Tag: brawler

Developer: Sega AM1     Publisher: Sega     Released: March 1997     Genre: Action The advent of 3d brought many innovations to existing genres. Some like the 2d platformer even evolved, one could even say for the better. But in the march of progre...

Developer:SNK     Publisher: Data East     Released: September 22, 1993     Genre: Beat em up I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in an area with multiple Neo Geo MVS units.  If I saw a Neo Geo game in a magazine chances...

Developer: Hudson     Publisher: NEC    Released: October 1989     Genre: Beat ’em up China Warrior is a piss poor game and one of the worst in the Turbo Grafx-16 library.  But you would not know that based on its marketing. When the...

Developer: Technos Japan     Publisher: Ballistic     Released: 1992     Genre: Beat ’em up Double Dragon, Double Dragon, Double Dragon.  It really is amazing just how widely ported Technos’ legendary beat em up really is.  And surprising...

Developer: KID     Publisher: Dreamworks     Released: 1992     Genre: Brawler Everyone has games that they meant to play but never got around to.  Whether it was money, family, or other responsibilities at the end of the day time is still a facto...

Developer: Sega     Publisher: Sega     Released: August 14, 1989     Genre: Beat em up The Sega Genesis launch featured great ports of Sega classics like Altered Beast, Golden Axe, and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts.  It even had original titles like Thunder...

Developer: Sculptured Software      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1994      Genre: Beat ’em up      Platform: Genesis Of the many beat em ups that graced the arcade the Punisher was one of my favorites.  It might be because I am a...

The Combatribes holds the unlikely distinction of being my first import game.  I know that this is a weird one to start with but they can’t all be winners.  As to why this particular game it was simply a matter...

Every platform has games that fly under the radar.  Whether it is a lack of marketing, a stealth release or simply being caught in the wake of higher profile titles, it is unavoidable.  But even by those standards Legend is...