Overview
Dangerous Streets developed by the Italian company Micromania and published by Flair Software is a fighting game in the style of Street Fighter II.
It was released for PC, Amiga 500/600, Amiga 1200 and Amiga CD32.
The Amiga CD32 version is using "256 colors AGA" graphics which are similar to the PC "VGA" graphics and slightly enhanced compared to the "32 colors ECS/OCS" graphics of the Amiga floppy drive version.
The game received poor ratings in several Amiga magazine reviews which critiziced the amateurish graphics, woeful sound, slightly childish-looking characters, feeble sound effects, bad animation and incomprehensible control. Only the lush and colourful background graphics with paralax scrolling were commended in some reviews.
Dangerous Streets was the lead game in the bundle(called "The Dangerous Streets Pack") that the most people got their Amiga CD32 machine in. This was perhaps disadvantageous for the reputation of the CD32 due the low quality of the game. Dangerous Streets was also released in a bundle togheter with Wing Commander for Amiga CD32.
Gameplay
The game offers three distinct game modes:
- Player vs. Player
- Player vs. CPU
- Tournament: Here you can pick one of the 8 characters and fight through four different locations with 8 fighters and become the boss on the street.
There are three game speed settings(slow, normal, fast) and three skill levels of the CPU opponents(easy, normal, hard) that can be set.
Every of the 8 characters has at least three special moves. All special moves are mostly executed by the same joystick/gamepad button and exactly which move a character performs depends on the distance the character is away from his target/opponent. Also the controls for the fighters are different - push up on the joystick and one fighter will jump another will kick.
Characters
| Name | Description | Special Moves |
|---|
 Keo | A German-born devout monk who is working as a custodian in a castle. He is fighting on springs maybe to compensate his small height. He can turn into a "Moat Monster" - an eight tentacle beast. | Ice Ball Moat Monster Attack Moat Monster Defence |
 Lola | Top model from England and the British Osaka Karate champion. After the cat walk she gets out on the dangerous streets to clobber some bad guys. | Mirror Shield Hair Gell Attack Passion Flame Attack Shadow Jump |
 Luisa | She is a gym teacher from France. She likes to teach her team of fitness freaks the art of balance and muscle rigidness, as well as acrobatic skills. | Uppercut Cruncher Slab Defence Spinning Top Snap Kick Piroutte Attack |
| Macalosh | He is the spiritual leader of the Sioux and was born in North America. An old and wise Indian Chief found Macalosh "The Wild" abandoned in the wilderness with an Panther watching over the infant boy. The Indian Chief raised Macalosh until maturity and thaught him the ancient Indian fighting arts. | Panther Strike Thunder Clap Scalp Lash |
| Ombra | He is an expert palmist and occult specialist who was born in Pennsylvania. In the fight he uses his occult powers rather than physical abilities. An old Pennsylvanian alchemist raised him and taught him to use and control the powers of the occult. | Burning Palm Strike Star Shield Sand Dive Star Strike Power Kick |
| Pinen | He is a lorry driver with a huge pot belly who was born in Switzerland. Most nights he hangs out at taverns and bars in Switzerland and almost all of the thugs that spend their time in these bars are fearing him. | Spinning Cap Attack Large Cap Shield Mini Man Attack |
| Sgiosa Capeli | Italian-born D.J. who works in a disco club at the roughest night spot in Italy. He has knowledge of Shotokan Street Fighting and Ninsitsu. | Firework Flip-Side Attack Disco Pulse Shooting Star 12" Ice Smoke Punch |
| Tony | Italian-born playboy who now lives in America. He meditates for hours each day what gives him menacing mental abilities. Along with his deadly street fighting skills he is a fearsome opponent. | Triple Lightning Punch Manhattan Dragon Double Fireball |
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