The Best Street Fighter Games According to Critic Scores

Street Fighter 6 arrives on old and new consoles, as well as on PC on June 2, 2023 – but the review embargo is already down, and first impressions of many critics have appeared online as well as on the review score aggregator site Metacritic. Let’s check out the Street Fighter 6 critic score and see how it stacks up against the average ratings of previous titles in the series.

The current scores on Metacritic for Street Fighter 6 are very good! The PlayStation 5 version of the game has a Metascore of 92, as well as Metacritic’s “Must Play” badge, with an average of 59 reviews published so far. The Xbox Series X version for some reason does not have the “Must Play” badge and the rating is a bit lower – 89, while the PC version is currently the best rated with a score of 93. Now let’s see how these ratings look compared to other top-rated games in this long-standing Capcom franchise.

Top Ranked Street Fighter Games by Critic Scores (Metacritic)

Street Fighter IV

Metacritic Score: 94 (PlayStation 3)

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Metacritic Score: 93 (PlayStation)

Street Fighter 6

Metacritic Score: 92 (PlayStation)

Super Street Fighter IV

Metacritic Score: 92 (PlayStation 3)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Metacritic Score: 88 (X360, XBLA)

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Metacritic Score: 87 (PlayStation 4)

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition

Metacritic Score: 86 (PlayStation 3)

Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection

Metacritic Score: 83 (PlayStation 4)

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As you can see based on these ratings of classic Street Fighter games, the sixth sequel immediately entered the top 3, claiming its place on the top as one of the best sequels that this franchise has! We are very excited to have such a good launch of a new Street Fighter game, which hasn’t happened in a long time. Regardless of critic ratings, which Street Fighter games are your favorite?

For more Street Fighter 6, check out our review, and find out if the Collectior’s Edition is worth it.

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