Street Fighter IV

best two player game..

User Rating: 8.5 | Street Fighter IV PC

By Arka_4 | Review Date: April 22, 2011

So here we are then. Street Fighter IV. A game which a couple of years ago existed only as an unlikely fanboy dream, but which now elicits a passionate response from absolutely everyone, be it nigh-religious fervor or a wrinkle-nosed dose of "Whut?" But which faction is right? The enthused or the confused? Well here's a clue. It's the former, without a single doubt.
But before we go on explaining just why Street Fighter IV is easily one of the finest crafted games of this console generation, a brief disclaimer regarding this review. It would be very easy of us to spout on about the return of Street Fighter as a second coming for 2D gaming; a vindication of "old school" design methods and a revitalitation of SNES-era gameplay.

We could probably even reference Braid and Geometry Wars as evidence of some pseudo neo-retro revival movement. But we're not going to. Because frankly, that line of thinking is utter bollocks, and does a disservice both to Street Fighter IV and to 2D gaming itself.
These aren't geriatric out-of retirement boxers, back for one last "Aw bless 'em, they're trying" novelty exhibition. They're perfectly legitimate elements of the gaming spectrum which do and offer things that 3D design just never can, chronology of development be damned.

Put it this way, David Bowie put out his best work in the '70s, so does that make Ziggy Stardust any less relevant than Nickleback? No it does not, and so Street Fighter IV needs no special treatment or excuses. Understand that everything said in this review applies to you, no matter how long you've been gaming or what you've played before.
Which fittingly segues us straight into Street Fighter IV's greatest success, the fact that it is utterly accessible and almost dangerously enjoyable to all. Given how deeply ingrained they now are into gaming lore, the chances are that you already know the basic mechanics of Street Fighter whether you play it or not. But even if you've been playing since the SNES, never will you have been able to get so much out of them so quickly.

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