Mighty Final Fight
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Mighty Final Fight
| image = File:Mighty Final Fight (American cover).jpg
| caption = American cover art
| developer = Capcom
| publisher = Capcom
| producer = Tokuro Fujiwara
| composer = Setsuo Yamamoto
Yuko Takehara
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 11, 1993|NA|July 1993|PAL|August 1993}}
| genre = Beat 'em up
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Nintendo Entertainment System
| series = Final Fight
}}
{{Nihongo foot|Mighty Final Fight|マイティ ファイナルファイト|Maiti Finaru Faito|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 1993 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a spinoff of Capcom's 1989 arcade game Final Fight, which was previously ported to the Super NES. Unlike the CP System arcade classic and its SNES ports, the characters in this edition are depicted in a comical childlike "super deformed" or "chibi" art style in the same spirit as Famicom games such as both Konami's Kid Dracula and Namco's Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti.
The game's plot is a comical re-telling of the story from the first game. Like the SNES ports, Mighty Final Fight is a single-player game. However, unlike the SNES versions, it retains all three playable characters from the arcade version. The game also has various features which were taken from the Famicom port of Technos Japan's Double Dragon, including an experience points system allowing players to earn new fighting maneuvers.
Mighty Final Fight was re-released in the 2006 compilation Capcom Classics Mini-Mix for the Game Boy Advance.
Plot
Mighty Final Fight follows the same premise as the original Final Fight. The Mad Gear Gang, the dominant street gang of Metro City, have kidnapped Mayor Haggar's daughter, Jessica. After Haggar is informed of her kidnapping, he sets out to rescue her along with his two friends: Cody, Jessica's boyfriend; and Guy, Cody's training partner. The story is presented in a more comical fashion compared to the original game due to its satirical nature. For example, Belger's motive for kidnapping Jessica in this version is to force her into marrying him, having become infatuated with her.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 5}}
Gameplay
Image:Mighty Final Fight gameplay.png
Unlike the original arcade game, Mighty Final Fight can only be played by a single player. But unlike the SNES ports, all three main characters from the arcade game are present in a single edition. The player can choose between Cody, a street brawler who fights using a self-made martial art combining karate and boxing;{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 10}} Guy, an agile master of Ninjutsu;{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 11}} or Haggar, a former professional wrestler.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 9}} The three main characters retain almost all of their abilities from the arcade game, with some aesthetic differences.
The game introduces a leveling system in which the player gains experience points by defeating enemies. The number of experience points awarded after defeating an enemy is depended on the finishing move used by the player, with stronger moves giving more points. After accumulating a certain number of experience points, the player will move to the next level, increasing their attack power and maximum vitality. There are six skill levels in total: Cody and Guy both begin the game at the first skill level, while Haggar begins at Level 3.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 8}} When the player character reaches Level 4, they will receive an additional special attack which can be performed by rapidly pressing the directional pad left or right and the attack button at the same time.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 12}} The new move the player gets varies between each character: Cody gains the "Tornado Sweep" energy projectile attack, Guy gets the "Tornado Kick", and Haggar's extra move is the "Running Clothesline" (also known as the "Scramble Haggar Press").{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 13}}
Power-up items are also featured, which includes vitality-restoring food items, extra lives, and even additional chances to continue after a game over.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 14}} Weapons can also be obtained, but unlike the arcade version, the weapon the player can obtain are dependent on the character. Cody will get a knife, Guy can use a set of shurikens, and Haggar will obtain an oversized mallet.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 15}}
The game consists of five stages, as well as two bonus rounds, where the player will encounter childlike counterparts of the Mad Gear members from the original game, including bosses such as Thrasher, Masamune, Abigail and Murasame.{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 16}}{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Instruction manual, page 17}} The final boss is a mechanically enhanced version of the original main antagonist, under the name "Cyborg Belger".{{cite video game|title=Mighty Final Fight|developer=Capcom|level=Stage 5 - Bay Area}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Christian|title=Mighty Final Fight - Review|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1264&tab=review|website=AllGame|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115102714/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1264&tab=review|archive-date=November 15, 2014}}
| EGM = 28/40{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|author4=Sushi-X|date=August 1993|volume=6|number=8|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_49/page/n33/mode/2up?q=%22Mighty+final+fight%22|title=Final Fight|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|page=34|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| GamePro = 14/20{{cite magazine|author=Slasher Quan|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n97/mode/2up?q=%22mighty+final+fight%22|title=Mighty Final Fight|magazine=GamePro|issue=48|date=July 1993|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| GSpy = 9/10{{cite web|last=Cord|first=Bryan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628205318/http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/nes/mightyff.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2006|url=http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/nes/mightyff.htm|title=Mighty Final Fight|work=Hardcore Gaming 101|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| JXV = 18/20{{cite web|last=Magnum|first=Thomas|date=July 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801190623/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/436032/mighty-final-fight.htm|archive-date=August 1, 2015|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/436032/mighty-final-fight.htm|title=Test du jeu Oldies : Might Final Fight|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| MF = 61%{{cite magazine|author=Markus|date=February 1994|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=6379|title=Mighty Final Fight|language=de|magazine=Mega Fun|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| NP = 12.7/20{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20050%20July%201993/page/n103/mode/2up?q=%22mighty+final+fight%22|title=Now Playing|date=July 1993|magazine=Nintendo Power|volume=50|pages=102–107|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| ONM = 77/100{{cite magazine|author1=Paul|author2=Rob|date=October 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-uk-13-october-1993/page/n49/mode/2up?q=%22Mighty+final+fight%22|title=Mighty Final Fight|magazine=Nintendo Magazine System|issue=13|pages=50–52|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| VGCE = 6/10{{cite magazine|last=Walnum|first=Clayton|date=October 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_57_Oct_1993/page/n51/mode/2up|title=Mighty Final Fight|magazine=Video Games & Computer Entertainment|issue=57|page=52|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| VGS = 55%{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=19389|title=Mighty Final Fight|language=de|magazine=Video Games|date=July 1994|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
| rev1 = Play Time
| rev1Score = 58/100{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Ulf|date=July 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/playtime199407/page/n145/mode/2up?q=%22mighty+final+fight%22|title=Mighty Final Fight|language=de|magazine=Play Time|page=153|access-date=September 3, 2021}}
}}
Allgame editor Christian Huey's review was generally positive, stating "While there are better titles to choose from in the genre, Mighty Final Fight has enough going for it to make it a guilty pleasure".{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Christian|title=Mighty Final Fight - Review|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1264&tab=review|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115102714/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1264&tab=review|archive-date=November 15, 2014}} In 2013, Arcade Sushi placed Mighty Final Fight 6th on their "10 Best Retro Beat 'Em Ups."{{Cite web|last=Ledford|first=Jon|date=May 30, 2013|title=10 Best Retro Beat 'Em Ups|url=https://arcadesushi.com/best-retro-beat-em-ups/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Arcade Sushi|language=en}}
See also
Notes
References
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External links
- [http://fightingstreet.com/folders/artworkfolder/artworkpages/ff_art_pages/mff_art_pages/mff_art.html Mighty Final Fight art at FightingStreet.com]
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- [http://www.defunctgames.com/review/1037/mighty-final-fight Mighty Final Fight] at DefunctGames
- [http://www.retrogameage.com/?p=7862 Mighty Final Fight review] at [http://www.retrogameage.com/ Retro Game Age]
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