Tag: brawler

Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan
January 24, 2018 No Responses

Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan

While Sega officially dropped support of the Genesis around 1996-97 in Taiwan and Korea a number of unlicensed games continued being released.  Some, like Star Odyssey and Pier Solar would see an “official” release.  Most of these titles were simply...
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Zombie Revenge
November 27, 2017 No Responses

Zombie Revenge

The 16-bit era was a gold mine for quality beat em ups.  From arcade greats like Final Fight to home console exclusives such as Streets of Rage, if you liked fighting in the streets you were well served.  The genre...
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P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
November 6, 2017 No Responses

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

I’ve never really given it much thought but SNK really seemed to love military themed action games in the 80s.  It shouldn’t be that surprising considering that particular decade was rife with the stuff like the Rambo series, Commando, Platoon,...
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Golden Axe II
November 1, 2017 No Responses

Golden Axe II

Among the early Sega Genesis launch lineup Golden Axe has probably held up the best.  Altered Beast was the flagship title but outside of its presentation the game was average.  I like Thunder Force 2 but half of that game...
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Double Dragon II – the Revenge
October 30, 2017 one Response

Double Dragon II – the Revenge

Developer: Technos Japan    Publisher: Acclaim    Released: 01/90    Genre: Beat em up It’s interesting to look back on the NES library and compare the games that were different from their arcade counterpart. Bionic Commando was a terrible game in t...
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Splatterhouse 2
September 20, 2017 No Responses

Splatterhouse 2

It’s funny to look back at the original Splatterhouse.  It was gory for its time and caused a bit of a stir.  Yet kids like me at the time could play it and no one batted an eye.  We were...
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Rival Turf
September 8, 2017 No Responses

Rival Turf

Once Final Fight hit big the beat em up genre truly exploded in popularity.  Nearly every publisher at some point or another tried their hand at the genre, often with mixed results.  Jaleco was one such publisher.  Throughout their history...
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Nekketsu Oyako
August 14, 2017 No Responses

Nekketsu Oyako

Any serious fan of shooters during the 16-bit era should be familiar with the name Technosoft.  These underrated developers created some of the finest gems during that period.  Thunder Force is their most popular brand but they also made the...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II – the Arcade Game
August 4, 2017 No Responses

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II – the Arcade Game

Next to Turtles in Time and Street Fighter 2 I can safely say that there isn’t another arcade game I’ve pumped more quarters in than Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  I was lucky enough to have a cabinet in a...
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The Great Battle III
June 30, 2017 No Responses

The Great Battle III

Developer: Sun L    Publisher: Banpresto     Released: March 26, 1993   Genre: Beat em up I can’t stress how much I’ve enjoyed Banpresto’s Great Battle series. Normally I’m not a fan of the SD aesthetic but somehow this series...
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