Street Fighter IV a Welcome Addition to the Franchise

Street Fighter IV for the Playstation 3 (see GAMESPOT Review or Official Street Fighter Website) is an eagerly anticipated addition to the popular and long lasting Street Fighter franchise. As with other games in the Street Fighter series, the art in Street Fighter 4 is fantastic. No, really. You should buy the game for just the art and how good it looks, especially if you have a large, Hi-Def television. Beyond the look of the game, though, is great gameplay, an awesome combination for a videogame. From a great single player mode to online play that’s done well – Street Fighter IV will provide hours and hours and hours of entertainment for fighter fans.

Street Fighter has been around for 20 years – and it shows. Not in an I’m wrinkled and old kind of way, though. The work that has gone into fine tuning Street Fighter really shows in the latest installment, a real work of art.

As with other games in the series, there are new characters to choose from. Street Fighter IV adds six new characters to the roster – Abel, Crimson Viper, Rufus, El Fuerte, Gouken and Seth (who is only unlockable once you unlock all the other characters.) All your favorite 12 fighters from the original game are also still around, which is important for a game like this.

The gameplay in Street Fighter IV is changed somewhat significantly. You’ll quickly get used to it, and should agree it’s a better overall fighting system. There are eight levels of difficulty, making the game enjoyable for a wide range of people.

If you’re a Street Fighter fan, we’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below letting us know your favorite character or anything else about the Street Fighter franchise you’d like to share. Street Fighter is back in a big way.

Until next time, memorize those combo moves.