Super Street Fighter IV

[G-Boobie]

[B]I can't say that SF4 is the most balanced game thus far. I could say that Third Strike (SF3:3S) is possibly in a level higher than SF4 due to the many factors of the game, including footies, mindgames, character balance (yes, any character can beat any character- you just have to play smart and learn the matchups inside and out just like almost every 2D fighting game out there...)

I'm not sure I agree. Third Strike is an awesome game, and high level players like Renic (and his crazy Alex) can take low tier characters to great places, but every Evo and SBO, you see the same characters finishing top eight: Chun, Yun, Ken, Dudley, and Makoto. Kuroda's Q doesn't count, on the grounds that Kuroda isn't actually human. That says a lot about the balance of the game right there.