There's a reason that consoles don't support arcade-like controls!
- Cool Special Moves
- Great selection of fighters
- Ranked online
- Challenging
- Quick online
- Awesome art!
THE BAD
- Fighters always make the noises
- Graphics aren't that great
- The poor controls ruin the whole game
- Repetitive talking can really get annoying (more is expected these days)
FINAL VERDICT
Overall I was really disappointed when I first played this game. I expected a game which was similar to the arcade Street Fighter, but new and improved in so many ways! However, this isn't what Street Fighter IV offers. The controls are very similar to the old arcade Street Fighters (for example: you have to move the analog stick an all different directions and press button combos at the same time to do special moves). It's really unacceptable, considering the PS3 controller has over 15 buttons (unlike the old arcade games which had 5 at most). Why wouldn't they take advantage of all the buttons to make the game easier to play and more fun? Instead, the left analog stick is involved in every move! It's just stupid when there are so many buttons! Is a light kick, medium kick, and heavy kick really necessary!? NO! The controls just ruin this game. Everything is even laid out the same way as the old arcade games. The fighting is the same and everything. With the power of the 360 and PS3 you'd think they would add a twist to make it even better... but no. Same ol' same ol'. Major disappointment.