
Breaking the Hadouken Habit

I tried and tried to not get into Street Fighter IV. For one, I’m not azn so I can’t fathom the possibility of battling in sweaty arcades against other leather clad azns. I also believe Soul Caliber is the funnest fighter especially in the console age as it has plenty of story and unlock depth something Street Fighter has never really had. But after watching people play it at work and the fact it’s been a bit dry as far as console titles go I decided to give it a shot even if I don’t own some fancy arcade stick to rape Ryu’s with. But I have to say after one night of trying it all out the game is fun as hell. Bringing to next gen console they simplified the move layouts and don’t over burden you with the levels of intricacy you’ll need to learn. The new characters aren’t too bad and there’s a handful of unlockable characters with custom colors to unlock as well (DLC over the next 2 months will have alternate uniforms). As for the multiplayer, it’s nice to be able to enable in Arcade the ability to be matchmaked with other players except for the fact it just interrupts you! Still, it’s nice and smooth on 360 and of course there’s a ton of people to battle. Carl’s already over 130 wins…that boy needs to learn how to sleep. At any rate is this game worth buying? Yes. Because if you have a big screen and can play this in HD you’re in for one of the best art styles made in a video game to date and this will be a great game to battle online or with friends over. Look for the free Tournament DLC coming soon too! You can discuss anything Street Fighter related in this thread and all the unlocks and moves are in this thread.







