The open Beta for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix we live earlier today, much to the fighting game fandom’s delight. Alas, I’ll not be able to join in the fun, since I lack the necessary Xbox 360. The game itself is incredibly watered down, with only Ken and Ryu as selectable characters. I see a lot of complaints about this, as well as a slew of other aesthetic gripes.

Some of the wiser gamers providing feedback are offering their perspective on the gameplay. Not that I want to discourage players from punishing the hell out of the game to iron out all the kinks, but at the same time I gotta remember that the developers have already turned to the best of the best tournament players on task for consultation.

What I think the significance of the open Beta is more so to test the net code for online play. Testing this element of the game can only be tested by unleashing it upon the masses across the globe. There’s only so much field research you can do from within the development house, even if you have people working from different points in North America. In order for this game to be the beautiful piece of software that it’s foretold to be, the net code is key.

So go forth, XBLA monkeys! Do whatever you must to cripple your bandwidth, so that Capcom may learn how to compensate. Now is the perfect time to fire up BitTorrent, download those critical software updates, and play your entire YouTube playlist. Abuse this game so that it may grow stronger in the end!

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