ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 4 REVIEWS UPDATE
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I'm not sure if they changed their netcode for this release, but I had an easier time finding and playing matches than with the past two iterations. You can also choose a name for your Endless Battle lobby, making it a lot easier to find appropriate players (and be found by friends). The game features some new matchmaking features, allowing players to search out fighters who have Super, Arcade Edition or both. Speaking of the Xbox Live-enabled multiplayer mode, Arcade Edition has done a good job of giving players another reason to go online. Oni has a lot more to offer than meets the eye, which is why I expect to see a lot more of him when playing online. And don't think he's any less dangerous in the air. He has a rushing attack that helps at close range, making him more versatile than other projectile-heavy fighters. His giant fireball is unlike anything we've seen in this series, and best of all it shocks whoever it hits.

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With purple skin and his incredible energy floating off his body, Oni is one of the most impressive looking characters in Street Fighter IV. His moves largely mimic those of friendly Ryu, though there are a couple new moves that make this evil variant even more exciting to play.īut just when I thought that Evil Ryu was the best new addition, Oni steals the show. He's fully engulfed in flames and looks like he just came off the set of the most recent Mortal Kombat game. Evil Ryu is one of the most visually pleasing fighters in the game. His name is Evil Ryu and he seemingly mixes the character we all know and love with Akuma. Although these two fighters do not have much in the way of projectiles to throw, they have little problem racing from each side of the stage.Īrcade Edition also includes a new variation on Street Fighter's most popular character. Yang (the one with the spiked hair) races in on rollerblades and uses a punch so powerful that it literally paints a blue line on the screen (similar to Strider Hiryu's attacks in Marvel vs. Yun (the one with the hat) can leap around the stage linking powerful combinations together with his special moves. Although these two have similar looks and style, they're different enough to be considered two unique characters. The new characters include Yun and Yang, two spry fighters who were originally cast in Street Fighter III. However, part of me wishes Capcom would have gone a little further with this third (and final?) release. As an expansion pack, Arcade Edition has a nice amount of content for the right price. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is a modest update, one that adds some balancing tweaks, a few new modes for online multiplayer and four classic characters. You can complain all you want about yearly iterations on sequels, but clearly Capcom has learned at least one less in the last two decades.

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 4 REVIEWS UPDATE

But before you sharpen your daggers, keep in mind that the newest update is nothing more than a $15 add-on (which is also available in stores for gamers who missed out on last year's model). In that time we've seen the release of Super Street Fighter IV and now the Arcade Edition. It's been two years since the company re-energized the fighting game market with the phenomenal Street Fighter IV. Here we are twenty years later and some might argue that Capcom hasn't learned their lesson. It turned the company into a punchline and sucked a lot of the excitement out of the franchise. We got Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Turbo, Super and even Super Turbo. Instead of giving players what they demanded, Capcom opted to release incremental updates to their 1991 hit. It took the king of fighters a staggering six years to go from Street Fighter II: The World Warriors to Street Fighter 3: New Generation. It wasn't that long ago that Capcom was the company that couldn't count to three.

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