the ability to watch replays from the most recent Match Result screen in Ranked or Casual matches, ability to pause and use the menu even during round calls or after a KO, and more.
- New World Tour updates like checking all Masters’ information right away in the Master Section of the Status menu, plus hints for “when/where to find” and “how to enroll” with Masters regardless of if you have met them.
- New Local Tournament Mode Settings like the ability to set to intro/outro screen to not be skippable, Automatic Random Stages, Pause Menu on Long Hold and more!
- Match Restore added to Custom Rooms so that when a fight is interrupted mid-match, players can resume the fight by restarting at the start of the round when the disconnection occurred.
- Mai Fighting Pass: Sting like a bee with the Say Hello to Mai! Fighting Pass in February and get avatar gear inspired by Mai’s outfit to use in World Tour and the Battle Hub. There’s also a snazzy Challenger Screen effect and the Flame Dragon God (Nippon Stage II) music to celebrate Mai’s arrival!
As seen in the previously released Gameplay Trailer on YouTube, Mai uses techniques that are uniquely inspired by her fighting game legacy to take down goons in the street. Players can expect a slew of moves that put her in control of the arena with flaming projectiles, divekicks, and more. Once you’ve wrapped up your time with her in World Tour, show off your new ninja skills in the Battle Hub or take Mai to the streets in Fighting Ground.
Year 2 of Street Fighter 6 is now more than halfway over and we’re already thrilled with all of the epic battles we’ve seen around the world with Terry and M. Bison. We can’t wait to see what’s next as Mai enters the arena. Stay tuned for more updates around Year 2 and the upcoming fan-favorite Elena as she gears up for battle
About the Author
Adrian Gunning Adrian lives in Melbourne Australia and has a huge passion for gaming, technology and pop culture. He recently finished his a Bachelor of Journalism and is currently focusing on games journalism. When not writing and playing video games, Adrian can be found in Comics 'R' Us debating the pros of the DC Universe and cons of the Marvel Universe.
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