Hadouken!

"Tell you what. After I've crushed my enemies, we'll see about you getting published. That should cheer you up, hmm?"- M. Bison, 1994 Street Fighter the movie



The Run Down:
After 10 years since the first Street Fighter, Street Fighter IV was released in North America in February 17, 2009. Upon its release, it has been of huge success, selling 86, 000 copies on its first day within Japan. There has been a total of 2.5 million copies sold worldwide.

Developed by Capcom, The Street Fighter franchise has known to be of huge success since Street Fighter II. Street Fighter has been the face of fighting style games and is widely popular within arcade systems. Multiple spin-offs have been made based on Street Fighter such as Marvel VS Capcom. Street Fighter IV presents a familiar feel with new 3D models and backgrounds. The unique aspect introduced in this game is the Ultra Combo. In addition to the familiar Super Combo, the Ultra Combo gauge (known as the revenge gauge) builds up based on how many times the player has been hit. Upon reaching the full gauge, the player is able to unleashe a cinematic combo composed of multiple hits. The characters include the same cast as Street Fighter II with four new characters. Akuma from Super Street Fighter II Turbo also appears as a hidden playable character, as well as a secret opponent, for a total 17 playable characters. Additionally, the game includes two CPU-only characters: Seth as the game's standard final boss, and Gouken as a secret opponent, which makes for a total of 19 characters. Also, players are now able to choose from English or Japanese audio voices! Also introduced is the online gameplay where you're able to play against other people, even your friends, online!


The Review:
Ahh Street Fighter. Memories, memories. I've been a huge Street Fighter fan since Street Fighter II on the Super Nintendo System. Having the same characters brought to this game brings back memories. Street Fighter IV has always been the most favoued fighting style game, next to Tekken. The greatest part about this game is the online play. You get polish your skills and face others who has great skill in the game. Most of all, its fun pounding your friend's character!

The Raters:
Mark Galura:
Add my XBL tag: Mark Galura

10/10

Raph Sanchez:
Street Fighter IV is definitely a game you should get if you're into fighting style games. If not, then it's still a game you should get.

9/10

Justin Tan:
There's not a day where I don't play.

10/10

Jan

This game does not live up to it's hype. The gameplay is fine but not stellar.

10/10


The Rant:
My only rant about this game is the last boss. He's so damn cheap! Oh and also the lack of other modes. You can only play single, versus, trials and online.

The Recap:
The Street Fighter franchise has been of huge success for Capcom and Street Fighter IV shows exactly why. With its new 3D models and familiarity, I can only look forward on Street Fighter V. Until then, HADOUKEN!