
After the end of a fight one evening, Kyle and Cody decide to meet at the local bar to celebrate with some beers and a round of pool however, Cody has some unspoken business that delays his arrival for an hour. As Cody Travers' younger brother, Kyle is the star of the underground Metro City fight club, spending nights fighting various other fighters in order to earn enough quick cash to make ends meet. Kyle and Cody Travers are brothers who take part in the sport of underground fighting. Kyle will run into familiar faces, as well as new ones. In Streetwise, Kyle roams the streets of his hometown, doing detective work, on the search for his captured brother. Streetwise is set several years after Final Fight 3, and focuses on Kyle Travers (voiced by Trent Kaniuga), Cody's younger brother. Progress will resume at the last checkpoint rather than the character's last position.

The game's save system can only be used once the player decides to quit the game. However, the game is over when the life bar is empty. Kyle, Cody, Guy and Haggar are all playable characters in arcade mode. It does not have upgradable movesets, counters or instinct abilities. The arcade mode is a no-frills 3D brawler for 1 or 2 players. An 'instinct' system allows you to counter opponents' attacks, as well as make your attacks more powerful. Players earn money through pit fights and side missions, upgrading Kyle's moveset by training in various gyms in Metro City while progressing through the game. The story mode, which is exclusively single player, has ten minigames, including cockroach stomping, arm-wrestling, slide puzzles, shooting contests and the classic car bash.


Final Fight: Streetwise is a 3D beat 'em up game.
