The new challengers really shake things up—T. Hawk feels like a completely fresh matchup from anything in the original roster, and the extra stages keep the flow from getting stale. I'm already a few hours in and the enhanced gameplay is exactly what I was hoping for.
Got my Ken combo timing back in under a day after switching to this version, and having four extra characters makes the roster feel complete this time. The four new stages are a nice visual kick too, and it plays as smooth as I remember the arcade being.