FINAL FIGHT

Manufacturer: Capcom

Model: CPS1

Size, Unarchived: 3.31Mb

# Players: 2

Year: 1989 (as far as I know)

Ah, the putrid  waft of somebody urinating in the corner, and the sight of all the alcoholics begging for money, that is the fond memory I have of the arcade that I used to frequent with the sole intent of playing this game.  Yes I remember it well, the simple joy when you fly-kicked somebody in the head with Cody, or the "RRRUMBLE" as Haggar did his helicopter punch.  Now that the reminicing is over (thank God), heres the plot, some dude has kidnapped Cody's woman and you've gotta wade through 7 (?) levels of the same thing over and over again (hey it was the 80s, they didn't know what plot was).  Looking back, I have absolutely no idea why I enjoyed it so much, as all you do is hit the attack button as many times as possible while the same old people in different coloured clothes walk in and get pounded into submission.   Along with another game (who's name escapes me at the moment), and Mortal Kombat,   this was one of my favorite arcade games.

Graphics: 70
More of the same capcom graphics really.
Sound: 74
One of the few callus games that actually has a fair amount of sound.
Playability: 66
Interesting for the first 5 minutes.
Overall: 69
Hmm, not as good as I remember, but good for a little notalgia.

SAILA 1997