Street Fighter IV
by Capcom
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Video Game Reviews of Street Fighter IV
Customer Review: same old sf with different packaging
Summary: 1 Stars
i've played street fighter games in the past infact i'm one of the lucky owners of a dreamcast copy of marvel vs capcom 2. the thing i find interesting about this is that ken fights darn near exactly the same as he did in mvc2, infact most of the characters have the EXACT same moveset as they do in the other iterations of this series minus a few moves and oh yeah with a graphics upgrade comes less characters than we've seen in sf since the first game of the series.
also the AI in this game takes all the fun out of a mediocre fighting system. on the normal difficulty, i got beaten on the third level by an AI who used just the ability moves, didn't throw a single punch or kick the whole match, and say what you want about skill level and ability thats not fun to deal with. but being a good sport i cranked the difficulty down and figured i'd work my way up. on the very first fight chun li spent the whole match crouched down throwing attacks whenever i got close enough. again, i don't care what your opinion about my ability is the AI being designed to fight like that is unacceptable. of course after playing it online i learned why the ai fights the way it does. after 3 matches online i officially gave up. there isn't a thing fun about this game it's all a competition to see who can fight the cheapest.
the graphics also are pretty crap, yeah i know the whole cel shading thing is a style, but i've never liked it for certain aplications and doing a whole game cel shaded is never a good idea. you wind up with what looks like lazy animation no matter how much work you put into it, and in this game it just looks cartoony and silly.
overall i'd say if your a street fighter fan get one of the other versions, it's the same fighting for a lesser price and you'll get more characters for your trouble.
Customer Review: The difference between hard and frustrating
Summary: 3 Stars
It's just too frustrating. I have played Street Fighter games for about 15 years now, I used to be able to blow through Street Fighter II on any difficulty level in a matter of minutes so I disregarded all the other reviews that warned how frustrating this game is. The first few rounds aren't all that difficult, but the last boss is seriously cheap, you have to be very lucky or VERY skilled even on easy. I usually spend about 15 minutes getting to the last boss, then about 45 minutes just getting frustrated and quitting.
The moves can be difficult to pull off for beginners, but since they are pretty much the same as they have always been, I don't have too much of a problem there.
I really do like the game for the first few minutes, I am hoping (but not holding my breath) that someday Capcom will release a patch allowing you to lower the ridiculous difficulty level.
Final thought: PLEASE consider renting this one before buying!
Customer Review: The Definitive Button Masher.
Summary: 5 Stars
The game of Street Fighter sure is a legendary one and something that has a fond place in the hearts of many gamers. The super Nintendo was what made this game famous and now Street Fighter makes its first leap onto the next generation of gaming. What made Street Fighter so famous were its easy playability and its general simplicity, but the coolness of the more memorable characters was the icing on the cake. Some of the sequels following its initial debut were disappointing to say the least as they sought to try and make the original formula better, but let's be honest; you can rarely improve upon perfection.
Street Fighter and Street Fighter II were easily the best of the series up to this point. Any in between are easily forgotten about. So it was with much trepidation that Street Fighter IV was heard by the ears of many old school fans asking "please not another torturous piece of garbage." Little did they know that Capcom were planning to go back to through the traditional route and returning to the idea of simplicity and fun, but adding to the awesome imagery of the past. It also planned to bring back a lot of the characters who were discarded by Street Fighter 3 and told the makers of that "you can't get rid of the coolness.
The game itself tries very hard to return to the traditional feel of the past games, but also to bring it up to date so it would look fitting for the PS3 generation. The 6 button fight system and the 2D platform fighting format make a very welcome return, and thankfully they don't try and take it to the 3D fighting experience and just have it be annoying. The fighters are designed with an anime style cell shading which gives them both the cartoonish image, whilst maintaining a 3D next Generation appearance. The fighting backgrounds are entirely 3D and are immensely detailed and add a lot to the whole experience.
The fighting is something very enjoyable indeed as the game is very responsive to a persons' button mashing ways and I certainly found myself hitting any and every button and pulling off an amazing "ultimate combo." There are of course the combinations that you can master in order to pull off these moves once you've filled your "Super" bar to an acceptable level, but if you're like me, you'll just hit any and every button until something really cool happens and it will eventually, I promise. The main roster of characters is drawn straight from Street Fighter II and has a few wonderful additions to its roster. Abel, the French amnesiac. Rufus, the fat American and Seth, Dr. Manhattan on LSD. In addition to a few others of course.
The collector's edition to this game, contains a 65 minute anime film called "The Ties That Bind" which could possibly explain the beginning and end anime scenes from the arcade mode for each character. The arcade mode is simply a way of fighting through a number of wonderful foes to reach the dreaded Seth. He's a really tough one to beat I must say. The game also contains a challenge mode which consists of Time Trial and Survival for both Normal and Hard difficulty. They can be a chore, but are certainly a good way of helping you become familiar with the game so you can become ready to take on the legendary Gouken who can only be unlocked through a certainly difficult and complicated manner.
The online mode is pretty simple but offers certain awards that will certainly convince you to give it a darn good go. You can unlock a number of badges and other particular awards, and also accrue a number of points for every impressive win you pull off, meaning you can progress through the ranks and become the best of the best. There is absolutely no lag in the gameplay from what I noticed and even if it recommends you only connect to those with a superb online connection, I had no problem connecting to and playing those who had a terribly low connection. I've only managed to win one online match so far.
This is a highly enjoyable game with lots of replay value and a high addiction capability which I'm sure will have many complaining relationships have broken up because of it. I would highly recommend it to those loyal fans of the series and it's certainly hard to imagine that it almost didn't get made.
Customer Review: Another great SF game!
Summary: 4 Stars
This game is mostly like the rest of the street fighter but with 2D/3D graphics(I know that didn't make sense but you'll see what im talking about). The story mode finally has animated cut scenes instead of just comic strips like the previous SF games. The character's featured here are mostly familiar, but you'll see a couple of new faces. Overall Street Fighter 4 isn't all that bad. So pick up that credit card buy this game and like the trailer say's....Lets Do This!!!!Customer Review: HARD
Summary: 3 Stars
I am 28 yo and have playes lots of times years ago... I liked this new game as well as the graphics but it is too hard for an fan old player... Maybe an young 15 yo will find it okay but they have exaggerated on the difficulty.
But it's fun... I play once a few weeks.