Final Fight: Streetwise
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| Developer(s) | Capcom Production Studio 8 (PS2) Secret Level (Xbox) |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release date |  February 28, 2006 April 7, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up, Action-adventure, Sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Media | 1 DVD |
Final Fight: Streetwise is a game in the Final Fight series. Set several years after the original Final Fight, it stars Kyle Travers, Cody's younger brother. In Streetwise, Kyle roams around the streets of Metro City in search of his missing brother, Cody. Kyle will run into familiar faces, as well as new ones.
Capcom of Japan closed Capcom Production Studio 8 soon after the release of Streetwise. Contrary to public belief, the game's poor sales did not cause the studio's closing, it was already planned before the game's release. Developer Secret Level ported the game to the Xbox.
This is the first Final Fight game to be rated M. It contains strong language, sexual themes, intense violence, blood, use of drugs and alcohol. A promotional comic was included with preorders of the game that included concept art (see bottom of page).
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[edit] Gameplay
Final Fight: Streetwise is a 3D beat 'em up. The story mode, which is for 1 player, has 10 minigames, including cockroach stomping, arm-wrestling, slide puzzles, shooting contests and the classic car bash. Players earn money through pit fights and side missions, upgrading Kyle's moveset by training in various gyms in Metro City while progressing through the game. An 'instinct' system allows you to counter opponents' attacks, as well as make your attacks more powerful.
The arcade mode is a no-frills 3D brawler for 1 or 2 players. It does not have upgradable movesets, counters or instinct abilities. Kyle, Cody, Guy and Haggar are all playable characters in arcade mode.
[edit] Story
Kyle and Cody Travers are partners in the sport of underground fighting. One day, Cody is kidnapped, and Kyle must search the city for him.
Kyle finds out that Cody was using an illegal steroid called “glow”, to help with his arthritis. Kyle discovers that glow is being made by a psychotic priest named Father Bella, who hopes to use the drug to bring about the apocalypse. When Kyle finds Bella on the roof of his church, Cody is with him, mutated by a concentrated dose of glow. It is revealed that Bella is the brother of Belger, the antagonist of the original game, just before he and Kyle begin to fight.
During the battle, Cody regains his senses, and throws himself and Bella off the roof. Some time later, Cody awakes in the hospital, with his arthritis gone.
[edit] Cast
[edit] The protagonist
- Kyle Travers (voiced by Trent Kanuga) is the younger brother of Cody. Kyle is a fighter in Metro City's underground pit fighting circuit, and makes ends meet from brawl to brawl. Cody serves as his cornerman, as he has given up fighting due to his arthritic knees. Cody sees that Kyle possesses vast potential as a fighter, enough to eventually be better than him. However, Kyle lacks focus, occasionally struggling against competition he could easily dominate. This behavior only stokes Cody's desire to fight again. After a pit fight, Cody says he will meet Kyle at the Barfly, a bar operated by Kyle's girlfriend Vanessa Sims. Cody arrives late, telling Kyle he may have found a way to get back in the ring. Before they can discuss it further, mobsters attack them both, kidnapping Cody and rendering Kyle unconscious. When he comes to, he combs the streets looking for his brother, running along more familiar Final Fight characters such as Guy, Andore and Haggar.
[edit] Supporting cast
- Vanessa Sims is the girlfriend of Kyle Travers and owner and bartender of the "Barfly" lounge in Final Fight: Streetwise. When Kyle’s brother, Cody is taken captive by the Stiff in her bar, Vanessa does her best to provide information and ideas to Kyle to find Cody. She also has her brother on the MCPD in aiding Kyle in his search. During the GLOW induced riots on Metro City, Kyle and former Mad Gear member 2-ill saved her life. Kyle eventually saved Cody and the city, but the end result cost her bar in the riots and the life of her brother in the final battles. While Vanessa tends to Kyle and Cody in the hospital, she keeps her brother’s badge to remind her of him.
- Sergeant Sims is a deep cover cop for the MCPD (Metro City Police Department) in Final Fight: Streetwise. By the request of his sister, Vanessa, Sims assisted her boyfriend, Kyle into looking for his missing brother, Cody. He wanted Kyle not to get not to be involved due to the danger Cody was in. Sims also sought to arrest Cody for using Glow, a highly addictive drug that increases the physical attributes of the user.
- 2-Ill is a former thug who used to be known as Two.P and served as a part of the original Mad Gear gang. Vanessa recommends Kyle find him for information despite Kyle's protests, and seems to know 2-Ill rather well, even knowing his former identity. 2-Ill would rather forget his days as a thug and instead make money legitimately. He helps Kyle out repeatedly in the story, though usually for a fee.
- Vito Bracca is the boss of a gang in Little Italy during Final Fight: Streetwise. Cody participated in pit-fights under his restaurant, until Bracca found out that he was using the drug GLOW.
