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Brute Force
DEV
Leland Corp.
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Brute Force is an early western-developed arcade-exclusive beat 'em up from Leland with a classic urban setting. It plays like a watered-down Double Dragon with far fewer attacks, enemies, and bosses. However, it does have plenty of weapons and even guns. It's mainly notable for its extensive use of voice-overs, not to mention its goofy rap intro.

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Trivia

This is the very first brawler to feature a rap intro, although B. Rap Boys would also have one years later. The characters in this game are named Krush, Buzz, and Snake.

Links
Beat'em Up Bingo 0/25
Go!
Sunset Ending
Health Meat
Sleeveless Jacket
Boss With Gun
Fire Bombs
2-Word Title
Throwing Knife
Subway Stage
Ex-Pro Wrestler
Steel Pipe
Kidnapped Female
Special Drains Health
Oil Drums
Clowns
Yellow / Red Health Bar
Dominatrix
Power, Speed, Balance
Elevator Scene
Mansion Stage
Mohawks
Building Site
Fat Charging Men
Sharp Suits
Graffiti
Release Info
Developer
Leland Corp.
Publisher
Leland Corp.
Country
USA
Released
unknown
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Series
Game
Players
3
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Casual
Gang size
Average (5)
Variety
Playtime
0:40
Combat
Buttons
Punch, Kick, Dive
Combos
Static
Grabs
No
Dashing
Button
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
Button
Item Stay
Fade
Weapons
Durability
Death-blow
N/A
Friendly Fire
No
Char Switch
No
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Small
Setting
Urban
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Hip hop
Tone
Lighthearted
Numbers
Fighters
3
Stages
Enemies
Bosses
Weapons
Lives
Continues
Extend
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

Brute Force isn't the very worst brawler, but it is pretty bad. Although it's combat is functional, it's also shallow and puts a little too much emphasis on weapons. Its graphics are awful, especially the miniature sprites. The sound puts far too much emphasis on voice-overs that might have been impressive for the time but are super annoying now.

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