Customer Reviews

Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Nintendo 3DS)

I'm a huge fan of Super Street Fighter IV and already own it on the Xbox 360 and the iPhone. So, originally I was unsure whether I needed another version but after watching preview videos, I was impressed with the graphical detail and smoothness of the game and decided to go for it.

And I've been glad with my purchase so far decision!

The main selling point of course is the 3D visuals, it adds nothing at all to the gameplay, but it just looks really cool to see my favourite characters and backgrounds in 3D.

However, if I'm in a frantic online battle then I will usually turn the 3D off (with a quick flick down of the 3d slider) as the 3d visuals will probably get distorted as I mash the buttons and shake the console.

There is a new "over-the-shoulder" viewpoint which you can play the game in, but I tried it for a couple of minutes and then decided not to use it again. I suppose that the viewpoint helps exaggerates the 3D even more, but it makes the game hard to play as your view is more limited.

The 3DS version has all the characters and levels, as well as the trials. You also earn icons and tags which you can set against your character, which are then visible to other players when you go for online fighting (this will be familiar to people who already have the Xbox or PS3 version).

It has an online mode which works well. I spent 3 hours playing online, and had to stop when the battery light started flashing red. If you want to fight online then the game will match you against another unknown player (or a friend, if you prefer). It doesn't have any online tournament modes, which is a slight pity, but not a big deal.

The other major factor is the controls. On the Xbox 360, I play with an arcade stick, so the controls are really fluid. On the 3DS, it's a bit awkward. You can use either the analogue control or the D-pad for directional controls, but I found the D-pad too awkwardly placed (too close to the bottom-left, so it starts hurting your hand quickly). I use the analogue pad to play, it is a bit imprecise, i.e. at times, when you want to jump forwards or do a ducking block quickly, you will press the wrong direction.

In fact, if I had to rely on the traditional way to do the special moves, let alone the super or ultra moves, then I think the game would be quite unplayable.

Luckily, the game is by default set to "lite" control mode. This means that the bottom touch screen is split into 4 virtual buttons, by default, 2 of the buttons will automatically do special moves, one will trigger that character's super move and the other his ultra move.

Some purists probably won't like this, and may think it's not really in the original spirit of the game. Myself, I have no problem with it, and think that as everyone can use these controls then it is fair.

It is possible to set the game to "pro" control mode, where the virtual buttons can only be mapped to normal buttons, e.g. a punch, kick, or combination of punch or kick buttons. And also you can specify when you play online that you only want to play other "pro" users. But I suspect that the majority of online games will be in "lite" mode as this is the default setting.

One major point about the "lite" mode is that it allows moves that were impossible before, e.g. several characters perform their special moves by having to charge up the attack first, e.g. Guile's sonic boom - hold back for 2 seconds, then forwards and punch, but when these moves are mapped to the virtual buttons they can be performed straightaway without any charging time, e.g. this allows Guile to throw a sonic boom whilst walking forwards (previously impossible), likewise you could do a standing punch comboed into Guile's flash kick.

In my opinion, this makes charge-based characters a lot more powerful, and there doesn't appear to be any balance compensation, i.e. to weaken charge-based characters otherwise, or make other characters more powerful. I don't mind this because I mostly play charge-based characters, but it's something to bear in mind if you are a Ryu/Ken etc fan.

So my final verdict is 4 stars. I find the game a lot of fun. It has all the most important features of it's bigger brother console versions, but I have to deduct a star for the controls, the developers have done well by adding the virtual buttons but the 3DS's physical controls do become a limitation since this game requires a high degree of precision when played at a high level.

This version of SSF 4 looks very close to its home console versions. It moves very fluid, it sounds great and the internet play is great.

I haven't tried the 3D mode. I've only used the standard arcade mode. The 3D is still noticeable without being distracting.

I like the fact you can play online without having to worry about friends codes.

This is a perfect fighter for the 3DS. Fans of Street Fighter shouldn't miss on this one at all.

Super Street Fighter 4 was released on the xbox 360 and ps3 way back in april of last year to critical acclaim. It was praised for its slick graphics, highly polished game engine and spectacular multiplayer functionality. And this is the game that the 3ds has got.

