The year of fighting games is upon us with the latest entry in the Street Fighter series about to have gamers performing hadokens all over the world. Capcom’s newest title is set to have a lot of competition with rival fighting franchises Mortal Kombat and Tekken also set to release in the next calendar year.
All the Koalaty Critics agree that Street Fighter 6 is a fantastic game but more importantly, a fantastic entry point for those new to the genre to jump in. With a great array of tutorials, the new single-player World Tour mode and a simplified control scheme, there has never been a better point to get into Street Fighter. While seasoned players will likely find the World Tour mode repetitive, as it serves as an extended tutorial, the game is a lot of fun with the Drive System adding a lot to each match and the online servers performing above expectations in their experience.
Street Fighter 6 releases on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC on 2 June 2023.
Here’s what Australian critics are saying about the game.
Koalaty Critics — Australian Critics
Checkpoint Gaming — 8.5/10 (Luke Mitchell)
This is absolutely the best that Street Fighter has ever looked. Backgrounds are truly dynamic, with lots of detail, whether it’s spectators watching, elephants lifting their trunks or ancient temples filled with monks. The large roster of fighters still look cartoon-ish and over-the-top, but have a more realistic style to them compared with SFV, which gives them more character and little details that stand out. In facial expressions alone, favourites like Ryu, Ken, E. Honda, Chun-Li and an older, wiser Dhalsim have new life breathed into them, and Zangief’s pecs now bounce in a way that is just mesmerising to this bear-lover.
GamesHub — 5/5 (Edmond Tran)
In allowing you to actually hit the virtual streets, Street Fighter 6 opens itself up to exploring a whole new philosophy about its existence, exploring the reason why we fight and work to get stronger. In doing so, Street Fighter frames one-on-one fighting not as an antagonistic or violent act, but one of collective self-improvement. Jumping into World Tour or the Battle Hub online is exciting, and uplifting. Their paths are lined with positivity, neon graffiti, and catchy uptempo jazz and hip-hop tracks.
PowerUp Gaming — 9/10 (Charbel Asmar)
Street Fighter 6 has taken a little something from every Street Fighter and mashed it together. All playable characters have their original moves with some modifications and enhancements making it well-balanced where it wasn’t before.
Press Start — 9/10 (James Berich)
Online, as a whole, is masterfully executed in Street Fighter 6. Performance is great. Rematches are quick and snappy. Rankings can be maintained on a per-character basis. The online offerings for Street Fighter 6 are nothing short of the industry’s best and are what other fighters should aspire to be.
Stevivor — 9/10 (Hamish Lindsay)
The fighting game community is one I’ve admired from afar for some time. A real outside looking in vibe. This time around though, things are different. Street Fighter 6 is more accessible than ever, and with its Modern control layout it may just be the most accessible fighting game out there right now. A story mode that slowly but surely introduces to the various concepts of the genre paired with the usual tutorials and exercises sets even the biggest plebs (me) up for success.
Koalaty Critics — Aggregator Score
