Here's a playthrough of one of the last beat-em-ups Konami ever made...and one of their best.
In an post-apocalyptic future where World War III has ended, chaos rules the streets and the world. Wade, Boris and Kyle are vigliantes who protect the city they live in from anyone or anything that wants to cause trouble, including street gangs who prey on those trying to survive
One day, they meet their friend Sheena, who is heading home from a grocery store. Suddenly, a green-skinned, orange-mohawked freak on a motorcycle swoops in and kidnaps her. Now, these three men must save her from the Geldo gang.
Boris is the strongman of the group (and fights a lot like Haggar). Kyle is the speedster. Wade is the average guy. What are you waiting for? Pick the type of character you can work with and let's get hopping!
Level 1 - Train Station
You have a lot of interesting abilities to work with here. Among them, you have a special attack (press jump and attack together), a crouching attack that can attack downed enemies if you want to do so, the ability to attack downed opponents, a back attack that works by pressing Back and the attack button simultaneously, and the ability to pick up a downed opponent and grapple them (Up + Attack on a downed opponent).
Jaxon and Talcus are just your run-of-the-mill enemies, but Jaxon is slightly smarter and has a slightly higher life bar. They also have red palette swaps that you'll see every so often, and the red version of Talcus is known as R. Talcus.
Ryuken is a karate-based enemy with all sort of kick attacks. He can even leap at you and knee you in the face to do some damage. If you see him, take him out immediately, as he can strike as soon as he gets the opportunity.
The knife is your typical handheld stabbing weapon. If you can get your hands on it, you can do more damage than you usually can in one hit. You'll also see the pipe later on, too. Those will be the only weapons you'll see in the entire game. Lame. Although if you're playing as Boris, you can attacked low-lying crates and downed enemies with the pipe just by attacking with it like you normally would.
As you progress through the first section, you'll be seeing the guy on the motorcycle with Sheena again, and you'll also see a Ryuken backflipping around before jumping into the playfield.
Crossbones is a mohawked punk with a pipe in his hands. He's easy to beat, but the chances of knocking the pipe out of his hands is very rare.
The pots in the train station can be thrown at enemies. The benches, however, won't budge.
As you progress through the second section, you'll see some guy with a sack over his head running to the right.
Liza is the female enemy of the game, and she strikes at you with a knife. The only way to get her knife is to deflect it when see throws it, knocking it away and onto the ground. This way, you can pick it up.
You can destroy the bicycle for extra points.
When you reach the huge crack in the wall, the man with the sack on his head will bust through it and fight you. This is Dabel, the first boss of the game. He'll try to dash into you and attack you with his club. Standing combos and grab combos work well against him.
Don't attack him when he's down, or he'll knock you to the floor instantly. Also, watch out for that flying kick he does if you do retreat.
If you can hit Dabel with enough punch attacks, you can get the bag on his head to fall off, causing him to be unmasked. You can then pick the bag up for points.
Final Fight Round 1 vs Violent Storm Round 1: Well, your first destination is a train station. At least we reach it faster here.
Oh, and expect this section at the end to be in all the other entries, as well. This game follows Final Fight too eerily to be a coincidence.
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