Super Street Fighter IV (Nintendo 3DS)

I was initially dubious about this port of the Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 game to the 3DS console. Handheld fighting games have usually sucked as they required two consoles and cartridges to play a friend, not to mention the hugely scaled down graphics from the home console versions. However, in this case, I can report that the 3DS version looks every bit as polished and capable as the previous formats of this game. The whole roster of characters from the home consoles is included, with 35 characters available from the start, as are the various secondary costumes. This is slightly annoying as I ... more

Fists are flying on the 3DS with Capcom’s Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition. The definitive tactical fighter has been released alongside the new handheld, offering everyone a chance to compete with the likes of Ryu, Chun-Li and Akuma. This latest version of Street Fighter utilizes the Nintendo 3DS’s touch screen in order to even the playing field between hardened Street Fighter vets and new players. Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition is in a word, accessible. Gamers can choose to play in one of two modes: Pro and Lite. In Lite mode, players can map any combo to four hotkeys on the 3DS’s touch ... more

Its very rare that you see fighting games on a portable nintendo system..especially at launch, and when that special moment arrives when a portable system gets a fighting game its always quite circumvent. Until Now. collectively SSF4 3D arrives on the 3DS with over 35 characters, Multiple Venues, and a variety of game modes. And the classic core feel of SSF games, you will feel like you are playing a game made for a home console (which it was) The games controls are very well set out, though the 3DS system lacks 2 attack buttons Capcom cleverly adds the option of having 4 custom buttons mapped ... more