Now Playing: Street Fighter IV (2009)
Topic: XBox 360
GUEST CRITIC REVIEW:
Over the years we have seen many fighting games come out from Capcom such as the infamous Marvel Vs. Capcom series, Street Fighter Alpha's, and even a Capcom vs. SNK game. However, none of these compared to the original Street Fighter games for Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis. Yes, I am talking about the Street Fighter 2 saga which consists of Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and Super Street Fighter. Fortunately for us, Capcom decided it was time to make a fighting game that brought back the elements of the original Street Fighter games and touch it up for today's standards....ENTER.....STREET FIGHTER IV!
Let us start with the overall game play. This is an excellent arcade style video game that you can play for hours with your friends. Single arcade is a lot of fun too, with its many difficult settings that allow you to master the game in order to become a pro! If you get tired of arcade mode, make things interesting with "Challenge Mode". This allows you to pick a fighter and beat an opponent in one round in the allotted time. The first few are easy, however, they get harder as you unlock each one.
The storyline for the most part doesn't exist. Like most fighting games, there is never a strong storyline because lets face it these fighters just want to beat the living shit out of each other. When you start arcade mode there is an opening anime cartoon for each character. They are no more than three minutes each and say little or make no sense whatsoever. When you beat the game there is another three minute anime ending that also makes zero sense. I beat the game with Blanca and the ending cartoon was dense (lets just say the guy has a very odd obsession with his mother).
There are plenty of characters to choose from and I am happy to announce that all the original characters from SF2 through SSF are in the game. Now there are a few new characters as well. The new characters are quite unplayable. What I mean by this is they are quite tacky and idiotic ( El Fuerte comes to mind, who is a Rey Mysterio Jr. knock off for all you wrestling fans).
The graphics are very good, in a comic/anime style. I usually do not care for anime style, but this is really well done. The colors are just right and at times feel like you are watching a comic book unfold. The graphics are very sharp and crisp which is something most games that use the anime style lack.
Overall, this was a very good fighting game. It reminded me of the old Street Fighters and Mortal Kombat days on the SNES and Genesis. If you are looking for a straight up fighting game, look no further.
-Adam "You'll Need A Piece" L.
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Posted by ethosreviews
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Updated: Thursday, 4 March 2010 9:19 PM EST
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