Considering how many game overs we got back in the day, it’s kind of a perfect match with the beat ‘em up genre, as illustrated in Absolum. Absolum is a high fantasy “rogue ‘em up,” in which a quartet ...
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Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...
The era of arcade beat 'em ups was one that defined friendships, rivalries, and the feeling of watching your last coin circle the drain as a final boss mopped the floor with you. These games never ...
TL;DR: Epic Games Store is giving away three free games until May 29. Sifu is a challenging martial arts beat-em-up which fans rate as superb not just in terms of the combat engine, but atmosphere and ...
I grew up with arcade beat-em-ups like Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and X-Men. It was a genre I loved, so I was sad to see it diminish in relevance. Thankfully, beat-em-ups ...
For my money, Streets of Rage 4 is the best beat-em-up of the modern era – and honestly might give the retro classics that inspired it a run for their money. While one of the three studios involved in ...
Recently during one of Nintendo’s Direct presentations, a new pixel art beat ‘em up was revealed for later this year named Marvel Cosmic Invasion and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, ...
Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have announced arcade-style beat ’emup game MARVEL Cosmic Invasion for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will ...
A fantastic roguelite beat 'em up in a gorgeous fantasy setting. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what matters most to ...
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Hasan Nasir (He/Him) is a trained journalist based in Ontario, Canada. Growing up playing arcade games, and being a comic-book/superhero game enthusiast, Hasan understands the wide spectrum of ...