Street Fighter V: Champion Edition

Years of updates and work have given us the best version of Street Fighter V (to date), with a perfect fighting system, tons of content and an almost flawless online mode. This is the Street Fighter for this generation you've been looking for.

Quotation forthcoming.

Street Fighter V was one of the biggest disappointments at its launch but over the past four years has evolved into one of the best fighting games of this generation. Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is the definitive version of Street Fighter V (for now). With the exception of the increased roster, the additional content beyond Arcade Edition is largely cosmetic, so this may not be a necessary upgrade people who are satisfied with the their current roster and don’t care about costumes and stages. For everyone else this is the version of Street Fighter V to get. Between the top-notch fighting mechanics and fan service there are countless hours of entertainment to be found in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition.

Better late than never. Four years after its original release, the Champion Edition takes Street Fighter V where it should have always been –fighting to be one of the best and most complete experiences in its genre.

With its launch problems well behind it, Street Fighter 5 is no longer a disgrace to the family name, with the Champion Edition able to take on any other fighter this generation.

Street Fighter V Champion Edition is the most gorgeous version of SFV. Until the next one ? Well, we'll see...

Street Fighter V has had a long and crazy journey, but it's great knowing that it's ending its third round on top.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is simply another, definitive, version of Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is a convincing expansion, the perfect entry point into the series for newbies, while offering a range of improvements for everyone.

Although the loading times do not really throw a spanner in the works, Capcom must do something about it. In addition, it would testify to fan service if the game is enriched with the fighters who are still missing. Just like the previous edition of the game, the Champion Edition is worth buying, unless you already have blisters and (digitally) bleeding knuckles. Then you have probably already played the most with your in-game money.

It's not perfect, and it is unlikely to win many new fans this far down the road, but finally Capcom's delivered the completed vision for Street Fighter V.

Very nearly everything that’s been released for Street Fighter V in the last four years is part of the Champion Edition upgrade. That’s 40 characters, 34 stages and over 200 costumes included in a bargain-priced package. With the massive roster and the addition of secondary V-skills adding even more variety, this is the game Street Fighter V was always meant to be.

SFV: CE is a game we could recommend to a wide range of gamers out there. There’s a tone of content under one price and overall, the game feels very well refined and balanced. The unreliable net code and few minor issues like load times may be a deal breaker for some.

If you’re looking for a solid 1v1 fighting game, you really can’t go wrong with Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, there truly is a ton of value here. Just be forewarned that the online experience is severely lacking.

SFVCE is by no means an entirely new game, it’s just a culmination of where SFV has come so far. In the last four years, the game certainly has come a long way. If you’ve waited until now to jump in, this is obviously the best version to get.

Overall, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is the ultimate version of SFV. If you just want to get a big package of costumes without paying much for them, this game is definitely a value! If you’ve waited until now to pick up SFV then Champion Edition should be a definite pickup for you.

When the last punch gets thrown, Street Fighter V Champion Edition isn't a perfect KO. What's here really should have been the baseline launch quality way back in 2016. That said, if you've been standing back on the sidelines of this fight up until now (possibly as you awkwardly punch the air in a looped animation), know that you can confidently leap in and experience a damned good street fight.

At the end of the game’s update cycle, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition proves to be a fitting conclusion to a rock solid fighting game.

With 40 characters, 34 stages and more than 200 costumes, Street Fighter V Champion Edition is the most complete and advanced version of the game. Even if some of these contents could be obtained through the game progress and buyable DLCs, the standalone version is a no brainer purchase if you never bought the previous versions of the game.

For my money it probably doesn’t best SF4 – there’s something special about the way that game moves even if it is now ugly as sin in comparison to its successor – but Street Fighter 5 is easily one of the best fighting games of this generation, perhaps only bested by the dark horse that is Xbox’s Killer Instinct.

This Champion Edition is a cheap way to get back into Street Fighter V (when compared to the DLC packs of Tekken 7 or Dragon Ball FighterZ), but doesn’t add much to its original formula.

The game has certainly matured since its first incarnation, offers a decidedly interesting offer, and is decidedly balanced in a competitive context.