When Street Fighter V is at its best, it's untouchable. A fantastic fighter with layer upon layer of depth. At its worst, it feels hollow and cheap. A work in progress that hasn't quite managed to complete the parts that are there.

I have had a week of tearing my beard hair out. I have been waiting a long time for Street Fighter V (SFV) , but this isn't what I was waiting for. Not by a long shot. The fighting itself, the actual game part that, by most people's standards at least, is all that really matters, is amazing.

Beautiful game | Amazing combat systems

Lack of content | Server issues

Capcom has released Street Fighter V for PS4 and PC. The new release marks the next generation in martial arts fighting games with free content continuously being released all the time. Let's check it out!

Street Fighter V upholds the series' legacy, offering a diverse cast of 16 characters that bring its great fighting engine to life. Combatants new and old alike vie for your attention with infectious personalities and unique fighting styles.

Excellent fighting system that promotes action over caution; New mechanics add great depth and variety; Diverse cast with a range of fighting styles

No effective training options for casual players; Insubstantial story mode; Frustrating always-online requirements for some features

It seems as though Capcom primarily targeted the hardcore, competitive Street Fighter players, rather than casual fans, like myself. While I'll certainly delve online here and there, I'm not nearly good enough to go up against the hardcore SF players that occupy that space on a daily basis.

Let's get the visuals out of the way first, as they're easily one of the game's best assets; This is a gorgeous game; From the individual character animations and costumes, to the breathtaking background environments, this game is a looker, I'm no Street Fighter or fighting game veteran, but even I...

Upon the game's first boot up, it will force players into a tutorial, that teaches everything from movement to performing basic combos; While it can be helpful to new players, the fact that it's forced might be off-putting for fighting game veterans.

You might have heard that the launch version of Street Fighter V lacks an arcade mode, a fighting-game standard that gives players the opportunity to go best-out-of-three rounds with the computer and hone their skills through trial and error.

We don't doubt that Street Fighter 5 will be more than it is today at some point, and it may not even take long to get there. The most important skeletal elements of a strong fighting game are here, and they set the stage for a fighter that should have the legs to carry it years down the road.

Less modes and characters than I would expect for an AAA launch but still worth it, its great.

Street Fighter V is a superb fighting game, without a doubt…but it just feels unfinished in terms of content. I'm sure it'll be fleshed out over time through DLC and patches, I just wish it launched in a more complete state.

Street Fighter as a series… as a franchise… is the brass ring of fighting games. Street Fighter 2 is arguably the template that all other fighters are judged by, and its subsequent releases have been a series of peaks and valleys that follow in the spirit of that seminal release.

Positives Paced, deliberate fighting; Gorgeous visuals; Solid mix of old and new characters that complement each other

Negatives Entire sections of the game are missing; Unreliable online features; Core content stripped for future DLC