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Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers - Reviews
- Thread starter SomewhatGroovy
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The Horror the horror
Banned
The game is presently unavailable on Amazon (US), so Capcom pretty much guessed it right.
Rogue Agent
Banned
It sucks that this is how Capcom treats Switch users. In that case, I'll return the favour and not bother with this embarrassingly-priced version for now. Absolutely pathetic.
Armor doesn't hold for a 10 year old port for $25 more with some new stuff people really won't care about
Yeah, I could see this well due to the nostalgia value SF2 still holds, coupled with the wake of the Switch's success partly attributed to tabletop multiplayer mode.
EDIT: To that, it's currently 19th on the Amazon best selling games at the moment.
Who knows what Capcom will do. It's not like Capcom uses good sales to keep support going. From what I remember Super Street Fighter 4 on the 3DS sold well and was a launch game and there was nothing after that. Resident Evil on the 3DS (both games) sold well and it got nothing after that as far as RE goes. Monster Hunter sells amazingly on the 3DS yet there is talk about putting it on the PS4 now instead of just the Switch or maybe not even on the Switch!? Capcom makes no damn sense a lot of the time. I still don't understand how SF5 released without a damn arcade mode of all things.
sixteen-bit
Member
I was referring to that poster's assessment of charitable final number compared to the disparaging review text.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Yeah what's up with that? Guessed what right?
Jonneh3003
Banned
It's worth noting online isn't functional yet
We at CGMagazine gave the game a 8.5/10
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movie tickets/rentals are all generally the same price so I would think not
The Omega Man
Member
All I want is a Street Fighter Anthology with the Alphas and the SFIII's
Gotdatmoney
Member
As a megaman fan I disagree
Toadthemushroom
Member
It's a joke that the only game Capcom has for the Switch in the first year of its release is a quick port of Street Fighter II.
Even WB Games is outdoing them, having prepared a remarkably good conversion of Lego City for early April and Lego Worlds on the way, and Disney's version of Cars 3 (Cars 2 was actually good!) is out next week I think.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I don't usually boycott games but I absolutely will not buy this at the current price. It's ridiculous.
I really want an SF2 title since there are none on PS4 (my only other current console), but I won't accept this.
I really want an SF2 title since there are none on PS4 (my only other current console), but I won't accept this.
Not at all, but other forms of media don't run into the same problems that video games do when it comes to price appreciation over time in the first place.
Our review is up, no score until online is turned on. But it's not gonna save it.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Probably that they'll sell their allocation of copies easily at $40. I think having a boxed version of a SNES revival game would also cater to the collectors who are willing to pay more.
Probably not too much of a surprise given that Puyo Puyo Tetris sold 76% of copies on Switch despite costing £35 (was £20 on PS4) and launching on the same weekend as Mario Kart 8.
Will be interesting to see how Minecraft fares.
I think I've seen it used when looking at DVDs and Blu Rays. The quality of the video, sound, extras, etc might result in a different score depending on the price. A budget release of $10 isn't going to be looked at harshly compared to releasing the same movie or show for $30.
Crazy Diamond
Member
Yeah, that's true. I'm not convinced Street Fighter is a good fit for anything anymore. SFV is the worst experience I've ever had with a game, and still went into this with a very open mind. Think I'll just give up on the series for now.
RichiRamjag
Member
Yeah, this was a poor offering at this price.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Will wait for a sale, only sf3 is worth a ridiculous price.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Not to mention, ARMS comes out in less than a month. Street Fighter does have the pre-established name value, but I'd really rather wait for that and Tekken 7 if I want to get my fighting game fix.
If they did an Ultra Street Fighter IV port, that'd have been awesome. A collection of Super Turbo, Third Strike, and the Alpha series would have been great too. Capcom have been making all the wrong moves with the series lately, but if they played their cards differently they wouldn't be getting themselves into these messes. SF deserves so much better than all this.
SomewhatGroovy
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Based on how the game is charting on Amazon worldwide I think Capcom doesn't mind.
added_time
Member
I want this game but the price is too high and I usually never complain about price! I even thought Bomberman was good for its price.
This game is a definite wait for sale for me.
This game is a definite wait for sale for me.
Mr. Pointy
Member
I'll just pick up KOF '99 tomorrow.
It just costs too much for what is 2 extra palette swap characters and some mini game I won't play more than 10 minutes. A few more characters and I would have bitten the bullet for it.
It just costs too much for what is 2 extra palette swap characters and some mini game I won't play more than 10 minutes. A few more characters and I would have bitten the bullet for it.
Okami Haundo
Member
Really disappointed that this is the best Capcom had to offer for Switch. Looks like an overpriced waste of time and I kind of hope that sales reflect that for them.
I think people probably would have excited for a rebalanced or tweaked A3 or 3S, since they are newer and have more complex systems, have a larger selection of characters, and they haven't been ported nearly as much as SF2 has.
Yup. And props to the sites waiting for the online to be enabled before adding scores. It's too bad, though, because I'd like to cancel my pre-order if the net code is garbage.
I get that the launch for SFV wasn't so hot, but the game isn't that bad.
Doesnt help that ARMS is coming up as well on the same system and look 10x more interesting.
This could have been a million seller on the eShop over time if they dropped it at launch for less than 20 bucks. Instead greedy Capcom made sure that this would bomb.
They really shouldnt have invested in that stupid FPS Hado Mode and just release the game earlier and cheaper.
shouamabane
Member
I'm really looking forward to playing this Friday with my 8bitdo controller!
SomewhatGroovy
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I have to run, all. Will update again later. PM me if you want your review to be linked to OP
The Horror the horror
Banned
This game will not bomb at its current price. If Amazon is of any indication, it will sell out its initial shipment at the current price and possibly through its second before Capcom drops the price to 29.99.
PapaEmeritus
Member
Waiting for Capcom to release a statement that the market just isn't there on the Switch for them after this hits.
PhantomZone
Member
Day one purchase for me, looks like amazing fun to be had.
Yea, considering all the Neo Geo fighting games on Switch, this game does come across as a cashgrab. Even though it's had more work put into it than those Neo Geo emulation releases, none of that work, other than online play, really adds value to the underlying package in my humble opinion.
I don't HAVE to own another rendition of SFII.... certainly not for $40. I have a feeling this one will be like $8 in a year or two.
I don't HAVE to own another rendition of SFII.... certainly not for $40. I have a feeling this one will be like $8 in a year or two.
Rock And Roll
Member
The sad part is this is going to bomb (deservedly so) and then Capcom will use this as an excuse as to why they won't bring games over to the Switch.
"We brought one of our biggest games in the Switch and the sales just weren't there"
I love SF2 but there's no way I pay more than $15 for it. $50 CAD is offensive.
"We brought one of our biggest games in the Switch and the sales just weren't there"
I love SF2 but there's no way I pay more than $15 for it. $50 CAD is offensive.
randomengine
Banned
I will still buy it. I am not just buying a game here. I am bribing Capcom to make more Switch games. That's all this is.
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