>> We’ve been wandering around town picking fights this month, but we managed to squeeze a review of Street Fighter 6 in too. We’ve also got Lego Pac-Man Arcade, D Life, a truly gigantic book and the latest Katamari game for your consideration
While such a phenomenon naturally can’t last forever, it did feel like Capcom became increasingly focussed on the competitive scene over the years – an important scene that sustains the genre, but a relatively small number of the overall player base. That led to a huge misstep with , which launchedstate that left many players cold. With , Capcom has taken the time to fundamentally reimagine what a fighting game should look like today, and its efforts should give the series a much wider appeal than it has had in a very long time. The biggest addition is something really substantial for single players to do, in the form of the World Tour mode – an action RPG mode that offers plenty of fighting, RPG-style character development, minigames and a story that takes place in ’s Metro City. If you imagine something like a light version of the games, that’s a good point of comparison – you’ll get pursued by thugs in the same way, but you can challenge most bystanders too.
