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Super Street Fighter IV
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Price: $39.99
- Genre: Fighting
Common Sense Media says
Intense fighting game has no blood, is OK for teens.
Parents say
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Super Street Fighter IV is an updated version of 2009's Street Fighter IV. Like its predecessor, players win by pummeling opponents using their fists, feet, and special attacks such as tossing fireballs. While fighters grimace after devastating strikes, players do not see anything bloody or gory. Some of the female fighters tend to wear skimpy, form-fitting outfits. The game is also playable online, a feature Common Sense Media does not recommend for children under the age of 12.
What's it about?
SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV is an updated, lower-priced version of 2009's Street Fighter IV. The follow-up allows players to choose from 35 characters and guide them through one-on-one brawls. Players can learn the fighter's story in Arcade Mode, practice in Training and Challenge Modes, or take their skills into the revamped online mode. Players can record fights and send them to friends as well. Each fighter has a series of punches, kicks and throws. Using a series of properly executed thumb-stick motions, players can execute special attacks such as fireball tosses or electrical strikes. Players can also perform Super or Ultra attacks that deliver extra damage.
Is it any good?
Super Street Fighter IV is a significant upgrade compared to the previous game. The 10 new fighters offer a great balance between speed, agility, and power. The game also adds a handful of challenges that freshens up the single-player and training modes.
But the biggest changes lie in the games online arena, which features a cleaner interface and cuts down on the amount of time players spend waiting to join a match. The new modes, including Endless Battle mode and Replay Channel -- where players record and share fights with friends -- create a more social environment for players and their friends to interact in. And at $20 less than the average new game, it's very tough to pass up.
Online interaction: The game features open voice chat, meaning players may hear others using profanity and discussing inappropriate subjects. There is also potential for the sharing of personal information.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the popularity of the Street Fighter franchise. What makes this series in particular so appealing? Does this latest entry do justice to its predecessors?
Families can also discuss the depiction of women in this game compared to other fighting games. Though some are scantily clad, the female characters here sport large muscles and look like capable fighters, while women in many other fighting are often very thin with over-sized novelty breasts. Do you find the women in this game to be more believable?
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Kid, 12 years old
May 18, 2010
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Like that RETRO game
One on the 1 on 1 player games would always(you know) IFFY.
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Like that RETRO game
One on the 1 on 1 player games would always(you know) IFFY.
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Kid, 11 years old
May 18, 2010
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Like that RETRO game
One on the 1 on 1 player games would always(you know) IFFY.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 10, 2011
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I love it!
I just got this game yesterday and it's great! It's very fun. All of the characters are available from the start so you don't have to unlock them. The violence isn't bad but the women wear skimpy clothing. Definitely a great game.
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Another day, another few hours practicing my Hadouken.
Ah, Street Fighter. For years, your were almost identical to Dragon Ball Z to me. Men and women with abnormally muscular thighs fighting each other. Again, I was wrong. Street Fighter was one of the first games to utilize moving the arcade stick in certain sequences to execute a special move, and to this day is played religiously by several people. As far as "parental" values go... Perhaps you have not noticed, but this is, in fact, a fighting game. Skimpy costumes and, well, fighting are expected. Moving on, this is another example of the fighting genre being revived, bringing back classics like Chun Li, the Chinese police woman, Ryu, the Goku of the entire series, and Guile, the army man, while bringing in new characters, suck as Juri, the mysterious Korean fighting style spy, and Hakan, the Turkish Oil Wrestler. Every character has their own story, and every story has its own part to play in the giant scale of the Street Fighter universe, but...The story mode is a joke. Yeah. It's not that good. Anyway, it does bring back the Barrel Smashing and Car Demolition modes, which are barrels of fun! PUN. INTENDED. Multiplayer is excellent. I have experienced no lag, and the ability to see others fight and study their moves is a dream come true. Now, if you do get this game, prepare to invest time into practicing, and you may want to buy a good Arcade Stick, or Fight Pad at the least. Anyway, that's all for this review! Thanks for reading, and remember, practice, practice, practice!
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Most characters are fighting for a good cause
I love it!Also most of the good characters like Ryu,Ken,Chun-li,Cammy,Guille,Rose,and other good characters are fighting for a cause!And what is that cause you ask?To rid the earth of the sinister groups of S.I.N. and Shadaloo.These groups have taken lives of innocent people!Really fun game!
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Its alright for younger people.
Street fighter is back!!! After loving Street fighter IV. I found Super street fighter. Its a great game and is even child friendly. Its just big men kicking each other with no blood or gore. Its got lots of content and characters look comical. This is suitable for 8 or 9 year olds. And yet a hell lot of fun for any age over that. Great game. They have done this pride again!
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YOU DECIDE
This game was basically the same as Street Fighter 4 except Street Fighter 4 had a story. This game needs a good story because the story is rubbish. The characters are fighting for a good cause. It has no blood but it is arcade style fighting with better graphics.
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | Capcom |
| Release date: | April 27, 2010 |
| Price: | $39.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence |
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