Summary
- Street Fighter 6 celebrates Monster Hunter's 20th anniversary with Rathalos Armor and MH-themed goodies in the premium Fighting Pass.
- Players can wield Monster Hunter-themed weapons in Street Fighter 6, including the Frozen Speartuna Great Sword, Lances, and Longswords.
- Enjoy the SF6 x Monster Hunter crossover for free by taking photo-ops, participating in a voting event, and earning Drive Tickets for themed weapon skins.
Street Fighter 6 saw a successful release in June 2023 and has been on a roll since then. The game treated players to four new DLC characters, a batch of great outfits for the main cast, and even cosmetic collaborations with other franchises. This April 2024, SF6 joins the festivities of the 20th anniversary of another Capcom classic: Monster Hunter. This event comes with a bunch of premium rewards, in-game photo ops, and a voter event.
The Street Fighter 6 team has been busy getting new and old players into the game with various crossovers with other Capcom games like Exoprimal. It even had events with anime and comic book titles like SPYxFAMILY and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. These collaborations usually involve BattleHub avatar skins based on the series’ most memorable characters and outfits, and the current Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary event is no different.
The SF6: Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary Collaboration Brings Rathalos Armor to the BattleHub
Avid fans of both Capcom franchises are in for a treat, as Monster Hunter’s iconic Rathalos Armor will be available for Battle Hub avatars. The set includes a helmet, mail, coil, and greaves. Players can unlock these items when they buy the premium Fighting Pass for this season, which will be valid until April 22, 2024. Other MH-themed goodies in this battle pass include:
- Felyne head costume
- “Happy Hunting” frame, which adds a Monster Hunter-style HUD to photos
- “Hunter Dance” emote
- MH-themed titles, device wallpaper, and stickers
The Fighting Pass will also include premium rewards from previous SF games, like music from Street Fighter 3: 2nd Impact and even a classic game called Magic Sword.
The Street Fighter 6 x Monster Hunter Collab Lets Players Bring Huge Swords to Fist Fights
It’s only right for every Monster Hunter to introduce gargantuan weapons into the games they cross over with. Even Street Fighter 6, a fighting game that mostly involves hand-to-hand combat, is no exception to this. SF6 players can crush their World Tour enemies in style with an assortment of Monster Hunter-themed weapons, with the most iconic one being the Frozen Speartuna Great Sword, which looks exactly how it sounds.
Players can also deck out their characters with an assortment of Lances, Longswords, Shields, and Hammers. Street Fighter 6 makes placement fully customizable for these weapons, so fans can go ham on dual-wielding an Axe and Great Sword or go for a more understated look with the weapons sheathed. Players can buy these cosmetics using Drive Tickets or Fighter Coins from the Hub Goods Shop.
How Players Can Enjoy the SF6 x Monster Hunter Crossover Players for Free
There are different ways to join this event without spending a dime. Players can take photo-ops of their avatars with Rathalos and Rathian in the Battle Hub during the collab period. There’s also a voting event where players can select their favorite MH weapon type. Voters get 2,000 Drive Tickets for participating. They can then use their earnings, along with the Drive Tickets they’ve earned from daily, weekly, and monthly challenges to get a themed weapon skin or two. The best free reward for this event is the Wyvern Jawblade. Players can acquire this epic Great Sword by simply watching the Fighting Ground tutorial during the collaboration period.
Some players are upset with the lack of actual outfits for the main cast of characters. Fans enjoyed the Rathalos Ken skin from Street Fighter 5, and the outfit was unfortunately absent from this SF6 x MH collaboration. It’s a missed opportunity, especially now that the character’s fire-themed moves look more prominent in this game compared to the previous ones. It seems that these collaborations cater to those who like grinding Street Fighter 6's World Tour mode and customizing their characters in the Battle Hub.
Street Fighter 6
- Released
- June 2, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
Play legendary masters and new fan favorites like Ryu, Chun-Li, Luke, Jamie, Kimberly and more in this latest edition with each character featuring striking new redesigns and exhilarating cinematic specials.
Dominate the Fighting Ground: Street Fighter 6 offers a highly evolved combat system with three control types - Classic, Modern and Dynamic - allowing you to quickly play to your skill level.
The new Real Time Commentary Feature adds all the hype of a competitive match as well as easy-to-understand explanations about your gameplay. The Drive Gauge is a new system to manage your resources. Use it wisely in order to claim victory.
Explore the Streets in World Tour: Discover the meaning of strength in World Tour, an immersive, single-player story mode. Take your avatar and explore Metro City and beyond. Meet Masters who will take you under their wing and teach you their style and techniques.
Seek Rivals in the Battle Hub: The Battle Hub represents a core mode of Street Fighter 6 where players can gather and communicate, and become stronger together. Use the avatar you create in World Tour to check out cabinets on the Battle Hub floor and play against other players, or head over to the Game Center to enjoy some of Capcom's classic arcade games.
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Mild Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Capcom
- Publisher(s)
- Capcom
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Street Fighter
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Arcade
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
- Metascore
- 92
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4, PS5, & Xbox Series X|S
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
