{"id":6709,"date":"2011-10-21T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T06:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamesanityblog.com\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2011-10-21T00:01:52","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T06:01:52","slug":"game-review-street-smart-ps-minis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/game-review-street-smart-ps-minis\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: Street Smart (PS Minis)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Another one of SNK\u2019s pre-Neo-Geo arcade classics is hitting the streets\u2026literally! Street Smart is an early brawler that is a mix of a one-on-one fighter and a sidescrolling beat \u2018em up. Like a lot of other SNK arcade classics, Street Smart is available on PS3 and PSP as a PS Mini.<\/p>\n

Play as a karate man (player 1) or wrestler (player 2) and beat up eight different opponents. At first glance, the game looks like a sidescrolling brawler a la Final Fight. But the arena is only a couple of screens long, and you only fight one dude at a time. It was pretty early, being 1989 and all. So it\u2019s really more like fighting a string of 2-D brawler bosses. They even flash red whenever you\u2019re about to beat them. After you defeat one, a little ambulance comes out and takes them to the SNK Hospital (the ambulance is smaller than some of the fighters, though, how do they fit in there?). Then a woman comes out and says \u201cCongratulations!\u201d and you move onto the next round.<\/p>\n

Your fighter can punch, kick, and jump. And that\u2019s it. Seems a little unfair when your opponents can pull off all these fancy moves. You have an energy bar and when it\u2019s depleted, you lose a life. Lose all your lives and it\u2019s Game Over, but you can continue limitlessly right where you left off. Only other big problem is this version doesn\u2019t support two players, which seems ideal for this type of game. PlayStation Plus members can get this game for free, which isn\u2019t a bad deal. Otherwise it\u2019ll cost you a couple of bucks. So for the price, I guess it isn\u2019t too bad, but I can think of better SNK arcade classics out there. At least we know SNK got better at making fighting games later!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Street Smart is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Suggestive Themes and Fantasy Violence. You do punch and kick other fighters, and the women who congratulate you wear slightly suggestive clothes, but that\u2019s it. The rudimentary graphics keep things from being too vivid. It\u2019s a tough game, as a quarter muncher, but unlimited continues will keep any kid from getting frustrated. Reading skill isn\u2019t necessary either, so honestly I\u2019d be OK with any kid playing this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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