Game Reviews5.1/10
Spyborgs Review: Motion Controls Are the Hook That Breaks the Beat ‘Em Up
A secret agent's tale of motion-controlled melee: three spies, one Wii Remote, and a score that falls short.
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Tag: beat ’em up
Game Reviews5.8/10
Ken Ogawa’s revenge carries Ninja Blade, but the story falls short
A modern ninja wields katana against infected carriers of a worm parasite, in this dark, cinematic action tale of betrayal and pursuit.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Sacred Citadel Is a Brawler You Play Once and Struggle to Remember
Sacred Citadel review: the 2013 side-scrolling brawler from Southend Interactive and Deep Silver, its Jungle Hunt DLC, mounts, loot, and 6.6 score.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus Strips Away the Excess and Delivers a Solid Combat Experience
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus review — 20 fighters, four schools, and a 7.2 score. A Vita brawler with a strong story structure but shallow combat.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Charlie Murder: A Punk Rock Apocalypse That Treats Its Premise as a Question
Charlie Murder is Ska Studios' 2013 punk-rock brawler with RPG bones, four-player co-op, and two endings hidden behind a collectible.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Review — A Roguelite Brawler That Earns Its Twist
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons review — Secret Base's roguelite brawler, its branching gang order, tag-team co-op, and the 7.5/10 verdict.
Game Reviews7.3/10
River City: Tokyo Rumble Review: A Solid Kunio-kun Brawler That Respects Its History
River City: Tokyo Rumble review — Kunio's 3DS brawler mixes fists, RPG jobs and a Lion Alliance boss ladder, plus a localization that kept Tokyo intact.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Anarchy Reigns Review: A Chaotic Multiplayer Brawler with a Two-Campaign Spine
Anarchy Reigns, PlatinumGames' MadWorld successor, pits bounty hunter Jack Cayman against Strike One in a lawless future city. Review score: 7.8/10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Mother Russia Bleeds Review: A Beat ‘Em Up With a Syringe in Its Teeth
Mother Russia Bleeds review: Le Cartel's brutal beat 'em up set in a Soviet Union run by the mafia, where the syringe is both your cure and your addiction.
Game Reviews7.1/10
A Brawler From 2005 Still Throws a Good Punch, 21 Years On
Rockstar Toronto's 2005 brawler The Warriors stretched the 1979 film backward into Coney Island turf wars, flashbacks, and a soundtrack that lost songs.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Full Metal Furies Hides Its Best Ideas Behind a Co-op Requirement
Full Metal Furies blends four-player co-op brawling with a puzzle layer, earning 8.6/10 from critics after its January 2018 launch on Windows and Xbox One.
Game Reviews7/10
Mexican Ninja Builds a Tense Stealth Loop, Then Runs Out of Places to Take It
Mexican Ninja is a single-player 2.5D roguelike beat 'em up set in Nuevo-Tokyo, ruled by narco-yakuza Narkuzas. Strong premise, unproven loop.