Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 feels like the culmination of 35 years’ worth of lessons. A pristine experience that’s jam-packed with exciting modes, revolutionary online play, and new controls that will help rookie players enjoy the series stands as perhaps the best Street Fighter game yet.
While the series’ last few main entries launched lacking a full roster of characters and missing modes that were both later added in, Street Fighter 6 makes up for those bare-bones releases. Besides being a fantastic entry point into the series, and 2D fighters in general, SF6’s World Tour story mode, Battle Hub, and Fighting Grounds provide more content than any games in the series to date.
The Street Fighter series is filled with iconic special attacks that have required some complex button combinations to pull off. While the Classic control style is still available, two new control styles are game changers for those intimidated by the series’ complicated movesets: Modern and Dynamic. Modern controls provide buttons for Light, Medium, and Heavy attacks, but now special attacks like the Hadoken can be executed with a single button press. Dynamic controls allow players to move around, but AI determines which attacks to perform depending on the situation. Dynamic controls feel perfect for players who want to button mash but still want to pull off flashy combos.
Several gameplay adjustments have been made for Street Fighter 6, including the return of Drive Impacts. First introduced in SF4, these absorb certain attacks and deliver a powerful heavy attack that can quickly turn the tide of any battle. However, a Drive Parry has also been added that has a player assume a stance surrounded by a blue aura that, with the right timing, can deflect damage and open up opponents for impressive counters. Both Drive abilities drain a stamina meter that fills up over time or with well-timed parries.
With three different control formats and the ability to completely remap controls how players see fit, SF6 feels incredibly easy to pick up and play for players of all skill levels. Besides control options, the game features several tutorial and training modes that effectively teach step-by-step the mechanics of each character and tools to improve the players’ skills. Street Fighter 6 shows players the ins and outs of the 2D fighting genre, with skills that should easily transfer to any other fighting game.
2023-05-30 02:30:04
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