HAMSTER hasn't taken a week off from bringing us Neo Geo classics for the Switch eShop. This week's Neo Geo game is SNK's answer to Final Fight, which they affectionately called Burning Fight. It will be available tomorrow for £6.29 / €6.99 / $7.99.
The game is set in a fictional version of Osaka in Japan and playing as Ryu (not that Ryu!), Billy or Duke, you will take on the might of the a Yakuza gang.
Unfortunately, the game really isn't much to write home about and comes across as a bit uninspired really. We didn't think too much of it back in 2008 when it popped up on the Wii Virtual Console so it might be wise to skip this one unless you are a massive fan of the genre.
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Ah, still in the early SNK learning years this one...
More Virtual Console releases! Excellent!
I won't lie, I thought this was going to be about Burning Rangers!
HAMSTER do what Nintendon't~
It's a shame this game isn't up to much as always excited about the prospects of more beat 'em up games
@FragRed Agreed, always held deep affection for side scrolling beat'em ups and as we've endured such a long dearth of them any announcement that examples of the genre are coming to Switch are most welcome. At present it seems the choice is between Burning Fight and Double Dragon 4. Neither garner much acclaim but from what I've read Burning Fight, whilst an average and derivative example of the form at least offers a kind of no frills pure hit of beat 'em up action. I may drop on this one but I'd rather it be SNK's earlier foray into the genre with P.O.W - Prisoners of War. Although I think Robo Wars and Mutation Nation are also coming to the Switch in the coming weeks, so the beat 'em up line-up will begin to be fleshed out. Wulverblade on the horizon too.
Actually, I forget the name of the Robot beat 'em up. Might have confused the title with the similar looking game from Capcom - Robo Army is it?
@Lroy Well if there are others in the pipeline then I am definitely interested. And I am glad to see there are a lot more none fighting games for the Neo Geo than I used to think (fighting games is just not something I care about). So will have to keep an eye out for those Neo Geo games and hope that Wulverblade gets good reviews.
@Lroy Robo Army is definitely an SNK Neo Geo title.
Would be nice to see Sega drop some of their arcade versions of their beat em up line up, like Alien storm or Streets of rage. Maybe even Golden axe & Altered Beast
@FragRed Yeah, just checked myself: 'Five more games are confirmed. Burning Fight, Metal Slug X, The King of Fighters ’95, Robo Army, and Mutation Nation are all coming to the eShop.' - from NintendoEverything.
Now I can't remember what the Capcom robot based side scrolling beat 'em up is called. Robo-something, lol!
@MagnaRoader I'd love to play the arcade sequel to Golden Axe. The Revenge of Death Adder on the Switch.
@FragRed This is the one I confused with SNK's Robo Army.
https://youtu.be/v0RwBJPtEGw
Whilst we are naming some of our Beat 'em ups on Switch wish list choices, I've give a loud shout for Capcom's arcade-only Aliens vs. Predator
https://youtu.be/d-wyXkTvnLI
@Lroy yup add that to the list!
@Lroy oh hell yes, surprisingly fun game
I was thinking maybe Hamster was gonna take a week off with Mario Bros hitting today. Glad I was wrong!! Also according to Nintendo.com I'm counting 18 games hitting the Switch tomorrow?!?!? Wow!! Crazy!
It can't be much worse than Sengoku. lol
I hope we get Mutation Nation
@Lroy I love Armored Warriors and Alien vs. Predator. Would love both of those on Switch, although I expect the latter is unlikely.
Not the best beat em up out there. The Switch still needs Pulstar.
@Biff_ARMStrong I'd totally forgotten that an SNK Neo-Geo beat 'em up had already been released in Sengoku. Doh! I hear the sequel is better and I've played a bit of 3 via emulation and it is actually rather good.
@ROBLOGNICK Mutation Nation has been announced. Will come in the coming weeks.
@Lroy Yeah Sengoku 2,3 are pretty good but the first one is terrible. It is weird and kind of fun to laugh at but I personally didn't find it fun to play. After watching footage, Burning Fight looks much better
Great game I own this one. It gets garbage from the haters who prefer the 1on1 stuff, but this one plays/feels most like the Final Fight style of brawler in the genre. Decent mechanics, many breakables, weapons in there too. Maybe could be called a little generic but it's not bad, just not ground breaking either. Sengoku 3 would be the big notable of this style on the system.
@tanookisuit Yeah, that's the sense I had gotten from reading reviews. I may end up giving this one a whirl. Imagine it would at least prove some fun playing through with my boy in couch co-op. Spin Master has proven fantastic fun on that front. Another game that often gets disproportionately dismissed despite actually being a decent game (often the way with Data East).
I think it's an SNK fanboy problem. It has a fair reputation on NG of just being a 1on1 fighting box and outside of few other games the rest just doesn't matter or register so things get ignored. Mutation Nation, Robo Army, Burning Fight, Sengoku 3, Spin Master and Top Hunter are all fantastic platforming punch/kick style brawler games for the system worth a look.
It's not awful, but if you look up 'generic' in the dictionary, it has a photo of this game underneath. Devoid of anything original or stand out to make this a memorable experience (apart from maybe forking out 100 quid to own it back in the day hahah)
TOOT TOOT! Not even Nintendo Arcade Games can stop the Neo Geo train from steaming along!
Waiting on Sengoku 2 and 3
@Lroy Wow that game looks awesome!
Buying this now. Just wish these Neo-Geo games from Hamster featured online multiplayer. Correct my if I'm wrong but past releases of this type on other platforms did is that right. Vaguely recall Super Sidekicks releasing on PS3 back in the day and it had online multiplayer? Anyway, outside of Burning Fight, anyone know if we have on NL forum or have any interest in posting our high scores to a thread for fun and a challenge? Imagine this would work fine for many of the shoot 'em ups that have graced the Switch eShop already.
"so it might be wise to skip this one unless you are a massive fan of the genre."
i got this on wii vc because i am in fact a massive fan of the genre, while not the best game it cures another craving as i have a problem...i am a beat em up junkie.
and i dont want help!
@ogo79 You'll be pleased to know Mutation Nation has been announced as coming to Switch in the coming weeks. It was you who made me aware of that game a good while back. I can't wait to finally play it. Robo Army is also coming.
@OorWullie
oh really?!
this is fantastic news!
thanks for the heads up.
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