GUTTERBRAWLERS

doesn't seem there is any meaningful hitstun / combo opportunities. No throws.

There is nothing special about this game. The other review here is incorrect, there are throws (back/forward heavy kick, though the move list doesn't tell you this.) However, there is a different critical issue with the game at present. While you can rebind keys, this doesn't seem to remove previous functions. For instance, I could not move on character select after changing from arrow keys to WASD because the WASD keys would still select menu options. And spacebar, which I set to block, is also the reset button in training mode and I could's figure out how to change this. If there are some unique features that would give anyone a reason to play this game over any other, the developer should advertise them. I've played literally hundreds of fighting games, and sometimes their good qualities aren't obvious. But I can't figure out anything special about this game to make fighting through the control issues mentioned above.