Furthermore, the underlying themes in "Streetwise" are completely out of place for Final Fight's established genre.įinal Fight Streetwise has gameplay designed around a story, rather than potent mechanics a brawler should have as its primary core. Granted, the stories of its predecessors were simple too, but in this case it is easy to tell the difference between "SIMPLE" and "LAME". The story is point A to B with no depth, with unnecessarily over dramatized cheese. The instinct function does not give enough beneficial power to the player to become satisfying, and is woefully short of feeling addictive. Buying moves at the gym was really pointless. it was a wonder the project was completed.įighting hand to hand, and with weapons offered very few perks. So many of the core attributes and limitations of the engine worked against the project.
going to "Streetwise" a realistic brawler. The game engine was taken directly from Maximo 2 without really considering whether it could preform the task well. The core gameplay feels shallow, ineffectual and downright boring. I firmly believe that this could have been at least a competent title "if" the core team had been allowed to do its job properly without interference from incompetent management. Sound in general is unremarkable and buggy. Dialogue was trite, but had a few good one liners before it was censored and re-written. Environments are generally devoid of life, and are bland. A select few character designs are passable. Sadly there are very few positives I can give this game. Now that you know the truth, allow me to gage the game as a player. "Broken Process" & "Politics" are the relevant terms that plagued the team from the beginning of "FF Streetwise" to its wretched end. The original gameplay core that was established was swept away making way for "Streetwise", (Mass urban thug appeal in an already over-saturated market.) and it was all downhill from there. The message was misinterpreted to the team as saying, "We don't like it at all, continue with the brawler aspect with a theme American gamers could appreciate". When told by corporate that, "The game while fun to play, was visually not suited for its core audience". The visual style had cel shaded characters with toonish gritty backgrounds. It felt very much like a traditional Final Fight incarnation that had leaped from 2D to 3D. The original demo had compelling gameplay that was fierce, dynamic, deep and layered. The camera was set on a cambox principle that roughly "imitated" a railcam system. The original demo was a 3rd person action brawler. The first playable demo was named "Final Fight - Seven Sons". The finished game that was put on the shelves was NOT the original vision of the title. Capcom Studio 8's last project "Final Fight Streetwise", brought the demise of the development group with a sustained and embarrassing whimper.Ī small bit of history before I go into the meat of likes and dislikes.
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