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Ultra Street Fighter IV

Ultra Street Fighter IV — Genres, rating & game data

Ultra Street Fighter IV is a multiplatform fighting game developed by Capcom. It is an arcade version of the vanilla Street Fighter IV with minor changes. ###Setting Ultra Street Fighter IV takes place several months after the events of Street Fighter II and is a prequel to Street Fighter III. After the return of Bison, who was presumed to be killed in the last tournament, a weapon corporation…

Ultra Street Fighter IV is a fighting game developed by Capcom, 2014. It stands out for competitive gameplay and melee combat. Available in multiplayer and single-player mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 82/100, it ranks as a highly rated title in our catalog.

About Ultra Street Fighter IV

Ultra Street Fighter IV is a multiplatform fighting game developed by Capcom. It is an arcade version of the vanilla Street Fighter IV with minor changes.

###Setting Ultra Street Fighter IV takes place several months after the events of Street Fighter II and is a prequel to Street Fighter III. After the return of Bison, who was presumed to be killed in the last tournament, a weapon corporation named S.I.N announces a new event to gather all the world's mightiest fighters for the creation of a powerful weapon of mass destruction.

###Gameplay All in all, SF IV is a two-dimensional fighting game with post-processed cell-shaded graphics, resembling the art style of Japanese comics.

The game features the classic six-button control scheme with several additions that were made to refresh the gameplay. The combat system inherits the principles, that were introduced in SF III, such as the enhanced special attacks. Special button combos were added to implement fast movement inside an arena.

There are two energy bars in the game, one of which is used for Super Combos, special attacks called EX Special Moves, and Focus Cancels. The other one is called the Revenge Gauge and is used for executing ultra-combos.

###Ultra Edition features The Ultra Street Fighter was initially released on Japanese arcade machines but was later made available to the general public. Apart from the standard balancing changes and updated combat system, it features new characters and arenas.

How Ultra Street Fighter IV was received

Of the 16,732 Steam player reviews, 90% are positive. Critics score it 80/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players16,732 reviews90%Very positive
  • IGDB community111 reviews71/100

Critics

  • Metacritic80/100
  • OpenCritic24 reviews76/100
  • IGDB14 reviews79/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

82/100 ↗

Rating

👍 80%

205 votes

Type

Fighting

Released

2014

Updated May 2026

Developer

Capcom

Avg. playtime

~4h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Official trailer for Ultra Street Fighter IV

Screenshots of Ultra Street Fighter IV

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