Street Fighter 6

Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Release Date(s)
Nintendo Switch 2	WW: June 5, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2	WW: June 5, 2025
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Fighting
Rating(s)
ESRB	05

Street Fighter 6 is a 2025 fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It is the sixth main entry in the Street Fighter franchise. A Nintendo Switch 2 planned to release with the console on June 5, 2025, including the additional characters (including Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui) from the first 2 years of content from the other console. It is also releasing Amiibo for the game in the form of cards for most of the roster and a few figures.

Gameplay

Street Fighter 6 features three overarching game modes: Fighting Ground, World Tour, and Battle Hub. Fighting Ground contains local and online versus battles as well as training and arcade modes, all featuring similar 2D fighting gameplay to the previous games in the series, in which two fighters use a variety of attacks and special abilities to knock out their opponent. World Tour is a single-player story mode featuring a customizable player avatar exploring 3D environments, such as Final Fight's Metro City and the small, fictional Central Asian nation of Nayshall, with action-adventure gameplay. Battle Hub acts as an online lobby mode, using customizable player avatars from the World Tour mode. In the Battle Hub, players can compete in ranked or casual matches, battle as their created avatars using the skills learned in World Tour mode, participate in special events, or play emulated Capcom arcade titles, using the same emulation technology used in the Capcom Arcade Stadium series, among other features. The game includes a new feature called "Game Face", in which a character can make different kinds of facial expressions while loading screens. Street Fighter 6 supports cross-platform play and rollback netcode.

The main fighting gameplay of Street Fighter 6 is based around the Drive Gauge, a system designed to encourage player creativity. The gauge can be used for five different techniques, requiring players to choose which to prioritize. Most of the Drive Gauge's mechanics are based on previously existing mechanics from previous Street Fighter mainline games, such as Parry, Focus Attack, EX move, etc. Using all of a drive gauge makes a character enter "Burnout" state, where the gauge slowly refills but cannot be used. While in this Burnout state, the character has worse blocking (taking a small amount of damage when blocking attacks), and can become stunned when in the corner.

The game features three control types: the "classic" control scheme, which is a six-button layout that functions similarly to previous games in the series; the "modern" control scheme, which is a simplified four-button layout that assigns special moves to a single button combined with a directional input; and the offline-only "dynamic" control scheme, in which the player need only press a single button for the game's AI to select an appropriate attack for that button press.

Plot

The World Tour employs a story about a martial artist created by the player. He and Bosch are rookie fighters trained by Luke in Metro City as they wonder what is necessary to become stronger. Despite the initial bond the two students share, Bosch disappears after training with Luke, causing the player avatar to chase him around the world after learning he had become associated with the Mad Gear criminal organization.

Characters

Returning characters

• Ryu
• Ken Masters
• E. Honda
• Blanka
• Guile
• Chun-Li
• Zangief
• Dhalsim
• M. Bison
• Cammy
• Dee Jay
• Akuma
• Elena
• Juri
• Rashid
• Ed
• Luke
• Alex
• C. Viper
• Sagat
• Ingrid

New characters

• A.K.I.
• Jamie Siu
• JP
• Kimberly Jackson
• Lily Hawk
• Manon
• Marisa

Guest characters

• Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury)
• Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury)

Reception

The game got positive reviews.

The Guardian praised Street Fighter 6's netcode, writing: "the online component actually works, and works well, right out of the gate". PCMag liked the character creator, feeling it had a vast number of options: "there are a ridiculous number of body, eye, hair, nose, and voice options for creating a goofy, imaginative, or realistic martial artist". Game Informer wrote that the Drive System was a great addition, that it sets "up a compelling risk/reward dynamic that tinges on every interaction".

PCGamesN criticized the World Tour mode's storytelling as a disappointment, but noted that Capcom learned from its past mistakes and made the most "feature-packed fighting game yet", and that the expansive scope of [Street Fighter 6] will satisfy players with its abundant content without waiting for an Ultimate Edition to be released. Ars Technica enjoyed the accessibility options included: "Blind and sight-impaired Street Fighter players will find a wealth of new options to help them play, like sounds that indicate distance to an opponent or if an attack hit high, mid, or low. It's a really thoughtful touch, and I'm not aware of any other game doing something similar".

External links

• Street Fighter 6 at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Street Fighter 6 at GameFAQs

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