Final Fight

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Final Fight
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Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
First release Final Fight
1989
Latest releaseFinal Fight: Double Impact
2010
Parent series Street Fighter

Final Fight is a series of beat 'em up video games by Japanese publisher Capcom, which began with the arcade release of Final Fight in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, within the Street Fighter universe, the games focus on a group of heroic vigilantes who fight against the control and various threats of criminal gangs, primarily the Mad Gear Gang. The series has sold 3.2 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2023. [1]

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Video games

Final Fight series

The original Final Fight was directed by Yoshiki Okamoto, and released on arcades. It was followed by two sequels for the SNES: Final Fight 2 in 1993 and Final Fight 3 (Final Fight Tough in Japan) in 1995. The sequels were produced specifically for the home console market by Capcom's consumer division (led by Tokuro Fujiwara) with no preceding arcade versions. The original Final Fight for the SNES included the playable characters Haggar and Cody but did not include Guy, and also omitted the two-player feature; an updated 1992 release, Final Fight Guy , included Guy but not Cody, but still lacked the two-player feature. A parody of the original game, titled Mighty Final Fight , was released for the NES and featured childlike "super deformed" or "chibi" versions of the original Final Fight characters. A competitive 3-D fighting game spinoff, Final Fight Revenge , was released for Sega's Titan arcade hardware in 1999, which was followed by a home version for the Sega Saturn in Japan only. A 3D sequel titled Final Fight: Streetwise was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A compilation called Final Fight: Double Impact which bundles the original Final Fight with Magic Sword released in 2010.

Street Fighter series

Multiple Final Fight characters have gone on to appear as playable characters in the Street Fighter series, closely tying the stories of the two franchises together. This first began when Guy and Sodom appeared in Street Fighter Alpha (1995), followed by Rolento in Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) and Cody in Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998). Guy's theme is a remix of the music from the opening stage of Final Fight, while his stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2 features several cameos of characters from Final Fight, such as Cody, Haggar, and some enemy characters. Andore would make a reappearance as a playable character in Street Fighter III 2nd Impact (1997) under the name Hugo, accompanied by Poison as his manager. Both Cody and Guy are playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV while Hugo is in a cameo in a stage and a large statue of Mike Haggar also appear in the game as well, released in 2010. [2] Cody's musical theme is a remix of the intro music from Final Fight. There is also a downloadable Mike Haggar outfit for Zangief in Street Fighter IV . Rolento was considered as a playable character for Super Street Fighter IV , but was edged out by Adon as he had slightly more interest. He later appeared in Ultra Street Fighter IV , alongside Hugo and Poison. However, the construction site from his boss battle features as one of the stages. [3] The car-vandalizing bonus stage was later used in early versions of Street Fighter II. In Super Street Fighter IV, if Cody or Guy are vandalizing the car in the bonus stage, Mad Gear member Bred will appear and complain, in the same way as he does in Final Fight. Abigail, Cody, Lucia and Poison appear as playable characters via DLC in Street Fighter V . Carlos and Damnd appear as non-player characters in Street Fighter 6 , which features Metro City as the central hub of its World Tour mode.

Other games

Outside of Street Fighter, Final Fight elements have appeared in several other Capcom games. The video game Captain Commando is set in a future version of Metro City. The character Mike Haggar is featured as a wrestler in Saturday Night Slam Masters and its two sequels, Muscle Bomber Duo and Slam Masters II: Ring of Destruction with his daughter Jessica appearing alongside him. Hugo reappears, still accompanied by Poison, in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003), which also features cameo appearances by Damnd and Sodom in Chun-Li's ending. Guy is a playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam while Cody, Haggar, Jessica, Hugo, and Sodom appear in the game as cameo characters. Both Guy and Mike Haggar are playable characters in the Namco-published crossover game, Namco x Capcom , which was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan only. In it, Guy is paired with Sho, a.k.a. Ginzu the Ninja from Captain Commando . Mike Haggar is a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds , making him the first character from the Final Fight series to be featured in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. In the game, there is also a stage that takes place in Metro City with the Mad Gear gang fighting the police in the background. Haggar returns in the game's sequel, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite , where he is now the mayor of New Metro City, a fusion of Metro City and Marvel's New York City. Hugo, Poison, Cody, Guy, and Rolento are playable characters in Street Fighter X Tekken . [4] Mike Haggar and several Mad Gear bosses can be also seen in cameo appearances in this game at the background named "Mad Gear Hideout". Maki Genryusai is the only original character from Final Fight 2 to return as a playable character, appearing in the fighting game Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001), using many of the same techniques from Final Fight 2 as part of her moveset. Maki has also been featured as a trading card in Card Fighters 2 and Card Fighter DS. The Capcom vs. SNK 2 version of her character was also featured in the portable versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 released for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable.

