In the UK and Europe, PEGI rates Street Fighter V a 12 for violence in a sporting context and mild bad language. Duration and DifficultyĬharacter Story Mode may only take 2 or 3 hours to complete, with the Story Mode due later in the year adding another couple of hours, but as an online multiplayer game Street Fighter V will last as long as the player wants to take on online combatants. On PS4 a PS Plus subscription is required to play online. A season pass including forthcoming downloadable characters costs £25 or $30. Street Fighter V is available for PS4 and PC, with cross-platform online multiplayer. DeveloperĬapcom, one of the most venerable Japanese publishers, have developed the game in-house in collaboration with Japanese fighter specialists Dimps, who also contributed to Street Fighter IV. StoryĪn expansion adding a cinematic story mode Street Fighter V is due for free release in June 2016, but until then the game has Character Story mode, which explores the background of the combatants. While the basic kicks, punches and blocks are easy to achieve with single button presses, players need fast reactions to master the combinations of stick moves and button presses required to execute some of the more spectacular combos, although Street Fighter V is a game at pains to make sure even novices can learn the ropes without too much confusion.Īs well as previous Street Fighter games, Street Fighter V can best be compared to rival fighting games such as the far gorier Mortal Kombat series.

Each fight is won on a best of three rounds basis, and each round is won by reducing an opponent’s life bar to nothing. As ever, the game sees a variety of human opponents, often with fantastical qualities or fighting abilities, fighting each other one-to-one in contained arenas. Street Fighter V is the latest in the almost thirty year old series of martial arts fighting games. In collaboration with GRA for PEGI and Consumer Information, here's our Quick Guide to Street Fighter V.

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