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The backdrop portions of the city are generic, low-res and are repeated throughout. Compared to the 2D cartoonish version of the original, the 3D game is dark and low-res.
The game looks bad - and I wouldn't expect anything less considering how bad the gameplay is. Don't get me wrong, there are very strong characters that you will encounter in the single-player mode but their intelligence is obviously artificial. Overall the combat system is shallow but it does feel better when used in the multi-player mode, if only because your opponent must use the same limited control system which is more of a challenge than the single-player mode. His moves are a blend of Marital Arts and wresting grapples. He can use items in the environment such as sticks, bats, clubs and knives. It's not imperative that you memorize the pattern so much as you block and take cover, attacking only when you see an opening.Īs a Pit Fighter, Kyle's main weapons are his fists. You have to exercise some patience and watch the boss's moves carefully. The boss battles are a little more involved in that they follow a more complex pattern.
The AI don't all attack at once but you can usually take out a few with a good swiping move. The enemies aren't very strong and you can usually take on an entire gang with your fists and a simple weapon. Just acquire as much power as you can in your hits and mash those buttons. Combos may be neat to execute but they aren't necessary. Much of the gameplay involves button mashing.
Money earned from fighting and side missions can be used to purchase new moves, combos and more powerful attacks. These were the only elements of fun that I experienced in the entire game. There are other side missions such as helping a shopkeeper stomp on rats and cockroaches that does figure into the gameplay and is somewhat fun. Things like slide puzzles are annoying and don't particularly add an enjoyable diversion from fighting. Some of the side missions are ridiculous and have nothing to do with the gameplay at all. Not only will you help improve the city but you will earn money for your efforts. There are side missions that you can perform for people in your 'hood. But the gameplay is not all about fighting, although the overwhelming majority of it is. You will have the option to explore the city where you will encounter a variety of opponents. The gameplay is somewhat open-ended but if you consider that you have to rise through the ranks in some kind of order, the game would be considered linear. During a fracas Cody gets abducted by some gang members and it's up to Kyle to kick some ass and set things right. It gives the user superhuman strength and also causes him or her to glow. But trouble is brewing as gangs and other lowlifes are back in town and pushing a new drug called Glow. Years ago Cody and Kyle fought various thugs and gangs to clean up their 'hood in Metro City. It stars Kyle Travers, the younger brother of the infamous Cody, an ex-con that is getting too old to fight. The story is in all actuality not bad but it's executed badly with awful dialog and terrible voiceacting. It's just too bad the actual in-game fighting is not very good. Needless to say there seems to be a lot of fighting going on in this game.
If everything in this package were priced at the bargain price of $9.95, you would be paying ten dollars too much.įinal Fight: Streetwise is about fighting for a better life, fighting to earn respect, fighting to exact revenge, fighting to earn money to acquire more things to make you a better fighter, and fighting for the love of it. By sosola | Review Date: MaFinal Fight: Streetwise offers the arcade version as a bonus unlockable - and it doesn't play nearly as good as the original game.