office, we were told that they had only one disc and we could have it. Here it is' we had to go all the way to Japan to get the latest information on Capcom's spectacular PlayStation conversion of the latest in their Street Fighter sense. Or, why not beat up your little brother, or someone else's. Though if you really want some retro faceslapping action brought up to date, why not hang around a bit longer for Mortal Kombat 4. The Last Bronx is probably your best bet. There are some new special moves and a training mode, but if you want to experience the game you should be able to find the original somewhere for a fiver.Įven at this mid-price it's hard to find a reason to recommend why anyone should be prepared to shell out on what is basically an ancient beat 'em up that, on the face of it, looks largely unchanged from the original. Graphically it's supposed to have been improved, but the jerky animation and blocky sprites do little to emphasise the point. There isn't nearly enough to justify 'upgrading' from a previous version, and next to more recent titles it looks like the dinosaur that it is. It was ousted, quite rightly, by the Mortal Kombat series, and since that time 30 efforts have more or less taken over, although the genre has lately seen a steep decline. For those too young to have ever squandered their grant on the real ale-encrusted arcade machines down in the Student's Union bar, Street Fighter was one of the last in a long line of 20 beat 'em ups that started with games such as International Karate and Way Of The Exploding Fist back on the old 8-blt home computers.