19.3.2010

Now i don`t use a PC for arcade games. I have a couple of sims and such, but usually its for work. Anyway, I felt like going back to something quick, yet satisfyly violent from my old arcade days, but i don`t have a modern console.StreetFighter 4 caught me by surprise. I checked the reviews and took a chance. usually, PC fighters are usually rubbish, but this game is very good.It has that great arcade start up routine to set the adrenalin going and gets you straight in there, no waiting. The game plays on a 2D plane, but uses limited 3D. Often you`ll see that stuff happening in 3D as characters use special abilities which are very dramatic, over-the-top and fun.A few of the characters are still there and one of my old favourites `thunder thighs` Chun Li is still there and with the impossible helicopter special that made her a fave for me 15 years ago in the arcade!!The controls are the typical streetfighter controls and after 15 years still take some finger dexterity to pull off the harder ones with the control pad. I still have yet to do Chun Li`s super special. Maybe it`s my bigger fingers from when I was a teenager...The AI is pretty tough and smart just on Medium, seemingly able to adapt fast to different tactics you use. Also, how is it on one day I was able to get to the 5th level adversary relatively easily then the next day it just kept battering me on level 1? I spent 2 hours trying to beat it on the same level (Medium) and it was as if it`d learned and pushed up its own difficulty! I wasn`t tired... The game certainly don`t play nice- even Easy is quite a challenge. but I like this, means the game willlast.Multiplayer: I don`t do multiplayer, but I can say that Windows live had no problem with me staying Offline which is also another great reason to purchase. I installed the entire thing completely disconneceted from the net no probs, just a code required. I hate these more draconian DRMs and refuse to buy such games with it.It has great cartoon\arty graphics which can be altered in 3 styles. The graphics are excellent for the characters as you see their expressions and all that during a fight. It`s quite funny looking at the stunned face of Chun Li as she flies through the air after being punched skyward in a 3D special. Some pretty sexy cartoony female characters in their too, I might add.The backgrounds are also well drawn and animated. after a while you`ll realise just how much life is going on. For instance, people will see the fight and run forward to watch. they`ll wince or duck and even clap or boo after a battle. Watchers will fall out of windows or off a seat and even a passing cyclists fell off his bike after one big punch between fighters and someone else helped him get up on his bike again! Basically, the backgrounds react to what`s going on in the fight. brilliant!I don`t like the corny singy menu music, but the ingame battle music is great and changes depending on the situation, say if one of you or about to lose, the music becomes more suspenseful. In the second round the music becomes more excited than in the first round. There`s a Replay which never seems to work, at least not Offline.Negatives?1.Well, there could be more characters, although you can free more. I`m still working on getting the Bruce Lee clone which will probably be my male-affirmative action character!2.Menu music is rubbish.3. Not much in Offline modes. I would`ve liked more Offline modes, but everyone except me it seems, is online crazy.4.Oh yes, more costume designs would`ve been good, but guess what? You can get loads of SKINS for the PC version from great Modders! i already have about 20 for various characters, so that makes up for the Offliner as well as Online.5.Slower than previous SF, but i actually like that.6. Story is like a very bad Japanese manga movie where nothing actually makes sense!7. How do I get the Replay to work- or is it only Online?A recommended game for those wanting a good PC beat-em-up and harking back to the good old days of gaming!

