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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Nov 27, 1991
This side-scrolling brawler from the developer of The Dishwasher stars a fictitious punk band.
Dungeon Fighter Online is a multiplayer beat 'em up style 2D game with many MMO elements such as distinct classes, experience, and customizable equipment. The game is currently published by Nexon. Think Final Fight Guilty Gear.
Grab three other knights and storm enemy forces in this downloadable beat-em-up with RPG elements, complete with smoothly-drawn graphics.
Originally released in Japan in 2002, Samurai Deeper Kyo arrived on North American shores in 2008, becoming the last Game Boy Advance game released in the region.
Use Joe and Silvia's Viewtiful powers to save Movieland from the accursed Gedow!
A sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, Shadow Over Mystara is a combination of the beat-em-up and role-playing genres, taking conventions from both genres.
The arcade Battletoads is a beat-em-up done in the same spirit as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, The Simpsons, and Bucky O Hare.
Armored Warriors, the beat'em up from Capcom that features mechs as playable fighters.
Legend is a side-scrolling beat-em-up similar to that of Golden Axe and Final Fight.
An Arcade fantasy brawler from Taito with an isometric perspective and a few RPG elements. It was later included in the compilation Taito Legends 2.
The first of two arcade beat-em-up games made by Capcom with the D&D theme to it.
The third and final installment of the Rushing Beat trilogy of beat-'em-ups by Jaleco.
The third game in the Great Battle sub-franchise of Compati Hero, starring characters from Ultraman, Gundam and Kamen Rider. The heroes find themselves in a medieval fantasy land, and take up arms to fight this world's evil.
Hook is an arcade beat 'em up based on the movie developed by Irem.
This is the first Genesis TMNT game. It is a port of the 1992 arcade game with new levels and a new story.
Warrior Blade in the final game in the Rastan series by Taito. Unlike the Previous two games, Rastan III is a beat-em-up.
A 1991 side-scrolling fantasy hack-and-slash brawler made by Capcom for Arcades. It contains a few RPG elements which would be better realized in Capcom's later Mystara games.
Captain America and the Avengers is a beat 'em up game first developed for coin-op arcade systems by Data East.
Three heroes must once again band together to defeat an evil force in this hack-n-slashin' sequel to the arcade classic.
Shred your way through Shredder's minions and other iconic TMNT villains as any of the four turtles in this classic beat 'em up.
When a once-peaceful city falls to crime and corruption, it's up to three ex-cops to take on the cause: a powerful criminal organization led by the sinister Mr. X.
Blade Master is a hack and slash arcade game from 1991. It was released by Irem.
Magic Sword is a 2D action side-scroller with a fantasy theme. The hero and his chosen accomplice must battle their way through a wizard's tower in a lust for monster slaying and loot.
A classic, side-scrolling hack and slash game, Golden Axe was ported to many platforms, including the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
Final Fight is a classic beat-em-up game developed by Capcom featuring a memorable cast of characters, including Guy, Cody, and the first and only mustachioed ex-pro-wrestler turned mayor, Mike Haggar. Released for the CPS arcade system in 1989 and then ported to the SNES and other home systems.
A side-scrolling, hack & slash brawler, developed by Taito. It started as an Arcade game in 1987, then moved to home computers and consoles such as the C64 and TurboGrafx-16. Its robotic protagonists used varied combos and intricate finishing moves that helped give the brawler some depth.
A side-scrolling brawler for the Arcade and PC Engine featuring the titular Japanese Sengoku warlord. Not to be confused with the NES strategy game of the same name.
A side-scrolling brawler that puts the player in control of a resurrected centurion who possesses the ability to shape shift into many beasts, such as a wolf, dragon, tiger and bear. Altered Beast was the original pack-in game for the Genesis in North America.
A beat 'em up where players control a martial artist, Thomas, who must rescue his girlfriend, Madonna. Released in 1988, this is the spiritual sequel to the first beat 'em up, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X).
A game credited, in part, with the popularity of the brawler genre in the arcade craze of the 1980s and 1990s.
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