Battle of the Brawlers

Not sure if this has been discussed, as my search results returned 12 pages worth of results...
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A very good friend of mine have been having a neverend debate over which is the better brawler series, Final Fight or Streets of Rage. He never owned a Genesis (though he did have a Master System), while I didn't own a SNES until 1995, and even then only had a few games for it, so our schools are night/day.

While we both have our biases, our debates drag on into infinity, generally including anyone we know around us who can help debate our cause. But, from a technical standpoint, which series provided the most bang for the buck?

SoR2 was by far the best of the bunch. FF3, while I can't vouch for much, seems to be the highlight of the series.

Input most appreciated.

The only version of Final Fight that I played was the Sega CD. In just comparing SOR & Final Fight, SOR wins on the fact it has 2 endings (replayability), longer in length and more challenging.

SOR 3 kicks FF3's ass whilst FF1 was obviously much better than SOR1, SOR2 is very good and beats FF2 with ease. The trouble with me choosing is, I am a big fan of both series. At the moment I'm going to choose...SOR but later I will change my mind to Final Fight :lol:
Another classic side scrolling beat em up that is overlooked far too much: Cadillacs And Dinosaurs, which is just as good as SOR and FF in my opinion.

Around here you're gonna get a lot of SoR votes, obviously. Here's one. :D

I know that the bias for SEGA is bigger here, but I wanted to hear other opinions as well.

For SoR1 and FF1, the winner is obvious:

FF1

1. Flurry (far) combo
2. Fury (close) combo
3. Jump Attack
4. Special Attack
5. Weapons

SoR1

1. Flurry (far) combo
2. Fury (close) combo
3. Jump Attack
4. Special Attack
5. Weapons
6. Team Combo
7. Reverse Attack
8. Tech Throw

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Originally Posted by Genesis Knight

Around here you're gonna get a lot of SoR votes, obviously. Here's one. :D

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Agreed, this place will be filled with SoR bias.

If you're comparing cartridge versions, Streets of Rage wins on all accounts. It's got three characters (more in 2 and 3) and multiplayer built-in XD

CD versions? Equal. Final Fight felt slower to me, but I guess in that case it's a matter of opinion.

Final fight 3 is good but falls in very short to beat sor 3,as for FF one version sega cd version to stiff,snes version to ugly,nes version lol but nothing more, arcade yessir ;) ff fight is more like okay and some good but sor never has been bad while FF certainly has been.

FF1 cd vs sor:sor>>>> FFCD
FF one GBA vs SOR:SOR>>>>FFONE gba
FF sharpX680000 or somethin vs sor:FF>>>>Sor
Arcade ff vs sor:FF>>>> sor

FF1 arcade vs sor 2:Sor2>>>>>>>FF
FF2 snes vs sor 2:Sor 2>>>>>>>ff2

Sor 2 vs FF3:Sor 2>>>>>>>ff3
FF3 vs Sor3:Sor 3>>>>> FF3
FF# vs Bare Knuckle 3: Bare Knuckle 3>>>>>>>>>FF3

Ratings

:FF CD;7.5
FFone;6
Ffarcade;9.3
FF3;8.0
ff2;6

sor;7,5
sor 2: 9,4/9,5
sor 3:8,0
Bare knuckle 3:8,5

sor just powns FF with no excuse it just plays better and is better.