updates for Street Fighter 4. But thankfully, each update is being done correctly. Super

Street Fighter 4 was without a doubt better than the original, and now Super Street Fighter

4 Arcade Edition improves on that. But while it definitely does not add as much as Super

did, it comes as a downloadable patch for Super, and with it a budget price.

So what it new about this version. Well for one, everything that was in Super is here,

but this one has even more stuff. There are four new characters to choose from, Evil Ryu,

Yun, and Yang from Street Fighter 3, and Oni, who is a modified version of Akuma. Each character

feels like a legitimate character and not just a reskinning of others, even though they

may look and sound like it. Evil Ryu plays very differently than Ryu, so that is good.

Plus it is good to see some more Street Fighter 3 love with Yun and Yang. Each new character

feels balanced and brings a lot of fun learning their new super and ultra moves, and how to

work with them.

Besides the new characters, the game is still pretty much the same as Super. Hardcore fans

will appreciate there has been literally hundreds of modifications in-order to improve character

balancing but to the casual fan, they are really hard to notice. Like it’s hard to

notice that Cammy’s close standing medium punch had its recovery time decreased. Here

is one change I would like, why not make Seth somewhat fair. I mean, seriously, I can’t

stand him.

But the main reason people will pick this up is for the online play, which has seen

some major editions. Lobby selection is now easier, the replay system has been greatly

improved, and there is even an elite channel where you can watch the best fighters to study

up and work on your game. If you are serious about your online Street Fighter, then you

need to get this.

Another nice thing about the game is, if you buy it, either the physical disk or download,

you can go back and switch over to normal Super Street Fighter 4 at any time. Not that

big of a deal but it’s nice it is an option. Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition is said

to be the final update to this numerical entry in the series. There is enough new to warrant

a purchase, especially at the budget price, but if you don’t play online, it’s not

really a have to buy. Cross your fingers and wait for Street Fighter 5.