In the land of beat em ups - this game is what you want: short and to the point action with a high replay value.
I find it hilarious Gamespot knocks this game for being short and not having much of a story yet gives games like DYNASTY WARRIORS good reviews even tho its the same exact concept with even less dialogue than fighting force....INTERESTING to say the least.
This game lets you pick from a few different types of characters each with their own skills - but mostly you are smashing the crap out of everything.
This game is the king of games as far as "want to come over and play some vids" goes.
You can beat the entire game in like 2-3 hours and then go about your day/night. This game is not going to win any awards, but there is non stop action and a steady amount of guys that need beating up.
As far as the genre goes this game is about as good as it gets - as far as gaming goes, its pretty average.