Employees know it's wrong and it's funny when they get caught in the act. I once asked for Unreal Tournament 3 for the PS3 new. They said they had it. I drove there (albeit 2 minutes from my house, I still got in my car and drove), and they handed me a copy of the game that was re-sealed in saran wrap, and had a fucking price sticker on the case. When I got it, I looked the guy dead in the face and told him it was used and I wanted the used price. The manager FLEW out of the back room and started telling me that it wasn't used, it was just the shelf copy. Needless to say, I couldn't get the used price for a USED GAME. I really hope they cut this stuff out, it's really upsetting.
This game is TRASH. Too clunky, plays like ass. I've been playing it in the arcade since August and the general arcade scene consensus is that the game is horrible. It's Street Fighter II in 2.5D, nothing more. Newer isn't always better. Everyone reading this review should pick up a copy of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. That game is PERFECT in terms of fighting games.
Anyone who's playing this game to actually become good at the game and tournament-worthy has done this tactic in just about every other fighting game before. Not really anything new.
I understand what you're saying about it not looking as good and fluid as 3rd Strike. I don't think anything will look as good as that game, as far as 2D fighters go. But to say that this game doesn't look as good as 3S really doesn't hold any ground to begin with. STHDR was made for the sole intention to bring a classic fighter into the 21st century and just upgrade the graphics to make it look more contemporary, while keeping the gameplay the exact same, nothing more.
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