"YOU WANT? TAEKWONDO CHAMP OF THE WORLD?" If that's not a good sign as soon as the game loads, I dunno what is, eh? Not exactly "AGAIN, LEGENDARY MEN... RETURN.", is it?
I gave Fight Fever a score of 3 out of 10 in my Neo Geo rankings. It's not hard to explain why. First of all, as far as Street Fighter 2 knockoffs go, this game has one of the most blatant roster examples. Obligatory white-gi karate guy, hot-blooded American rival, Brazilian freak and Japanese Chun-Li are just some of these.
Why did I rate this game so low? Here's the thing - this is about as basic a post-SF2 fighter as you can possibly imagine. There are no combos and only a handful of special moves.
About the only interesting twist is that after fighting the guy from the intro and becoming his successor, you are challenged by a karate fighter for the title of Most Ordinary Kick Punch Guy. Or girl, depending. It's not enough to make up for the total bland gameplay and stolen designs and sound effects, mind.
Just play Fatal Fury. Any of them. Even Fatal Fury 1 is slightly better.
Final rating? I'll be merciful and give it a D-.
I need a drink. Nightmarenightmarenightmarenightmare