Super Duper Street Fighter II Maximum Extreme Turbo HD Remix Volume 6—the name says it all.

For those who have been living under a rock for the past sixteen years, Street Fighter II is the one fighting game that needs no introduction. Street Fighter II practically recreated the one-on-one fighting genre with its superb controls, interesting character designs and kickass music.

HD Remix is a port of Super Street Fighter II Turbo with changes and tweaks to the core gameplay, allowing it to run much smoother and be more balanced. For example, in the original Turbo, there were some characters that were inherently better than others. Character combos were exploited and because of it, character movesets needed to be tweaked. If nostalgia's your thing, you can choose the Classic mode, which plays exactly how you remember it, complete with old school glitches and exploits.

With the exceptions of these tweaks and a graphical update, this is the same Street Fighter II we know and love. True to the Remix title, various remixes favorite Street Fighter II tunes are present and accounted for. Arcade and versus modes are here, but what sets this new installment apart from the other iterations are online modes put into the game.

Online play could not be any better. There are two types of matches: ranked and player, and for the most part, both work flawlessly. In ranked matches, you'll be randomly paired up online with another player. Player matches are a bit more interesting. Whether it is public or private, you can create rooms where it caps at six players per room. As you have to wait your turn, it does in a certain capacity evoke the feeling of being at an arcade. The winner stays and the loser will have to wait for their next turn. As you wait, you are a spectator to the match that is currently happening, alleviating some of the potential bordom.

Granted, the only real flaws lay in the online portion of the game. Internet opponents tend to exploit characters; most notably, those character who will spam fireball attacks. There is some lag, and still, there could have been some more modes thrown into the mix. Replayability may be lower if one is not looking to perfect combos and techniques.

There is something here for everyone—casual fighting game fans will have some love in here too, as character moves are a lot easier to execute and there is the Training mode to practice combos. Fighting game enthusiasts will find a lot in here as the online play brings in many new players, who may eventually provide excellent competition.

Make no mistake: HD Remix is the definitive iteration of Street Fighter II. After years of making the most balanced fighting game, Capcom may have finally nailed it.

Bottom Line: 8.5/10