Fight'N Rage

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17

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  1. ncBadrock
    Sep 30, 2019
    8
    I am an absolute fan of Oldschool Final Fight/ Streets of Rage games. So seeing this on the eshop made me curious. The few, but very good reviews for the PC version convinced me and so I bought it. The game is an absolute dream for me.
    The controls are simple as they usually are in these games. But the developers put some thought into the gameplay, so with just three buttons and a stick    I am an absolute fan of Oldschool Final Fight/ Streets of Rage games. So seeing this on the eshop made me curious. The few, but very good reviews for the PC version convinced me and so I bought it. The game is an absolute dream for me.
    The controls are simple as they usually are in these games. But the developers put some thought into the gameplay, so with just three buttons and a stick you have almost perfect control over your character. There is so much depth, especially after unlocking the training mode you realize how much there is to the gameplay.
    Graphics and sound are very nice, it uses 2D sprites but has some very advanced 3D-distortions and parallax scrolling effects. Sound imitates the old sound chip sounds but has some very good tunes.
    The amount of unlockable stuff is absolutely insane. Costumes, modes, characters, etc. Since all three characters play differently and there are different paths there is also a lot of replayability.
    So this sound all very very good, so why only 8/10. I realize I am a massive fan of the genre, so for me this is easily a 9 or a 10. But I think I should be objective enough to see, that even with all the unlocks, the total amount of content is limited, and given the game is a several year old title for 19,99€ in the eshop, this is hard to recommend for everyone. Also for some the gameplay might still be a bit too shallow. So 8/10 seemed right for everyone.    … Expand
  2. alejacma
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    I hadn't had so much fun with a beat'm up since the times of Streets of Rage 2 & 3. This game is a must
  3. Steyraus
    Nov 5, 2020
    9
    Damn what a hidden gem. Found this game on sale on PS4 and was attracted by the art and the character design. To my surprise it was one of the best Vita muscle played in years. A big fan of the genre I like double dragon neon and the new Streets Of Rage and this game has a little bit more complexity to those games. Similar in ways to another game called shing it has a very interesting setDamn what a hidden gem. Found this game on sale on PS4 and was attracted by the art and the character design. To my surprise it was one of the best Vita muscle played in years. A big fan of the genre I like double dragon neon and the new Streets Of Rage and this game has a little bit more complexity to those games. Similar in ways to another game called shing it has a very interesting set of combos to learn and master but they are far easier to pull off in this game then in shin.… Expand
  4. TheAdjuster
    Apr 9, 2020
    10
    I was extremely turned off by its initial presentation, but I'm glad I gave it a try! The game is extremely fun and challenging and the best brawler I've played to date!
  5. Rieper47
    Jan 13, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bought Fight'n Rage today. This is a great game if you're the kind who likes beat-em-ups. Though having beaten the game on Easy mode, which...eugh that was a slog, I feel the game has a few major problems
    But first, I'm going to talk about the good things, because I don't want to push people away from the game, because despite the issues, this game is fun.

    Postive 1: the music. The soundtrack is awesome. I love the rocking soundtrack.

    Positive 2: the multiple paths, endings and choices. It's pretty cool that this game gives you multiple story choices to make, which ultimately lead up to which ending you'll get.

    Positive 3: you can play as the bad guys. Not many games let you do this. Ive only seen it with 3 games. Streets of Rage 4, Double Dragon 4, and this game. Although I don't really like that you can only use them in the Extra modes, and not the Arcade. Positive 4: No Multiplayer trophies! You don't need to join other games, don't need to revive people, don't need to worry about Multiplayer whatsoever. Just go, have fun with your buddies. Problem 1: the fact that there's no online multiplayer. Now while this may be great in that it's keeping up with the "retro style", it's not good in the long run because if you're aiming to unlock everything, which requires you to S rank the game with every character in every mode, beat all difficulty settings and get all endings, some of which require you to play in multiplayer with certain characters and do certain actions with those characters. It's a massive slog, even though you can run through the game with a unlockable CPU team, which...whyyyyy? .

