At the time of writing this review, Street Fighter V felt like an enhanced version of its beta release. On hindsight, this title seems to have joined the many ranks of released titles charged at a premium price but with missing content,only to be accessible later for a price.

Beautiful character modelling; Most accessible Street Fighter game yet; Fluid combat

Many core features won't be available till later; Very limited character choices; Online connectivity still needs tweaking

February's Street Fighter V launch introduced the game in an unquestionably busted state that was darkly fascinating to behold. Several shaky beta tests failed to adequately prepare it for prime time, and upon release, fans were greeted with no single player arcade mode, online lobbies which...

Rainbow Mika is amazing; No doubt about it

Several months on; and online matches are still taking too long to hook up

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.

Let's get the bad news out of the way: Street Fighter V is releasing without a few of its modes. Challenges, the full cinematic story, and the in-game store are all missing at launch, meaning things

The most beautiful; fluid and accessible Street Fighter to date; V-System is an inspired addition to classic gameplay; Deep and varied roster of fighters

Missing modes at launch; Online has been spotty so far

It has been almost a year since Street Fighter V controversially launched as a half-baked product, with Capcom charging full whack for a title that lacked a whole host of common fighting game modes and presented a handful of characters.

"This game isn't finished. Why is it on shelves?" A question I find myself asking more and more these days. Whatever it can be blamed on is definitely up for debate, but the most likely culprit is pre-order culture, which is more aggressive than it's ever been.

'Street Fighter V' stops short of being an online-only experience, but players need to want to play online nearly all of the time to get much mileage currently. The roster is impressive, but undercut by the game's insistence that players pre-select a single character before going online.

The granddaddy of all fighting games is out. Street Fighter V, the long expected sequel in the fighting series, is going to try to bridge the gap between Street Fighter 3 and 4. The only thing is; it falls short along the way.

The combat, though, is king, and Street Fighter 5 once again proves Capcom is fighting game royalty. It usually takes years for the fighting game community to deliver a verdict on a new Street Fighter (the debate over Street Fighter 4 rages even now, eight years later), but at launch we can safely...

EDITOR'S NOTE: We're giving away a PC copy and a PS4 copy of the game. Be sure to enter! Street Fighter V is a tricky game to review. On the one hand, it is arguably the best fighting game of all-time, gameplay-wise.

Tight; balanced 2D-plane Street Fighter -perfect gameplay; Fantastic music; Lots of extra content on the way

Only available modes are online; versus; and a brief story mode; Looks like Street Fight IV