As one of the earlier fighting games on the NES it was perhaps asking a little too much to expect Urban Champion to be worth playing today. Even some of the great games from yesteryear have dated badly in retrospect, this wasn’t even popular back when it was released so what chance does it have now?
Urban Champion takes place on the hard, gritty streets. You play as a dude that fights. You have to fight another dude that also fights. Your moves include punching, blocking, and, well, punching. You have two punch strengths, and you can throw those punches either high or low. When not punching, your fighter blocks, and you can block high or low. Your goal is to punch your opponent repeatedly, which knocks him back a bit. The winner of the round is the fighter that can punch the other guy all the way off the block.
The computer-controlled opponents you face are idiots and are very good at walking directly into your fists if you time your punches just right. Since you're generally causing a ruckus and fighting on a street, second-floor residents will occasionally pop out and drop flowerpots, attempting to disable you. Also, the cops occasionally roll by, which causes both fighters to separate and return to opposite sides of the block and whistle like there's no funny business going on. If one of your nearby friends is also a glutton for punishment, you can opt for the two-player mode.
Urban Fighter is basically a shambling mockery of a game. There are much worthier games on the NES to give your attention to. Whatever you do, don’t waste your precious Wii points on this! It's terrible!
1. Seanbaby
20 Feb 2007, 16:41 GMT
Urban Champion. This game was originally called, "Uber Chump" but Nintendo must not have thought it'd sell as well.
This game does have one good use however, it is used in the Guantanamo Bay detention center to extract confessions from prisoners. After 24 hours locked up being forced to play this piece of crap they are all too happy to fess up to every secret they are holding back on!
2. Wiitz
10 Mar 2007, 08:48 GMT
Urban Chamion's not the best game, but to call so bad that I have rocks in my head if I buy it is a bit underrated. I had it for the NES and found it real fun, but of course, TODAY it isn't worth 500 Points anymore.
3. SKTTR
11 Jun 2007, 09:38 GMT
I bought this game out of curiosity and coz I'm a Nintendo collector.
I imagine in 1984, when there was no Street Fighter, and International Karate was just to be released, it had it's great moments easily.
The two-player brawl on the streets was something new and fun.
But today we have so much better fighting games.
It hasn't aged well. Yeah, for todays standards it seems like crap.
4. Mii be you
31 Jul 2007, 19:38 GMT
This game's HORRIBLE! Has it been reviewed by the Angry Video Game Nerd yet?
5. GFrag
29 Aug 2007, 12:37 GMT
There's a SLIGHT bit more strategy besides just high and low punches to this game; there's also the option of throwing fast weak punches, or a more powerful one, which takes a little while to "charge up", but will knock your opponent back much further.
...This doesn't really mean it's suddenly a good game, though not QUITE as bad as the review lets on, at least. My friend with the NES clone and I played this occasionally, and much like I said with Legend of Kage; It's kinda fun for a free built-in game, but don't waste your precious Wii-points on it. 500 is an unforgivable rip-off. Maybe 50 points, but definitely no more then that.
This game is the prime example to show why Nintendo really ought to classify the price of their VC games based on how good they are. Because who in their right mind would pay 500 points for Urban Chumpion, if they can get Punch Out for the same amount?
6. Mii be you
10 Sep 2007, 23:47 GMT
I'm still waiting for this game to be reviewed by someone that is angry.
7. alvieao
14 Sep 2007, 05:44 GMT
This game should NOT have been on the Virtual Console at all! Urban Chumpion is not only the worst game Nintendo ever made, but also the most awful game in the history of Nintendo.
8. Mii be you
19 Oct 2007, 03:13 GMT
This game(along with Rise of The Robots) should have been on Screwattack's Top 10 worst Fighting game list.
9. StarSoldier1
20 Oct 2007, 10:29 GMT
I think it was a bad idea to release on the VC too since it flopped on the original NES. I guess Nintendo was trying to fill a quota.
10. 25 Oct 2007, 01:31 GMT
I have the original Nes cartridge of this game, and I didn't like that back in the days either...
this game is simply not funny, save your money.
11. Mii be you
31 Oct 2007, 21:31 GMT
I used to think that there was no such thing as bad games.
