In my nine years of reviewing video games professionally, I've never wanted to not score a game as much as I do for Street Fighter V. For all intents and purposes, this launch version of Street Fighter V is as ready to be reviewed in full as an Early Access game on Steam. It's more in line…
Work-in-progress, a <i>lot</i> of progress
Robust fighting system that rewards skill
V-Skills, V-Triggers, V-Reversals
Satisfactory roster so far
Strong training options
Survival mode
Generally smooth online performance
...but some missing PvP options and occasional frame-rate stutter
Work-in-progress, a <i>lot</i> of progress Robust fighting system that rewards skill V-Skills, V-Triggers, V-Reversals Satisfactory roster so far Strong training options Survival mode Generally smooth online performance ...but some missing PvP options and occasional frame-rate stutter Story Mode is an afterthought No Arcade mode or Versus CPU option Minor clipping issues
Work-in-progress, a <i>lot</i> of progress Robust fighting system that rewards skill V-Skills, V-Triggers, V-Reversals Satisfactory roster so far Strong training options Survival mode Generally smooth online performance ...but some missing PvP options and occasional frame-rate stutter Story Mode is an afterthought No Arcade mode or Versus CPU option Minor clipping issues
Work-in-progress, a <i>lot</i> of progress Robust fighting system that rewards skill V-Skills, V-Triggers, V-Reversals Satisfactory roster so far Strong training options Survival mode Generally smooth online performance ...but some missing PvP options and occasional frame-rate stutter Story Mode is an afterthought No Arcade mode or Versus CPU option Minor clipping issues
Work-in-progress, a <i>lot</i> of progress Robust fighting system that rewards skill V-Skills, V-Triggers, V-Reversals Satisfactory roster so far Strong training options Survival mode Generally smooth online performance ...but some missing PvP options and occasional frame-rate stutter Story Mode is an afterthought No Arcade mode or Versus CPU option Minor clipping issues
