| 2009 was a great year for video games: | | | | some top-ranked players dominate with him. |
| Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2, Shadow | | | | Capcom really achieved a miracle by taking a 2-D |
| Complex, Assassin's Creed...the list goes on and | | | | game and bringing it into an amazingly-rendered |
| on. However, I think one game stands far above | | | | 3-D world, but still keeping the game mechanics |
| the rest... | | | | loyal to the original. Though the depth of the |
| Street Fighter 4 was released 10 years after SFII | | | | game is immense, it's surprisingly accessible to |
| came onto the scene. When I first saw it, I was | | | | beginners. |
| amazed at the way it looked: The characters | | | | Just look at the focus attacks: Anyone can pull |
| were painstakenly rendered, and the animations | | | | them off and score an unblockable hit, but you |
| were the most novel I had scene in any game. I | | | | could spend a lifetime trying to master the "dash |
| was so impressed the first time I saw the | | | | cancels" that they open up. |
| different characters' ultra moves, and I still never | | | | In 2010, Capcom is releasing SF4: Championship |
| tire of them. | | | | Edition. I can't wait. For me, it's not the additional |
| The balance of the game is unbelievable. Yes, | | | | characters that are the most appealing part of |
| there are definitely some weak characters that | | | | the release; I want the Arcade "quarter" mode. |
| have difficult facing off against the top tier | | | | That's where multiple people join a room, and |
| characters. However, there is still much debate | | | | they all play to keep fighting (loser goes back in |
| among experts over which character is the most | | | | line). This was a feature that was in SFII: Remix, |
| advantageous, and there is no clear winner (top | | | | but didn't find its way to SF4. |
| SF4 champions all have their favorite, which | | | | In conclusion, SF4 rocks, and deserves to be |
| varies quite a bit). For example, many people | | | | game of the year! |
| would classify Dhalsim as a weaker character, but | | | | |