Genre: Fighting
Release Year: 1997
Developer: Core Design
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Age Rating: 12+
Playability Status: Playable (with significant issues)
Tested On: Windows 8 x64, Windows XP
Availability: Copyright retained - Out of print/unavailable
Originally conceived as a 3D sequel to Sega’s classic Streets Of Rage series, Fighting Force sees you and an optional friend take on wave after wave of bad guys using just your knuckles and any weapons you happen to find lying around.
Installation
The game should install without any issues on modern PCs. Simply place the disc in the drive and follow the on-screen prompts. If the installer does not start automatically, browse to the CD in Computer/This PC and run the Install.exe file manually. Once installation is complete, you should reboot your computer.
dgVoodoo2
In order to even start the game on a modern PC, you will need to use dgVoodoo2. The version we used for testing was version 2.52. Install dgVoodoo2 to your Fighting Force game directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Core Design Ltd\Fighting Force by default) according to the tutorial here. Fighting Force is a DirectX game.
Running the game
Before you try to run the game for the first time, you should run the “Setup Fighting Force” program from your Start menu/screen. This will allow you to configure the games options.
Fighting Force is not fully compatible with modern versions of Windows. The only way we could persuade the game to start was to use this patch. To use the patch, simply download the file then copy the executable into the Fighting Force program directory, overwriting the existing file (you might want to take a backup first).
Even with this patch, the game also has no music on modern PCs. Using the _inmm.dll tool failed to fix the problem.
The game itself appears to be a straight port from the Sony PlayStation original, meaning there are few (if any) PC specific enhancements. With that in mind you may simply wish to configure a PlayStation emulator and play the PlayStation version instead of this seemingly poor port.
Can you submit a fix?
Do you know how to get this game working better? Help the community by letting us know in the comments below.
Hi there!!! for anybody interested to play this game I found a solution flow these steps:
1- First use DgVoodoo https://www.play-old-pc-games.com/compatibility-tools/dgvoodoo-tutorial/
2- Don’t use the NODVD crack
3- Set the DEP settings http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/dep-settings/
The game shod work without crashing
Things that I wasn’t able to fix is the music won’t play and the game runs at 15 fps.
If i fix it I let you know.
Already had DEP disabled on the rig I tested it on, though not sure I tried the very latest dgVoodoo2 so will have to give it another go.
You don’t have to do any of that. There is a Windows XP patch for the game (but in Windows 7 you have to set compatibility to XP). The only problem is that the background music doesn’t seem to play. I didn’t try the Japanese program to add the music. The patch has been around for awhile.
Worked in Windows 7 64-bit. I imagine it would work in XP (as that was what it was designed for) and also in Windows 7 32-bit.
However, the XP patch (it is actually a replacement exe file) requires you to either use the real CD (or an image of your legally purchased CD). No-CD patches will not work with it, those only apply to the original Windows 95 executable.
The patch I’m referring to is NOT the patch linked to or mentioned in this article. It is a different file.
Can we get a link to said patch?
Dxwnd you can start music!
How did you do it? Can you share a screenshot of the main options you had to select?