Pirates of Dark Water is one of my favorite beat’em ups. Interestingly, games based on this property were released on the Genesis and SNES. They are not the same game, and I like one of them much more than the other. I’ll just be going over the SNES game here. This game quickly became oneContinue reading “The Pirates of Dark Water: A Great Hidden Gem”
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Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great
Rival Turf! is an odd beat’em up that was butchered in localization. The game had a number of changes that really harmed its overall presentation. The story was gutted from the game. This is the first game in the Rushing Beat series. Outside of Japan, these games don’t appear to be connected in any way.Continue reading “Rival Turf! Not Terrible but Not Great”
A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES
Brawl Brothers is a beat’em up from Jaleco. I did review this game a while ago, but for some reason, I didn’t write a blog post for it. That is what I’m going to do today! I played this game a few years ago, and I revisited it for this. Back then, I thought theContinue reading “A Look at Brawl Brothers on the SNES”
Rushing Beat X, A Good but Not Great Game
The Rushing Beat series had a strange release in North America. The games were renamed, and the story was removed or changed in each of them. So, I was a little surprised when I saw a fourth installment released recently. This is the era of Beat’em Ups from the 80s and 90s being revived, whichContinue reading “Rushing Beat X, A Good but Not Great Game”
Jay & Silent Bob Mall Brawl is Good, Not Great
Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl is a retro-inspired beat’em up. It uses modern pixel graphics, which look very good. The game takes one part of the movie Mallrats and turns it into a beat’em up. This means there are going to be a bunch of easter eggs from that movie. I can still rememberContinue reading “Jay & Silent Bob Mall Brawl is Good, Not Great”
The Punisher: One of the Best Genesis Beat’em Ups
The Punisher is a good, but basic beat’em up. It is more grounded than the other superhero beat’em ups from the 1990s. This is a Capcom beat’em up, and it was ported to the Sega Genesis. I couldn’t find any information on a possible SNES port. This is an exclusive game for the Genesis, butContinue reading “The Punisher: One of the Best Genesis Beat’em Ups”
Golden Axe II is Better than the First Game
Golden Axe II is one of my favorite beat’em ups on the Sega Genesis. It is an improvement over the first console game, which is what you should expect. They didn’t completely reinvent the wheel, but Sega did make a few improvements. This game is a sequel to the console game, but not the firstContinue reading “Golden Axe II is Better than the First Game”
Marvel Cosmic Invasion: One of the Best Beat’em Ups
Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion beat’em up is finally here! The game was released on several consoles as well as the PC. I’ll be playing the version on Xbox Game Pass. This is one of the games I’ve been looking forward to. The trailers looked great, and this is a style of game that I love. IContinue reading “Marvel Cosmic Invasion: One of the Best Beat’em Ups”
Exploring Altered Beast: A Retro Sega Classic
Altered Beat is a Greek and Roman mythologically themed beat’em up. Sega originally released the game in the arcades, and then used it as a pack-in for the Genesis. It was used as a way to show off what the console was capable of. While it did a decent job of this, it didn’t necessarilyContinue reading “Exploring Altered Beast: A Retro Sega Classic”
Alien Storm: A Classic Arcade Game from Sega
Alien Storm is a fun beat’em up. Sega initially released the game in the arcades, and later ported it to the Genesis/Mega Drive. It is a hybrid of a beat’em up and a rail shooter. I’ll be looking at the Genesis version, since that is the game I’m most familiar with. There are some similaritiesContinue reading “Alien Storm: A Classic Arcade Game from Sega”