Trivia
It was named Best Fighting Game by readers and editors in Game Informer's Best of 2009 Awards.
It was voted Best Fighting Game in Gamespot's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards.
It received three awards in 1UP's 2009 Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards:
- Best Fighting Game (Editors' Choice)
- Best Fighting Game (Readers' Choice)
- The "Welcome Back Award" for Best Franchise Revival
It received five awards in IGN's Best of 2009 Game of the Year Awards (Editors' and Readers'):
- Overall Best Fighting Game
- Overall Best Fighting Game (Readers' Choice)
- Best Xbox 360 Fighting Game
- Best Xbox 360 Fighting Game (Readers' Choice)
- Best PS3 Fighting Game (Readers' Choice)
It received the award for Best Fighting Game in AceGamez 2009 Awards.
It was named Best Fighting/Wrestling Game in Cheat Code Central's 2009 Cody Awards.
It received the award for Best Fighting Game in GameShark's Game of the Year Awards 2009.
It received The Best Comeback Award in Gamespy's Game of the Year Awards 2009.
It received the award for Best Fighting Game in GameTrailers' Game of the Year Awards.
It received the award for Best Fighting Game in G4's X-Play Game of the Year Awards.
The game received the award for Best Fighting Game in Gamespot's 2009 Editor Choice Awards.
Street Fighter IV was named Best Fighting Game in Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2009.