Posts Tagged ‘beat em up’

Review: Shank (PC, PSN, XBLA)

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Klei Entertainment’s beat ‘em has set the bar for the modern 2D beat ‘em up.

New Batman: The Brave and the Bold trailer

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Watch shape-shifting Plastic Man morph into a hammer to beat down enemies while The Flash uses lightning fast attacks to finish off foes in the new gameplay video.

Nerd Blerp review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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Our nerdtastic buddies at Nerd Blerp video-review Ubisoft’s brawler. Verdict? It’s epic.

Shank gets more bad ass with co-op gameplay

Shank gets more bad ass with co-op gameplay

Co-op isn’t a simple shoe-horned feature; Klei Entertainment has crafted a separate two-player mode with unique levels and bosses that tell Shank’s backstory.

E3 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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Hardcore street violence never looked this cute.

E3 2010: New Shank gameplay footage

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Shank wowed us at PAX East. Klei Entertainment’s 2D brawler did so again at E3 2010.

E3 2010: Fist of the Northstar: Ken’s Rage

E3 2010: Fist of the Northstar: Ken’s Rage

Hokuto no Ken games, save for Arc System Works’ marvelous 2D fighter, have all been horrid. Not any more.

Dungeon Fighter Online leaves beta

Dungeon Fighter Online leaves beta

DFO has been in beta forever, but Nexon America’s 2D MMO beat ‘em up has finally graduated to a full, public, non-beta release.

PSN Castle Crashers volleyball mode gets screenshoted, videoed

It seems a lifetime ago when The Behemoth initially announced that its cutesy beat ‘em up, Castle Crashers, was heading to PSN after bring an XBLA exclusive for quite some time. When February rolled around, The Behemoth mentioned that the PSN port would contain volleyball mini-games. Naturally, additional information was scarce. ‘Tis The Behemoth way.

The Red Star comes to PSP for $15

The Red Star comes to PSP for $15

Part third-person shooter, part brawler, part shmup, The Red Star is one of the most underrated action titles to pop up on the PlayStation 2. Based on the the sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel of the same name by Christian Gossett, it made quite an impression on action fans who appreciated the game’s big guns, large explosions, and [...]