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General: Capcom's
classic beat-em-up from 1989, Final Fight, was a memorable hit in
arcades, and for some reason Capcom America decided to re-make the series
into a 3D fighting game (perhaps that's what went wrong). The theme is
gritty and street-like, with most stages infact being on some sort of city
street.
Characters
can pick up weapons off of the ground like knives, swords, guns (lots of
guns), spiked knuckles, bombs, even a chainsaw... Some characters have
other weapons by default. You would think this would be a "violent" game,
but it's actually not. Obviously, FF: Revenge doesn't take itself too seriously...
I mean, in what other fighting game can you use a bazooka, a machine gun,
rifle, bow gun, AND a shotgun? Sounds more like the recipe for a FPS!!!
While it was a novel idea to re-invent the series into a fighting game, the graphics and gameplay mechanics are just plain bad. Character models are large, but have a VERY low polygon count and come off looking nothing short of lego people. The crappy background textures and character model textures make things even worse. And the rediculous use of weapons just gives the game an extra cheesy feel.
The gameplay
is very slow and clunky, and the below average animation makes the gameplay
even more choppy and awkward. Characters don't have many moves, which means
you'll be hearing them say the same thing over and over again. The super
moves are somewhat entertaining... Eddy E. runs you over in a police car;
Poison does a pole dance; El Gado breaks your bones; and Hugo squishes
you under his big ass... Classy. Most super moves have a "insert" cut scene
which shows the characters move in more detail.
Manufacturer: Capcom
Platforms: Arcade,
Sega Saturn, Playstation
Release: 1999,
2000 (Saturn)
Characters:
Cody,
Damn
D, Sodom,
Hugo,
Haggar,
Rolento,
El
Gado, Edi E., Poison,
Guy,
Belger
Related Games:
Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street
Fighter III: 2nd Impact
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Closing Comment: It was good idea to transform Capcom's beat-em-up into a real fighting game, but so many things went wrong... It was heartbreaking to see our favorite Final Fight characters transform into "walking blocks." The game is also too funny to be taken seriously; they really could have done a much better job with the story and game overall. The character roster is also a bit small, with no "new" faces to the series and no characters from Final Fight 2 or Final Fight 3, and those games have been out for a while now!
Ohh, and there's
only 1 girl... Ohh wait, poison is a transexual. Yep, there's no girls
in this fighting game. That's kinda gay. If you're looking to experience
the true Final Fight vibe, just go back and play the original Final
Fight, or Final Fight 2, or maybe Final Fight 3.~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG