Street Fighter is known as one of the best, if not THE best, fight game series ever. This 2D fighter made its debut about twenty two years ago but it was its successor Street Fighter II: The World Warrior that went running with all the prizes.

It's obvious that each iteration of the long-running Street Fighter series has been carefully tuned and tweaked to the finest degree, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Street Fighter IV.

Gorgeous character models; animations; and background art; Comprehensive multiplayer modes; Accessible but nuanced gameplay; Plenty of replay value for completionists

No tournament mode; Online play suffers if either fighter's connection is slow

When you make a new addition to a franchise as famed and adored as Street Fighter , you need to make sure it lives up to the hype. With co-developers Dimps and Capcom determined to exceed expectations, it is unsurprising that it has been twelve years since the last numbered installment in the...

Excellent graphics; Easy to pick up; Great online mode

No additional modes; Won't convert any non-fighting fans

Dan Chiappini gets his hadoken on in our review for Street Fighter IV.

Although fun, sequels that were released for Street Fighter II generation after generation swayed away from the basic gameplay that made us all fall hard for it in the first place.

Street Fighter. It's a series that took up most of my college years. Actually I should refer to Street Fighter II, as I never really played the first one at all (when I saw it listed in a magazine I thought originally it was going to be a sequel to Final Fight. How stupid of me.

Playing a new Street Fighter is always an exciting venture. The initial impression of the game is an incredible one. Gleefully navigating menus and checking out all the characters is exciting as Christmas morning. Nevertheless Street Fighter IV isn't …

After a months-long wait, the home conversion of Street Fighter IV finally arrived in stores earlier this month. It's difficult to put into words just how wild my expectations for the game had become by that point. I probably shouldn't even try.

Street Fighter IV takes the supreme legacy of the Street Fighter series to new heights with reworked visuals, a solid and well-balanced character roster, solid gameplay mechanics and an impressive audio score.

SF IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus.