As an avid Street Fighter 4 player, I consider this game to be one of the best fighting games currently available. Not only the character roster great, comprised of 30+ old and new fighters from the series to date, but so is the sophisticated combo system that is both easy to pick up yet difficult to master. I wasn’t particularly a fan of SF4’s visual style and initially reluctant to try the game because of it, yet I’ve grown to appreciate the unique look and feel of each characters and stages that the developers faithfully recreated in this title.

Like many similar games in the genre, SSF4 was initially released on console systems and then ported over to PC. Luckily, the developer Capcom has done an amazing job, implementing number of customization options for PC, such as support for greater than 30fps and multiple resolutions including 1080p. In addition, the game also supports many controllers out of the box including XBOX 360 controller and numerous fightsticks. Outside of Games for Windows Live, game runs smoothly and the loading time is relatively short, so there isn’t much for me to complain about this quality port.

Although brief single player portion of the game is quite good, the multiplayer is where this game truly shines. Thanks to its improved netcode, finding multiplayer matches are quick and reliable. Built-in match setups work consistently for the most part and despite it missing my favorite “championship mode” from a previous title, both ranked and endless mode keep the game interesting and fun. I really like the replay / save feature as well, which helped me to capture and savor those favorite character match ups over the years.

Super Street Fighter 4 definitely isn’t perfect and the game isn’t groundbreaking enough to likely persuade those of you who aren’t interested in fighting games. If you hold even a little preference over the genre though, this is good as any place to start. I wholeheartedly recommend this to both casual onlookers and fighting game fans.

The best fighting game in the last few years, it offers an addictive and engrossing experience. To master each character you will need to spend some time tinkering with each moveset, but once that character clicks in your mind (and fingers :D) it is a blast.

If you decide to go online after practising with your favourite chars, you will find a good range of fighters available in ranked and/or endless lobbies. My favourite way of playing online is to activate in single player the 'fighter request' option, so you can practice with any character against the cpu, honing your skills while you 'receive' requests to fight some real people.

Last but not least, I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone interested in the game to buy a fighting stick, it is essential to master the game. I know they are expensive, but nowadays there is a good range of sticks under 100€ that will allow you to feel sharper and precise controls compared to what you can do with a gamepad.

If you are commited to spend some hours with the game, you will experience one of the best fighters ever.

'The answer lies in the heart of battle'

Easily among the best fighting games, if not the best fighting game available on PC.
A large roster of characters will ensure you will find plenty of characters that fit your tastes, yet the game manages to remain fundamentally balanced, which is a fantastic accomplishment.
The artstyle is something controversial as it deviates from the previous titles in the franchise quite alot, but tends to grow on you.

Let me also note that this is an excellent port and is quite optimized for running on a PC, it even has support for pretty much any input method: From keyboard to gamepads and fightsticks. My only complaint is that it uses GFWL. With that said, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Luckily, Super Street Fighter IV will be making the switch to Steamworks for online play when Ultra Street Fighter IV comes out as either a digital upgrade or standalone game (hopefully) somewhere in the first half of 2014.

A great place to start if you're looking for a way to get into the genre, although as with any fighting game, Super Street Fighter IV AE requires dedication to become good at. Don't let that scare you off though, try to meet some people through either Steam groups or online play or even recruit some friends and I'm sure you'll have a blast learning and playing this game if you really wish to get into fighting games.

I think it goes without saying that Supper Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition is still one of the best fighting games currently out, the graphics are the best they've ever been, and the game-play encourages very solid fighting game fundamentals. SSF4AE will definitely go down as one of the classic editions of the Street Fighter franchise. 9.5 out of 10

Fantastico:
+ mmmm that trademark SF neutral game
+ well balanced and features plenty of characters
+ solid netplay
+ accessible yet deep

Lame:
- gotta use GWFL, which is lame
- netplay is only solid, so your links won't always be crispy
- oh god vortex

Conclusion: Get hype USFIV delayed wakeup

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But yeah, SSFIV:AE's great. I recommend it to pretty much anyone. If you're new to the fighting game genre, don't be afraid. AE is probably the best modern fighter to start with if you want to learn how to fighting. AE is not terribly complex, and there are plenty of resources out there to help you learn how to play. Buy this game when it's cheap so that you can get ready for USFIV.

Or you could just wait for USFIV. It's probably cheaper if you buy this discounted and buy the USFIV upgrade though.