This isn't just a half baked port of the hd console game; it has every single fighter, every single stage, and nearly every mode of its home console counterparts, albeit with less flashy graphics. That being said the graphics are still beautiful, and the 3d really adds a sense of immersion to the fighting experience. Unfortunately the backgrounds in the stages no longer move, but there had to be sacrifices made somewhere and frankly I'd much rather lose out on a moving background than on characters.

There are even a number of additions to the game. There is now an option to have complicated moves mapped to touch screen buttons, making the game a lot more accessible for newcomers. As a street fighter fan that avidly memorises all the button presses required to pull off the complicated special moves I was at first mortified by this addition, but there is the option to turn these off for the full hardcore experience. The buttons are a blessing if you are just getting into street fighter, and allow you to concentrate more on the timing of your moves rather than memorising the presses required. There are also some neat additions in the guise of StreetPass and SpotPass funtionality. In terms of StreePass there are over 499 figures to collect (lol 500) and battle with random people (don't worry parents- they don't meet the people they battle) and these take forever to collect. Capcom are also using SpotPass to distribute things like these figures.

In short, this is amazing. Super Street Fighter 4 in 3d on a portable console. What more could you ask for?

the graphics of the game are almost exactly like the console versions & matches are fast pace & it doesn't struggle to maintain action displayed on the console versions. it has a wide variety of characters that kept me entertained with the game however, there are limited modes & after completing arcade mode on the hardest, the game has very little replay value. it gets very repetitive facing computer if you do not have the luxury of going online to face over users. Overall it is the best fighting game out for the 3ds & will keep you entertained for a period of time but once arcade mode is complete there is nothing left to do without online

What is there to say? I've never been a street fighter fan to be honest, some dabbling in tekken and a lot of high level melee being my fighter experiences previously.

That said, SF has an excellent combat system. I found it easy to pick up with a little fighting experience but newcomers are assisted in this version by having the ability to place any move on the touchscreen for easy activation and turn on features like auto-block. Veterans may see this as cheap but it's a great way to get more people interested in a series that has always been a bit unforgiving to newcomers.

The meat of the combat is very solid, with an extremely high skill ceiling and a large variety of characters with wildly differing fighting styles. There are always going to be easy and hard characters to learn, but I suggest trying all of them out in practice mode and getting a feel for the movement before investing much time learning a specific moveset Ryu and Ken are generally the best characters to start with (and they are great fun too).

The content on the cart is pretty much what I'd expect from a 1v1 fighter, standard arcade mode, lots of options, practice, versus and a challenge mode which helps you learn how to start building combos. As well as the single player offerings it has local and online play, pretty much as you'd expect, with a somewhat surprising addition of download play. This allows you to play with a friend who doesn't own the game. They don't get the character roster to choose from (Ryu is pretty much the perfect demo character though) and it's a great way to introduce new people into the game.

It's a fully featured fighter, then. What about 3ds features? Adding moves to the touchscreen for easy activation changes gameplay a bit but I soon found myself using the dpad exclusively for specials aside from the odd EX move. The presentation is excellent, pretty nicely shows off what the 3ds is about (makes sense as it was one of the first games for the system).

If you have any interest in this sort of game, SSF4 is about as good as it gets. Reasonably welcoming to newcomers and veterans alike, at this price (around £8 at time of purchase) it's hard to go wrong.

It doesn't get a perfect 5 because it still (like pretty much all 1v1 fighters) feels feature-lacking to me. Especially for a version that requires some investment from the 2nd player in versus. This might be a problem at £30, but at this low price you can't really go wrong.

Street Fighter 4 is, without any doubt, one of the two or three best titles for the N3DS right now, a month later of its launch.
One may think that such a small screen and buttons scheme may water it down, but that's far from being true.
Graphically, it looks as good as the console's one, except for the background. The 3D effect is a nice addition, but it really doesn't affect the game (in fact, if you go to "Options" and disable the 3D screen, the game will run at 60fps, which makes it look more fluid and appealing) neither in a positive or negative way, but it's good to choose whether to use it or not.
On gameplay, at first it feels like it will kill your analog stick and melt your buttons, but after three fights it becomes natural and you notice that the console can handle it. The touch-screen adds a lot on Lite mode since you can set all your favourite special movements. You can also turn it to Pro mode, which only enables the touch-screen to set minor combinations.
About the game it self, it's Street Fighter. If you are looking for a plot or the fights to be relevant in some way, skip it. It's arcade at its most. I have to admit that the online feature is the 75% of the game. Without it wouldn't be as fun as it is.

