Fighting Force

by Eidos

Product Details

• ASIN: B000006RGQ
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,792 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

Fighting Force, from the same developers that brought us Tomb Raider, looked very promising from the early reports. It looked like it was going to be the ultimate beat-'em-up game, redefining the genre for the 32-bit and up systems. Unfortunately, the game starts strong, but becomes an exercise in futility on or around the second level.

The game allows four character choices, each with its own strengths. Actually, it doesn't really matter which character you pick. They may have different attacks and throws, but they're all pretty interchangeable. The typical array of punches, kicks, and grabs are here. All the players also have a special attack that clears out all the enemies around them at the cost of a little bit of their life bar. Needless to say, originality is not one of Fighting Force's strong points. The game is basically a 3D version of Capcom's classic, Final Fight, except the characters and enemies lack the personality that made Final Fight exciting. Also, the use of a 3D environment causes a few problems. The most notable of these is that armed enemies have the ability to shoot you from off-screen.

Graphically, Fighting Force does the job. The characters move well and look detailed, albeit a bit blocky. The backgrounds are decent, but seem a little too static. Perhaps a little more animation could have been used to spruce the game's atmosphere up a bit. The sound doesn't help very much here either. It's tolerable, but that's about it.

Playing the game is simple, although it could have been a little simpler. Core chose to assign multiple tasks to a single button, even though there are plenty of free buttons on the PlayStation controller. As a result, trying to grab someone will sometimes cause your player to execute a reverse attack, leaving him wide open for punishment. This doesn't really matter, however, since you only really need to use one button to play the game anyway. In fact, you can even beat the game's final boss simply by walking up to him and pounding on the X button until he is dead. He will simply block your attacks, taking a small amount of damage each time you hit him. He won't be able to hit back, even with the game set on hard. You don't even have to bother looking at the screen. The rest of the game is pretty easy, although you'll have to actually walk around a little bit. The only neat thing about Fighting Force is that there are a few different branches of levels depending on which way you go.

All in all, I can't recommend purchasing Fighting Force unless you're prepared for an uninspired stab at making a 3D Final Fight or Streets of Rage. If you are an absolute beat-'em-up fiend, then check it out, but prepare yourself for an easy, flawed game. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Product Description

TAKE IT OUTSIDE! Fighting Forces delivers unparalled actions tons of attack moves in a fully progressive 3D environment.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty awful, April 13, 2006

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DeRosset Myers "DeRo" (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fighting Force (Video Game)

You know you're in trouble when other terrible video games are compared to you. Though only a little worse than Charlie's Angels (GameCube) and not as bad as Hidden Invasion (PlayStation2), Fighting Force is the difinitive bad adventure-fighting game that fits on the same crap list as Burning Fight. Even Brawl Bros and Peace Keepers are better than this, and that's saying a lot.
You get your pick from four forgettable crime fighters: pixie-pig-tailed Alana, gruff Hawk, leather-pants-wearing "Look at me, I'm Nabiki Tendo" Mace, and prison inmate Smasher. They're out to get a psychopath who believes the world should have ended at the beginning of 2000 A.D. and is now determined to make that happen. Maybe he should have waited through the other 23 times it turned New Years day across the world.
Many Sega Saturn owners didn't realize then how lucky they were that this game was cancelled on their system. Nintendo 64 owners were not so lucky, and I wasn't so lucky after getting the PlayStation version.
The controls are sloppy, the hit detection is horrible, especially the dash attacks, and the character animation is almost jerky enough to look like an old claymation cartoon.
If there is one redeeming factor, it is the music. Though not great, the musical scores in this game are a nice touch. The only reason you should buy this disc is to pop it into a CD-playing radio or computer and skip track one since that's just a data track ... meaning all you will hear, if anything, is an annoying buzz. Start on Track 2, sit back, and enjoy the only good thing about this game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, April 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fighting Force (Video Game)

I borrowed this game from a friend because I thought it looked cool. He told me it was impossible to beat, but I thought I could give it a shot. What I thought after playing was, "Did he play the same game I just did?" I beat this game in about an hour and a half, and never died once. There were too many power-ups throughout the levels. That part I did not like. However, this could've been a great video game if it was longer and more challenging. Here's what I liked:

The characters were cool and had great moves once you got 'em down right. Also, the graphics were pretty good, and you could choose where to go at points...not just follow the same path. That added a little replay value. Also, you could use a lot of weapons and objects...and being able to break the soda machine to get power-ups was also a nice touch. Add cool music, and you got one awesome game...but wait, there were flaws.

First, I noticed a few glitches at times. Things would just disappear and enemies would pop onto the screen...I hate that. Second, there were only four characters, not enough to keep me interested. The fighting did get repetitive, especially on the lift when those ninjas just wouldn't leave you alone. I mean, if they would've killed me, fine, but they couldn't, and it just got boring. Finally, the end boss was way too easy...if you've ever played "Zelda" for N64, think of when you fight the first boss in the Deku tree after knowing how to kill it. Hit there, hit here, you got him beat.

Overall, I would give this game 7 out of 10 stars, but here, 3 out of 5. It's an average game that is worth a rental for sure. If you really like it, I think it's a good buy if you find it cheap...like on Amazon.com. However, this game had the ability to earn at least 4 stars, maybe 5 on my scale, but it couldn't. I've yet to play the sequel, but I hear it's supposed to be better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Streets of Rage....I mean Fighting Force!, June 3, 2001

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Tessou "Tessou" (Augusta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fighting Force (Video Game)

This game is basically a 3D enhanced version of Streets of Rage. My only complaints about this game are the long loading times and the slow animation. Slowdown occurs periodically, and some bosses are insanely tough to beat (Try the naval base boss, he fires lightning at you when you're near him, no way to hit him! It took me a while to kill him off...). Also, the game ends too abruptly and the enemies can become cheaters, blocking all the time and then getting multiple free shots, sometimes enemies can even use guns! IF AT ALL, RENT THIS GAME BEFORE BUYING.