Final Fight 2

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a game by Capcom
Genre: Fighting Games
Platform: SNESSNES
Editor Rating: 8.8/10, based on 5 reviews
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Capcom rocked your SNES two years ago with Final Fight, the baddest side-scrolling beat-em-up on the block at that time. Since then, the stakes for high-quality 16-bit brawling have been raised with the release of leaner and meaner games, like Streets of Rage 2 for the Genesis.

Now Final Fight 2 enters the scene with two-player action and new characters, but with game play very similar to Final Fight. This sequel puts up a good fight, but unfortunately it seems to have lost some muscle tone in the offseason. FF 2 is more like a tremor than an earthquake.

Mad as Heck

Final Fight reached a smashing conclusion when Haggar, Cody, and Guy pounded the Mad Gear Gang's boss Belger through a plate-glass window at the top of a high rise. Belger's splat on the cement below signaled the end of the Mad Gear's grip on Metro City... or did it?

Two years later, the remnants of the Mad Gear Gang have reassembled into a cohesive international crime force, vandalizing major cities around the globe. Worse yet, the Gears have kidnapped Guy's karate master, Genryusai, and his daughter, Rena. Cody and Guy are out of town, so Haggar recruits Maki and Carlos to help him throw a wrench into the gang's gears once and for all.

A Big Maki Attack

Teamwork is the key to success, and FF 2's team holds all the keys. Maki is Rena's great-looking sister, and she combines Chun Li's agility with Guy's ninjitsu. Carlos is Haggar's South American roommate, and his sword skills bring down the house! Mike Haggar is a Herculean professional wrestler who crunches all the skulls he wants with his new-and-improved Spinning Pile Driver.

ProTip: Land on enemies as you perform Haggar's Spinning Pile Driver for on-screen enemy genocide.

Unlike its forefather, Final Fight 2 enables two players to deal out the punishment together. You pick from the three fighters and leave one riding the pines for later. One player can also go it alone. Even in two-player mode, there's almost no slowdown, and the screen flicker is negligible. Character control is smooth and easy-going.

Fit for Fighting

Physically, Final Fight 2's in top form, but you'll notice right away that the moves are basically unchanged from the first Final Fight. You get the same variety of attacks, including punches, kicks, jump kicks, hair-pull moves, throws, and a special attack that saps your energy as it crushes the enemies. You also get knives, two-by-fours, and nightsticks.

Playing this game is like getting stuck in a time warp, because all the moves are stuck in a rut. Even though it's a good beating, FF 2 should have popped you with more complicated controller techniques, blocks, and reversal moves.

Punch an enemy, then grab him while he's stunned and use a throw.

Throw the Bums Out!

Ever notice how video game villains always return for more punishment in sequels? Unfortunately, that's the case in Final Fight 2. Some old favorites are back, such as the towering Andores, but they haven't learned any new moves. The new punk recruits wield sticks, knives, and shock guns, but their attacks are unimaginative and repetitive. The Mad Gear Gang just isn't as cosmopolitan this time around, and the bonus stages are also dreary doses of déjà vu.

  • Batter the car in these four vulnerable places in the first bonus stage.
  • Nail the drums when the flames dissipate in the second bonus stage.

The lack of diversity wouldn't be so bad if the enemies were smarter, but their SATs would probably match their shoe sizes. You can adjust the difficulty, but even on the highest level it's much too easy to grab and throw the feeble foes. Anyone with above-average skills will down Final Fight II in one sitting, wipe off the foam, and wonder where the rest of the games is.

Toss cronies into their boss at the end of the level. Fighting from a distance is safer than a hand-to-hand slugfest.

Massaged in the Eyes

Whereas the first Final Fight thrust you into city slums, bars, parks, and alleyways, the second takes you on a graphic tour of six famous cities around the world. The new backgrounds are crisp and detailed, but you may find the scenery less appealing in this go-round. International sight-seeing in front of cafes and docks doesn't work well with the fighting theme. However, the character animation is astoundingly smooth and fluid. Additionally, there is now vertical screen scrolling in addition to the horizontal movement.

In Holland, throw foes onto mines to detonate them safely.

Belted in the Ears

Final Fight 2 cranks some great sound effects, but a few of them -- like Maki's squeal -- can be annoying. The music's okay, but it loops quickly and is a big disappointment compared to the emotional, resonant tunes from the first Final Fight.

Final Analysis

Final Fight 2's a fighter to be reckoned with, but it's not a knockout. You'll want to take it on for the thrills of two-player Final Fighting, but the game play's predictable, the music's weak, and the enemies are bums. This isn't the fight to end all fights, and we hope the next Final Fight installment is better... finally.

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System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
  • Pentium II (or equivalent) 266MHz (500MHz recommended), RAM: 64MB (128MB recommended), DirectX v8.0a or later must be installed

Game Reviews

Now you can be the same characters in a two-player game! At the title screen, when it lets you choose a 1-or 2-player game, press these buttons in this order: DOWN, DOWN, UP, UP, RIGHT LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, and then the top L and R buttons at the same time. The screen will turn blue. Select a two-player game, and then go to the character selection screen. Have player 2 choose the character you both want to play as, and then have player 1 choose the same character. Both will be the same characters, but with different colors.

This time the Mad Gear Gang is out to conquer the world. As insurance, they've kidnapped Genryusai and his daughter Rena. To save both, Mike and his new partners Carlos and Maki must fight through 6 levels filled with enough boss characters to kill them many times over. Whether you fight alone, or use the new two player simultaneous option, you will need your hottest moves to eliminate the Gang forever. The world depends on it.

This world tour isn't exactly a vocation.

This time the Mad Gear Gang is out to conquer the world. As insurance they've kidnapped Genryusai and his daughter Rena. To save both Mike and his new partners Carlos and Maki must fight through 6 levels filled with enough boss characters to kill them many times over. Whether you fight alone or use the new two player simultaneous option you will need your hottest moves to eliminate the Gang forever. The world depends on it.

One of Capcom's arcade classics is back for round two on the SNES. The new and improved eight-meg Final Fight II is still in the works, but here's a quick peek.

Final Fight-Finally

The biggest and best news about this sequel is that it's got simultaneous two-player action! Final Fight aficionados know that the first SNES version was a one-player fight only.

Haggar's back, along with a couple of new buds, to make a total of three fighters to choose from. The new chop-busters on the block include Carlos and Maki (a girl). Each character has their own set of moves, and the game's graphics and action look much closer to the original arcade version than the first SNES game did. The game play is similar to the SNES version, though.

There are five levels of side-scrolling, head-to-head, beat-em-up action, and there's even a story to go with it. Remember Guy in the original Final Fight from the arcades? It seems that Maki's father was Guy's teacher and trainer, and now he's been kidnapped by that bunch of thugs who are always making trouble for the Final Fight bunch, the Mad Gear Gang. With a little help from you, Haggar, Carlos, and Maki are out to rescue Maki's father.

Just for fun, Capcom's even stuck a surprise into the game -- special cameo appearances by two Street Fighter heroes. Check out Chun Li, who's sitting at a sidewalk cafe, and Guile, who's hanging out in the crowd watching the action. Nice touch!

Fighting for the Fall

Final Fight II won't be climbing into the ring until late '93, probably just in time for the holidays. However, two-player Final Fight SNES action that really matches up to the bone-crushing bruisin' that made the arcade version a hit will be worth the wait!

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