Final Fight series

Final Fight is the first game in a beat 'em up series from Capcom. It is considered to be Street Fighter's "cousin", and the two series are set in the same universe (characters like Guy, Andore (under the name 'Hugo'), Rolento, Cody, Sodom, and Poison have all appeared in later Street Fighter installments).

Final Fight was originally released as an arcade game and was ported to several platforms, including the Super NES, Sega CD, Sharp X68000 and Game Boy Advance. It features former wrestler (as seen in Saturday Night Slam Masters), and mayor of Metro City (Capcom's fictitious city, modeled after New York City), Mike Haggar.

The early design name for Final Fight was Street Fighter '89, before Street Fighter II was planned.

Final Fight featured very large and detailed sprites for its day, and the controls were quite fluid and simple. The game also introduced the strong/fast/average character trinity copied by countless other games: Haggar (very powerful yet very slow and vulnerable to attack), Guy (very agile, can hit and run, yet has weak offensive power), or Cody (who balances strength and speed, being an excellent choice for beginners). It also featured very long levels populated by crowds of enemies using various fighting tactics against the player.

- source: wikipedia

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