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Come on, we all knew this was going to happen. We knew we were going to see multiple version
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updates for Street Fighter 4. But thankfully, each update is being done correctly. Super
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Street Fighter 4 was without a doubt better than the original, and now Super Street Fighter
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4 Arcade Edition improves on that. But while it definitely does not add as much as Super
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did, it comes as a downloadable patch for Super, and with it a budget price.
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So what it new about this version. Well for one, everything that was in Super is here,
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but this one has even more stuff. There are four new characters to choose from, Evil Ryu,
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Yun, and Yang from Street Fighter 3, and Oni, who is a modified version of Akuma. Each character
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feels like a legitimate character and not just a reskinning of others, even though they
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may look and sound like it. Evil Ryu plays very differently than Ryu, so that is good.
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Plus it is good to see some more Street Fighter 3 love with Yun and Yang. Each new character
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feels balanced and brings a lot of fun learning their new super and ultra moves, and how to
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work with them.
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Besides the new characters, the game is still pretty much the same as Super. Hardcore fans
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will appreciate there has been literally hundreds of modifications in-order to improve character
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balancing but to the casual fan, they are really hard to notice. Like it’s hard to
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notice that Cammy’s close standing medium punch had its recovery time decreased. Here
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is one change I would like, why not make Seth somewhat fair. I mean, seriously, I can’t
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stand him.
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But the main reason people will pick this up is for the online play, which has seen
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some major editions. Lobby selection is now easier, the replay system has been greatly
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improved, and there is even an elite channel where you can watch the best fighters to study
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up and work on your game. If you are serious about your online Street Fighter, then you
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need to get this.
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Another nice thing about the game is, if you buy it, either the physical disk or download,
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you can go back and switch over to normal Super Street Fighter 4 at any time. Not that
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big of a deal but it’s nice it is an option. Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition is said
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to be the final update to this numerical entry in the series. There is enough new to warrant
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a purchase, especially at the budget price, but if you don’t play online, it’s not
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really a have to buy. Cross your fingers and wait for Street Fighter 5.
