Fight'N Rage

Fight'N Rage is a 2D side-scrolling beat ’em up set in a far-future Earth devastated by mutants. You fight alone or in local co-op for up to three players, using combos, parries and each character’s moves to battle enemies and choose routes through the game.

Story

A worldwide electromagnetic pulse known as “the big pulse” ended electronic technology and left Earth under mutant rule. Humans are enslaved by mutants led by The Boss, in a world governed by “the law of the jungle.” Gal, Ricardo and F. Norris set out to fight back.

Gal escaped from human traders and uses a kick-boxing-derived martial art. She has little reach but is fast, agile and enduring, and can avoid almost every attack. Ricardo is a minotaur human-rights activist and powerful wrestler: he is slower and less technically skilled than his companions, but has long reach, great power and endurance. F. Norris is a runaway ninja whose past is unknown; he has mastered the forbidden technique of ninjutsu and combines reach, power, speed and technique, though he is more fragile than Gal or Ricardo.

Combat and routes

The controls use three buttons: attack, jump and special attack. You combine moves into juggle-based combos, cancel normal attacks into special attacks, break free from enemy grabs and chain movements. A parry system can help you in dangerous situations, and each protagonist handles weapons in their own way. Every character’s full moveset is available from the start; progression is based on mastering the moves and handling tough enemies, rather than leveling up.

Arcade routes can be completed in under an hour once mastered. Alternative paths, cutscenes and endings can change according to your character and decisions. Cutscenes can be skipped or fast-forwarded, and an in-game timer tracks your stage times against your best runs, excluding cutscene time. Scores are tied directly to your skill, with no easy way to inflate them.

Game modes

Local co-op supports up to three players, with optional friendly fire. VS Mode offers one-on-one battles against another player or the CPU, as well as CPU-versus-CPU matches. Training Mode lets you practise techniques and combos while earning belts, including a Black Belt. Extra modes include more than 20 unlockable characters to play as enemies, and additional high-difficulty challenges that are not required to unlock all game content.

Unlocks and settings

Your scores earn in-game coins that unlock costumes, difficulty settings, gameplay speeds, modes, characters for those modes and other content. Display options include CRT effects, scanlines and different colour styles. The game also supports high-frequency-rate monitors.