In a resurrection of almost biblical ambition, Rockstar Games the crackpots behind Grand Theft Auto is simultaneously hoping to breathe life into the extinct arcade brawling genre typified by early 90s button-basher Streets Of Rage, and Walter Hills neon-tinged 1979 gang warfare flick, The Warriors. Amazingly, the game just about manages it.
Unlike classic brawlers that only offered players a limited range of moves, The Warriors boasts a deep and complex combat system where each of the camp bruisers has an arsenal of unique attacks that can be used to cripple rivals, and a nifty group-fighting system that allows you to bark orders at fellow hoodlums and work together as a pack.
In a nod to GTA, the riotous action is punctuated by special missions where you can tag walls, loot stores and rumble with Coney Islands boys in blue, making for a varied, violent and wildly enjoyable romp, even if the sappy heroes still look like rejects from the Village People.