[GameZone]

Poor unloved 3DS. It’s been a rough year for you, with your rudely exclusive Ambassador’s program, limited releases, and controversial add-on nub. You could use a little positive press to balance out all the negative. Gamers who are desperate for another title to justify buying Nintendo’s troubled handheld should look no further than the five below. These are some of the best games from the 3DS’s first year on the market.

5. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

In general, I’m not a proponent of fighting games on handhelds. What are the chances, especially in today’s market when almost no one owns a 3DS and few people have or use a PSP, that you’ll be able to play against anyone other than the computer? And for most people, the joy of fighting games lies in beating the pants off their friends, not outsmarting AI.

Still, this 3D Edition of a Street Fighter game is perhaps as good as one can hope, and the touchscreen interface brings a fresh angle to the long-running series—and that’s an invaluable advantage in itself.

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