- Dr. Chang is a scientist in Final Fight: Streetwise. She is responsible for the creation of the drug GlycoLauric Octanol (GLOW).
- Madame Celeste is a fortune teller in Kyle’s neighborhood in Final Fight: Streetwise. Vanessa sends Kyle to her psychic parlor to get information on Cody’s whereabouts.
- Paco is a tattoo artist in Kyle’s neighborhood in Final Fight: Streetwise. He lives in the same building as Kyle and is trained as a boxer.
- Mike Haggar is only a supporting character in the main game. He can be used in arcade mode, however.
- Guy is only a supporting character in the main game, but can be used in arcade mode.
[edit] Pit-Fighters
The Pit-Fighters are various opponents that Kyle Travers competes against in pit fights for money. Some of the fights in the game are mandatory, though Kyle still wins money from them (except for one regular fight against Lou "The Skin"), though many of the fights are optional. Pit-Fights don't involve weapons and only the ones in Japantown involve health and instinct power-ups. Along with money, Kyle is given a rank based on how he used his offense and defense in the fight after a win. Kyle aside, the pit-fighters are:
- Handsome Bob - The first character Kyle faces in the entire game. He is a pretty average fighter with an offense consisting mostly of punches.
- Ghost - One of the pit-fighters that Vito makes Kyle fight initially for info on Cody. Ghost is a quick Muay Thai fighter who uses various kick attacks and one elbow strike, but has no punches.
- Andore - One of the pit-fighters that Vito makes Kyle fight initially for information on Cody.
- Cammy - An optional pit-fighter best known for her appearances in various games in the Street Fighter series.
- The Locksmith - An African-American, he is an optional pit-fighter who beat Handsome Bob before Kyle did.
- Lou "The Skin" - A tattoo artist in Japantown who has a number of tattoos and piercings on himself.
[edit] Streetwise opponents
- The basic Street Thugs who roam around most of Metro City are the closest in acting like the Mad Gear and Skull Cross gangs in the past.
- The Blue Ballers are the Weasel's personal gang. Their trademark is the Blue Ballers shirt they wear also worn by their boss.
- The Elite Guard were mobsters who worked for the Stiff and Blades. The wore three piece suits to separate themselves from Vito's men.
- The Attack Dogs (most likely German Shepherds) are only featured in the Bijou hotel in the Pier District.
- The Punx are like the street thugs but only more organized. They are located in the Pier District sporting mohawks and matching jackets.
- The Gangsters are part of Vito Bracca's gang. They look like the Elite Guard only they only wear dress shirts with no jacket and are taller.
- The Chefs are Vito Bracca's culinary staff at his Little Italy restaurant. They are big, strong and are always equipped with knives to attack and throw with Some of these chefs become effected by Glow later in the game.
- In Japantown, the Schoolgirls run rampant. The schoolgirls are fast, use ninjitsu and wield katana blades.
- The Genin (meaning Low Ninja) are Guy's rookie ninja of whom he trains. They fight quickly with most using Katana.
- Glowheads describe those addicted to the strength increasing, highly addictive drug, Glow. While some Glowheads don't fight unless provoked and are easy to kill this way, they are very dangerous in battle.
[edit] The Four Horsemen
- The Weasel's real name is Nicky Wissell. He tends to be very protective of his face ("Not the face!" being one of his more common lines). He faces Kyle many times during the game, though never once hand to hand, and is always defeated after making some grave error in judgement and, after brutal interrogation, supplying Kyle with whatever info he is after to avoid bodily harm.
- Stiff's real name is Devin Aranoc, and he works for Father Bella. He tends to call Kyle "Kung Fu", and tells him he tends to be very difficult to kill.
- Blades' full real name is never given, though his first name is apparently Dino. He was an assassin for mob boss Vito Bracca, before killing Vito and revealing that he worked for Father Bella all along.
- Pestilence is a giant, GLOW induced monstrosity created by Dr. Chang.
- Cody Travers - In Final Fight: Streetwise, Cody begins using the designer drug glycolauric octanol, or "GLOW" which acts as a steroid, increasing Cody's strength, and relieving the pain on his knees that put an end to his fighting career.
[edit] Reception
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Upon release, the game was ill-received with extremely negative reviews worldwide, failing to achieve mainstream success. Many popular video game review websites and magazines, including IGN, GameSpot, GameSpy and Game Informer to name a few, have made several complaints and flaws to the game, usually ending with a negative review. ScrewAttack named Final Fight:Streetwise as the 6th game on their Top 10 Worst 2D to 3D Games.
[edit] External links
- Tiamat's Street Fighter Plot FAQ on GameFAQs.
- Official website
- Gamespot's Preview
- Final Fight: Streetwise at MobyGames
- Final Fight: Streetwise at Final Fight Online
- Hardcore Gaming 101 Final Fight series review, including a different view on Final Fight: Streetwise
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