But, for those who might be on the fence about Street Fighter 5, either because of the DLC plans or simply because they’ve been burned by $60 fighting game purchases in the past, reviews have hit the Internet a day early. So, what are critics saying about Street Fighter 5? Does it live up to the hype? Read some choice quotes from major publications around the Net below:
Games Radar+ (David Houghton)
Score: 4.5/5
GamesBeat (Stephen Kleckner)
Score: 90/100
The Sixth Axis (Dave Irwin)
Score: 9/10
EGM (Mollie Patterson)
Score: 8.0/10.0
Destructoid (Chris Carter)
Score: 8/10
IGN (Vince Ingenito)
Score: 8.0/10.0
Shacknews (Ozzie Mejia)
Score: 7/10
Ultimately, Street Fighter 5’s reviews scores were positive, with most praising Capcom for the core mechanics of the game and its rosters. However, most critics also agree that what Capcom put out this week is only one small part of the finished product. In a sense, Street Fighter 5 right now is the platform on which the actual fighting game experience will be built. It’s clearly important for fans to know that going in, especially since this is a $60 retail product.
Then again, this is Street Fighter we’re talking about and the proposition of a new game is going to be hard to pass up for fans. Say what you will about Capcom’s decisions with censorship or how they are using in-game currency to offer cosmetic items, the core experience in Street Fighter always tends to draw a crowd.
Street Fighter 5 releases February 16, 2016 for PC and PS4.
