Street Fighter 5’s Pink Breast Cancer Research Costumes Are Worth Every Penny

Capcom’s contribution to supporting breast cancer research and awareness is more than worth the $10 price tag.

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When it comes to in-game cosmetics, I’m one to overindulge in picking up skins. It’s a habit that’s a little pricey, but when it comes to an outfit that doubles as charity support, count me in. Knowing that my character looks awesome while also supporting a worthy cause makes playing any game that much better. This is even truer when the costume is pink, which is almost always my go-to color in any game that allows me to make customizations to my character, weapons… anything, really.

So you can imagine my excitement when Capcom announced its pink Ryu and Chun-Li Street Fighter 5 skins in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), with all proceeds being donated to support breast cancer research, and a minimum donation of $25,000. That excitement is even more impressive considering I don’t even play Street Fighter anymore.

The last time I devoted any time or energy into Capcom’s long standing franchise was way back in 1995 with Street Fighter: The Movie (the Sega Saturn version, which was, of course, the definitive way to play the game). By that point, I was already dedicated to life as aMortal Kombat playter, and though I still had a toe in the water, Street Fighter: The Movie made it easy to jump the Street Fighter ship entirely. As effortless as that was, though, so too was my return to the fighting game that is nearly as old as I am.

The BCRF costumes have not only been added as a way to donate to breast cancer research, they also act as a form of awareness for breast cancer itself, which as of this year has become the most common type of cancer affecting more than 2.3 million people worldwide. It is especially common in women, with one in four women being diagnosed with breast cancer during their life.

Like so many others, the “C” word has unfortunately had its impact on my life with a couple of beautiful souls close to me losing their battle to the disease over the last few years. My father-in-law also recently finished a series of radiation treatments to put a stop to his cancer, which is an invasive and risky procedure that no individual should ever have to put their body through.

It was the least I could do, but I was more than willing to pay for Street Fighter 5 – a game that was released nearly 6 years ago. It was only $20, but I would have been happy to pay its release day price to be able to play as pink Chun-Li, regardless of how bad I would be upon my re-entry into the game.

And “Bad” might be an understatement. I barely know what I’m doing in the wildly chaotic menu screens, and am even worse while battling opponents online. In fact, my online record currently sits at an impressive 100% loss rate (do you like the positive spin that I put on that statistic?). I’m admittedly absolutely awful, but I’m totally ok with that. You know why? Because I look good.

I love the default costumes that come with such iconic characters, but there’s something about the pink (and variant pink) BCRF costumes that just make playing as Chun-Li and Ryu more fun. Not only that, the pink costumes represent my desire to help spread breast cancer awareness for men and women alike. There are steps that we all can take to help with early detection of the disease, such as regular screenings and wellness checks.

I’d be thrilled to never see another pink BCRF cosmetic added to any video game if it meant wiping out breast cancer entirely. Until then, Capcom’s contribution to supporting breast cancer research and awareness is more than worth the $10 price tag.

The Street Fighter 5 BCRF Chun-Li and Ryu costumes can be purchased individually for $5.99, or purchased together for $9.99, no through November 12, with all proceeds going towards breast cancer research.

Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/street-fighter-5-pink-breast-cancer-research-costumes-bcrf/