Street Fighter 6 is the year’s best fighter and one of the finest in the genre’s history. Testing those skills in the online battle hub recaptures the old-school thrill of creating arcade rivalries with friends and strangers alike. And even if they don’t, the streamlined inputs of the new Modern control scheme flatten the playing field, allowing newcomers to hold their own while letting experienced players go all out. Superb onboarding features such as simple yet robust tutorials ensure even rookies can catch up to veterans in no time. Best of all, every Shoryuken, Flash Kick, and Hundred Hand Slap looks fantastic, thanks to the game’s fluid animations and colorfully vibrant graffiti paint effects. Thanks to the new Drive System, we loved playing new twists on old favorites like Ryu, Chun-Li, and Guile while falling in love with newcomers such as Kimberly, Manon, and Jamie. Of course, the one-on-one fighting is the franchise’s bread and butter, and it’s as fun and polished as ever.

The biggest is World Tour, a goofy and enjoyable single-player campaign letting us hang out with the main cast and fight bizarre strangers in a surprisingly large sandbox.

Instead of a bare-bones launch, it packs a ton of cool features from the get-go. Street Fighter 6 practically overcorrects on Street Fighter V's mistakes.

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