Final Fight, Magic Sword for PSN/XBLA News
Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Old beat-'em-ups Final Fight and Magic Sword are being repackaged for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
They'll boast upscaled HD and original graphics, plus drop-in online (and presumably local) co-op and the necessary swathe of Leaderboards.
Publisher Capcom told IGN that both games would be stuffed into one virtual box next year, although a price is still TBC.
Final Fight, released in 1989, appeared first. The idea was to guide muscle-men in tight trousers through Metro City in search of Mad Gear. And punch things.
Magic Sword, released a year later, swapped jeans for tights and guns for spells as The Brave One fought some bonkers elf or rat or something.
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EarlBassett
26/11/09 @ 09:42
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Final Fight.
Oh my. This has to be the best gaming news of the month. |
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Did nobody else find that Final Fight got a tad repetitive (same bad guys, same moves) when played the whole way through? I'd really like a modern take on old-skool 2d beat-em-ups with a bit more depth - viewtiful joe style, but a little more 'haggar' would be ideal. Anyone got any suggestions?
(having said all that - online co-op may be enough to sway me to a purchase for this, probably for the 3rd time or so since it was originally released!) |
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tachometer
26/11/09 @ 16:44
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Urban Reign on PS2 was a great update of this kind of scrolling beat em up, definitley worth checking out if you're a fan of the genre
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MisterFahrenheit
26/11/09 @ 17:03
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Bit of a strange double-pack, they're nowt like each other. I'll be picking it up anyway, although I got Final Fighted out on the surprisingly good GBA version so I'm more interested in replaying Magic Sword now. Get me escape!
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Final Fight is without a doubt the best side scrolling beat-em up I've ever played, and I've played my fair share of them, probably more than my fair share if I'm honest.
Really looking forward to this one, this and Alien Breed (when it comes out) will make a great day, reliving my years with the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. |
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NinjaWilliams
27/11/09 @ 13:00
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The ultimate and best final fight released was on the Sega CD, that was quality, loads of different modes and proper quality cd tunes too! Will the remake be as good apart from being HD?...
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