5
Basic Play
The Brawl "Brothers", Hack and Slash, run a self-defence gym in Bayside City. One day, three of the gym's best fighters Lord J., Kazan and Wendy are kidnapped by Dieter, their mortal enemy, and taken to his secret Air Fortress outside the city. His plan is to clone these fighters so he can develop his own evil army.
Hack and Slash, together with other allies from their gym, set out through the streets of Bayside City to defeat Dieter’s thugs, rescue their teammates and take down Dieter himself!
Your life gauge decreases if hit by enemy attacks or traps. If the gauge is depleted, you lose a life. Lose all of your lives, and it’s Game Over.
Even if it’s Game Over, you can still continue playing by pressing
, so long as you have a remaining continue. At the continue screen, you can switch between your two chosen characters and any unlocked characters using left and right on 
.
A one-on-one fight between Player 1 (1P) and Player 2 (2P). It’s a best-of-three fight, with whoever wins two rounds winning the fight. After each game, you can select TRY AGAIN to play again or END to return to the title screen.
If this is activated in the options, a player will enter Angry Mode when they receive a certain amount of damage. In Angry Mode, the player character flashes red and becomes invincible. Special attacks also change, and attack strength increases. Angry Mode ends after a set period of time.
Hack and Slash, together with other allies from their gym, set out through the streets of Bayside City to defeat Dieter’s thugs, rescue their teammates and take down Dieter himself!
Your life gauge decreases if hit by enemy attacks or traps. If the gauge is depleted, you lose a life. Lose all of your lives, and it’s Game Over.
Even if it’s Game Over, you can still continue playing by pressing
, so long as you have a remaining continue. At the continue screen, you can switch between your two chosen characters and any unlocked characters using left and right on .VS Mode
A one-on-one fight between Player 1 (1P) and Player 2 (2P). It’s a best-of-three fight, with whoever wins two rounds winning the fight. After each game, you can select TRY AGAIN to play again or END to return to the title screen. Angry Mode
If this is activated in the options, a player will enter Angry Mode when they receive a certain amount of damage. In Angry Mode, the player character flashes red and becomes invincible. Special attacks also change, and attack strength increases. Angry Mode ends after a set period of time.
