#1 on Street Fighter Ranked Matches

Right now I'm #1 on the Street Fighter HD Remix leaderboards in ranked matches (Xbox 360). Ranked matches in almost every game eventually degenerate to cheaters and people who are somehow gaming the system with win-trading, but for now the top ranks do consist of legit players.

Also, as general advice to everyone, I wouldn't obsess about rank. If you start caring about it, it's really limiting. It's better to try new things, try new characters, and not worry about losing. Try to increase your actual ability this way, not an external number. When a tournament comes around (the real test), your ability will matter and your number won't.

You might be wondering which characters I played to get there. Akuma, Sagat, Honda, Bison, Vega, Blanka. In other words, over 1/3rd of the cast, ha. Weighted more toward Akuma, Sagat, Honda though.

Thanks for all the great matches everyone.

--Sirlin

SF HD Remix is A+ and Sirlin.net is Top 5

1up.com gave Street Fighter HD Remix a score of A+. Wow!

Super SFII Turbo HD Remix Video Review

Meanwhile, Wired says my website is one of their 5 most favorite game-related blogs. In the coming months, I'll muck it up with a bunch of psychology stuff, then we'll see what they say!

Street Fighter Mini-site

All my articles about Street Fighter HD Remix are now in one handy place, accessible from the top navigation bar and at the easy-to-remember url www.sirlin.net/sf

There's 17 character balanace articles, plus the introduction, the feature list, and the complete change list. I revised and updated every article, so consider this the definitive repository of SF HD Remix information. Together, these articles are longer than my book, so that's a pretty incredible amount of information about the game's design. Enjoy.

--Sirlin

Street Fighter HD Remix, First Review

Here's the first review of Street Fighter HD Remix, from IGN. It sounds like they like it.

Xbox 360 and PSN text reviews, and also a video review:

Street Fighter Tutorial Videos

Street Fighter Tutorial Videos

I made these Street Fighter tutorial videos Capcom Classics Collection 2 (PlayStation 2 / Xbox).

These videos are meant to help new players see the game in a way they might not have thought of (as a collection of rectangles dueling for control of space). They also demonstrate lots of the standard techniques in Street Fighter such as 2in1s, "meaty" attacks, and reversals. I also show some advanced stuff with "button up" special moves and safe jumps at the end. Basically, there's a little something for everyone from beginner to expert.

I hope you enjoy them.
--Sirlin

Beginner Tutorial (Part 1)

Beginner Tutorial (Part 2)

Intermediate Tutorial

Advanced Tutorial