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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last night The Behemoth announced that the Necromantic DLC for Castle Crashers – said to be coming “soon” – is coming out, like, now. At midnight U.S. Pacific time it’s available for 160 Microsoft points.