    There's also the difficulty spike. Easy mode isn't available straight away and you have to pay coins, earned ingame to unlock it. It's also not that much easier than Normal mode, and sadly you don't unlock anything by beating it (except a trophy achievement, if you are playing the PlayStation/Xbox/Steam version). Which, comes to problem 2: unlocks are tied to "Beat the game on Normal mode or above" Easy mode also punishes the player by making it harder to earn coins. 1000 points = 1 coin, as opposed to Normal mode where it's 800 points are needed for 1 coin (and less depending on difficulty, I assume). So you're basically forced to play Normal and above if you want anything extra.

    Problem 3: Saving mid game. Game saves are called "suspended saves" and if you exit mid-game, you have to choose the exact same Character and difficulty to continue from where you left off. If you change the difficulty or character? The suspended save gets wiped and you have to start fresh from Stage 1. Thankfully this doesn't affect your unlocks, just your progression in the story. Problem 4: Lives system. There's only a very small handful of Lives and it depends on what difficulty you pick. This is the same as in games like Streets of Rage, but unlike Streets of Rage 4, there's no "Assist" where the game gives you extra lives or makes you more powerful in exchange for your score and Rank. Thankfully you can get more by racking up a certain score parameter.

    Problem 5: Health items. In every beat em up game, enemies drop health items, or even 1Ups, the latter being rare, but this? Barely anything. It really needs to step up on the health items, especially late game and especially on harder difficulties. No one's going to want to play a game where they constantly die

    Overall: 3/5 stars Challenging and fun at its core, but a bit too overwhelming at times, especially when it comes to unlocking extra content. I wanted to like the game, but it's too unreasonable with unlocking stuff. A casual player would never be able to do it. Not without online multiplayer or hell, 9 lives at least as start up.    … Expand
  6. jens76
    Jan 25, 2022
    8
    Und schon wieder gibt es Dresche! Es werden an viele Klassiker breit Erinnerungen wach, insbesondere "Turtels in Time", mein Liebling.
  7. abrus
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    This is certainly one of the best Streets of Rage style games I have played on a modern console and I am a big fan of the genre. It is lots of fun to play, great sound and graphics etc etc. Just a word of warning though: this game is HARD on normal mode in single player mode. If you don't have a friend to play this with you might really struggle (like me) to unlock any of the goodies whichThis is certainly one of the best Streets of Rage style games I have played on a modern console and I am a big fan of the genre. It is lots of fun to play, great sound and graphics etc etc. Just a word of warning though: this game is HARD on normal mode in single player mode. If you don't have a friend to play this with you might really struggle (like me) to unlock any of the goodies which require you to beat the game on 'normal' difficulty. And 'easy' mode is not available straight away and needs to be unlocked. Otherwise, this is an excellent game.… Expand
  8. tyelwell9
    Jan 16, 2023
    9
    This game is criminally underrated. After diving into TMNT: Shredders Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, I was anxious to get into another beat em up, but Fight'n Rage just didn't initially appeal to me. I thought the male fan service was unnecessary (which I still find to be extremely true) and the overall presentation was lacking. Well, I took a chance and realized that it looks wayThis game is criminally underrated. After diving into TMNT: Shredders Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, I was anxious to get into another beat em up, but Fight'n Rage just didn't initially appeal to me. I thought the male fan service was unnecessary (which I still find to be extremely true) and the overall presentation was lacking. Well, I took a chance and realized that it looks way better in action, and holy moly does it have the quality where it counts. For those who enjoy beat em ups, it's all about how it "feels." This game feels incredible to play. The depth is perfect for a game like this.... not as intense as a fighting game, but way more to do than just walk up to an enemy and hit attack as fast as possible. It's one of those games that when you put it down, you just want to pick it back up and keep punching those baddies until they explode into a pile of bones.… Expand

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#94 Best Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Nintenderos
    May 7, 2020
    85
    Its paths and its excellent controls make this game an interesting and very replayable beat 'em up, especially if you share the screen with up to two more friends.
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  2. 4P.de
    Nov 19, 2019
    82
    Fast-paced, entertaining street brawler with a groovy fight system an a lot of unlockables.
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  3. FNintendo
    Nov 8, 2019
    80
    Fight'N Rage has a name that suggests an old school beat'em-up and that's exactly what it is, a tribute to some of the classic names of this dimension of gaming that was so popular in decades past. But that's not the only thing that Fight'N Rage gets right - its gameplay mechanics amount of content, different endings and top notch audiovisual environment all contribute to make this one classic-style beat'em-up that is worthy to enter the Nintendo Switch of any fan of the style.
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