brawler
Retro

I Never Knew I Needed A Sailor Moon Brawler In My Life

As I’ve mentioned before, when I was a kid, there wasn’t much in the way of anime readily available. On TV there were only two anime programs: Sci-Fi channel’s Saturday anime, and Sailor Moon. So needless to say, I watched me a lot of Sailor Moon.

23 June 2010

LunchTimeWaster: Super Smash Bullies Brawl

Looking for a Smash Bros. fix in your browser? Try this!

15 April 2010

Uncategorized

Final Fight: Double Impact Micro-Review: Take Two And Call It A Classic

Beat-em-ups of the 1990s were long on action and short on story. Like Capcom’s Final Fight, re-released this week for consoles. Just how ridiculous is the idea that a former pro rassler could be elected to high office in America?

30 March 2010

News

Expect More Extreme Violence When The Fist Of The North Star Heads West

Koei’s latest massive beat ‘em up—known as Hokuto Musou in Japan, simply Fist of the North Star for the West—will get a little something extra when it comes westward: the extreme violence that we so desperately need.

29 March 2010

Let’s Shank Again, Like I Did Last Summer

When last I left Shank, it was PAX West 2009. Six months later I got my hands on a whole new, platform-heavy level and word from Klei Entertainment’s Jamie Cheng on quality versus quantity.

1 December 2009

Final Fight: Double Impact Screens

When Capcom release “Final Fight: Double Impact” next April, you’ll not only be getting two retro side-scrollers for your money, but some different graphics modes as well. Here are your options.

24 November 2009

News

PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons Thursday

PlayStation 3 owners will get an old school kick in the pants this week with the North American PlayStation Store release of Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, a side-scrolling arcade beat ‘em up that’s chock full of kung fu.

21 October 2009

Bakugan Battle Brawlers Review: Almost There

Part marbles, part Pokemon, anime and toy sensation Bakugan Battle Brawlers brings 2008′s Toy of the Year to the console in a game that drops players into the Bakugan world, battling transforming monsters in a race to save the planet.

6 October 2009

Spyborgs Review: Not-So-Heavy Metal

Part man. Part machine. All beat-em up. This is Capcom’s Spyborgs for the Nintendo Wii.

7 September 2009

Shank Preview: The Beat-Em Up Reloaded

Klei Entertainment takes on the side-scrolling beat-em up with Shank, managing to create something fresh and compelling from a genre that’s grown old and stale.

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