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Mindless fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: August 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I imported this game and am glad I did. Who cares that I can not read the cut scenes, you don't play a game like this for the story. This game has an unlock feature that grants you secrets the more you play. You get 2 extra fighters, 4 extra colors for outfits, level select, and up to 9 lives. These unlock very quickly and are not much of a challenge to get. Controls are tight and graphics are very good. Great color use, but might be too dark. I'd say this is my fav GBA game. Like I said mindless fun. It also has muliple difficulty settings, easy, normal, hard, very hard and super hard.

Another solid beat 'em up!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you're a Streets of Rage or Double Dragon fan then Final Fight will no-doubt appeal to you. I only ever played it in the arcade once about 13 years ago but I was a cool game indeed. This Gameboy Advance version is identical to the Arcade but with a few more touches added such as new cut-scenes and animations and a couple of hidden levels.

Since I am such a wimp when it comes to games I did complete this on my fourth go (on the easiest setting) but I did notice a LOT of similarities between this and SOR in regards to the baddies, level progression and power-ups. That's not a bad thing but I only wish it lasted a little longer. Still it's a cool game and definitely worth getting.

Graphics A
Sound B-
Gameplay B
Lasting Appeal B-

Final Fight on GBA? Unbelievable!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Remember original Final Fight on the arcade and the SNES? Well, Capcom did it again! Youhou! Being 23 years these days I really don't give damn about whether people think I'm still a kid playing Final Fight on my GBA. This game makes me nostalgic because it reminds me of the early 90's - then I was still 13 - when I started going to arcades. FF was one of the best two-players beat-them-all of these times. Concurrently, Nintendo was doing great in the world of video gaming with the SNES. Capcom decided to release the game - Final Fight Guy - on the console, but unfortunately it was a failure in my opinion since it was only a one-player game and worse, one of the characters was missing.

Capcom didn't leave the series (after FF Guy) to rest by releasing Final Fight 2 and Final Fight, which both added the two-players mode and the 3rd character. However, the two sequels were still missing a few features present in the arcade version. They were not massive hits but they sure satisfied the FF desire.

Now, Final Fight - Final Fight One - is making a come back on the GBA, which is definitely going to be a promising hit this time. The portable version of this game will be a direct translation from the arcade version with all the missing characters, bosses and levels now all fully intact, which are excellent news to fans of the original FF like me.

In case you are not familiar with the FF genre, the game - as one of the three selectable characters - consist of kicking everyone's ... and of cleaning the streets up of the massive saturation of Mad Gear gang members, as the leader has kidnapped the mayor's daughter. Using brute force, you have to mop up the floor with these guys in order to advance through the city. And at the end of each level, there'll be a big fat *ss waiting for you and it'll be up to you to beat the ... out of him. However, the game involves some strategies if you don't want to finish off all your lives and continues, so don't just use your special attack because this consumes stamina and be careful when there are a lot of enemies on screen and mainly when fighting the bosses.

The game is also a two-players game (via the link cable), which is the whole point of a FF game. You get to choose one character amongst the 3 selectable ones. Each of them have their own style of attacks and special moves, so choose wisely to make a perfect team of FF fighters to make your way through the Metro City streets. The only downside of the two-players game is that each player must have his own cartridge to play the game. But who cares it's Final Fight guys!!! It's a must to have whether you are new to the genre or a fan like me. Just BUY IT as soon as it's out on the 28th September.

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED! Just buy the game or sell your GBA!

Surprisingly easy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I could finished this as soon as I was given it, since I started playing it straight away, but my boyfriend had other ideas. I managed to get to the fifth level (I think), before this arm came over my shoulder and switched it over. The next time I tried to play it, could I get past the fat police guy who had a gun?! Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! And who are we blaming for that?

I think I definitely prefer beat-em-up games (or racing, but I'm rubbish at them) to any other, cos if you're in a seriously bad mood, then you get to take all your frustrations out on this. I didn't use the special move button much - to be honest I forgot about it a lot - but it wasn't really necessary, as some simple punches were enough to get rid of the bad guys. Some, sure took a little longer, but they will eventually die.

What I do find bad with these games is the bad guys rarely change. Most of them are easy to dispose of, and it gets slightly boring when they come at you constantly. I hated the guys who looked like chavs (OK, so you Americans aren't gonna know that name - guys who wear hooded tops, hang around street corners, think they're hard, just to generalise it) with names like Jay & Billy I think? They were just too quick to move about for me, as I found it really difficult to move up or down, as the bad guys normally went the opposite way!

