Street Fighting Man

Plot: You play as Nick, and you must save your true love, Xianna, from the hands of gangsters. Play Street Fighting Man online!

Gameplay: You choose from five different cities to start out in. They are, in order of difficulty, Denver, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York. The difficulty lies in the number of “turfs” there are in each city. For instance, Denver, the easiest, only has two “turfs”. This means that you must defeat two groups of thugs before you can beat Denver.

Control: Controls are simple. You move with the arrow keys, kick with the ‘alt’ key, and punch with the ‘space’ key. Occasionally, you can find weapons (chain, crowbar, knife) which you pick up with the ‘ctrl’ key.

Street Fighting Man game description

The game casts you as Nick, a brawny dude who must journey to the rough areas in 5 U.S. cities, ranging from Denver to New York City. Your goal in each is to rescue your girlfriend Xianna from the city’s major gang – which naturally requires beating up a lot of people who stand in your way. In a nice change from the typical side view of other beat ’em up games at that time, Street Fighting Man features a nicely detailed isometric view, with clearly drawn characters that are big enough for you to distinguish their moves. People are not animated as smoothly as Bushido, but still believable.

The fun of Street Fighting Man lies in its nonstop action and a great atmosphere. When you approach a new gang’s territory, for example, the game tells you whose turf you are on. Each gang has its own attack style and weapons, and some are tougher than others. Like River City Ransom, you can pick up various objects around the screen to use as weapon, although they are not very imaginative, and are hard to come by.

If you enjoy beat ’em ups, Street Fighting Man remains one of the best late ’80s entries that should keep you entertained.

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