

Street Fighter 5 is a prime example of this, with a half-dead Nash and a prisoner-turned-Metro City mayor version of Cody returning with the fifth entry. Street Fighter has almost always been a series that's largely excelled with character diversity, and with Street Fighter 6 on the way, many are cautiously excited for more.Īs with any new Street Fighter entry, the inevitable question becomes which characters are returning? Theoretically, the timeline of the overarching Street Fighter story can hint at who to expect will rejoin the roster, but that's never stopped Capcom from adding unexpected characters before. A strictly one-on-one fighter succeeds both in providing the character archetypes players expect (rushdown, zoners, etc.), alongside new characters that bend the rules to provide a more unique fighting style.

A team fighter like King of Fighters or Dragon Ball FighterZ thrives on team composition, capable of providing both deep character variance, or similar archetypes dedicated to a specific gameplan. A sign of an exceptional fighting game is the diversity in characters across its entire lineup of fighters.
