The revival of the Beat em’ Up genre is here

[Morose Polymath]

I feel like we've had a revival of the beat em up genre the last 7-8 years. What I need is a new X-Men beat em up. That was peak Konami right there.

Hey bruh, I think the game Cosmic Invasion may be what you're looking for!

 

[Knicksman20]

If this game gotta reboot/release on consoles & PC:



A Run N Gun like Alien Soldier

 

[Knicksman20]

The continue screen on Ninja Gaiden Arcade was fukking wild.

Looks like something from the nightmare hellish world of Berserk lol

 

[Barney Rubble]

I need that new Golden Axe and Streets of Rage Previews are saying Sega is cooking with Shinobi and it looks like a classic, so I expect great things from their other reboots. Beat Em Ups and Metroidvanias are definitely having a renaissance right now.

 

[parallax]

The continue screen on Ninja Gaiden Arcade was fukking wild.

This and final fight would have me desperate for quarters

 

[PS5 Pro]

I don't think anybody mentioned the new Double Dragon Gaiden game which is mad decent

And CupHead can sort of go down as a platforming shooter. You shoot everything in every direction like Contra
But you dodge enemy fire like you do in a shump.

 

[The Mad Titan]

The 1st team that does a beatem up cross over ( river city girls does this in a organic way kinda) is gonna strike gold.


TMNT X Double Dragon X streets of rage X River City girls X the Simpsons X battle toads X Marvel

 

[The Mad Titan]

Also if you haven't played it

 

[FlyRy]

i hate the art style of new games

 

[PS5 Pro]

i hate the art style of new games

I feel you, because if the OG Sega team that made streets of rage was around today?
I just want those older styled games, but with graphics that push the genre forward.

If I was part of development? I'd suggest taking a 2K Sports approach. Lots of zoom ins
But an evolution of the OG style with 2k like closeups. All fluid like the new Virtua Fighter
But I'm just a man Buddha

 

[Knicksman20]

I'm hoping we could get another edition of Spikeout

 

[Flexington]

Also if you haven't played it

#BeatdownBars

 

[Uncle Baby Billy]

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

This looks good

 

[spacewraith]

No joke, I might be showing my age a bit, but my most noticeable exposure to beat em' ups was this mini-game from the game Thrillville