Brawl Brothers
Brawl Brothers, known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game developed and published by Jaleco for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It is the second game in the "Rushing Beat" series, after "Rival Turf!", and was followed by "The Peace Keepers" in 1993. Gameplay. As in "Final Fight", the player has to walk sideways and fight bad guys for several stages. Next to the general food-health supplies, the player can also pick up weapons like sticks, guns, grenades and such. A special "Angry Mode" gives injured fighters a burst of energy . It is the only known SNES game that features its Japanese version on the same cartridge, accessible through use of a cheat code. The Japanese version of the game features different character names, no maze-like stages, an expanded ending sequence and the addition of a groin kick move for playable character Douglas Bild. Characters. The player can choose from one of five characters, with American and Japanese version names: The new characters aiding them are these: In a one-player game, a "partner" will chosen for the player at random by the CPU. The remaining characters thereafter (or clones  of them per the Japanese storyline) will be chosen as bosses for the first three levels. The remaining level ends with a battle against the final boss, Dieter/Iceman, a martial artist with an extendable and flexible staff. Reception. "Nintendo Magazine System" called it an "outstanding beat' em up which suffers on a few minor accounts" with an overall score of 84%. "AllGame" gave a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, praising the graphics, music, and addition of more enemies and moves than the original game. Criticism included the lack of speed, precision, and polish compared to games like  Streets of Rage, "Double Dragon", and "".