
Fist Puncher
by: Team2Bit
Beat 'em Up
Fist Puncher by Team2Bit is about a team of vigilantes: Doctor Karate, Steroid Jackson, The Beekeeper and Hella Fistgerald who clean the streets of a city plagued with unlaws.
Review
Gameplay 94%
The objective of the game, as the genre says, is to Beat ’em Up. You hit the streets with one of four characters, and eliminate every thug, punk, zombie, chopper, nudist, anarchist, ninja or whatever gets in your way. At the end of the Stage there’ll be a Boss, and defeated, ‘Mission Complete’ and you can go to the world map to select a different level. As for the control, you can move around walking, have your basic combo with punches, kicks, you can grab enemies or pick up weapons and throw them, run towards your opponent and perform a dashing attack, and you also have a Special Move that depends on the character. Like Doctor Karate ‘Fireball’
Graphics 88%
Fist Puncher features pixel art graphics, in the same style of the classic Arcades is based off; but in just doesn’t look as good as those late 80’s-early 90’s games. While it does have lots of variety in the characters looks, clothes, faces and all that, they look quite simple and don’t move around too much. Animation also look kind of blocky, and at least with the main characters it would’ve been nice to have more smooth moves.
Production Quality (96%)
Fist Puncher started out as a KickStarter project for a PC title, the idea behind the game was to create a retro style brawler for modern gamers, which means to include tons of content. There are hundreds of items, weapons, enemies, boss battles, vehicles and stuff to unlock and discover. You find more vigilantes to join you in your crusade, and each one is has unique characteristic, moves, Specials and everything. It’s amazing the amount on content Team2Bit included in a Beat ’em Up.
Value for your Money (75%)
Fist Puncher is $9.99 in Google Play. While it is a game with lots of content, most people will find expensive anything over $5 for a Mobile Game, even a game of this size, specially considering that digital titles with similar amount of content, on services such as Steam, can be found for less than $10. Fist Puncher is recommended for fans of old school Beat ’em Ups, someone who is not fan of the genre may want to wait for a Sale on Android Games, since the asking price is one of the highest on the Store.Launch Video
Summary
Fist Puncher: Streets of Outrage is totally recommended if you’re looking for a fun retro brawler. There are many features to unlock and leveling up your character gives you a reason to comeback to the streets of outrage until you save the city. Even if it’s kind of expensive, players fond of classic brawlers like Double Dragon and Final Fight should give it a try. Pros- Lots of features. One of the most content loaded Beat ’em Ups there is.
- Hundreds of characters, enemies, weapons, items and stuff to discover.
- Nice chiptune soundtrack
- It gets repetitive after playing for a while
- Graphics may look a little too blocky for some people
- The price is high for a mobile game