I hope SOR4 steals its crownStreets of Rage 2. Still the GOAT.
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Beat em' Ups appreciation thread.
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Armored Warriors actually has the same mechanic of stealing limbs from enemies.
One of my biggest gaming regrets is not getting into Vindictus.
I always enjoy a good Beat 'em up. A personal favorite of mine is Knights of the Round. It's not as advanced as Capcom's D&D games, but just as enjoyable IMO.
I really like the Snes port of this. While its got a few concessions over the arcade version, putting the block/counter command on its own button really changed the game for me. Superb fun, but that final boss was a tough guy to beat. Likewise, I have a big soft spot for King of Dragons, which I must have replaced tons of times on the Capcom belt collection.
How's the emulation quality and online play on Steam? I heard they added extra features and design updates too.
Fantastic game with tons of replay value due to the ability to unlock a myriad of characters as you progress, including Paul and Law from Tekken.
Namco really should clean this up and re-release it at some point.
This feels like the last Beat 'em up that I seriously played. Shame the genre isn't what it once was, but I'm hoping Streets of Rage 4 can change that.
I have to give a shout out to Little Fighter 2, which is probably one of the best freeware games I've ever played. The game did so many things right, and the core gameplay loop was fun.
Yo yo yo yo. Shout outs for bring something from my childhood I forgot I played! There were so many nutty additions you can make to this game, (especially the Dragonball Z inspired characters that were downright broken). It was fun as hell!
No idea. I bought the 360 version and played it on ny XB1X through BC. The emulation quality seemed good.
I really don't think it's needed for this genre. I'd be more than happy with a Capcom CPS-3 beat em up. Hell, ill take a CPS-2 Final Fight 4 at this point with lots of playable characters and branching paths. That is all. Beat em ups get kinda iffy for me when they're in 3D and to a certain extent, 2.5D. Fighting Force was the closest to capturing the spirit, but was a little clunky. God Hand is more of a melee character action game and Yakuza is really its own thing.
Panzer Bandit, which IIRC was helmed by developers that would go on to do Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds.
Same. Plays very well (IMO), really neat package overall. Seems to be on sale regularly on Steam and Xbox.
Yes, Batman Returns is awesome. I also like the NES version.
Man, Konami's Vendetta (Crime Fighters 2) and Violent Storm are really fun.
Both are better than Neo Geo's Burning Fight, which is still a good game in its own right.
Both are better than Neo Geo's Burning Fight, which is still a good game in its own right.
One of my favorite games of all time. But that would be obvious looking at my username.
Had so much fun with this one
Shoutouts to Streets of Rage 2 as well. A classic beat'em up with one of the best video game soundtracks of all time.
FYI OP, Capcom beat em up collection is currently on sale for $12 on PSN:
Just discovered today that Scott Pilgrim runs pretty damn well on Xenia, the 360 emulator. The game is pretty much flawless on RPCS3 after some settings adjustments, but for people who bought the game on 360, now's a good time to dump your files.
Also, all of you should play Super Final Fight Gold+. It's a fan game, but running through Final Fight stages as Blanka is fun nonetheless.
Also, all of you should play Super Final Fight Gold+. It's a fan game, but running through Final Fight stages as Blanka is fun nonetheless.