Considering all of that, it's difficult to understand or accept the big gaping holes in Street Fighter 5’s feature set. The biggest, most unforgivable thing right now is that there’s simply no way to play the CPU in a standard two out of three-round match, because bizarrely, there's no CPU vs mode and no standard arcade mode. There's a survival mode and an extremely brief story prologue for each character, but each is limited to single-round battles with non-standard stipulations applying as well (for instance, you start with full EX meter and V-meter). This is basic functionality that every fighting game has, and it just isn’t here, despite the fact that all the pieces to provide it are. Capcom has no explicitly stated plans to add such modes either. We know trials and daily challenges will finally come in March, but as of right now, Street Fighter 5 has terribly little to offer if single-player content is what you're looking for.

This review will be available as a free update in March.