Street Fighter 4 Review - Does it Live Up to the Hype?
Street Fighter 4 (commonly written as 'IV') is the best-selling Beat 'Em Up game from Capcom, and was released in the arcades in 2008, although not released for the home consoles (Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) until later in 2009.
When releasing this iteration of the game, the developers had a massive challenge on their hands, since the popularity of the games has somewhat died down in the ten year lull since the last game, so they'd have to produce something special to capture the imagination of a who new breed of fans, whilst keeping the older, diehard fans happy, and reward their loyalty.
This Street Fighter 4 review will be focusing on the main elements of the game.
The most important of course being the gameplay, then the replay-ability (how long the game will last), followed by the aesthetics (the graphics and sound).
The gameplay and overall feel of the game is exactly what you would've expected when you heard that a new Street Fighter game was being released, which is a good thing.
The game was tested for several months to make sure that the characters were balanced fairly, and there was no obvious and easily-abused move or strategy that would win every match.
The graphics are absolutely marvelous, if a little too cartoonish in places for my liking, as I feel it takes away some of the games integrity.
The animations are also great, and the game runs very smoothly.
In this Street Fighter 4 review I can only I can only try to describe how good each of the Ultra combos looks, but no words can do the game justice - they are simply stunning, and never grow old.
A Street Fighter 4 review wouldn't be complete without a look at the characters, and this game incorporates all of the favourites from the last three games, as well as 4 new characters (Abel, El Fuerte, Crimson Viper and Rufus).
This game will quite literally take months away from your life if you let it, and if you want it to, as there's now a fully-fledged online mode, which runs superbly.
This lets you pit your wits against the very best in the world, and move up in the rankings - something that gamers could have only dreamt about for years.
The single player also offers a lot of game time, as it's surprisingly difficult, with the final Boss (Seth) a real pain to take down.
Overall, this game delivers where it matters, which is some achievement, given the amount of hype.
When releasing this iteration of the game, the developers had a massive challenge on their hands, since the popularity of the games has somewhat died down in the ten year lull since the last game, so they'd have to produce something special to capture the imagination of a who new breed of fans, whilst keeping the older, diehard fans happy, and reward their loyalty.
This Street Fighter 4 review will be focusing on the main elements of the game.
The most important of course being the gameplay, then the replay-ability (how long the game will last), followed by the aesthetics (the graphics and sound).
The gameplay and overall feel of the game is exactly what you would've expected when you heard that a new Street Fighter game was being released, which is a good thing.
The game was tested for several months to make sure that the characters were balanced fairly, and there was no obvious and easily-abused move or strategy that would win every match.
The graphics are absolutely marvelous, if a little too cartoonish in places for my liking, as I feel it takes away some of the games integrity.
The animations are also great, and the game runs very smoothly.
In this Street Fighter 4 review I can only I can only try to describe how good each of the Ultra combos looks, but no words can do the game justice - they are simply stunning, and never grow old.
A Street Fighter 4 review wouldn't be complete without a look at the characters, and this game incorporates all of the favourites from the last three games, as well as 4 new characters (Abel, El Fuerte, Crimson Viper and Rufus).
This game will quite literally take months away from your life if you let it, and if you want it to, as there's now a fully-fledged online mode, which runs superbly.
This lets you pit your wits against the very best in the world, and move up in the rankings - something that gamers could have only dreamt about for years.
The single player also offers a lot of game time, as it's surprisingly difficult, with the final Boss (Seth) a real pain to take down.
Overall, this game delivers where it matters, which is some achievement, given the amount of hype.
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