My first time through the Hibari fight was so bad I understood the man-o-sphere. Kyoko's down+Y and a Double Merv Burger got me through it. After unlocking Koyoko's down+B that became my go-to dmg move.

Notes:
- Each food item gives a perm stat bonus on first consume per character, will still heal after
- Godai: go back in the school for the pepper spray quest, equip it before completing the last objective in his quests, Crosstown $24 bring him a Double Merv Burger, Uptown destroy gold statue and enemy wave, Downtown destroy 4 fancy cars, Ocean Heights KO One Hit Tommy, Sanwakai Tower KO 5 snitches in red
- FT: Crosstown Mall Entrance, left is Merv Burger, $24 for Double 60% heal but 30sec slow
- FT: Downtown City Streets, right is Legal Drugs, $28 for First Aid Kit 60% heal no penalty
- FT: Downtown Transit Center, left 2 screens in Junkyard for Book Vendor, $180 Joy of Toys (when in inventory yo-yo / lightsaber / tuna won't break). You'll need another to consume for the stat bonus.
- FT: Downtown Transit Center, right 1 screen, Secret Vendor in tunnel, hold X on boarded door > $5000 Tank (+10x dmg -6x speed), $5000 bunny (6x speed)

A good, fun game with decent movement but damn if that stupid "recruit button not working" bug still has not been fixed in 3 years despite it being a CORE game mechanic

im enjoying beating the everliving daylights out of everyone in the city