Beat 'em up
Genre
Beat 'em ups are video games in which the player must go through a series of areas in levels and fight against a set number of foes either unarmed or with a melee weapon. In many games the player must defeat the enemies in one section before moving on to the next.
The genre got its start in the mid-80s with Kung-Fu Master [スパルタンX] and Renegade [熱血硬派くにおくん] and soon rose to success with Gauntlet, Double Dragon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Golden Axe [戦斧] and Streets of Rage [ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳]. Most of these early games used 2D side-scrolling gameplay where the player could move up and down the screen as well as side to side, giving the feel of a simple 3D environment.
Since the revolution of true 3D video games, traditional beat 'em ups have become less prevalent in favor of crossing over into the hack and slash genre with games such as Devil May Cry [デビル メイ クライ], God of War and Bayonetta [ベヨネッタ], although games like The Bouncer [バウンサー], God Hand [ゴッドハンド], No More Heroes [ノーモア★ヒーローズ] and Zeno Clash have kept the genre alive.
The genre got its start in the mid-80s with Kung-Fu Master [スパルタンX] and Renegade [熱血硬派くにおくん] and soon rose to success with Gauntlet, Double Dragon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Golden Axe [戦斧] and Streets of Rage [ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳]. Most of these early games used 2D side-scrolling gameplay where the player could move up and down the screen as well as side to side, giving the feel of a simple 3D environment.
Since the revolution of true 3D video games, traditional beat 'em ups have become less prevalent in favor of crossing over into the hack and slash genre with games such as Devil May Cry [デビル メイ クライ], God of War and Bayonetta [ベヨネッタ], although games like The Bouncer [バウンサー], God Hand [ゴッドハンド], No More Heroes [ノーモア★ヒーローズ] and Zeno Clash have kept the genre alive.
Also known as
Action
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Beat 'em up
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Yakuza 0
[龍が如く0 誓いの場所]
2.
NieR: Automata
[ニーア オートマタ]
3.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
[デビル メイ クライ 3]
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God Hand
[ゴッドハンド]
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7.
Lost Judgment
[LOST JUDGMENT: 裁かれざる記憶]
8.
Kingdom Hearts II
[キングダムハーツII]
9.
Nier
[ニーア]
10.
11.
Yakuza 5
[龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者]
12.
Yakuza Kiwami 2
[龍が如く 極2]
13.
Bayonetta 2
[ベヨネッタ 2]
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18.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
[龍が如く6 命の詩。]
20.
Bayonetta
[ベヨネッタ]
22.
23.
Judgment
[JUDGE EYES:死神の遺言]
24.
No More Heroes
[ノーモア★ヒーローズ]
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- Masked Rider Black: Shadow Moon Showdown [仮面ライダーBlack 対決シャドームーン]1988 15 apr 1988 Beat 'em up Platformer