![]() As you roam the streets, you’ll notice that the camera is completely atrocious. The cars look worse than in the first Driver game on PSX, bearing striking resemblance to overgrown cardboard boxes covered in low quality textures. The first thing you’ll notice while playing is not only horrible looking character models, but even worse looking environments. To say that this game looks like crap is an understatement. And squash some overgrown rats, of course. It all changes when one day Cody gets kidnapped and it’s up to Kyle to find him. Because Cody seemingly got bored years after no game to star in, he and his brother participate in illegal street fights. The game introduces a new protagonist – Kyle, a brother of Cody and former Marine. ![]() And if you thought of all of those edgy reboots and sequels, you’ve nailed it on the head – Streetwise is an edgy sequel to the rather lighthearted button masher you were most likely growing up with. Despite the negative reception of the first scene of the game, they haven’t changed dialogues for any better during the initial release and the game sounds as bad as Prototype 2 in this regard, if not worse, given that we’re talking about a somewhat legendary franchise. To Capcom’s credit, they did tone down the swearing in the final version of the game. Needless to say, it was a double KO for both the franchise and the studio which made the new entry. And so, Final Fight disappeared for six more years, only to return in 2006 on PS2, developed by Capcom Production Studio 8. It was a poorly made fighting game, which failed to get a positive feedback from fans. In 1999, a fighting game called Final Fight Revenge got released on arcades in Japan, with Sega Saturn port being made a year after. It was the last game of the franchise being a side scrolling Beat ’em Up. In 1993, an NES remake made in Super Deformed graphical style called Mighty Final Fight was made. Later on, the franchise became connected to Street Fighter, with Cody, Guy and other characters being added to the roster. They introduced new characters and enemies, but were still simple enough in their mechanics. ![]() The game met with a positive reception and two sequels were made. It was a simple side scrolling Beat ’em Up where the protagonists fought against the evil street gang, Mad Gear. Released in 1989 on SNES, it was a simple story of goodhearted street fighter Cody, his ninjutsu-practicing friend Guy and a former pro wrestler, currently a mayor, Haggar. Here’s a brief summary for people who never played any Final Fight game. Why Streetwise marked the death of Final Fight franchise despite adding free roaming in 3D environment? I’ll try to explain it below. However, being a franchise made by Capcom means that after few years something starts to break. It was the very first Beat ’em Up I’ve ever played in my life and it surpasses Double Dragon and Streets of Rage in my book to this day.
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