12. Jogurt the Yogurt
04 Dec 2007, 03:56 GMT
I remember this game from way back when! It's not a good game at all... very simple, and even the simple controls don't control very well! I've played games that make me want to vomit even more, though. The police and the box art push this one up to a 2-stars from me.
13. Corey
11 Dec 2007, 00:12 GMT
I played this on the E-Reader a few years ago and it was absolute crap. I have no idea who would ever buy this.
14. NESgamer
31 Dec 2007, 23:15 GMT
1 star??, no that's not fair!, this game is not one of the best, but i definitely doesn't suck.
I like this game, i won't download it because money and space, but is not that bad.
15. DEMON212
21 Jan 2008, 02:49 GMT
Scarily, I've played worse and played worse on the VC. There's some games that get higher ratings here that IMTHO are worse than this.
16. Thomas
22 Feb 2008, 02:25 GMT
I bit the bullet and downloaded this monstrosity...several months ago, actually...I was just too ashamed to admit it. However, the game itself is kind of charming in that quirky, yet bastardized sense. However, since then, I've also downloaded Street Fighter II: Turbo. Same game, but with more and prettier characters and a more refined button mashing scheme.
17. TheWiiMan
20 Mar 2008, 20:00 GMT
I thought this game was gonna be good after all these years. I was was wrong ;_; WASTED WII POINTS!!!!
18. Kirby8
30 Mar 2008, 16:12 GMT
When i bought this game i only played it for 10 minuts
19. Tony
29 May 2008, 20:37 GMT
I like the old school graphics. Just thought I would make a positive comment. NES collectors need only apply
20. Mr. Cheez
29 Jun 2008, 07:26 GMT
Yet another NES game I played on my e-reader. it's actually a pretty fun game and...PHTHPHTHPHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! I couldn't say THAT with a straight face!
actually this game IS entertaining...for about 2 minutes, and by the time you knock your first opponent down a manhole you see everything it has to offer! This has to be the worst, most boring game nintendo ever released, and they released some stinkers over the years (DK Jr. Math, anyone?). The e-cards make for nice collector's items, though 
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I'm Sorry. I tried to be kind, I really did. Just get Punch Out people. It's LEAGUES better than this hunka junk.
21. Mr. Cheez
29 Jun 2008, 07:31 GMT
OMG Seanbaby is a member of vc reviews? Sweeeeeet!
22. Tony
18 Aug 2008, 20:29 GMT
First of all the game is dull, the old-school graphics are cool though. I would have enjoyed this in 1984. You figure the world was used to the 2600 and Street Fighter had not been introduced yet. So it was probably a cool game back in the Regan era of gaming.
23. PuppetMasterKuruku
30 Aug 2008, 13:12 GMT
Hmm... this or Super Mario Bros 3? I'm having trouble deciding. If you can't tell I'm being sarcastic, you're probably dumb enough to actually waste $5 on this game. May I suggest Double Dungeons and China Warrior? Oh, and be sure to get Hydlide when it comes to Virtual Console.
24. citizen_zane
01 Oct 2008, 15:50 GMT
I love this game. This was the original Street Fighter! I used to play this with my younger brother, back in the 80's. It actually has more depth than you might realize. Here are a list of moves:
That's seven moves! That's more moves than most games from that era had. Then you've got other factors that affect gameplay like flower pots being dropped on your head, cops patrolling the streets, a stamina meter and a timer. A lot of people rip on this game without ever having played it. Many of those who have played it, never played it with another person. It makes a big difference. The single player mode is nothing to sneeze at either. The reviewer here says that "The computer-controlled opponents you face are idiots and are very good at walking directly into your fists if you time your punches just right." Thats a load of crap if you play this game for any significant amount of time (more than 10 minutes perhaps?). The difficulty ramps up later on, providing a serious challenge to anyone.
I'm just glad that someone at Nintendo must still appreciate this game. I feel lucky to have this on my Wii.
25. Corbie
27 Oct 2008, 00:26 GMT
I've played thousands of games over the years and Urban Champion has to be one of the worst games ever made. Pure gaming garbage. And Karate Champ is the original Street Fighter.
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