Reception
Balrog was voted 18th in Capcom's own popularity poll of 85 characters for the 15th anniversary of Street Fighter. IGN ranked Balrog at number 15 in their list of top Street Fighter characters in 2008, noting his similarities to Tyson as well as his role as one of boxing's representatives in fighting games. In 2009, GameDaily named him one of gaming's greatest black characters, noting that while not the deepest character on the list, he had significant longevity as a Street Fighter series character and received praise for representing boxing in the game "alongside flashier martial arts". UGO ranked him as 12th on a list of top Street Fighter characters in 2010. GamesRadar wrote in a list of gaming’s most satisfying uppercuts, "while it’s hardly Street Fighter’s most iconic or famous uppercut, the Dash Upper still packs a pretty nasty wallop." Bleacher Report listed Balrog as the 10th best fictional boxers, but criticized him by calling him "one of the worst video game bosses ever", citing that he could only punch.
On the other hand, Edge stated however Balrog "seems a little useless" in light of Dudley, a boxer introduced in Street Fighter III. In the official survey by Namco, Balrog was the second-least requested Street Fighter side character to be added to the roster of Tekken X Street Fighter.
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