1.7.2009

This is fantastic.I've been playing this game for months on the PS3 and today I've been playing it all day on PC. My friend works at a video games shop and managed to get his copy of SF4 for the PC today. He has a powerful computer and he also has an Xbox360 controller which works with Windows.If you have played the PS3 version, this version is like that, but better. It has improved graphics, but not only that, you can crank the settings even higher than you could on the PS3 so you can make the already improved graphics, even sharper and crisper and more colourful. It takes a good PC to do all that but on my friend's PC which is above average rather than top of the line,the game ran extremely quickly and smooth even with all the settings cranked (except anti aliasing which we didn't bother with seeing as it's only on a 20" monitor).Overall the game just looks far prettier and there is far more detail. To be honest I'm not entirely sure how much of this is due to the graphical improvement capcom has done, or down to the PC being a more powerful machine, or if perhaps it's because my friend has a top of the line monitor. I think it's all of those things and the result is a really great looking game. It's strange too because although I have played this game for months of my big top of the line 40" Sony Bravia HDTV, it somehow feels far more 'alive' when I have it right in front of me on a computer screen. Not only does it look more vibrant but the characters seem to be so three dimensional and... well... alive. It's great to watch them jumping around on the screen, it's almost as if they could jump out of the screen.Besides visuals, there are other improvements too. New locations to fight in and more customisation, for example you can move the health bars around and stuff. There are quite a lot of new features which are really nice but really, my friend and I just wanted to play the Streetfighter 4 that we love, and that's what we did all day and it was great.With the Xbox360 Controller for windows (which we bought for just £17.99 including delivery....) it plays absolutely fantastically. (And that controller works great in other games too). He has two of those controllers so we could play like that, but just out of interest I wanted to play it with the keyboard. It took a few minutes until I was used to where the keys were, but I personally find it far easier to play on a keyboard than on either the PS3 or Xbox360 controllers. A dragon punch for example is just two keys pressed in sequence and then hit the punch key. It's extremely easy to do and after a bit of practice I was really fast with it.I think I'm as good when using the keyboard as I am with either controller, although if I was going to play it for a long session, I would just plug in my own Xbox360 controller for windows so that I can sit back a bit.I'm really glad that this game worked out so well on PC, and I'm really quite surprised how it all worked out. The PC has traditionally always been the geeky machine for flight sim fans, and more recently, RTS and FPS fans and so on. Very few fighting games make it to the PC. So it's funny that the fighting game that all my friends consider to be the best on the PS3 (even compared to other current fighting games), has now come to the PC and it's better on the PC than it is on either of the consoles.So in a way, if you are looking for the the ultimate fighting game... then here it is, and it's on a PC!

3.8.2009

I'm really glad Capcom made the decision to bring this to a PC platform; which adds a somewhat new dimension to computer games enthusiasts in terms of modding and its open online communities...the PC platform will always have much more 'liberty' than it's console counterpartsThere's probably not much that hasn't been said already, since PS3 and Xbox360 versions have been out for a long time already; but as this is my first time experience of SF4, not having played it previously on the consoles, I'd have to say it's pretty much spot on;I have a trio-linker usb converter which i use with either a playstation streetfighter 15th anniversary pad or my dreamcast arcade stick; which i assure you,is a much cheaper alternative to getting one of those fight sticks for the consoles...but one that doesn't lose out on quality.The game play feels like nice balance between classic SF2 and the less well-known but outstanding SF3 3rd strike, retaining elements like target combos, EX specials and dashing, whilst parrying, special canceling and juggles are now all encompassed in the new Focus attacks system; this is really adds a new dimension to the classic gameplay, but is something only seen mastered by the advanced players of SF4...I'm guessing for most of us, who are from the SF2 boat, the learning curve is one that is gentle at first but gets exponentially steeper!The visuals on the PC is one area where it excels over the consoles imo, I can achieve a super smooth 60+fps at a higher than full HD resolution of 1920x1200 with everything turned up to the top notch...I'd say the main attraction of SF4 PC is online play; the ability to play a relatively lag-free game with a friend in Europe or the US, or just with other people has been on the wish-list for a long time, now every battle gets exciting, especially when you meet an outstanding player! Although there will only be handful of characters available initially, the game requires you to have personally unlocked the characters before you're able to make use of them online;Fortunately, it's not too difficult to unlock most the characters, which I suppose will serve as warm up for your online experience...The only gripes i have are of the online gfwl system; i would like it to be a little bit more PC friendly, more customisable options, perhaps have the ability to type messages direct in game...and the game lobby only shows up 3 players at a time, forcing you to constantly refresh for a suitable connection;overall, I'd say it still delivers a great experience to a fighting game fan, somewhat better than my experience of playing emulated SF/KOF over kaillera clients, if you're a fighting game fan, it's definitely worth buying, if you're a newcomer, I'd still recommend this, as a way of experiencing the revolution in 90's gaming again! the only reason I'm reserving 5 stars (sorry Capcom!) is for a much anticipated King of Fighters 12 that's due to come out soon...fighting game purists would probably want to agree with me there, but I really hope they deliver this time :)

