Street Fighter X Tekken

This game is everything i dreamt it to be, a crossover of two very different fighting games blended quite harmoniously, leaning slightly more towards SF 4 but still adding a new twist to Capcom's ever expanding libary of beat'em ups.
So while i fully agree with the positive online reviews of the game, i do not question the quality....rather the quantity (or lack) of the game.

(The word is that) Capcom have wacked all the DLC on the disc already, so to enjoy the full package the game, which is-
*12 more characters
*alternative costumes
*alternative colour packs
*extra gems
[plus God knows what else!!!!]
you will have to take your wallets/purses to the 'Playstation store' and purchase the content. Im ok with the idea of download content in general, i own all the costumes and the ARCADE EDITION upgrade of Super Street Fighter IV (PS3). But when i think about the idea of the DLC already being on the disc, i cant help but feel a little cheated. why not let us have it from the start??? its already on there!!!

All in all a fantastic fighting game that matches the hype and one ill be playing for a very long time......just be prepared to fork out more cash if you want the complete game.

CAPCOM please stop this DLC scam and sort your act out. stop taking advantage of your fans!!!

Avoid like the plague! DLC is locked to the disc, when it should really be part of the full game. Wait for the GOTY edition. This edition is nothing more than down right robbery from the publisher.

There are 48 characters in this game, but if you buy this game, you only have access to 36 of them. Why is this? Well Capcom has locked away 1/4 of this games roster as what they have described as downloadable content which they plan to sell seperately later this year. The problem is that this content isn't really downloadable content, these characters are actually already finished and on the disc, as many games news sites have already discovered.

I advise anybody thinking of buying this game to wait for an inevitable Super or Ultimate version of Street Fighter X Tekken. If you buy this game now, then you will be cheated out of 1/4 of the game. If you wish to access the locked 1/4 of the game, then it is highly likely that Capcom will charge upwards of £40 for the 12 locked characters, if Capcom's previous record is anything to go by (£13 for 4 characters in Super Street Fighter 4). There is also alot of superfluous locked content on the disc too, including costumes, stat enhancing gems and colours. Before now, you unlocked hidden characters and costumes by actually playing the game, but in this game the only way to unlock this content is to hand over your credit card.

Anyone considering buying this game for the online play should be aware that at the moment the online is completely broken with no indication of if or when Capcom intend to fix it. The netcode is absolutely awful. Compared to Super Street Fighter 4, Mortal Kombat or Blaz Blue, the online is horrendously laggy. Sound effects constantly cut out, input lag makes combos almost impossible to pull off and frame rates are consistantly poor. Finding a match is an exercise in frustration. There are alot of players online but the game wouldn't let me join most of the rooms. I literally spent over an hour searching for a match before I found a room the game would let me join. I have no such issues with other online games so I must assume this is an issue with the game and not my PS3 or connection.

Street Fighter X Tekken is not a bad game by any means, it's actually a solid fighting game with more depth than Mortal Kombat, and more accessible than Street Fighter 4. But if you want access to all the content on the disc, including characters, costumes, gems and colours, then this game could easily cost you over £100. Fighting game fans would be much better served spending that money on superior fighters such as Super Street Fighter 4, Mortal Kombat, Blaz Blue Continuum Shift or King of Fighters XIII... You could probably buy all of them for less than the cost of this game and all the so called "downloadable content".