Internet Play: Allows players to take on people from around the world via wireless internet connection, Friend codes will still be implemented, however, these are unversal to the system and a Friends list will allow for easy access, without having to type out whole numbers.

This is from the DoA wiki, so it's pretty reliable.....

Although "robust" does sound appealing.... :)

It has already been confirmed that DoA has online play. It says it in that 5 minute trailer.

OT: SF is a lot harder to get into than DoA but it's a better game overall because the fighting system is a lot deeper. I'd go for SF.

Oh haha XD    My bad

I don't know enough about fighting games to give you an informed opinion, although I personally would be more apt to pick up Street Fighter.

SF for sure.

Just remember that SF is more popular.  As you are writing the review for a school newspaper, I would choose SF as it would appeal to more people.

DOA is Dead on Arrival - get SSF4!

CAPCOM is doing a great job in hyping SSFIV and we already know it is packed with nice features. In the other hand, Tecmo is not giving us enough info regarding DOAD's features. We know it will sport a crossover with Metroid but not exactly how and it will use the 3DS Pass option, although, again, no details are given.

I am pretty sure SSFIV will be more popular but I will give you two reasons why you should consider DOAD:

1) It runs at 60 fps if you turn off the 3D, whereas SSFIV runs at 30 fps in any mode. Even running in 3D, DOAD still calculates the motion in 60 fps (although it only shows 30 fps). As such, animations and gameplay can potentially be better.

2) DOAD uses four buttons to control the attack, whereas SSFIV uses six. I believe that may make DOAD much more comfortable to play than SSFIV, but that's up to each player individually.

In the end, I believe, you cannot be wrong with any of these games. However, I would wait till release and try out them in a store before choosing your poison.

Get something else - fightning games on portable suck.

But... DOA has bouncing boobies.. and bouncing boobies appeal to more people...

THIS. Blazblue CS 2 is a much better option for me.