- Publisher: Capcom
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2006
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I have no idea why I seem to be loving games more than everyone else right now, but that doesn't change the fact that this is a damn fine beat-em-up, and it's a perfect, mindless, meaty bit of action that the genre sorely needed.
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AceGamezFinal Fight was a classic and Streetwise is a long way from some of the crummy remakes that seem to be springing out lately, so if you're the type to go into everything fists flying, then Travers is the perfect character for you.
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While Streetwise's story progression is well thought out, the presentation and implementation of the game engine is sorely lacking.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyThe technical issues and unambitious design come with a chaser of charming silliness. [Apr 2006, p.97]
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Unfortunately, the end result is a little more Rambo, a lot less Rocky. It's going to take a rethinking to pull the 3D brawler out of its "me too" phase, and Streetwise certainly isn't helping.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineThe only real downside is that the upgrade system is worthless. [Apr 2006, p.82]
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Games Master UKThinking-free fun, but just too shoddy to stab our hearts with the flickknife of love. [May 2006, p.55]
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This is one of those games you’ll look forward to, have a brief amount of fun with, and then wonder what went wrong.
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Everything Final Fight made great is conspicuously absent in Streetwise.
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You almost have to ask whether Capcom closed Studio 8 out of sheer embarrassment.
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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UKDisposable urban nonsense. The barbaric combat may entertain for a while, but it's not long until tedium sets in. [May 2006, p.85]
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If there's any good reason to purchase, rent or even borrow this game, I haven't found it.
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A slightly below average game with some okay fighting action, a nice arcade mode if you're playing co-op and some adult situations that sometimes cross the line into the land of overkill.
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Play UKButton-hammering combos, awful graphics, dire plot and annoying side-quests culminate in a big cloud of sweary yet camp violence. [Issue#139, p.92]
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BoomtownCapcom has dropped the ball and left us with a title that will be forgotten about even before it hits the bargain bins, which won’t be too long at all by the looks of things.
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PSM MagazineCombat featuring counters, reversals, and fighting move upgrades sounds promising, but in practice does little to offset the game’s repetitiveness. [Mar 2006, p.84]
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Game InformerOutside of the occasional thrill of blowing some fool away with a shotgun or breaking a baseball bat over someone's head, there are no redeeming qualities to Final Fight: Streetwise. [Mar 2006, p.100]
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There are a lot of things that do pay homage to the original, but this is a shoddy game that lacks polish or any of the simplistic fun offered up by the original.
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Play MagazineExasperating mini-games; bad AI, camera jams, and a slap in the face story to any fan...This is not good...no--this is really not good. [Apr 2006, p.63]
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The camera is even worse than in the main mode -- odd, when it could've just taken a zoomed-in version of the isometric view that games like Baldur's Gate have used for eons.
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PSM2 Magazine UKWe'd love to see another good urban brawler, but this isn't anywhere near to being it. [May 2006, p.58]
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Final Fight: Streetwise pretty much fails to please. A boring story greets you in the main form of gameplay, while the alternate Arcade mode focuses on the lackluster combat.
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games(TM)Erase those memories of halcyon days spent nurturing your arthritis with the original coin-op, because Streetwise does it no kind of justice. [May 2006, p.124]
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As it stands, FF:S isn’t the worst game you’ll ever play, but it certainly isn’t worth spending money on.
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The fighting system itself is has a few interesting features, but almost everything else about the game will either frustrate or annoy. The camera, the enemy A.I., almost every aspect of the graphics, the sound effects and the required mini-games are all decidedly sub-par.
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It is worth noting, just finally, that die-hard fans will get to meet Mike Hagger and Guy from the original Final Fight, but even these cameos don’t justify playing this game.
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Final Fight: Streetwise doesn't look good, doesn't play well, and it can't even get its unlockable bonus--the original arcade game--right.
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Only players absolutely obsessed with the continuing story of street-fighter-with-a-heart-of-gold Cody and bare-knuckled mayor Mike Haggar need bother checking in.
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While Final Fight: Streetwise isn't broken to the point of being completely unplayable, it is absolutely not worth your time.
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What a letdown, considering that the version included with "Capcom Classics Collection" was arcade-perfect.
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One more thing: the swearing. Normally we don't mind, but the script for Streetwise sounds like it was written by a grade-schooler who'd just discovered cursing. Obscene language is overused to the point where the effect isn't gritty at all. In fact, it's just laughable.
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The button mashing is so boring, the dialogue so conspicuously profane and inane and the presentation so blocky and dull that the only motivating factor in playing is the promise of unlocking the original Final Fight.
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Final Fight veterans hoping for a class act, steer clear of this title completely. In fact if you like any type of game, steer so clear that your car comes off the road if need be. It’s that bad.
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An insult to anyone who enjoyed the original arcade game.
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It deserves every harsh word written about it. It's the worst kind of cynical cash in and not only damages the legacy of Final Fight, but damages Capcom's reputation as a forward thinking games publisher.
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Instantly forgettable and certainly regrettable, this fighter is preposterously short on both brains and brawn. Here's to hoping that Streetwise listens to its title and is indeed the final Final Fight.
Awards & Rankings
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#64 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2006
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#88 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2006
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 29
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Mixed: 5 out of 29
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Negative: 4 out of 29
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May 14, 2022O jogo é maravilhoso , uma jóia de sua época e injustiçado por aqueles não entendem nada de videogame.