Champions will rise!

Capcom today announced Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, the most robust version of the acclaimed fighting game, is now available for PlayStation 4 and PC. Also announced today, Seth embodies a new physical form and joins the Champion Edition roster as the 40th character for Street Fighter V players to add to their collection.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition includes all content (excluding Fighting Chance costumes, brand collaboration costumes and Capcom Pro Tour DLC) from both the original release and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. Champion Edition adds each character, stage and other content that released after Arcade Edition and through the launch of this new version, including Seth. In total, this robust edition of Street Fighter V features 40 characters, 34 stages and over 200 costumes. Fighters can select their character and battle their way through a variety of exciting single-player and multi-player modes designed for players of all skill levels, including Cinematic Story Mode, Arcade Mode, Team Battle, Ranked Match, Casual Match and more.

Also available from today, Seth has been added as the 40th character to appear in Street Fighter V; this master move mimicker returns with a new physical form in Champion Edition. The boss character from Street Fighter IV, Seth’s biological brain has been paired with Doll Unit Zero as the intelligence continues to seek new data and install moves from the fiercest fighters in the world. New players can experience Seth now as part of Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and current players can acquire Seth separately, also for 100,000 Fight Money (in-game currency).

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is available now physically and digitally on PlayStation 4 and as a digital download on Steam. Current owners of any version of Street Fighter V can purchase a digital Upgrade Kit, offering instant access to all unowned Champion Edition content.

The initial Street Fighter V purchase is still the only one that consumers need to make to ensure they always have the most up-to-date version of the title. All game mode additions and balance updates are free for owners of any Street Fighter V version. Additionally, all DLC characters remain earnable completely free of charge through completing various in-game challenges and receiving earned in-game currency, called Fight Money. For those who can’t wait, in-game content can be obtained instantly using real money.

Certain additional content can only be acquired using Fight Money, which can be earned through normal gameplay.

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The 40th character to join the illustrious Street Fighter V: Champion Edition roster has been announced and will be available on February 14th, 2020.

Seth, the “King of Chaos” and boss character from Street Fighter IV, takes on a new form and will return as a master move mimicker in Champion Edition. For current players wanting some new content to fight over, the December update released today, offering Gill, a new stage and new gameplay features to try out. Additionally, an all-new trailer for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition debuted today, showcasing more of this robust new version that includes 40 characters, 34 stages and over 200 costumes.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition – Seth

The Street Fighter series has always featured memorable bosses, and Seth’s iconic role in Street Fighter IV was no different. After Seth’s demise in that past appearance, part of the intelligence survived and the remnants of the biological brain have been paired with a new physical form in Champion Edition. Always seeking new data from the fiercest fighters in the world, Seth has the ability to steal moves and use them against an opponent. That means players who go up against Seth should plan accordingly and expect to get a taste of their own medicine.

Releasing today, Gill makes his angelic return and is now ready to bless Champion Edition players with his presence. The leader of the Secret Society and the end boss of the Street Fighter III series, Gill brings his elemental balance to the game as he is armed with a wide variety of fire and ice attack options. Gill has been added to the Street Fighter V: Champion Edition roster or can be acquired separately.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition – Gill

Gill’s home base, the “Sun Chase Moon” stage, is also available now.

As part of the December 2019 update that released today, all new V-Skills have been added to every character in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition. These new abilities provide added depth to the gameplay system and open up a variety of new strategies. Additionally, a new battle balance update is available and offers general game improvements and character-specific updates. These new gameplay additions are available now as a free download for all players.

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The long awaited sequel to the Street Fighter series is finally here. Capcom have at long last brought us Street Fighter V which now is available on both PC and PlayStation 4. While I can’t say I was one of those fans awaiting its arrival I was certainly still keen to play this well-established fighting game franchise.

To start off, the game offers a decent selection of both iconic characters from the games predecessors and a few new characters as well. There are collectively 16 characters to choose from. Well known characters such as Cammy and Vega make a welcome reappearance and there are four new characters, with my personal favorite, the Brazilian jujitsu fighter Laura. Each character brings something a bit different to the table, letting players discover their own preference and style with them.

Aesthetically the characters all look quite good. Everything from basic fighting to combos and special attacks are beautiful to behold. The stages offer their own charm and while not picturesque provide enough to make battling in them not a bland affair.

From the home screen you have a selection of Story, Versus, Survival and Training modes and then there arethe online options. The Story mode provides each character available with a storyline, however these are rather a brief experience. I was disappointed by both the lack of content and length. Being unfamiliar with many of the characters, I was a bit lost in some scenarios. The storyline sections are also quite easy and with no difficulty level selection and I found myself breezing through them.

The Survival mode allows players to participate in an endless rounds of battle against AI. Each round has your health carry over to the next. Between rounds the player can access a battle supplement, this can include heath recovery or even attack and defense power boosts to gain the advantage next combat. These bonuses are purchased with the very score points you earn from each round so it can in your best interest to simply not utilize a battle supplement. There are four difficulties but I found even on the hardest difficulty,there is not much challenge provided. I find the real challenge lies in not using any bonuses and then seeing how long you can last.

The online aspect has a few options. Players can choose from Ranked or Casual Matches, depending on whatever tickles your fancy. However actually being able to play an online match is not guaranteed. The servers are still having some issues, even once in a server, finding a match can vary in time.For the most part it wasn’t too long a wait but other times it went round in circles trying to find a player to verse. Lastly there is Fight Lounge that a player can create and modify the type of battles they are looking for.

Playing online offered the most challenge and beating up a friend in local play really gets the adrenaline going. Even when you get your ass handed to you, it goads you to keep trying, as getting better actually feels achievable.

As a bit of a noob to this series I was glad to find the combat is easy to learn.The tutorial is user friendly and covers the basics without being a tedious experience. The training option allows a player to experiment with combinations and see what the character can do. All this combined gives new players a much warmer welcome and provides a game anyone can pick up and enjoy.

That said there is still depth to the game meaning that the more competitive lot can still go and be all elitist with each other. The V-Gauge and the EX Gauge make the game just that little bit more interesting. The EX gauge builds up as player’s land attacks and can be used to both power up special moves or perform super combos. The V-gauge is new to the series and builds up as players take damage. This gauge allows you to use V-Skills, these vary from character to character. This feature really helps diversify each character’s capabilities gives players something new to add to a strategy, if you are that advanced as to have one.

Capcom have made the game cross-platform. This is a welcome aspect as it really helps the community thrive and grow. With this particular genre is not likely to put console players at a disadvantage and so is also quite an appropriate feature.

Street Fighter V offers both new and old timers a well-balanced game with some good looking fun to be had. The offline content is lacking a bit but the gameplay is quite solid and you can spend hours beating up friends. The array of characters is well selected from iconic old to the welcomed new.  It’s a fighting game that succeeds in including a broader audience.