Characters

Character Final Fight Final Fight 2 Final Fight 3 Mighty Revenge Streetwise Total
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Abigail YesNoNoYesNoNo2
Flag of the United States.svg BelgerYesCameoNoYesYesNo4
Flag of Brazil.svg CarlosNoYesNoNoNoNo1
Flag of the United States.svg Cody YesCameoNoYesYesYes5
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg DamndYesNoNoYesYesNo3
Flag of the United States.svg DeanNoNoYesNoNoNo1
Flag of the United States.svg Edi. EYesNoNoNoYesNo2
Flag of Cuba.svg El GadoYesNoNoNoYesNo2
Flag of the United States.svg Guy YesCameoYesYesYesYes6
Flag of the United States.svg Haggar YesYesYesYesYesYes6
Flag of Germany.svg Hugo/Andore YesYesYesYesYesYes6
Flag of the United States.svg KyleNoNoNoNoNoYes1
Flag of the United States.svg Lucia NoNoYesNoNoNo1
Flag of Japan.svg Maki NoYesNoNoNoNo1
Flag of the United States.svg Poison YesNoNoYesYesNo3
Flag of the United States.svg Rolento YesYesNoNoYesNo3
Flag of the United States.svg Sodom YesNoNoYesYesNo3
Flag of the United States.svg Two.PYesYesNoNoNoYes3
Total13859116

In other media

The American Street Fighter animated series featured an episode based on Final Fight and titled after the game, which aired during the show's second season. Adapting the plot of the game, the "Final Fight" episode centered on Cody and Guy teaming up with leading Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken to rescue Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang. Although, Guy and Cody were both characters in the Street Fighter series, the episode actually predates Cody's first appearance in the series as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 3 and depicts him in his character design from Final Fight. The episode is included as unlockable content in Final Fight: Double Impact. [5] An episode of the 1991 Nickelodeon hidden camera show What Would You Do? featured a Final Fight kiosk which distracted kids by mentioning personal information about them.[ citation needed ]

Maki Genryusai appears in 1996 manga Sakura Ganbaru! as one of several rivals the titular character Sakura Kasugano (from Street Fighter Alpha 2 ) encounters. The Street Fighter II Turbo comic book by UDON Entertainment features a supplemental story arc spanning issues 6 and 7 centering on the Final Fight characters who were featured in the Street Fighter series. [6]

Reception

The actor Robin Williams stated that he named his son Cody Williams after a video game character, which is believed to be Cody from Final Fight. [7] In 2010, Game Informer included it on the list of ten gaming franchises that should be revived, adding: "It's one of many sidescrolling beat-em-ups we'd love to see return, but it's also one of the best." [8]

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<i>Saturday Night Slam Masters</i> 1993 video game

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<i>Final Fight: Streetwise</i> 2006 video game

Final Fight: Streetwise is a 2006 3D beat-'em-up produced by Capcom, released in North America and the PAL region for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by the American team of Capcom Production Studio 8. It is the sixth and final game of the Final Fight series as well as the only Final Fight video game to not be released in Japan.

<i>Mighty Final Fight</i> 1993 video game

Mighty Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up released by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. It is a spinoff of Capcom's 1989 arcade game Final Fight, which was previously ported to the Super NES. Unlike the CP System arcade classic and its SNES ports, the characters in this edition are depicted in a comical childlike "super deformed" or "chibi" art style in the same spirit as Famicom games such as both Konami's Kid Dracula and Namco's Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti.

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<i>Super Street Fighter IV</i> 2010 video game

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