Product Description

Final Fight Punches It's Way Onto Sega CD! When the Mad Gear Gang is around, you know laws are being broken. Enter the good guys, Haggar, Cody and Guy, with killer roundhouse kicks, back fists, uppercuts and body slams. All raging to the coolest CD quality tunes. When the going gets tough, grab a pipe, knife or sword, and take a slice out of crime!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19049 in Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Sega Mega CD

Features

• 6 Brutal Levels Of Street Fighting Head Trauma And Shattered Rib Cages!
• Choose From 3 Characters For 1 Or 2 Player Bone-Busting Action!
• Arcade Quality Music And Sound Effects
• Copyright 1989 Capcom, 1993 Sega

Customer Reviews

Not quite arcade perfect, but darn close! A nostalgic experience with some value added
I give this product a high score, because it's the closest any home version of Capcom's classic brawler has come to the arcade original.

Update: Apparently a Japanese-only gaming computer was released called the X68000 which had a port of Final Fight that was basically arcade perfect (the only difference was the color of the timer). But in the States, this is as close as you can get without emulation or the original PCB!

"Final Fight" is pure street fighting bliss, as it was in the days before memorization of complicated special moves and multi-hit combos became the norm. Like "Double Dragon" this game set new standards for arcade fighting games. In this game, Guy, Cody and Haggar rumble with the Mad Gear Gang to rescue Haggar's kidnapped daughter. One or two players trade pile drivers, knee slams, spin kicks and other assorted street fighting moves with the waves of bad guys, with occasional recourse to knives, pipes, and katanas to get the job done.

Final Fight came to home consoles first on the Super Nintendo (twice actually, as "Final Fight Guy" let you play as the missing character, but removed another to make room) as part of the early lineup. It disappointed many arcade fans since it was rather cut-down: the two player mode was gone, one of the playable characters was removed, one of the missions was removed, and on top of that the game was censored in many ways. This was in addition to the fact that the graphics were not quite as good as the arcade. In general it was simply less faithful to the spirit of the original.

Sega had their own try at it several years later and it was a huge improvement!

Anyway, this edition copies the arcade game almost exactly, within the hardware limitations of the Sega Genesis (the Sega CD was only an addon after all). Compared to the arcade version, there are fewer colors here, and the images are slightly blurred and pixelated around the edges. However after you play for awhile you'll get used to it. It's sort of like watching an old VHS tape vs. watching the same movie on a brand new DVD.

Next the arcade version actually threw more enemies at a time on the screen (especially on the harder difficulty levels). You'll be glad that the Sega CD cuts you a break here though, because unlike the arcade, you can't keep pumping in quarters (or free virtual coins like in the emulated versions!) forever to just finish the game even if your skills are lacking. Even when I adjusted the available lives and continues in the game to their maximum and played on the easiest difficulty setting, I was unable to beat the game (It was fun trying, but also annoying to know that time I screwed up a few levels ago is what kept me from going a few screens further at the end!). The lack of a save feature (uncommon in the day it came out) means you better be good! Two players share the body of continues, so they will have to be a well coordinated team!

There are some noticable changes from the arcade version that I should point out there, that may or may not be viewed as positive or negative, depending on the customer:

This game is censored.
If anyone has played the Super Nintendo version they recall how the female enemies were changed to men. Nothing like that here, however the female enemies have been given slightly less skimpy outfits to wear (don't worry, they still look like trashy 80's bimbos). The alcoholic beverages that sometimes appeared as health pickups have been replaced with "energy drinks." At a certain point in the game, a character originally said "Oh my God!" and now he says "Oh my car!" (if you remember the infamous bonus round, you'll recall the context of that famous line!).
The small amount of blood present in the arcade version is gone here.

It should be noted that the Japanese version of the game is not censored, and matches the arcade version.

These changes of course don't affect gameplay. A notable change in this game is in the intro cinema. Taking advantage of the extra space on the CD, the team has replaced the text with a voice over by a delightfully cheesy voice actor who reads off the characters lines. This is either hilarious or embarrassing, as the guy tries in vain to make his voice sound different when doing different characters. The formerly still pictures are now animated slightly (lips move, eyes blink, etc). Also some new pictures have been added to the sequence, but again, the changes are cosmetic.

The music of the game has been altered. Now nostalgic arcade music has been re-orchestrated with a new instrumental track that stays faithful to the spirit of each of the tracks. It's actually quite cool and grows on you fast, especially the third track which gets the blood pumping as you beat up thugs.

As far as modes are concerned, a new "Time Attack" has been added. One or two players try and survive until the timer runs out, killing as many enemies as possible. These battles take place on a closed course in front of a few new backgrounds (Chinatown, a bridge), and are a welcome addition. It's too bad there wasn't a "verses mode" but I guess we can't have everything.

While the emulated game is the best route for Final Fight purists, this version is still worth checking out for the new music, at least one viewing of the hilariously cheesy intro cinema and the Time Attack challenge.


One closing note: I don't actually own a Sega CD console. However, I had no problem purchasing this disc and popping it into the CD-ROM drive on my PC, firing up a Sega Genesis emulator and playing Final Fight CD. And I can listen to the audio tracks for fun too! Isn't technology wonderful?

Best version ever
This version of Final Fight is better than the arcade! The music is much better, clearer, and fits the mood of the game. You just don't see this very often. I couldn't begin to describe the otstanding quality to a true fan of the game. You would have to play it yourself. Also, can be put into a cd player and played as a music cd soundtrack.

Final Final CD Classic early capcom action for the sega cd !
I remember playing this game like crazy in the arcades. final fight might be slow compare to the hyper fast fighting games now, but this game still ROCKS!

This is a prime example of early Capcom fighting titles. capcom, im my opinion has some of the greatest fighting games(street fighter series anybody?) Sure, this game is SLIGHTLY altered, but its still a fantastic home version..the graphics are spot on, and all the characters are there especially my favorite in this game Mike Haggar. grab a pipe and get ready to kick some serious booty.

the sega cd does a fantastic job, with this version. the animation is perfect, all the sound effects are there..and lets not forget that famous bonus level where you trash that punks car! classic all the way.

sure there were other version of this released for the super nintendo etc..but in my opinion the sega cd version is one of the best..next to the arcade..if you own a sega cd..this is a must have.