Street Fighter is back and better than ever. Capcom's outrageously popular Street fighter series has accomplished "the impossible" in its latest title: reinvent while maintaining the roots of the game. I know it almost sounds like an oxymoron, but I assure you it is not. While all new 3D rendered graphics and beautiful art styling take the series to a whole new level appearance wise, the main gameplay mechanics stay intact. The fighter is still true to the Street fighter II roots in that it is strictly 2D.
A few new characters have been added to the series (Seth, Rufus, and Abel to name a few) but most of the lineup is compiled from you favorites like Ryu, Ken, Guile, and Chun-Li. The gameplay remains solid as a rock while the story remains shallow and lame. There is a new last boss named Seth... and he is the worst part about the game. He is quite possibly the cheapest character in fighting game history. I'm not exaggerating either, I've lowered the final score of the game because it is THAT bad. Also, if you think you can alleviate the situation by lowering the difficulty, you're in for a rude awakening. Seth fights exactly the same in every difficulty so unlocking characters (especially Akuma and Gouken) is not so much fun. (see image below for Seth)
Aside from the gorgeous graphics and solid gameplay, there are several gameplay modes to tickle your fancy. From training mode to challenge mode, this game has a lot to do. Let's not forget the online battle mode either! There really is no difference between the PS3 version and 360 version other than the fact that if you want to use the d-pad for movement, you'll want to go with the PS3 version because the 360 d-pad is just awful. The analog sticks on both consoles are a little sloppy but practice makes perfect. As a side note, I thought I would also share the sexual exploitation in the game. All of the girls in the game have unrealistically bouncy (almost like they float) breasts, and Cammy... well, I'll just show you a picture... The left is the first thing it show when you start a fight with her and the right is her while fighting. I'm not complaining by any means (I love it), but I thought I'd inform :)
On that note, Street Fighter IV scores a 9 out of 10.
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