Street Fighter IV -- Final Opinion.

As I've previously mentioned I bought Street Fighter IV for the legacy factor more than anything else. I own all of the previous entries in the main series as well as those in the Alpha series. So buying Street Fighter IV was more about the completion aspect. Which is fine for me as I've never been a hardcore Street Fighter fan. I've always been a casual fan. I've enjoyed the games for what they were. I've never played them as versus titles. That aspect has never appealed to me. Which would be the exact opposite thinking of anyone who would consider themselves hardcore fighter fans. Street Fighter IV is easily the best Street Fighter title ever made. The gameplay is classic Street Fighter with the better elements of the Alpha series thrown in. The game is wrapped up in a gorgeous video and aural package. Street Fighter has certainly never looked nor sounded better. The backgrounds are filled with action and are very lively. The music offers a lot of arrangements on classic themes. The new characters have varied styles and are all interesting. The game offers up an immense amount of gameplay for those insane enough to unlock everything and earn all the achievements. The game is not perfect however. There are some balance issues between the characters and the final boss Seth is the new standard in cheapness. It would also seem that some people are not content with the one-on-one only versus lobby. They miss having a spectator mode and also miss some sort of quarter match system. I've only played player matches with Neo and there I've experienced no lag at all. Even with us being in party chat with two other people playing online in another game. Overall I'm very impressed and satisfied with Street Fighter IV. I'm giving the game a 9.