Street Fighter IV

Reviewed by Jason Venter (February 27, 2009)

Though I didn't find a convenient way to determine a competitor's skill level until after he beats me—or loses—that didn't actually work out too badly. I'm someone who likes to get right into another round of fighting, anyway, and the current system makes that easy to do. Besides that, lag is minimal. I've played quite a few matches and only once did I find things lagging. Really, the only complaint I have with online is the obvious one: scrubs. I don't mind that people almost always fight using Ryu, Ken or Sagat (I like some of those guys myself), but some players try to play mind games.

Reviewed by disco (June 21, 2009)

Seth is a terrible boss. It’s not because he’s cheap - ridiculously so, though not quite SNK caliber - but because his design lacks creativity. Ooh, he can mimic the other characters’ signature moves. Big deal. He’s just a hairless, muscle-bound Urien knockoff with a yin-yang for an intestinal tract. Yeah, he’s got a couple of cool moves and a decent voice…but that’s it. Nothing else. Nada. He’s boring. Where’s the personality, the charisma? It’s as if he was thrown in the game as a gener...