Nintendo 64

Fighting Force

Fighting Force 64 is a boring beat-'em-up that doesn't offer anything more than its PlayStation counterpart - unless you count inferior sound and slowdown. If you haven't played the PlayStation version, and you are only interested in the game because of your fond memories of playing Final Fight or Streets of Rage, you'd better rent this one first.

In the end, it has to be noted that Fighting Force 64 is nowhere near as bad as some of the N64's premier rubbish. Whilst saying that this isn't as wretched as Superman 64, Carmageddon 64 or Nightmare Creatures is hardly high praise you have to take into account that, unlike the previously mentioned games, this is playable to some degree. You can actually get through the first three or so stages before boredom sets in. Thanks to the auto-save feature you aren't faced with the daunting task of having to play through it all in one go and don't have to repeat the early levels every time you turn it on.

The game does have all the additional features of Double Dragon. You can team up with a friend for some two player "action", and while this is slightly more fun, it is still a pretty good way to insure that your friend will quickly get bored and go home. There are also a few objects on each level that you can break: a car, or a window or a Coke machine. You can pick up weapons and use them slowly and awkwardly, just like the hand to hand fighting. Not enough to really help this loser.

Unfortunately, that's just about it for Fighting Force 64: A glass-jawed contender that loses in the first round thanks to my trusty dragon punch. Don't waste your money backing this turkey.