

So, while Street Fighter 6 doesn’t boldly rethink what fighting games can be, it’s a beautiful, enjoyable, and approachable title that should recapture the hearts of fighting game fans, many of whom this series helped create.

It will even be handy in helping me see the coolest moves from every character in the roster without having to memorize and master lots of complicated inputs. Still, I’m all for this feature making Street Fighter 6 more approachable. Playing with the Modern control type can feel stilted as you’re only doing combos and missing out on the simple punches and kicks that can do wonders in stringing together moves. Holding R2 and mashing triangle is much easier to understand than a complicated string of button press and stick movements, so fans who want to see each character’s flashiest moves should enjoy this new control scheme. This game introduces the Modern Control type, which lets players execute special moves like the Hadoken or the Shin Shoryuken with simple button presses. For fans that might not be as familiar with fighting games, Street Fighter 6 isn’t leaving them in the dust. It doesn’t revolutionize the fighting game experience but adds an exciting risk-vs-reward element to each fight.Įven though I’ve played less than an hour of Street Fighter 6, it already feels fantastic to play and like a solid evolution for this classic series.

Players must manage this meter wisely, as they’ll take more damage if it fully depletes. Meanwhile, the new Drive Gague lets players do up to five colorful offensive and defensive moves like the Drive Impact counter, the Drive Parry, and more. The more traditional Super Gauge lets your character pull off their special moves. In Street Fighter 6, players draw from two different gauge meters. Many of the iconic combos and button presses return just as you remember them, so you shouldn’t have trouble pulling off a Hadoken a Ryu when you finally get your hands on Street Fighter 6. You’ll punch and kick as your favorite characters, stringing together button press and stick movements to pull off wild special moves and combos. As genre trailblazers, the last few Street Fighters mainly focus on evolving the combo-based gameplay that sets a standard for the rest of the genre. Street Fighter titles have always been very lauded and popular fighting games. Those quick load times helped ensure I stuck around for even longer than my allotted demo time, but so did Street Fighter 6’s satisfying gameplay. Street Fighter 6 loads super fast-on PS5 too, with rematches loading nearly instantly. Especially on next-gen consoles, Street Fighter 6will be one of the prettiest fighting games ever. Drive Impacts create gorgeous, paint-like streaks across the screen, giving these disruptive moves more satisfying visual feedback. The inner-city alleyways of Metro City and the cherry-blossom-filled Genbu Temple I fought at were vibrant and lively, and pre-game presentation always got me hyped as the Street Fighter characters pumped themselves up for the impending fight.įights and special moves aren’t too visually busy, so you’ll always clearly understand what moves you’re doing. Powered by the RE Engine behind games like Resident Evil Village, Street Fighter 6’s character models are incredibly detailed and colorful.
