Try saying that 3 times fast!!

As we wait with much anticipation for the return of the best and most well known beat-em-up series of Street Fighter in its fourth installment of the series Capcom has made the wait a bit easier by blessing us with a graphically vamped edition of the classic Street Fighter II Turbo. This is a game that was the sole result of the controllers for my SNES getting worn down to nothing during my teenage years. It was one of those games that you could even pull out at parties and everyone would want to have a go. The game overall is still very straightforward and still holds true to the original gameplay. In fact I found the gameplay so sold after all these years that it made me wonder why the majority of modern fighting games still can’t replicate it.

HD Remix has fantastic visuals that are bright and sharp, all the characters look like they have been taken straight from one of the Street Fighter anime movies, which is exactly how they should look. The sound has also been remixed by OC Remix and they have done a fine job. I found the controls to be very tight which is quite rare for games that utilize the D-pad on the 360 controller. You can of course plug in an arcade stick but I am someone who grew up mainly playing Street Fighter games from home so the D-pad is what I know best.

I haven’t tried online play due to the fact that my connection isn’t so good. Slow down in fighting games can ruin the experience so if your connection is slow like mine then stick to local games. I always found it better to be sat next to your rival when you take him down with super ‘Ha –do-ken’ anyway

Super Street Fighter II HD Remix is aimed squarely at hardcore Street Fighter fans, it can of course be enjoyed by casual gamers and first timers just don’t expect any bells and whistles though. The gameplay is probably stronger than any other XBLA action/fighting game out there though and I can guarantee that you’ll be playing this for months to come.