Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360, 2009)

Well after so many Street Fighter Alphas, Ex's, and such we see Street Fighter 4 come to light. This game is the best fighter out there in the next-gen market. The graphics are great, (even though they all look like they're on steroids), controls are superb and online play is fantastic.

I grew up playing Street Fighter II and let me say that this game does not dissappoint. I have both a PS3 and Xbox 360 and was wondering which version should I buy. I was kinda hesitant on the 360 version due to the horrible D-pad and wondered how different it would be playing the game with the analog stick. But to my surprise the controls on the 360 were excellent and I actually feel very comfortable playing with the 360 controller.

My only complaints about this game are few. First of all the new characters are somewhat - me'h - not very interesting with the exception of Crimson Viper. Second is the character so called storyline and endings, wow even though they look nice in the Anime style presented, they are horrible. I would of enjoyed at least a somewhat decent serious character ending like the ones from Street Fighter II, but these just seem goofy, so whenever I beat the game I always just skip the scene. And lastly that Main Menu song at the beginning is very annoying and the only song you'll hear thoughout the menus.

Well let's face if your playing Street Fighter games it really isn't for story, it's mainly to beat the crap out of your friends and rub it in afterwards and this game definately let's you accomplish that and that's what makes this game fun and a must have fighting game. Don't miss out.