Super Street Fighter IV - Xbox 360 Game (Retro Fam)

This is one of the games that persuaded me to recently pick up an Xbox 360. As a more casual player of fighting games (my gaming tendencies have mellowed out since the 64-bit era), I must say THIS GAME ROCKS. I've kept up with the core SF series through the years and this is my favorite iteration so far. Here's my two cents:GRAPHICS: Excellent! When I first saw screenshots of this game, I was a bit leery of the characters being too beefy - even the usually svelte ones like Dhalsim or Vega. But in motion, all of the characters look fantastic. The attention to detail in the animation is exceptional (keep a close eye on the slo-mo sequences in the end credits, just beautiful). The painterly appearance touted in the trailers aren't particularly visible from the normal distance, but as soon as the game zooms in on the action, all the glorious detail comes out. While the backgrounds are fun, dynamic, and look great overall, they don't have hard lines like the playable characters do, so the characters sometimes look like they don't belong in the environment. This is hardly an egregious thing, though, the rest of the game considered.AUDIO: As is the case for many fighters nowadays, the games is filled with pseudo-techno tunes. They accent the gameplay well enough, but I do prefer the more rock-driven tunes of titles past. The occasional remix of classic SF tunes in SSFIV is welcome when you get them. There's no shortage of voice acting. Some are a bit cheesy and some a.

I love my street fighter games!

Great graphics, new characters, hours of fun! My thumbs were never so sore!Bought this used quite some time ago, but the brand new price right now is unbelievably good (just over $16).