I did manage to get to the last level of this game, but unfortunately got a game over before getting very far. I could have finished it on my first try, given half a chance though! I enjoyed the game, squealing every time I killed a bad guy, although it does get slightly repetitive. And I liked playing as Cody? He looked GOOD in those jeans!

FF

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great translation of the classic CAPCOM fighter. Some small effects are missing(swinging rails on the subway, level transition seens), and the normal NINTENDO censorship(no women thugs). Capcom seems they tried to upgrade the music, but should have kept the original scores. Sound effects are perfect, even better than the SNES, and up to par with the original arcade. Graphics are awesome, Cody, Guy, and Haggar are done well.

A CLASSIC!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I remember when I first got my Super NES in 1991, Final Fight was the first game I played. It was the game I played the most, I couldn't stop playing it! Before then, I had never played the arcade version, so I didn't know there was a character missing, a stage missing, and these two girl enemies were replaced with these weird male characters. When I finally DID the play the arcade version, I saw Guy and went "Who is THAT? He wasn't in the SNES!" So I picked Guy, and I thought he was awesome. He could do wall jumps, and he was really fast. After that, I had second thoughts about the Super NES version. When I heard that FF was being re-released for GBA, and it was gonna have all three characters, a two player mode, AND the missing stage, I had jumped at the chance and bought it. This game is a timeless classic. Guy can kick anyone's [butt], 'cause he's a ninja, and he can do wall jumps. Cody is my second favorite. Haggar is really too slow! Guy is the best character in my opinion, and I've beaten the game at least 5 times with him. I highly recommend this classic to everybody.

Hurray for Retro

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Finally this game reaches us in all of its arcade glory! This is a classic beat um up, punch um, make um fall down and dissapear game. One of the favorites in the arcades for its time, it's great. You chose between one of three guys, enter the streets and go at it. No need to think or read. Just hit punch and knock out. Everyone who remembers this game should get it. If you are a fan of Double Dragon or Streets of Rage this is a must have. Younger gamers may not enjoy this as much as old schoolers however.

A must have for any all school figthing fan!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have this game almost in every console it has come out, i used to crak it in the arcades!!, its amazing the quality of the game, it's almost identical to the original (with a few signs les here or there), the game play is identical and more, it has secrets, story for each charactrer, and more.

In simple words GO AND BUY IT!

Already own the SNES Version, is it worth it?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I already owned the Super Nintedo Version. So I was hesitant to pick this one up. This review is mostly directed to those who have the same question I did. "Is it differant enough to warrent the extra money."

What's differant from the SNES version:
---There's cut scenes between the character you play and each of the bosses talking smack to eachother.
---The music has been tweaked. It's still mostly recognizable, but very differant.
---Boss names now reflect the names they had in the Arcade.
---There's a new pickup item that allows for temporary invulnarability.
---There are secrets to be unlocked for destroying bad guys: Street Fighter Alpha versions of Guy and Cody, Number of Lives select, stage select, and other such things.
---Graphics have also been tweaked slightly.
---Where as the SNES version only threw three or four baddies at you at a time, the GBA version will positively swarm you unless you're set on easy level.
---Most importantly, they added the Industrial Area level that was missing in the original SNES version And of course they have Guy, which many people missed the first time.

What's the same:
---It's still the same game. It's still Cody, Haggar and Guy slugging it out through the same characters through the same levels going for the same goal.
---The characters that used to be women in the arcade and turned into guys in the home version are still guys in this version.

So is it worth getting if you already have the SNES version?:
Not really. If you missed out on the SNES version, I'd definetaly get it. Portability's nice and it's an over all good game.
But the only thing this really has over the SNES version is the inclusion of the Industrial Area, Guy and the Alpha versions of Guy and Cody. Nice additives, but probably not worth the $$ if you already have it on SNES.

STILL AWESOME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Final Fight One was a popular arcade game back in the days. I played it a lot back in jounior high school. Even now, this game is still lots of fun! This GBA port is perfect!
The graphics are SUPER, just like the arcade, very colorful and detailed. The characters/enemies are big and very detailed. The sound and music is great. The sound/music test is sweet, you can trip people out in class or during work! I love the oh my god, sneezing, and pistol sound. The control is simple, one button for jump, one for attack and one for special attack. You can throw the enemies, hold then do the knee/headbutt, all the original moves are there! The gameplay is super fun!
This game is similar to another awesome game, Streets Of Rage 2, which should be made for the GBA! Overall this game is totally sweet, a MUST BUY!

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