Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Developer: Tribute Games Publisher: Dotemu Release: 12/01/25 Genre: Beat em up Also on: Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series The Avengers...
Tag: beat em up
Comix Zone
Developer: Sega Technical Institute Publisher: Sega Release: 1995 Genre: Beat em up By the end of the 16-bit era the side scrolling beat em up was starting to get stale. Despite the presence of monsters in the arcade...
Renegade
Developer: Technos Publisher: Taito Release: 01/88 Genre: Beat em up Double Dragon is one of my favorite beat em ups on the NES. In many ways it shaped what I came to expect from the genre. But it...
Kōuryū no Mimi
Developer: Vap Inc. Publisher: Vap Inc. Release: 12/22/95 Genre: Beat em up One element of licensed video games from Japan that I lament is that there are scores of titles based on manga and anime that never...
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
Developer: Fill-In-Cafe Publisher: Strictly Limited Games Release: 05/22 Genre: Action Genocide 2 was an interesting mech beat em up for the SNES I looked forward to coming to the US. But its Western release was cancelled with no...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Bandai Release: 09/94 Genre: Beat em up When Power Rangers hit in 1993 it hit big. I will admit even back then to questioning why it was so popular. The acting was cheesy and the...
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
Developer: Iron Galaxy Publisher: Capcom Release: 06/18/13 Genre: Beat em up Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is another in a long line of games I am embarrassed to have put off for so long. I have wanted...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 10/21/03 Genre: Beat em up The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were ubiquitous during the early to mid-90s. From cartoons to video games to merchandise, you could not get away from them. But...
Guardian Heroes
Developer: Treasure Publisher: Sega Release: 04/24/96 Genre: Beat em up Sega had a lot of partnerships with smaller developers in Japan that yielded many underrated classics like Ranger-X and Pulseman. But few were as impressive as Treasure. R...
The Death and Return of Superman
Developer: Blizzard Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 08/94 Genre: Beat em up The Death of Superman was a one two punch of events alongside Knightfall that rocketed DC Comics to the top of the sales charts in the early 90s. This was...