The 40th character
Street Fighter Vcontinues to stay alive and relevant after its rocky 2016 debut. It’s a staple of the EVO Championship Series every year,even in 2020, when theChampion Editioniteration of the game is set to make waves.Wait,Champion Edition? Yep, yet another version is out, taking over the previousArcade Editionthat arrived back in 2018.
Following a two-year “upgrade” cadence,Champion Editionheralds in Seth, its 40th fighter, among other changes and enhancements. According to Capcom, the new SKU contains “all content (excluding Fighting Chance costumes, brand collaboration costumes and Capcom Pro Tour DLC) from both previous editions. In all, that’s 34 stages and 200 costumes in addition to the 40th characters. If you aren’t down with upgrading, you can get Seth for 100,000 Fight Money. Gill is also a part of theChampionfestivities.
So far my experience with theChampion Editionis positive. I was already in a few years back withStreet Fighter V, but this one SKU is one of the most packed fighting games to date with the obvious exception ofSmash Ultimate. There’s a lot to love here, andSFVholdouts should be pretty happy with how much single-player content Capcom added over time.
