Street Fighter IV (8.7/10)

I’ve been a fan of the Street Fighter franchise since way back in the day when they were still huge draws in the arcades.  (Yes, there were places back in ancient times when you could bring some quarters and play games for hours.)  The arcade battles were as fierce as the on screen counterpart.  In this iPhone rendition of Street Fighter IV, Capcom attempts to pack as much game into a handheld device as possible.

Graphically, it’s awesome.  Beautiful graphics pop off of the iPhone’s screen, as do the sounds.  However, the game falls quite short in the gameplay category.  Unless you are rocking some unknown, unmade controller, SFIV suffers a bit from the touch screen.  Capcom incorporated as much as possible into the game, but the most glaring strikes against the game lie within the lack of moves and characters.

If you’re a fan of SFIV, you’ll definitely enjoy this game.  Just don’t expect it to stand up to its next gen counterpart.