11.7.2009

This game seems almost to have come out of the blue to make a surprise appearance on the PC. It is the latest in the long-running series and was very well received in it's original console format.The developers have done a good job of porting the title over to the PC, and it should perform smoothly on only a mid-level system or better. There are plenty of options to configure the setup to suit your hardware. However you cannot use your mouse to operate the menus, you have to instead configure your gamepad first to mimic the buttons of a 360 controller.Once into the game you will find a highly polished title. The graphics are beautifully drawn in a stylised fashion and the backgrounds are full of life.It will look great if you run it on a big monitor.There are several play modes available. Arcade mode sees you fighting through a series of opponents, Vs mode allows you to fight one-off matches against a friend or the CPU, and there are Training and Challenge modes to hone your skills with.There are 25 characters in the game in total. Only 16 are available at the start, 12 of them classic:- Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Blanka, E.Honda, Guile, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Sagat and Bison, and 4 new ones:- Rufus, Crimson Viper, Abel and El Fuerte. You have to beat arcade mode with certain characters to unlock the remaining fighters. The extra characters are:-Cammy - beat arcade with Crimson ViperFei Long - beat arcade with AbelGen - beat arcade with Chun LiRose - beat arcade with BisonSakura - beat arcade with RyuDan - beat arcade with SakuraAkuma - beat arcade with all the above and then once moreGouken - beat arcade with all the above and then once moreSeth - beat arcade with all 24 of the other characters (!)The gameplay will feel very familar to anyone who has ever played a Street Fighter game before, although the new characters add some extra variety. The game doesn't have the depth or realism of something like Virtua Fighter 5, but it offers frenetic, highly playable arcade action with plenty of over-the-top special moves.Onto the negative:- The subject of the difficulty of the final boss in arcade mode has been much discussed elsewhere. This personage is nigh-on-impossible to beat in even the easiest difficulty mode. He has all the other characters' best moves plus many cheap super moves of his own. If it wasn't necessary to play Arcade mode to unlock all the characters then I wouldn't even bother playing this mode as this final character almost ruins it.The game is probably at it's best anyway when played against a friend, or online.In conclusion, if you are a fan of the series or of the fighting genre then this PC version will be very welcome, and it would be nice to see more fighting games released on the PC in future.

13.12.2009

I was suprised to see limited reviews on this game and was desperate to contribute because it is a good game and deserves more recognition. It seems like to should be forgotten since the arrival of the Tekken and soul calibur series. 3D and mashing was the way forward and never look back.I welcome the timely return of the SF series to find:1)) It has not gone 3D and stays strictly as a 2d fighting game.2) All the classic characters that made street fighter the game it was return. Guile is an annoying character to play against like usual. sonic bung-sonic bung-leg sweep- fish kick!3) Introduces a trial mode to help develop your understanding of the characters style of play and to unlock bonus material.

3.9.2010

Well first off i see some people here saying it runs like garbage on there PC and apparently 10 gb is to much HD space for this kind of game? :/ well anywho i made a cheap mini ITX machine mostly for everyday work and some mild gaming.It has a Core 2 duo E6600 (2.4ghz) 2 gig ram and i use the onboard graphics.(Geforce 9400) and Windows XP. The game runs fine on Medium to low settings i can have backgrounds on and i get around 55 fps so don't gimmi that 'Integrated graphics suck' mlarky lol.I recommend the game as its alot of fun to play. You have training modes and what not to get used to the new style of gameplay and every character has there own move table like in other SF games so you're never left in the dark...you got charge characters and normal input characters.

22.2.2009

It's an amazing comeback, especially for a game we never thought we'd see get made. A lot of the baggage Street Fighter has built over the years (X-ism's etc) has been stripped away leaving it a lot leaner and easy to pick up and play. The game is faultless, especially good online play.The collectors edition however leaves a lot to be desired for its price.The figures of Ryu and Crimson Viper are badly painted with areas missing paint or horrific amounts of paint going over the lines.The "Strategy Guide" is just the special moves again for the new fighters with added illustrations.The Brawler costume pack only covers 4 (I think) characters.The Blu-Ray movie only comes in a plastic slip case (The US Edition has a proper Blu-Ray case).

