Bad Street Brawler for the NES, released by Mattel Electronics in 1987, for use of the ill-fated Power Glove. (Although, it's still playable with the controller)
Believe it or not, the title sums it up perfectly. It's a beat 'em up - and it sucks.
Now, I've played a lot of beat 'em 'ups in the Vizzed Retro Game Room (Double Dragon, River City Ransom, Streets of Rage, etc.) but, compared to those classics, this is just lousy. And for a number of reasons.
You play as this guy called Duke Davis, the so-called ''coolest fighter''. He looks like some drunk bloke wearing yellow gym clothes and sunglasses. How is that cool? Anyway, all you really have to do is beat up bad guys until you reach the end of the level. Yeah, it's so much fun! (sarcasm)
The graphics look like a big mess of building blocks. Looks to me like this game takes place in New York Cit;y. As for the music, each level has it's own specific tune. But it goes on and on, forever and ever, it's not even entertaining to listen to. What's weird is that every time someone gets hit, including you, the music stops playing for a short second, and, let me tell you, it's nice to have some peace and quiet, even for just a tad long.
My biggest issue is the controls are so awkward. Since both A and B buttons are occupied, you have to press Up to jump, and attacking is so awkward. It's already bad with the controller, but good luck trying to play this awful game with the Power Glove!!
Oh, well, at least there are some upsides. In every level, there are two specific attacks, so you're not just stuck with the same, lame moves that do next to no damage. Also, At the end of a level, if you collected an item that the enemies leave after they die, the character throws them in the trash can. I have to admit, that is kind of funny.
Overall, Bad Street Brawler is just bad. And I mean REALLY bad. I didn't even have any patience to finish the game, but the ending probably sucks too. Please, do yourself a favor and don't play this terribly broken pile of awfulness. It's just not worth your time.
My final score is 35/100. Bad Street Brawler for the NES, released by Mattel Electronics in 1987, for use of the ill-fated Power Glove. (Although, it's still playable with the controller)
Believe it or not, the title sums it up perfectly. It's a beat 'em up - and it sucks.
Now, I've played a lot of beat 'em 'ups in the Vizzed Retro Game Room (Double Dragon, River City Ransom, Streets of Rage, etc.) but, compared to those classics, this is just lousy. And for a number of reasons.
You play as this guy called Duke Davis, the so-called ''coolest fighter''. He looks like some drunk bloke wearing yellow gym clothes and sunglasses. How is that cool? Anyway, all you really have to do is beat up bad guys until you reach the end of the level. Yeah, it's so much fun! (sarcasm)
The graphics look like a big mess of building blocks. Looks to me like this game takes place in New York Cit;y. As for the music, each level has it's own specific tune. But it goes on and on, forever and ever, it's not even entertaining to listen to. What's weird is that every time someone gets hit, including you, the music stops playing for a short second, and, let me tell you, it's nice to have some peace and quiet, even for just a tad long.
My biggest issue is the controls are so awkward. Since both A and B buttons are occupied, you have to press Up to jump, and attacking is so awkward. It's already bad with the controller, but good luck trying to play this awful game with the Power Glove!!
Oh, well, at least there are some upsides. In every level, there are two specific attacks, so you're not just stuck with the same, lame moves that do next to no damage. Also, At the end of a level, if you collected an item that the enemies leave after they die, the character throws them in the trash can. I have to admit, that is kind of funny.
Overall, Bad Street Brawler is just bad. And I mean REALLY bad. I didn't even have any patience to finish the game, but the ending probably sucks too. Please, do yourself a favor and don't play this terribly broken pile of awfulness. It's just not worth your time.
My final score is 35/100. |