I can't think of any good con since it isn't meant to be a landmarking game in the history of videogames. The worst part may be the fact that some people may spam you in only fights by repeating combos and things like that, but the game solves it by allowing you to filter what kind of contender you want.

In overall, it won't satisfy your desire of completing a game if you were looking for that. But if arcade fights, quick entertainment "backuped" by a trustworthy name, Street Fighter is the best choice. As regular game, it's very good. As a Street Fighter game, it's excellent.

Got this for 10 pound on Amazon, probably the best 10 you will ever spend on your 3DS. It's pretty amazing what Capcom have squeezed into this 3DS version. There are tons of fighters, all animated really well with voice acting and their own little intros and endings. Alternative costumes and colours. Lots of stages that look very nice, only downside is the backgrounds are not animated, but you will not care after a little while and it's hardly noticeable. The sound effects and music are perfect for a fighting game like this. There is vs mode with online play. And a side mode where you buy figurines of each character, collecting them all will take a lot of time if that's your thing as there are 500 of them. Bought with play coins or points you get from playing the game.

This game may be cheap, but it's one of the best 3DS games out there, great graphics and sound, and the gameplay is very smooth and the controls are great as you can use the touch pad for special moves if you wish, which makes this the best version for people who can't pull off a long list of commands in a split second. I couldn't be happier with this version of Street Fighter IV on 3DS, Capcom packed in everything they could, and should be congratulated in not cutting corners.

Great version of Street Fighter 4, i've played Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition on the pc as well but this is great for on the move, if you've just recently got yourself a 3ds and your into fighting games don't hesitate ordering it, its the cheapest 3DS game at the moment at around £8 on here at the time of writing this review.

The only downside i've found to this game is the Framerate, its totally acceptable at around say 35-45fps only guessing here, i'm more used to the fast paced 60 frames per second that i get on the computer but its not even an issue but i feel its important that its mentioned, the fast combo's on the bottom screen really make things easy, no need to spend hours learning special moves and the character roster is huge for a portable game, infact most fighting games on the consoles have smaller rosters and online mode works superb and the 3d is good of course, but i'm not too much of a fan of the side way camera, but of course its optional, i'd have gave this a five if the frame rate were a solid 50 or 60.

Super Street Fighter IV 3D is an excellent game for the 3DS.

I've played both the PC and Xbox 360 versions and there is barely any difference (backgrounds aside), also consider this; on the aforementioned versions you have to make do with crappy Game for Windows/Windows Live sign-in which bogs the 'get in play factor' down.

Also, bear in mind turning on the 3D effect slows the game down, so it's matter of your personal preference, in short it doesn't make the game more compelling.

Since Capcom are also using the MT Framework (game engine) for Resident Evil Revelations, we'll see what the 3DS is truly capable of!

Good:

Robust and nice conversion to the 3DS
No interference from useless services like games for windows live etc
Wireless play is very good if you get bored with CPU controlled characters
Can configure wireless settings to play against same skill levelled opponents (and controls eg. pro/lite)

Bad:

Only bad thing is the touch screen for throws and other actions (yes, petty but feels more like cheating)

Street Fighter 4 3D is amazing and how the 3D enhances the game play is great. Firstly the game has 35 characters and all the stages from the beginning, so no need to unlock anything.

The frame rate is very smooth and the new combos and special moves on the bottom touch screen actually enhance the game play. Allowing players to do ultra combos with one press makes the game even more fun. Advanced players still have the advantage when they play. The online mode is excellent and connects to players immediately.

Street Fighter 4 3D is no gimmick, its definitely the real deal and anyone who enjoys fighting games and doing super combos will love this. Some of the combos make you smile because they are great to watch and over the top. The high quality graphics presented on the 3DS console does the game justice. This game is not just a great launch title but a game you will come back to over and over again.