Category: Beat ’em Up

Beat ’em Up Games

Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage – Genesis

Platform:  Genesis Release Date (NA):  September 1994 Developer:  Software Creations Publisher:  LJN Genre:  Beat ’em up Nerd Rating:  4 out of 10     Maximum Carnage was a large multi-part comic book crossover in the 90’s that saw Spider-Man and his nemesis Venom team up to take out the titular Carnage.  It proved popular enough… Continue reading Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage – Genesis

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – GameCube

Platform: GameCube Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release Date (NA): October 21, 2003 Genre: Beat ‘em Up Nerd Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry “If all else fails then it’s time to kick butt.” – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga dude! Nobody knows weapons, surfing, neon bandanas, pizza, or one-liners better than the Teenage… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – GameCube

Battletoads and Double Dragon – SNES

One of the first crossover video games, is Battletoads and Double Dragon a title worthy of succeeding the famous original?

Cyborg Justice – Sega Genesis

 Platform: Sega Genesis  Developer: Novotrade  Publisher: Sega  Release Date (NA): 1993  Genre: Beat ’em Up  Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10 “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” –Isaac Asimov, on the Three Laws of Robotics.   Cyborg Justice is a passable premise hampered by awful execution. I won’t… Continue reading Cyborg Justice – Sega Genesis

Naughty Bear – Xbox 360

       Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360      Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement      Publisher: 505 Games      Release Date (NA): June 29th, 2010      Genre: Beat ’em Up      Rating: 5.5 out of 10      Reviewed by Nike Halifax   “Hello new friend. My name is Fred. The words you hear are in… Continue reading Naughty Bear – Xbox 360

Sailor Moon – Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis

Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight, not as good a beat ’em up as Final Fight. ChronoSloth explains why Sailor Moon is flawed.

Final Fight 3 – Super Nintendo

ChronoSloth of Nerd Bacon believes Final Fight 3 for SNES to be the best, hardest hitting title in the series.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan – Game Boy

Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: August 1990 Genre: Beat ’em Up Nerd Rating: 7/10 Reviewed by FrozenMallet The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted in the comic book of the same title in May of 1984. Self published by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it was meant to parody popular characters in comics… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan – Game Boy

Battletoads – NES

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developer: Rare Inc. Publisher: Tradewest ( Midway ) Release Date: June 1991 Genre: Beat ’em Up, Platforming Nerd Rating: 5.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Spekkio     Battletoads. The first and original. I happened to of played Battletoads & Double Dragon ( The Ultimate Team ) NES version before getting my hands… Continue reading Battletoads – NES

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time – SNES

Cowabunga! Grab a slice and take a trip back in time with Nerd Bacon’s theWatchman as he reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time for the Super Nintendo!

Streets of Rage 2 – Genesis

The streets are filled with rage! How could it possibly get more late-80s/early-90s than the Streets of Rage series? A classic example of the genre, Nerd Bacon’s InfiniteKnife evaluates Streets of Rage 2 for the Sega Genesis, letting you know if it’s a game worth revisiting or not.

Bad Dudes – NES

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Release Date (NA): July 1990 Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Genre: Beat ’em up Reviewed by FrozenMallet Bad Dudes. They don’t make games like this anymore. Bad Dudes AKA: Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja broke the mold when it came to storytelling. Save a princess? Yeah, right like we haven’t done… Continue reading Bad Dudes – NES

Comix Zone – Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Sega Technical Institute Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): August 1995 Genre: Beat’em Up, Action Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Released at a time when the Sega Genesis was old news and 3D disc-based gaming was a hot ticket item, Comix Zone failed to make waves despite excellent… Continue reading Comix Zone – Genesis