Fist of Fury

Street Fighter 6 has made some major changes including brandnew fighting mechanics The new game has a roster of 18 playable characters each with their own set of special moves and fighting styles At no point does one character meld into the other which also extends to Ryu and Ken thatrsquos saying something The game starts with building your custom character You can customise everything to your liking You can select the voice you would like height colour and other cosmetic changes to the characterrsquos face and bodyHowever this character is initially bound to a standard selection of clothes and accessories This character once ready is then used in two of the three game modes in SF6 The first is an online Multiplayer mode called Battle Hub and the second is an RPG mode called World Tour The third game mode is called Fighting Ground It doesnrsquot use your custom character but is rather a section dedicated to the oldschool arcade roots of the gameBattle Hub is pretty unique in the way it appears The lobby of the game is huge and you can see players who want to fight or connect in the middle All around this arena are Arcade game booths and they allow you to play older versions of Street Fighter against players from all over the world While in Battle Hub you can either approach players looking for a fight or set up your own miniroom where you wait for other players to approach your open challenge The system works well and prevents you from being overwhelmed or contacting players who are not interested in sparingThe RPGish Open World game is called World Tour It is basically a story mode with character development plot twists and bad voice acting Not to be confused with the Fighting Grounds Story mode In this mode your character can complete quests learn moves from some of the masters and pretty much fight anyone on the street The entire mode seems very Yakuzainspired with everything from the look to the arcade games and the ridiculous quests The story is actually not all that good it is just a means to an end Basically it needs you to move forward to the next task and that objective is embroiled in a story as an afterthought Most people wonrsquot pay attention to it and my guess is this is what the team on Capcom are relying on The great thing about World Tour though is the ability to upgrade your character so itrsquos more competitive against online playersFighting Ground is the familiar gameplay of Street Fighter Here you can learn and practice special moves fight in ranked matches and generally get a feel for all the characters There are 18 of them this time and Capcom has taken great effort into the balance of the game Through Fighting Ground you can also access another Story Mode This is independent of the story you are playing out in World TourThe Story mode here is similar to what you would find in older versions of the game You play one character and it goes through a mostly textbased story revolving around the character you chose to get a gist of the full story though you would have to play multiple characters and sort of jigsaw your way to a larger cohesive story It has its charmsGraphically the game has to be one of the bestlooking Street Fighter games there is The splash of colour which activates while using the overdrive system makes the game pop The new character designs for the characters also look good While their core remains the same there are some nice touches that bring the character design forwardThe game is not perfect and there were plenty of glitches both in the story mode and the Battle hub modes but nothing serious or gamebreaking I am hoping the roster also gets bigger with some DLCs The paytoplay sections are also not annoyingly in your face all the timeCapcom has done a good job in renewing Street Fighter 6 The game serves longterm fans of the series and caters to firsttime players as well allowing them to learn and experience the game at their own pace Its roster of 18 characters is wellbalanced and there always seems to be a fair tradeoff for choosing each playable character The World Tour is a bit ridiculous but it forms a good base before getting into the Battle Hub If you are a fan of Street Fighter this game has to be on your list you can also get this if you like the Versus genre because this is a nearperfect specimen of oneStreet Fighter 6Rating 455Developer CapcomPublisher CapcomPlatform PC XBS PS4and Ps5Price PC Rs 3999 Consoles Rs 4399