Story: Now most beat 'em ups aren't really rich in the way of story and this one is no different. It is a simple plot but still a powerful on. The plot is that Mayor Mike Haggar's Daughter Jessica is kidnapped by The Mad Gear Gangand it is up to Haggar, Cody Jessica's boyfriend, and Guy Cody's friend to go save her from the nefarious leader of The Mad Gears, Belgerz. Now Belgerz is a guy in a wheelchair with a crossbow. Does it seem unfair that you are fighting a  guy in a wheelchair? No it is completely fair he is a lying faker. He gets his just desserts when you finally beat him.the story is really nothing to shake a stick at but what is impressive is the connections with the Street Fighter games. Now before Mike Haggar became mayor of Metro City he was a wrestler. Guess who his rival was. ZANGIEF. Haggar was the basis for Zangiefs move the spinning lariat. The story goes that Zangief saw one of Haggar's wrestling matches and decided to use the spinning lariat as his own so in retaliation HAggar adopted the spinning pile driver.  Isn't that neat! Yeah bot to mention Ken and Guy in the Street Fighter series. See this is why I love Capcom. Their game weave a rich tapestry of story with other game series they make. Man If they could just get it together and be great again.....








Depth: This game isn't very long at all it is time consuming though if that makes any sense. The game is a classic arcade beat 'em up so it isn't going to be twelve hours long or something crazy like that. What it is though is a fun two to three hour romp through numerous bad guys and cool bosses. This game is well worth the time it takes to beat. And with  unlimited credits there is no excuse to get a game over. Unless you like a challenge. What it lacks in depth it makes up for in fun.







Difficulty: Now this is the one I had a hard time giving a rating on. The game itself isn't very hard but it can get frustrating. Like Rolento's stage has a stage hazard that can sometimes be a bit cheap. And the double Andore fight is stupidly harder than it needs to be; but it is still not impossibly hard. The difficulty is at the perfect level where it is challenging but not maddening to the point of putting your fist through the screen. The game might be easier depending on what character you play as through the game. I played through the whole game as Haggar and found it delightfully challenging. I am unsure if it is any easier as Cody or Guy but I do know Cody is kind of a normal speed character and Guy is faster; but Haggar is the freaking man. Seriously play as Haggar. You won't regret it. I promise. The last area does kind of rev up the difficulty a bit but that's only because it's the last level and rightfully should be difficult.