21.2.2009

This game is awesome. I ordered this from Amazon yesterday as it's the cheapest place, and got it this morning. So once again Amazon delivered a flawless service, but enough about that. Once I opened the box, I was a bit miffed how the package inside was quite small, but it's not the size that matters lol.The two figures look awesome. This comes with a collectors guide for the new characters (rufus wtf?). And a Blu ray film, shame they didn't put that in its own box.Anyways, took the game out and put it into the ps3. What an amazing comeback for street fighter, after some shoddy 3d versions and overuse of the street fighter 2 formula, this felt fresh and familiar, which is a good thing.

19.8.2009

I was really looking forward to this game especially for two reasons: 1st, I played loads of Street Figher II on the arcade and became a real fan of the series since then. And 2nd... finally a good fighting game for the PC?? Nice :D The reviews were very good and I couldnt wait to recieve the game when I got confirmation from Amazon that the item was dispatched.So, first off, the graphics... Beautiful! Gameplay... amazing! On-line play... very well done, rankings, tournament play, earning new icons and titles for acomplishments, very cool! On-line implemented in SF4 is an excelent way to gaurantee the game's longetivity. The cut sequences, cartoon like chars and story line of every fighter is very fun to watch too :DWith that said,

27.7.2009

There has been a lot of love and attention given to this port and it shows. It installs and configures easily, runs brilliantly, (save a little slowdown on Blanka's stage) and has the most fluid controls and balanced characters of all the street fighter titles in existence surpassing EX+A as my favorite with ease. It even automatically configured to my gamepad without me having to lift a finger.The voice acting is the kind of fun silly you'd expect from a streetfighter game, the videos are a nice extra, it plays intuitively and looks fabulous. Sure, it takes up 10GB of HDD space but it's worth it. Who doesn't have 10GB to spare these days?My only real complaint about this game is the lack of game modes and that's what keeps it getting a 5 star.

25.9.2009

Overall a very nice fighting game.It would be better though if it had more super/ultra moves (Street Fighter Alpha 3 had around 3 different super moves per character...). You may get bored executing the same super/ultra move over and over (not to mention that depending on the circumstances other moves would be a better match).The collectors edition package is not anything great. It has two average quality/detail figures, a useless booklet with some moves for the new characters and a bluray anime movie (haven't seen it yet). My point is that it does not worth much more money than the standard version, so buy it only if you find in a good price (like i did!).

21.2.2009

WARNING! if your thinking about buying the special edition version then DONT! its a con,the pack is rediculsly small,the figurines are tiny,theres no soundtrack which was mentioned on the item discription,the guide is just a tiny insert with a few pages devoted to the four new characters.Its mainly just advertising the official stratagy guide and the udon comics.The dvd dosent even have its own box!.The only good thing about it is the awsome game that is street fighter 4!.Even if your a street fighter nuter like me,dont fall into the same trap I did and pay an extra thirty pounds for nothing!.

19.7.2009

Received in not-perfect shape (but I can live with that)Game play = ±10-70h or moreI played SF since the SF2, so Actually i'm a hardcore SF fan. The SF4 is quite good game: balanced style, mix of original and modern soundtracks, old and new characters, oportunity to play online, good connections, challenging trophy's.The collectors edition is kinda bad: 2ugly figurine (I don't tthink it's Made in Japan), Box is ugly, the Extra blueray movie is boring and the box is easy to crush.So I suggest for the non-fan player to buy the normal game, not the collector edition.

7.8.2009

I found SF4 is really a good game and it gives me a lot of fun. I like this game. It's graphic feature is fantastic. Online challenge mode is very interesting where you can challenge the "warriors" around the whole world. I'd say it is a well-balanced game, however it seems impossible to play with your keyboard, as it needs to enter each action/combo accurately. Moreover, trail actions you have to enter in an extremely quick way. So, play SF4 with a game controller should be the best way. I give SF4 a four star!

17.7.2009

well most of you say but the game is brilliant and good fun to play. got mine on full everything 16xAA and 16xfiltering res 1280*1024 and its locked on 60fps even online its fine. am running a 8800gts(g92) and Q6600 @3gig 4 gig ram and on vista.the pad does seem really clumsy in this game so prob invest in arcade stick soon.pleased to see the game come to the pc and it shows it can compete with the consoles if not better them.thanks for the quick delivery amazonoverall very pleased so far.

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