There are lots of characters to unlock as well, and while I’ll admit they’re on the generic-as-all-hell side of things their movesets are often extremely different. There is one mission set in a biker gang hideout that was my “go-to” level if I just wanted to have some fun because it has loads of opponents to beat and lots of destructible tables and useable pool cues and the like. The fun doesn’t stop there either as not only are there weapons to use but the environment is extremely destructible, meaning more often than not you throw your opponent through a nearby table, box or metal bin. You can also dodge, which is you press attack right after a dodge leads to some equally great looking stuff, which combined with everything else leads to some really fun beatdowns of large amounts of thugs, or a really good one-on-one “boss fight”.
You can press a button at the right time to counter a move with one of your own, but that can also be countered, leading to some pretty cool looking move exchanges at a high enough level. You can still grapple but you can do several moves, including throws, and you can grapple standing, while they’re on the floor, mid-air and while running, giving it an almost pro-wrestling feel (very Def Jam, now I think about it…) but where the engine really shines is the countering. The gameplay is certainly more modernised than anything else I’ve covered in this marathon (even 2020’s Streets of Rage 4, due to its retro aesthetic) It has combos from pressing the same button, of which there are two attack buttons, and it has specials by pressing the two buttons together, though it drains an entirely separate meter rather than your health (filled by attacking, getting hit and dodging), but that’s about where the similarity to traditional controls end. A bust up in a biker’s garage! Look at all that leather and denim…
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