Fighting Force

Fighting Force (also known as "Metal Fist" in Japan) is a video game company Core Design. It appeared in 1997 in the distribution of Eidos Interactive for the PlayStation.

In contrast to 2D side - scrolling beat ' em ups like Double Dragon or Final Fight, in which the direction is usually given (from left to right), you can move more freely in Fighting Force, as the game is held in 3D and even some camera pans offers. The levels are still linear, since they themselves have no branches and the player penetrates gradually from one screen to another. There is a 2-player mode and the ability to use various weapons, such as steel pipes, pistols or broken glass bottles, by finding them in the ( partially destructible ) environments or decreases his opponents in battle.

This was followed by conversions for Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows, as well as the less successful sequel " Fighting Force 2" for PlayStation and Dreamcast. In Part 2, there was also no multiplayer mode more.

A comparable newer game is Final Fight: Streetwise.

The PlayStation version of Fighting Force was re-released in late 2009 for PSP and PS3 in the U.S. PlayStation Network. As of 21 September 2011, the game is also available on the European PlayStation Store as a PSOne Classic.

Reviews

• The Journal Video Games awarded in issue 11 /1997 Appreciation " 78 % " for the PlayStation version (Graphic: 79 % Music: 77 % Sound Effects: 70%).