Nostalgia-fueled review results in crazy score.
I remember when I was but a wee lad, back when I couldn't afford a single piece of cartridge for Nintendo's electronical videogame machinery due to my moneylessness. So I used to leech off of those who could. One beautiful day when the birds were chirping and the sun had come up from bottom of ground, I got to borrow this thing called Street Gangs, which was its European title.
What I was presented with was a story about blablablah. To remedy the situation you punched, kicked, threw and hit dudes with tires, knuckle dusters and whatever else was lying around until they yelled "BARF!" and were transformed into bouncing coins. The sensation of hitting dudes with whatever hit me in the face like a trash can, it was pure magic. Also had RPG elements to it where you could buy new moves and upgrade your stats, a concept my still developing brain never fully grasped. But it's a thoroughly hyper-enjoyable experience no matter how you play it. Co-op, as always, would be the preferable way though. If I remember correctly you could pick up your friend and hit dudes with him. Best side-scrolling beat em up ever.