The first stage takes place on the city streets like any other beat em up, but as soon as the first boss is defeated, things take a more surreal turn. The game itself seems at first to be a regular, generic beat em up, though it does have a couple of interesting gimmicks, like the versatility and mobility of Tora's moveset, and the fact that though you obviously start with a single bar of health, even when its full you can collect more food to fill it up a second bar (like in the Dynamite Deka series). He has a bunch of moves, like a flying kick that bounces off the top of enemies upwards and away, a brutal moves where he repeatedly slashes a knife back and forth, doing and ton of damage, and he's the only character of The son, Tora is the best character by far, though. Nekketsu Oyako ('Hot-Blooded Family') is a side-scrolling beat-em-up in the tradition of Final Fight with a particular focus on finding and picking up weapons in each stage. It's a pointless thing, but it adds a little personality. There's also a nice little touch with her when she picks up a weapon and walks around with it, she does so while carrying it on her back. She moves faster, and has a fun little move where she can pogo around on top of the enemies' heads. There's also a beer health pickup that only he can use, but it doesn't heal very much and it's at least as rare as the bazooka (I've only seen one of each). Piledriver and the fact that he's the only character who can use the (very rare) bazooka weapon.
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