Bad Street Brawler

"Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind..."

Ranking:

Graphics: 6/10
Sound Effects: 6/10
Music: 6/10
Originality: 6/10
Play Control: 7/10
Group Enjoyment: 3/10
Individual Enjoyment: 6/10
Challenge: 5/10
Ending: 3/10
Overall: 6/10


Good Points:
A game where you walk through the streets beating up little men, dogs, monkeys, and guys carrying baseball bats. You also have to deal with bosses, who are nothing more than a regular enemy with more life. So, how does it bash up the competition?

Graphics: Sure, the graphics are simple, but what else is there to put?

Sound Effects: There's the sounds of you bashing stuff, and you getting bashed. What else is there to put?

Music: It's there, in the background, coming for you! Ahh! Run! Ok, so it's not THAT bad, but it's not “Hum-while-you're-in-the-shower'' catchy.

Originality: Can't say I've seen many games like it. This is, essentially, a dumbed-down version of Final Fight.

Play Control: A button, B button, A and B button, and movement. Gee, that was hard.

Enjoyment: The attacks you use in this game are hilarious. On each level, you get a new set of attacks. You get the ear-pull, the head butt, the sweep kick, the punch, the jump-kick, the trip, and other attacks. I personally like the eye poke, myself.

Challenge: Ok, so there's no real challenge. Not even on the later levels. Well, what're you gonna do?


Bad Points:
I'd say the only problems with this game were the lack of challenge, and not enough diversity in the enemies. I love the attacks, but there really is no premise to the game. Maybe if there had been a cool plot, like “Aliens have come to Earth, and have assumed these identities. It's time to beat them up!”. On second thought, maybe that plot wouldn't be a good idea.

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 02/02/00, Updated 02/02/00